European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes thursday March 8,1990 Oil Slick threat the fire on an Oil Barge is under control but coast guard officials have another fight on their hands wednesday As the try to contain a Slick released by the soldering wreck. The More than 100,000-gallon stick threatens a Busy waterway Between Linden n j., and new York s Staten  of derailed subway train kills 3, injures 130 in Philadelphia Philadelphia Lap a a subway it train derailed and smashed into a support beam during wednesday morning a a Rush hour shearing one car a like a sardine  the crash killed three people injured 130 and left some trapped for hours. Officials said it is the worst Accident in the 21 years the Southeastern Pennsylvania transportation authority has operated the regional commuter system. Doctors amputated the right leg of one woman to free her trom the wreckage of the six car train. But the woman died four hours later of complications from a second broken leg and severe Chest injuries said Hahnemann University Hospital spokeswoman Linda Ulos Scy. Of the 130 people treated at hospitals five were in critical condition at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and 35 were discharged by afternoon. All three of the dead were among seven passengers trapped in the wreckage authorities said. A Mobile surgical team worked with rescuers and evaluated the conditions of trapped passengers As they were freed. Williams said. There was no information on the cause of the derailment. Williams said. Conductor Steven Young said there was standing room Only on the six car train Wrhen it a suddenly pitched to the  he said he watched As a Tunnel support beam punctured the Side of the car. A there were some people sitting there and they got  Young said. A one Man was alive and i watched him die. I tried to Comfort  the train was headed to the City a Western residential areas and connections to suburban bus and trolley lines when it derailed just after 8 30 . It had just left the 30th Street Stop a major downtown station connecting the City subway with Amtrak and regional commuter trains said Jim Whitaker Southeastern Pennsylvania transportation authority  system labelled a a real mess Washington apr health Secretary Louis Sullivan calling the current food Labelling system a a real mess a said wednesday that the government will propose new regulations to give Consumers More information about the foods they buy. The proposed changes would require disclosure of the fat fiber and cholesterol Content of most foods and require that they meet certain standardized definitions to be called a flow fat or a High fiber a Sullivan said. Sullivan told a food policy conference that the current food Labelling system a is a real mess that confuses and frustrates Consumers a the grocery store has become a Tower of Babel and Consumers need to be linguists scientists and mind readers to understand the Many labels they encounter a he said. A some food labels Are hard to read and understand. Vital information is missing and frankly some unfounded health claims Are being made in the  Sullivan said the food and drug administration will propose a three phase revision of food Labelling regulations starting with provisions that have the most support. In the next six months the Fra will Issue a proposal requiring nutrition Labelling for most foods. Currently nutrition Labelling is required Only when a food manufacturer adds vitamins minerals or proteins or makes a nutritional claim about the product. About 60 percent of packaged foods now list nutrients. The Fra also wants to revise i the list of nutrients required on the Label to include such things As i saturated fat fiber cholesterol j and calories from fat. Some cur i gently required nutrients including some vitamins would be made optional. Later this year the Fra plans Sullivan to define food descriptions such As a flow fat and a High fiber Quot and determine whether to require percentage listing of ingredients and whether specific flavors colors and spices should be on the Label. In the third phase which wont begin until 1991, the Fra will propose revisions in the nutrition Label format. Few changes in Labelling requirements have been made Over the past 17 years and a clearly the time has come for significant food Labelling  Sullivan  Pill effective Large scale study finds sneaking a snack causes guilt pangs Survey finds Boston apr the French abortion Pill is 96 percent effective in terminating Early pregnancies and works about As Well As traditional abortion methods a Large scale study confirms. The Pill known Asru 4s6 or Mif Pristone. Is sold Only in France where it has been available since 1988. The results of the Blest Stu which duplicate earlier findings show that the medical approach works As Well As vacuum aspiration the most common form of abortion when taken by women up to three weeks after they miss their menstrual period. Quot the Stu based on the experience of 2,115 women was conducted by or. Louise Silvestre and others from Rous Sel Claf the French company that makes the Pill. Their findings were published in thursday s new England journal of Medicine. In France the Pill is not available for Home use. Women must take the Medicine at a clinic or Hospital and return iwo Days later for an injection of a synthetic form of the hormone Prost Arlandin. Most of the women studied had temporary abdominal pain after getting the shots but there were few other Side effects. Treatment failures consisted mostly of incomplete expulsion of the fetus. In those cases the abortions were completed surgically. A we conclude that the administration of Mif Pristone followed by a Small dose of Prost Arlandin analogue is an effective and Safe method for the Early termination of pregnancy Quot the doctors wrote. In France the Pill is now used for about one Quarter of the 120,000 abortions performed yearly. Or. Sheldon  Segal of the Rockefeller foundation in new York noted in an accompanying editorial that Roussel Claf had withheld distribution of the drug in other countries until its effectiveness and safety have been reviewed in larger studies. A the new findings reported in this Issue of the journal provide reassurance on these issues and could presage the availability of the method in countries where comparable conditions of authorized clinical use prevail a he wrote. No company has proposed Selling the drug in the United states. Sega said and even after Federal approval is formally sought the abortion Pill will not be available for at least several years. St. Louis apr one in three people has an attack of guilt when y welding to the craving for a snack and 11 percent said they feel Gualtier about indulging in their urges for munchies than cheating on their taxes a Survey has found. The Survey released wednesday was conducted for Continental baking co., the maker of twinkies hostess cupcakes and to hos. In a random sampling. 1,000 people Over 18 were contacted by Telephone during the weekend of feb. 2 and asked about their snacking habits and what bothered people More than snacking. Among other findings 10 percent said they feel More guilt snacking than lying to their spouse about How much Money they spend and 18 percent said they would fee less guilt lying about their weight than grabbing a snack. Or. Felix Larocca whose medical practice specializes in dieting and eating disorders said the results add More evidence to How Strong the temptation to eat sweets and desserts is in Modem society. A a it a 10 . In the morning and you May be at work and you May be hungry. Why not have an Apple instead you la probably eat a luscious pastry and while you do it talk about How you need to lose a few pounds a said Larocca.1 a snacks Are the forbidden fruit said Larocca who has operated a St. Louis based program for mood and eating disorders since 1983. But a spokesman for the snack food association said it does t seem fair to single out snack foods for their association with guilt. A a there a no reason that people should feel guilty about snacking said a Rickard spokesman for the Alexandria  group. A a w e be always maintained that snacks should be eaten As part of an appropriate , despite the guilt what will the average person give up to savor a snack. According to the Survey 40 Prce we Ould rather snack than shop i a cent would rather snack than Trao 29 percent would rather snack than go to the movies and 10 percent Wou rather snack than make love. The Survey was conducted by Bru Kin associates and had a margin error of 3 percentage Points