European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 17,1990 the stars and stripes a a a page5 Cdonald s testing Low fat lean deluxe hamburger Chicago apr health experts restaurant giants and the meat Industry Are watching a Mcdonald a corp. Consumer test of a super lean beef developed by replacing fat with an algae product called carrageenan. Mcdonald a said wednesday it is test marketing a so fat hamburger that has Carre Gerenin As an ingredient a restaurants in the Harrisburg pa., area. The Quarter Pound Burger called lean deluxe and to condiments have 10 Grams or 2�z Teaspoons of fat. Mcdonald a Quarter Pounder has 20 Grams of fat. Dieticians recommend that a person eat no More Han 67 Grams of fat a Day. Analysts and Industry insiders say the product could shape the beef Industry often criticized by health experts for its fatty output. A the Impact on a nation that loves its fatty Hamburg is could be extremely dramatic a said Bonnie Liebman nutrition director at the Center for science in the Public interest in Washington . A if its really palatable its revolutionary a said Phil Sokolof a millionaire industrialist from Omaha who has Sun full Page advertisements in several major new spa ers accusing fast food chains of Selling too Many High at foods. A a we re talking about a Complete change in Merican  . Consumers bought More Chicken than beef last fear which analysts attributed to increasing concerns it ver health. Beef Industry officials have since sought to Market a leaner beef for health conscious Consumers. Carrageenan is a gum like substance used to bind ingredients similar to the Way fat does said Mary Adolf a spokeswoman for the Chicago based beef Industry Council of the meat Board. A i think what a interesting about this product is that he lean Patty itself has a taste and a texture similar to a product that has significantly More fat a Adolf said. A this product has a lot of  carrageenan widely used in pharmaceuticals and ice Cream products will be used in a variety of processed meats in an Effort to reduce fat Content said Alan Mathis a spokesman for National food processors in Washington . Philadelphia Salesman Dave Hewitt bites into a Low fat Burger at a Harrisburg pa., Mcdonald a. But National marketing of the beef or any other Carra Geenan based meat product probably is a Long Way off said Charles Levitt a senior livestock analyst with Shearson Lehman Brothers inc. Super lean beef is a certainly not going to Hurt beef demand any a Levitt said. A a it a not going to change overnight obviously and will take time to filter its Way into the Market but its a  the agriculture department also is considering buying the Low fat beef for the National school lunch program. Bush signs clean air act hails new Era Washington a president Bush proclaimed a a new Era for clean air thursday As he signed far reaching legislation placing new curbs on air pollution from automobiles factories and businesses. A every american expects and deserves to breathe clean air a Bush said signing the clean air act of 1990. He called the measure a the Centrepiece of our environmental agendas and the a most significant air pollution legislation in our nations  Bush signed the measure at an East room ceremony standing with key lawmakers involved in the Long and contentious fight Over the measure. A this is a True red letter Day for All americans a Bush declared. A we begin a new Era for clean  a no american should have to drive out of town to have to breathe clean air. Every City in America should have clean air. And with this legislation i firmly believe we will a he said. The Bill 748 pages Long will affect virtually every american. It was approved by Congress easily last month belying 16 months of debate and Long hours of behind the scenes negotiations on a myriad of provisions. Environmental groups hailed the Bill a enactment. A the clean air act of 1990 is like a breath of fresh air after a 10-year smog Alert a said Sierra club president Susan Merrow. The Law will require new pollution controls for automobiles electric utilities factories and thousands of businesses. It eventually is expected to Cost the Economy As much As $25 billion a year according to White House estimates. The legislation Aims to Cut acid rain pollutants by half sharply reduce Urban smog and eliminate most of the toxic chemical emissions from Industrial plants by the turn of the  protests seizure of tapes by Fri Atlanta a the Fri said thursday it had obtained can tapes and was checking to see if they Are Manuel Noriega recordings at the Center of a court Battle. The network protested that the tapes were obtained without a warrant. The Fri said the tapes came from a hotel lost and found department. Cable news network said the material was taken from a room that had been occupied by one of its reporters at the Omni hotel part of a Complex that also houses in no a offices. The network demanded that the tapes be  of time the network is seeking to overturn a Federal judges order blocking it from airing taped Jailhouse conversations Between the deposed panamanian dictator Noriega and his lawyers. Turner Security which provides Security for the Complex had notified Fri agents about the Box of materials the network said. The network said the Fri had no warrant and acted Over the objections of a can attorney who was present when the the agents took the material. The networks chief counsel Steve Korn said the attorney a asked for a warrant and was not Given an answer and certainly not Given a  Korn said he and can president Tom Johnson done to know the contents of the tapes. He said he told the Fri that the hotel had no authority to turn Over the material. In Washington Fri spokesman Scott Nelson confirmed authorities obtained some can tapes without a subpoena. A we were made aware of the tapes and merely picked them up for analysis a Nelson said. Johnson said he personally protested the of big a action a in the strongest terms to Agency officials in Washington. The network said a Turner Security official called the Fri because agents had told him they were looking for a stolen government  the network said the material was not stolen. Omni hotel officials claimed the room occupied by can reporter Marlene Fernandez had been vacated and that the Box of materials was Given to hotel Security can said. Johnson said a a it a in dispute whether the room was vacated by Fernandez who normally anchors in no a Spanish Ian Guage telecasts in Washington but had been working on the Noriega  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Noy. 17,1950 a . Forces forged ahead against spotty resistance on the frigid 250-mile North korean front to within 20 Miles of the manchurian border.30 years ago today. Nov. 17, 1960 a a president Eisenhower ordered the return to the United states of Gram am to members abroad As part of a sweeping seven Point Economy pro Fri agents in puerto Rico close drug smuggling ring20 years ago today. A w i we a t a n�?zki9y 1970 a former soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev denounced the plan to p Nish his memoirs in the West calling the memoirs a a  a r--------c10 years ago today. Monr. Pay a a patient rain soaked crowd of More than 200,000 gave Pope John Many 3n exu5erant Welcome at the Mainz Fin then army Airfield in Mainz West Ger san Juan puerto Rico apr Federal authorities say they have smashed a 30-member cocaine smuggling ring whose Leader buried $43 million in drug Money on a farm in puerto Rico. In a statement thursday the Fri said it had arrested or issued warrants for 30 alleged members of the drug ring that amassed the Money through drug running operations from Colombia since 1985. Fifteen suspects were charged thursday in . District court in san Juan and four others were already in jails in puerto Rico and new York said Fri spokeswoman Juana Arriazola. Another suspect arrested thursday in new York was awaiting extradition and two others were charged in puerto Rico on wednesday she said. Among the eight suspects still at Large were reputed drug Kingpin Ramon Torres Gonzalez on whose farm the Cash filled barrels were hidden and Iris Janet Concepcion Perez alleged co Leader of the drug ring the Fri said. All 30 Are accused under a 27-count Federal indictment with criminal Enterprise and conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances. The indictment was returned nov. 1. The Case caused a sensation last Spring when residents near the farm unearthed barrels filled with $10, $20 and $100 Bills and kept their Windfall secret for weeks