European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 6, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 police arrest 5 in halloween Case new York not a two teen agers and three adults were arrested sunday and charged in the halloween rampage against homeless men on wards Island in which nine people were injured and one was killed police said. Four of those arrested were charged with second degree murder and the fifth was charged with attempted murder police said. Several other suspects Are being sought in the attacks and police said As Many As 18 people took part. The arrests came almost four Days after police found the body of Carlos Melendez 35, a homeless Man in a Weed strewn lot on the Island. Police said Melendez a Throat was slashed with a meat Cleaver and he was left to bleed to death. He and nine other homeless men some of whom were beaten and then Cut with a meat Cleaver were attacked wednesday night by a group of Young men wielding knives bats and Lead pipes As Well As the Cleaver. Some of the youths wearing halloween masks taunted their victims with cries of a trick or  the brutality of the attacks reverberated through new York City which has already been shaken by a Stream of murders and assaults apparently committed solely for the thrill of it. The attacks also brought to Light a Battle Between two worlds beset by poverty and drugs one in the Public housing projects of East Harlem the other in the shelters and shantytowns of homeless men for whom drug related violence is often difficult to escape. A they were easy prey a said police capt. Salvatore Blando referring to the nine men. A they knew there were homeless people  three of the suspects lived in the neighbourhood near the East River houses a Public housing Complex across the East River from wards Island said police spokesman capt. Steven Davis. One lived in the Bronx and he said police Are not certain where the fifth suspect lived. The five were identified As Robert Sherman 23 Hector Torres 15 Aaron Ware 13 his brother Raymond fender 22 and Eric Williams 18. All were charged As adults. Williams who was not charged in the Melendez slaying was charged with attempted murder in an attack on another homeless Man. The five were arrested through tips from residents of the housing Complex records of similar assaults on homeless men in the area and the questioning of the suspects. The attack occurred about 10 . On wednesday night at the Bridge that connects wards Island to Manhattan. Latest dietary guidelines offer More information Washington apr americans should eat less fat and cholesterol Ana More vegetables fruits and grains according to new Federal dietary guidelines. The guidelines differ Little from the last set issued in 1985, although the new ones offer More information including recommended limits on the amount of fat in a healthy diet. The guidelines issued by the departments of agriculture and health and human services which apply to those 2 years and older make seven Points a eat a variety of foods. A maintain healthy weight. A choose a diet Low in fat saturated fat and cholesterol. A choose a diet with plenty of vegetables fruits and Grain products. A use sugar Only in moderation. A use Salt and sodium Only in moderation. A if you drink alcoholic beverages do so in moderation. The guidelines suggest that depending on body size and activity level a healthy diet consists of three to five Servings daily of vegetables two to four Servings of fruit six to 11 Servings from the food group that includes breads cereals Rice and pasta two to three Servings of milk Yogurt and cheese and two to three Servings of meats poultry fish dry Beans and peas eggs and nuts. They also recommend that total fat provide 30 percent or less of daily calories and that saturated fat which is mainly from animal products and tropical oils be limited to less than 10 percent of total calories. The guidelines define moderation in drinking alcoholic beverages for women one drink a Day and for men no More than two drinks a Day. One Dunk Means 12 ounces of regular Beer five ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits. The guidelines make special recommendations for pregnant women saying they May need additional nutrients and should not drink alcoholic beverages. John r. Cady president of the National food processors association said the new guidelines recognize that there Are no bad foods but rather bad diets. Cady said his group would use the guidelines As a basis for a National Rood Label education program to help Consumers when new food labels Are introduced. Cady a group which represents the makers of most of the nations processed and packaged food products is leading that Effort. But the Center for science in the Public interest a nonprofit consumer advocacy group contended that the new guidelines Are weaker than the 1985 ones. Also they do not heed the advice of the National Academy of sciences and the surgeon general the Center said. A this document is clearly designed not to offend the meat egg and Dairy industries a said Jayne Hurley associate nutritionist at the Center. A it represents the least common denominator of nutrition advice a she said. A this is a band Aid and the american diet needs  she criticized the guide updated food choices in Servings per Day breads grains cereals whole grains enriched 6-11 Servings fruits Citrus Melon berries other 2-4 Servings vegetables dark Green deep yellow starchy dried Beans peas other 3-5 Servings fish poultry meat eggs nuts seeds dried Beans peas 2-3 Servings Dairy products cheese milk Yogurt 2 Servings miscellaneous alcohol sweets fats moderation 5-7 ounces lean teens and pregnant and nursing women need 3 Servings pregnant teens need 4 Chicago Tribune graphic source american red Cross lines for advising people to use Salt and sugar a in  the 1985 dietary suggestions said people should a avoid too much Salt or sugar. She also noted that the National Academy of sciences advises that an Ideal diet should contain no More than 7 percent or 8 percent of calories from saturated fat compared with 10 percent in the new guidelines. She criticized the guidelines for recommending no specific limits on cholesterol or sodium. The National Academy of sciences recommends no More than 200250 milligrams of cholesterol and 1,800 milligrams of sodium per Day she  prices take 1st dip since Gulf crisis los Angeles up retail gasoline prices dipped a fraction of a Penny in the last two weeks the first downturn since Iraq invaded Kuwait three months ago an Industry analyst said sunday. A Survey Friday of some 13,000 retail gasoline outlets across the country showed a weighted average Price per gallon of just under $1.47, nearly two tenths of a cent lower than the average reported on oct. 19, said Trilby Lundberg director of the Lundberg Survey. But Lundberg said that although the figures indicate prices have stabilized she cautioned against too much optimism. A the upward Price spiral of August september and october has stalled for now but we cannot predict further reductions a she said. Lundberg said crude Oil prices Are the biggest single Factor in retail Gas prices. Winter is the Peak consumption season for crude Oil so other Oil producers Are Likely to increase production to try to replace some of the 4.2 million barrels a Day locked out of the Market by the United nations embargo on iraqi and kuwaiti exports. A crude Oil prices even though they have shown some weakness Are still much higher than they were before the crisis began a she said. A and producing at capacity invites mishaps and cannot be  she said other factors such As last weeks increases in the wholesale gasoline Market May nudge the Price up again. Prices on the East and West coasts were found to be slightly higher than those in the Midwest and South but Lundberg said a a it a impossible to say which Region will react which Way  the average Price per gallon for the most popular Grade self serve regular unleaded was $1.36 including taxes. Self serve Premium unleaded Cost $1.52 and regular leaded Cost $1.33 at the full service pumps regular unleaded sold for $1.58 a gallon Premium unleaded for $1.71 and regular leaded for $1.54.hard times Lead to More divorces lawyers say Chicago up a a Survey of lawyers specializing in matrimonial Law said on sunday that instability in the nations Economy translates into an increase in Rocky marriages and divorces. Nearly 300 attorneys attended the annual meeting of the american Academy of matrimonial lawyers and More than 80 percent said marital stability will Worsen As the Economy sours. Seventy five percent said they expected an increase in separations and nearly 66 per cent said they anticipated More divorces. A financial difficulties create stress which exacerbates existing problems in Many marriages a said Sanford s. Dranoff of new York the groups newly elected president. A what is particularly disturbing however is not Only that the Economy will help make Many marriages a failure but that increased Domestic violence and economic hardship will accompany Many of those failures a dra Noff said. The lawyers agreed Domestic violence would increase As a result of the additional stress in relationships because of financial difficulties and also agreed that women and children would suffer in ways ranging from Domestic violence to reduced funds for child support. The attorneys did feel however that a recession would keep some couples together because people would be unable to be As financially Independent