European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 14, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 Washington apr the Bush administration on thursday proposed sweeping regulations that would require nutrition Labelling for nearly All packaged foods and for fresh produce and seafood. But health and human services Secretary Louis Sullivan said the administration delayed a decision on the �?odivisive1�?T Issue of whether the regulations should be uniform nationwide. The massive set of regulations a 400 pages to be published in the Federal Register next week a would be the first major Reform of the nations food Labelling system in nearly 20 years. After review and comment by the Industry and other interested parties the proposals could be become firm regulations in about two years. A America s Consumers should have full Access to information that will help them make informed choices about the food they eat a Sullivan said. A the consumer should be Able to read and understand food labels based on reliable and vital  the proposal would require nutrition Labelling for most foods regulated by the food and drug administration which excludes meat and poultry. Labels would have to appear on packaging. In the Case of seafood vegetables and fruits nutrition information could be provided at Point of Purchase such As in brochures or on posters. Labels on nutrition would be required to have four additional food components a the number of calories from fat. A the amount of saturated fatty acids a  total dietary fiber. Listing of thiamine Riboflavin and niacin a a now required a would become optional and listing of protein would be required Only for food intended for infants and very Young children. The regulations also would standardize serving sizes for 159 food categories to make comparisons easier for Consumers. It release of the proposal was delayed because of a disagreement within the administration on whether the Labelling rules should apply uniformly to the nation or states should be allowed to build tougher regulations onto them. J John Cady president of the National food processors association said the proposed regulations a will change the Way people in this country think and act in selecting foods. Ellen Haas executive director of Public voice for food amp health policy and Bruce Sitver Grade legislative director of the Center for science in the Public interest both said the departments proposal a is a step in the right  but both said it was important for Congress to pass food acting legislation to set an Agency deadline for action. The department also tentatively proposed a Rule setting limits on How manufacturers can make a claims about cholesterol Content in their products. Currently these terms can be misleading because they Are not standardized Sullivan said. A manufacturer could claim a food had Quot reduced cholesterol if its cholesterol was Cut by at least 75 percent. It could also make that claim if the reduction was compared to other foods on the Market but the comparison would have to be explained on the Label. Quot the axiom Here is truth in Labelling Quot said Fra acting commissioner James Benson the department set a 30-Day comment period on the cholesterol Rule and said it could become final by the fall and manufacturers would then have one year to comply. Exemptions to the Labelling Rule would include restaurants bakeries cafeterias bite Sie foods and foods that have less than 40 calories per serving do not make a health claim and have no meaningful Supply of nutria. Enis. Currently about 60 percent of foods have nutrient Labelling Ana much of that is done voluntarily. Labelling is not required except when a manufacturer makes a nutritional claim or adds nutrients. Hints that fed May Cut rates by the los Angeles times Washington a Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan hinted thursday that the Central Bank May ease Short term interest rates to offset an unintended tightening of credit by commercial Banks. The chairman a highly unusual indication of future fed policy set off a Strong rally in Bond and Stock prices on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial average bounding 37,13 Points to a record High of 2,969.80. Greenspan a hint was interpreted by some observers As an Early answer to president Bush a often voiced Call for lower interest rates in return for Progress on a deficit reduction package that would include higher tax Revenue Greenspan a response to queries at a Senate banking committee hearing represented his first acknowledgement that recent complaints by businesses of a growing credit crunch had some Validity. Only three weeks ago he dismissed those complaints groundless. But Greenspan conceded thursday that commercial lending rates appear to be rising even though the fed m its key Federal funds interest rate steady Lockheed a last stealth fighter a at about 8.25 percent since the beginning of the year. A crowd gathers around the last of 59 f-117a stealth fighters ordered by the air Force to Roll off the Assembly line at the Lockheed corp. Plant in Palmdale calif., on thursday. Each plane Cost $42.6 million to build. I t 7. 5vin the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 14, 1950 a Gen. Douglas Macarthur named it Gen. Walton h. Walker to command ground forces in Korea to Stop the North koreans armoured drive.30 years ago today. July 14, i960 a the soviet Union demanded an emergency session of the . Security Council after soviet fighters shot Down a . Rb-47 plane Over the Barents sea.20 years ago today. July 14, 1970 a about 150,000 protestant men and boys marched in peace through the streets of Belfast under an unprecedented Security umbrella. Flooding in Ohio forces hundreds to evacuate10 years ago today july 14, 1980 a american Diplomat Richard Queen freed after 250 Days As a hostage in the . Embassy in Iran visited the Post Exchange during his stay at the Wiesbaden air Force Hospital in West Germany. State department and military officials refused to comment on Queens medical condition. Dillonvale Ohio apr heavy rain flooded creeks and broke a dam thursday forcing renewed evacuations in a part of Eastern Ohio that was heavily damaged by deadly flooding last month. About 600 people in Dillonvale and 200 people in Dungjen were urged to evacuate their Homes said Francisse bring director of an emergency services command Post. 1 residents also were evacuated from their Homes in Adena some by boat. Dillonvale and Adena suffered extensive damage during hash floods that struck Eastern Ohio on june 14 and killed 26 people near Shadyside about 20 Miles South of Dillonvale. Evacuations also were reported in Central Ohio because of flooding. Sebring said a dam at a strip Minc operation broke. He said water from the darn would enter Short Creek which runs through Dillonvale and Newtown before emptying into the Ohio River. Hooding also was reported in Licking county in Central Ohio and Athens county in Southeast Ohio. Dozens of people were evacuated from Low lying areas of Licking county one county West of Columbus after steady rainfall caused the South Fork of the Licking River to spill Over its Banks. No injuries were reported. Ohio had been hit with thunderstorms much of the week