European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday May 12,1989 ads can still say my my Good but they can t Bubble Over with health claims Camden . A Campbell can no longer lout ils soup As promoting Good health unless the company can prove it. The nation s no. I soup makers settled a year old dispute wednesday with nine states Over advertised claims that its soups provide health benefits and May help prevent some types of cancer. However. Campbell s ads can still say the company s soup is my my Good where we make a specific claim it has to be  said James ii. Mon. A Campbell soup co. Spokes Man. If we say something is promoting Good health we be got to be Able to document  the agreement does not affect a complaint filed against Campbell in january by the Federal Trade commission which accused the company of overstating the health benefits of its Chicken Noodle soup. Campbell advertisements misled Consumers by fail ing to Alert them of the soup s sodium Content the Agency charged Campbell hailed the health claim ads challenged by the nine states a year ago. But Moran said the company plans to fight the Etc complaint. We re standing by the and and we re going to court and prove our  said Moran. Camden based Campbell Sells about 5 billion cans of soup a year garnering about 65 percent of the $2.2 billion retail soup Market in the United states. Its advertising claims have come under heavy criticism from the Center for science in the Public interest. Since 1983, the Washington based consumer group has twice asked the Etc to review Campbell s Adver Tising and sodium Content claims. The amount of sodium and Salt in the soups is a serious concern said Charles Mitchell a staff attorney for the group. Most of their soups arc so High in sodium that the increased risk of High blood pressure from the soups might outweigh any other positive benefits that Are or Are not in the  the agreement announced wednesday ended an ii month old dispute. The states contended that Campbell s ads generally  the health effects of Campbell s soup products said Wisconsin attorney general Don Lla away. Among them he said were High fiber claims about products that were not High in tiber Calcium source claims about soups that Are not a Good source of Calcium and claims that its bean and pea soups can prevent some kinds of  under the settlement. Campbell agreed to  the states $35.000 each and to change certain advertising practices. The Money will be used by each state for consumer education and Aid. This settlement helps Send the message to food marketers that they cannot claim falsely that a product is High in desirable nutrients said Minnesota attorney general Hubert Humphrey Iii. Wisconsin also worked with attorneys general of California Illinois Iowa. Massachusetts Missouri new York and Texas in reaching the settlement. This Type of action by this Many states is unprecedented said Mitchell. It reinforces our belief that slate governments will continue to be the most reliable watchdog for  in Early 1988, Campbell voluntarily halted the advertising Campaign that focused on the theme soup is Good food Moran said. The company resumed using the theme my my Good which had not been used since the 60s, he said. In 1986, Campbell spent More than $200 million on advertising Moran said. Current figures Are not Avail Able he said. Tie company which produces 6 million cans of soup daily said that it chose not to fight the matter in court because of the peripheral nature of the dispute and of the Drain on Campbell resources that would result from pursuing the matter in each of the nine Stales. We re not accepting any guilt and they re not giving any said Moran. This was a settlement that we could live  playfully recovering three year old Carmina Salcido whose father has been arrested in the slaying of seven family Mem Bers plays on a Hospital bed in in Talumas calif., last if As she recovers from the slashed Throat she received in one of the attacks. Carmina and the Bod ies of Otto Sisters Mere found on a garbage dump in Glen Ellen calif., on april is. The bodies of the other victims were found in their Home april 14. Her 28-year-old father Ramon Salcido was arrested in Mexico. Safe klan Leader replaced because of jewish origin Jackson miss. A a National klan Organiza Tion has replaced its Mississippi Leader because he was born a jew. Jordan Gollub of Poplarville deposed As Leader of the Mississippi Christian knights of the Kun flux klan said wednesday thai he will form his own klan organisation either under the name of Southern knights of the great Forest or Gulf Kkt inc. Gollub born and reared in Philadelphia pa., by jewish parents said he considers himself a Christian. He said National klan Leader Virgil Griffin of mount Holly n.c., dislikes his background and the fact that i m against catholics joining the  Griffin said Gollub s removal was mostly concerned with his jewish  the klan historically has directed hate campaigns against jews Blacks and catholics but Gollub said Griffin s faction allows Catholic members. I find it ironic that the Leader of the klan was jew obviously a self hating jew said Eric Gurvis a rabbi at Beth Israel congregation in Jackson. Gurvis said Gollub s removal As grand dragon Points out the senseless hatred that seems to be a part of the klan. I can t say it s  As head of the Christian knights Gollub has marched in several towns usually with no More than couple dozen Klansman. Griffin a pud not reveal the name of his new grand dragon in Mississippi. Landlord hailed for Balking at unmarried pair Marshall. Minn. A a Man who rented a House to an unmarried Cou ple and then changed his mind because he believed they were not showing re specs for Christian values is getting sup port from across the country1. I just could t allow that Type of activity to go on in our House said car Penter la be French. 33, who reneged on an agree men that would have allowed sue Jonson and her Fiance to move into a House he was trying to sell. A Minnesota administrative Law judge ruled in March thai French violated a Law thai prohibits discrimination based on marital status. He said the Only unsettled Issue is How much French should  in damages. French a member of the Marshall evangelical free Church contends the Law should take a Back seat to his Chris Tian values. Aside from thai he maintains that couples who live together Vio late the slate s fornication Law. We go Back to a very scary Lime if we say landlords get to pick the religion of  stale human rights commissioner Steven Cooper said. Although there is some support for the 27-year-old Jenson Many in this Politi Cally conservative town of 10,000 Resi dents appear to Back French. If people want to live together trial s their business but then they should rent from someone who does t care said Bob Cool who owns an office Supply Giorc. I look Al the Case As a morality Case said Lionel Bolden another businessman in this town 150 Miles West of Minneapolis. Layla in essence would be responsible for what goes on in that  it s really a  said attorney James Anderson who organized a non Profil corporation thai has raised about $1,300 for French s Appeal. The stale is coming after Layla for upholding a stat  about 200 people attended a rally for French last month and Pei icons and letters of encouragement have streamed in from around the country including one from a group of about 40 orthodox jews in new York cily. Anderson said. About 300 people have made $1 contributions to French s Legal fund he said. As inc matter works its Way through inc courts. I think we re going to pre Vail Anderson said. French agreed on feb. 22, 1988, to rent to Jenson who told him what her living arrangements would be. French changed his mind two Days later and paid a refund. I did t feel Good about it but i initially took the Money anyway French said. My biggest toughest thing was to go Back on my  not knowing thai Jonson complained to inc stale human rights department French said he forgot the transaction until inc department wrote him in May 1988, requesting an unspecified amount of Money to  for Jenson s damages. To me. It was like they were asking for a payoff French said. Jenson. Who has since married her Fiance said she is proud of the slate and angry that French is publicizing the Case As a moral Issue. What or. French did was against the Law she said. He broke a contract. This in t Aboul