European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and Stripe monday february 18,1991in Colorado by Dirk Johnson the new York times Denver a Back when the West was Wilder it was deadly dangerous to insult another Many a horse. An unkind remark could Start a gunfight. It these Days disputes Are settled by lawyers who Are better paid than the old gunslingers if not As Quick to get results. And westerners Are no longer so defensive about their horses. But watch what you say about their vegetables. Under a Bill pending in the Colorado legislature those who unfairly a disparage food products could be targets of civil suits. In Short if you have something bad to say about peas or carrots or for that matter Tbone steaks you had better Nave a Good explanation. \ do people have a beef with beef Why the need for Protection for food is a anti veggies my on the Rise if so was it sparked by president Bush a intemperate remarks about Broccoli Quot sevc. Acqua that called for urgency on this matter. Rather he said he detected a a general trend in this county to unfairly and inaccurately disparage perishable food  around the state some people Are wondering about the scope of such a Law. A Kelly Myers a grocer in Palisade acknowledged that he had sometimes complained to producers the sponsor of the Bill state rep. Ste fresca says there was no specific Iri Eidem about Small bananas and overripe tomatoes. A am 1 Safe a he asked. A could they come after me for saying these things a 7 the Bill has caused a lot of snickering. But Acqua fresca who is an Apple grower said he saw nothing funny about it. .7. Quot i done to think there is anything funny about pro. Duckers being victimized by these unfair disparaging statements a he  one example Acquafresca cited the. Alar scare two years ago which raised concerns that apples were unsafe to eat because of the preservative sprayed on them. The fears proved exaggerated but not before Apple prices plummeted. 7. The measure which would give agricultural producers the right to sue those who make a reckless and unfounded claims about food recently passed the state House of representatives and now goes to the Senate. Under the legislation a any producer of perishable agricultural food products who suffers damages As a result of another a disparagement of those products a May bring an action for  Colorado a agriculture Industry which ranks second Only to tourism in economic importance to the state has strongly supported the Bill. Brad Anderson vice president of the Colorado cattle feeders association said the Bill would also provide a remedy for some of the unkind things being said about beef. The average person now eats 71 pounds of beef a year he said Down from 100 pounds per person 15 years ago. He said inaccurate Cju ims about red meat were largely responsible for the  with this Bili if someone claims that beef is unhealthy which Isnit True a he said a then we have a mechanism to file a  As an. Example of a possible suit Anderson noted that a health food store in Boulder had recently advertised that beef a should be sold in drug stores a because  be from the antibiotics Given to cattle. ? a Jerry Kopel a state representative from Denver voted against the measure even though he considers himself a staunch supporter of All the food groups. A this is very silly a he said. A a it a not going to help the food Industry. And it could discourage people from doing legitimate research on products.�?�. Other opponents of the Bill say i violates the first amendment. Rep. Jeanne Adkins a former publisher warned that newspapers could be sued for carrying the views of those who disagree with food producers. David Miller the Legal director of the american civil liberties Union in Colorado said his group will study the Bill. It. .�.,��?� a my immediate reaction a he said a is that you can to Stop a legislature from enacting silly  but Kevin Simpson a columnist for the Denver Post concluded that fruits and vegetables had simply a had it up to Here with disparaging remarks. A a it a bad enough they get cored mashed ground and pitted a he wrote. A you think they appreciate being defamed a thousands bid Farewell to King of gospel from wire reports los Angeles thousands of mourners friends and admirers of the Rev. James Cleveland filled the huge shrine auditorium on saturday to bid tar Well to the King of gds Feiy Quot whose singing style inspired a generation of singers. A. A. Quot 7 a 7\ a a a Cleveland died feb. 9 of congestive heart failure following a year Long illness that left him unable to  was 59. The cavernous shrine auditorium a frequent Home of the Academy awards ceremony reverberated with the rhythmic clapping and reverential strains of gospel Quot music. The huge stage was filled with choral singers. Cleveland a body cloaked in White vestments Lay on a red fabric covered Bier in front of the stage. The famous a Stevie wonder Dionne Warwick aretha Franklin the Rev. Jesse Jackson a joined with the Anonymous to pay tribute to Cleveland the Only gospel performer honoured with a Star on the Hollywood walk of Fame. A we come to Salute an honorable life a life that was filled with accomplishment and the spirit of the lord a said one speaker state. Sen.  of los Angeles. Cleveland founder and pastor of Cornerstone institutional Baptist Church in los Angeles was reared on the South  of Chicago where he befriended Jesse Jackson at a Young age. During his 50-Ycar career Cleveland earned 15 Gold records while bringing recognition to gospel music. 7 he Sang for president Carter and released with Franklin in 1972 what is con tade fed a landmark gospel album Quot amazing  Cleveland won a grammy for Best traditional soul gospel performance in 1981 for a lord let me be an instrument a and was nominated for three More Gram Uliys Between 1982 and 1987. He earned another nomination for Best gospel album this year for a having Church a recorded with the. Southern California Community chair. But he was slowed in recent years by a respiratory ailment which forced him to miss his own tribute held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Survivors included a daughter la shone Cleveland of los Angeles and three Sisters Marian Mccoy Rebecca Brooks and Vicki Cleveland All of los Angeles. 77 a a. Cleveland was born in Chicago on dec 5 1931, and began attending Church with his grandmother As a  Sang and played the piano from an Early age and has been credited with writing or arranging More than 400 gospel songs. Burial was at Inglewood Park cemetery. A a Stevie wonder sings in tribute to the Rev. James Cleveland who died at age 59. National Park at wounded knee a the los Angeles times Washington a More than a Century alter the . Army killed 400 Sioux indians at wounded knee s.d., ending the .-Indian wars the. National Park service has decided to take its first step toward  a National historical Park on the site of the Battle. Park service officials said saturday that they plan to to order a feasibility study designed to Nave the Way for possible acquisition of the land. Most of the 330 acres at the site where the massacre began Are already part of the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. David Simons a staff member of the National Parks and conservation association which has pressed for years to have the  enshrined7said that the Purchase would be a the most important single addition we have Ever made to our National Parks  a it would recognize our diversity and acknowledge one of our military mistakes As Well As glorifying our military a past. It would be like tearing Down the Berlin Wall Quot he said. A the Battle of wounded knee which began dec 29, 1890, launched one of the Post bitter disputes in .-Indian history. The Sioux have contended that the killings were an outright massacre the army has portrayed its a response to armed attack. The announcement by the Park service represented a turnaround by the department of the Interior. When Congress considered such legislation last year the department opposed the Park mostly on budgetary grounds. With South Dakota sponsoring a year of reconciliation As the Centennial of the. Massacre approached Congress adopted a statement of regret for the cavalry a tiption bu11ndian leaders were not to 11 Ifica la athe area has already been designated As a historically significant National landmark since 1965, and the study that the department is about to undertake will review options and seek to set Park boundaries. Dennis Galvin the Park service s associate director for planning and development said the government is determined to find an arrangement that involves the Sioux in the management. One of the most difficult questions is the Sharp contradictions in the historical accounts of what happened at wounded knee Between the Oral history passed. Down by Sioux survivors and the official account Writter later by army officers. Galvin conceded that trying to build a circumstantial Case for one version of the Battle might Only intensify the dispute. As a result he said the Park service probably Wil outline three or four alternatives for taking both ver s on n f_9.999919 it a or is go ing to be very d i of ice it try in. To discover what really happened and it is quite pos sible that we w ill never be Able to agree a he said. Interest in the Plains indians has been sharpened a the motion picture a dances with w Olves a whose Plo takes place a generation before wounded knee As Thi Sioux and the White Man moved Tow Ard collision