European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page e the stars and stripes thursday december 0,1990 getting accustomed if these Airport customs officials look a Little Young for the Job they Are. Members of the boy scouts explorer program Are working with Federal customs inspectors to get hands on experience. Here teens David Chines left and Robert Nici inspect Luggage flown from Lebanon to new York s Kennedy Airport. Schools urged to make lunches More healthful ban junk food Washington up a America s schoolchildren will eat More healthful lunches if schools lock up the Candy and  machines and put More fruits and vegetables a and fewer fatty foods a on the cafeteria menu a panel of experts said. The unofficial citizens commission on school nutria Tio also urged a Sharp increase in funding for the school lunch program which feeds about 24 million children a Day. A a a a a a a in addition the commission called for efforts Over several years to limit the fat Content to no More than 30 percent of the calories in a school lunch. Many health authorities As Well As the new edition of the governments dietary guidelines for americans recommend a 30 percent ceiling on fat. A recent Federal study indicated that fat accounts for 37 percent of the calories consumed by children. Congress appropriated $3.38 billion for the school lunch program this fiscal year. The program provides free or reduced Cost meals to Low i Corne children the commission sponsored by the Center for science in the Public interest unveiled its recommendations this week unlike some Calls for Reform from other consumer groups it came with support from the school lunch Industry a. A a \ v v. A a a a. A a. A we Are delighted to lend our support to and endorsed the publication of the recommendations said i Yian Pilant a Leader in the american school food service association. A it is important to note this report establishes flexible goals and recommendations for the. National school lunch program Quot. As an example the recommendations called for reaching Over the next two to four years a 35 percent limit on calories from fat averaged Over a month. Schools would aim for a 30 percent limit by the end of this decade. The report suggested that the government could help by Etc Ting nutritional standards for lunches allowing Only Ivov fat milk to be sold and helping to train cafeteria worked Sand students about healthful foods. One of the panels four major suggestions was a ban on the Sale of Candy  chips and other relatively non nutritious foods at schools. Some schools use the sales As a Way to raise a Ney for special projects. The experts said a switch Hoo higher fiber and lower fat meals should be accompanied by explanations to students about what is Best to eat r. A simply providing nutritious items will not get some children to actually eat the foods a the report said a in practice implementing nutrition oriented changes often Means changing foods  the government has been repeatedly urged Over the past few years to do More to reduce fat and Salt in school lunches. Aone organization Public voice for food and health policy wants to see immediate adoption of a 30 percent limit on calories from fat. It is exploring possible legislation to mandate the ceiling. Phil Shan Holtzc a spokesman for the food and nutrition service which oversees the school lunch program said the Agency is trying to reduce the amount of fat in school lunches in line with the hew diet guidelines the government has revised some of its regulations to reduce the fat in foods it donates to schools and has offered recipe cards to schools to make meals More  soggy hawaiian City even Wetter than usual Hilo Hawaii a notoriously Rainy Hilo outdid itself in november setting a soggy new record that broke an 89-year-old Mark. Rainfall for the month was 45.75 inches breaking the old record of 38.80 inches set in 1901, the National weather service said tuesday. The wettest period was Between nov. 14 and nov. 20 when 29.30 inches fell. The annual rainfall record at Hilo since measurements have been kept was 207.40 inches in 1923. Hilo lies below two 13,000-foot mountains that funnel Ocean storms toward the coastal City and often Carse them to linger. .$1 million to arts Center Washington a the Kennedy family has Given $1 million to the John f. Kennedy Center for the performing arts to support arts programs for the elderly minorities and the disabled Center chairman James d. Wolfensohn has announced. Jean Kennedy Smith a sister of the late president and a Kennedy Center trustee said the gift will be used to establish the Rosemary Kennedy education fund at the Center. Rosemary Kennedy the oldest Kennedy sister is mentally retarded. A this contribution will help us meet our responsibility to Young audiences to the underprivileged and to the Community at Large a Wolfensohn said in a  steel maker plans temporary Clos u res Cleveland up Ltd steel said tuesday that it was temporarily closing three major production units of its Cleveland works because of reduced orders from its main markets furlough ing about 900 workers. A blast Furnace was to be closed Friday and a steel producing department and direct rolling Complex will shut sunday. Operations of these units will resume when business improves. Almost All of the employees involved have More than two years of service and can receive both supplemental unemployment benefits paid by the company and state unemployment compensation. The Cleveland works is the largest Complex producing Flat rolled steel in North America and employs about 6,500. Ltd steel produces Flat rolled steel for various application and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ltd corp. Tax hike raises Gas Price but less than expected s Orlando Fla. Up the average Price of regular gasoline sold nationwide Rose last week out not As ouch As some might have predicted the american automobile association said tuesday. The average Price of regular unleaded gasoline sold at self service pumps Rose 2.1 cents a gallon during a win in which Federal gasoline taxes jumped 5 cents a gallon aaa said. The tax took effect saturday Soree brought the nationwide Price to i a 5 Gall Ltd or 31-2 cents a gallon More than on aug. The Day before Iraq seized Kuwait the organization aaa said its most recent gasoline Price Survey showed that the average retail Price would have declined m the past week without the Federal tax increase. Instead the average Price Rose in All regions of the country aaa said. A the extra tax boosted the total Federal Levy to 14 cents a gallon. Biloxi miss. Apr voters in one of Mississippi a three coastal counties narrowly approved dockside gambling tuesday. The other counties turned it Down. Hancock county became the third Mississippi county to approve Casino Type cruise vessel gambling. R the Hancock vote was 4,246 in favor and 4,004 against according to unofficial returns. The referendum failed in Harrison county 18,490 to 17,463, and lost 15,351 to 9,508 in j Acksyn county. Opponents of legalized gambling in the Guti of Mexico charged passage would change a Community a Way of life by encouraging crime and weakening morality proponents said tax dollars Ana new jobs would bring an economic Windfall. Charles Phillips a consultant hired by the anti gambling citizens for Quality of life said the group researched the effects of gambling on the economies of dead Wood s.d., and Atlantic City n.j., and found that the communities weren Trevi Tali Edat All. There Are no restrictions on the casinos size or operations except that they have to be aboard a ship or riverboat. The kind of gambling either High stakes or Small amounts would be determined by each individual ship _ applicants to operate Casino vessels in Hancock county still face the screening process before the Mississippi tax commission. Lawmakers expect it will take about a year for such a gaming operation to open up. The gambling Issue has been debated As economic boons to depressed economies civic leaders on the coast and the missis Sippi River counties have pushed Foi greater tourism Revenue which is off after several conventions normally reserved for the coast moved to Florida or Louisiana Casino ships Are not allowed to open their casinos once they get into International Waters