European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 13, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 study Calls nitrite in food a possible cause of cancer us tap Wal m. It Washington a the government a mounted Friday that nitrite a widely used food preservative and a Standard component of sausages Bacon and Many Lher processed foods appears to cause cancer in animals and May do so in he  announcement came with the re lease of a three year Massachusetts Institute of technology study of the controversial substance. The study was ordered bythe food and drug administration. But unlike the Fra s attempt last Yea to ban saccharin the government said this be it is faced with a difficult Challenge Aid has not decided what to do. The statement noted that nitrite also protects against botulism and conceded we thus Are presented with a difficult balance of  meats poultry and fish treated with nitrite make up 7 percent of the american food Supply. There is Gener Al agreement that to ban the substance immediately would so upset the american food distribution system for processed foods that Many of them simply would note available for an indefinite period. In addition according to the joint state ment by the Fra and the department of apiculture about 80 percent of human dietary exposure to nitrites comes from other sources. For instance nitrate is found naturally in spinach radishes beets celery and Leafy vegetables As Well As in drinking water. T is converted to nitrite by bacteria found in the human digestive tract. The results of the Mit experiments nevertheless indicate that the use of nitrite As a deliberate additive to food May pose a Hazard to human health the govern ment statement said. It was not immediately Clear whether the Fra could legally decline to ban nitrite a food additive in Light of the study. The Agency by Law is required to prohibit the Union of any substance to the United Stales food Supply if it is shown to cause once in animals or humans. The agriculture department also is re . May prohibit Bolivia military credit Washington a the Carter and titration unhappy with bolivian elec tvs says it May prohibit Bolivia from us to $14 million in military credits drop rated by  department officials said that other countries Are watching the United Wei reaction to last month s elections subsequent  bolivian electoral court and internal Jet to observers charged widespread Tad and ballot stuffing. The alleged in pm argues benefited Gen. Juan Pereda to who staged the coup and toot office quire to eliminate from foods substances found to be harmful. In this Case the need to balance two kinds of health risks one by taking nitrite out of food and the other by leaving it in creates a difficult Challenge the two agencies  have known for is years or More that nitrite combines with natural mines and other substances to form Nitro amines a family of powerful cancer causing agents. That conversion occurs when Bacon is Fried at High temperature and consumer groups have demanded for years that the preservative be banned from cured meat Sand baby food. Because the nitrite itself was not known to be dangerous and has been added to meats for centuries the government has hesitated to act. But the Mit study the agencies said strongly suggests that nitrite produces cancer of the Lymphatic system in test Ani Mals in a manner clearly different from that of nitrosamine. Last june the agriculture department imposed new regulations which required the amount of sodium nitrite used to cure Bacon to be reduced from 200 parts per one million to 120 parts per one million. Mos Bacon processors Are already within the 120-parts  is used in Many processed foods because they cannot be heated sufficiently to kill the botulism spores without destroy ing the taste of the food. Nitrite also is used in foods to give them added  foods including hams and Bacon have been sold in recent years by stores specializing in natural food products. Some processed meat and poultry  without the preservative but it must be Frozen or in some other Way maintained at a specific temperature. Road houses the historic Lenthall houses built around 1800 by the superintendent of construction of the while House Are moved Down a Washington Street to a Cornelia Wallace quits Ala. Governor s race .--., from the . And Bolivia have in holding talks on weapons Bolivia a buy with the military credits. Montgomery Ala. Up Cornelia Wallace withdrew from the Alabama governor s race Friday because she said her friends would not give her Large Campaign contributions without an endorsement from her sex husband gov. George  am officially withdrawing As a candidate for governor because i cannot mount the kind of Campaign Effort which i fully realize is necessary to win this election Wallace said in a statement Wallace said she had counted on gov Wallace to Pobudy boost he Campaign for the sept s democratic primary she old 5ne needed a to raise Campaign funds and he would not  said his suggestion that she change her name on the ballot to mrs. George c Wallace was inadequate to swing the election without his Public support. She said the name change was All his idea and she went along with  said she had been encouraged to continue because of the positive response i have received on the Campaign Trail and by the 32 percent undecided vote that the polls show  Wallace who was divorced from gov. Wallace Jan. 4, said she did not have the Money she needed to run her  Campaign got off with the people and the voters she said but not from a financial standpoint. We could not get fund raising off the ground. There was going to have to be a positive word from George even if it were not an endorsement. Something positive that he would t come out with statements to damage my  00 . Charges German terror suspect juju Runton. It. Up suspected re German terrorist Kristina Berster men charged with conspiring to enter jew Tod states illegally. Three Arneri we been charged with helping her. Who already faces seven Immi charges will be arraigned tues . District court along with one of ported accomplices. Ray Vajmir. S3. Of new York  other two suspected helpers pleaded innocent thursday and were re leased on bail. They Are Maria Amendola. Soot new York and Michael Vincent Diterlizzi a . Citizen living in Montreal Berster is wanted in West Germany for her activities As a member of the Radical socialist patients collective. She and the three americans were indicted wednes Day by a grand  10-count indictment said Vajmir and Diterlizzi conspired As Early As last october to help Berster gain illegal entry to the . And to commit illegal  is charged Only with helping the West German woman elude examination and inspection. New location to make Way for a new George Washington University office Structure. The University will continue to use the houses As residences. Up . Ready of Burn record of seizure Jacksonville Fla. A Thearg est . Marijuana seizure on record pos Sibly Worth about $85 million was brought into the port of Jacksonville Friday aboard the rusting cargo ship Heidi. It is the largest and probably will hit 100 tons or a Little More said Bob Ginley of the drug enforcement administration. By Friday afternoon 31 tons were re moved from the 160-foot coastal freighter seized at sea three Days earlier and brought Here in coast guard custody. The unloading and burning of the Mari Juana will continue through the weekend Ginley said. We figure it will take colours to Burn it All he said. The 23 crewmen of the Heidi were charged with conspiracy to smuggle a con trolled substance. Manuel Ospina of Barranquilla colom Bia identified by officials As Captain of the vessel was ordered held under 500,000 Bond. Miguel sail Monroy of Bogota Colombia identified As Contact Man for the shipment was put under $100,000 Bond. The others were being held under $75,000 Bond each. The largest previous seizure of marijuana by the . Had been just under � tons taken from the 120-foot Moc Leuma intercepted april 16 in bahamian Waters