European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes saturday May 23, 1992protest jelling to Peanut butter rules Albany a. Apr the government says nuts to the claim that Peanut butter is wholesome and nutritious. The Peanut Industry says the government is spreading the Issue too thin. Under Labelling changes proposed by the food and drug administration Peanut butter would rank High in fat and Low in protein. And the High fat Means it  claim to be Quot cholesterol  Peanut butter is touted As a High pro twin food without cholesterol. Peanut butter has not changed and the protein has not changed a said Emory Murphy assistant executive director of the Georgia Peanut commission. A a it a just the method of  the Labelling changes to take effect in november Are intended to help Consumers choose More healthful foods and Avert cancer heart disease and dietary ailments. A we Hope its going to provide them with information. That will help them make food choices that Are in line with dietary guidelines a said Betty Campbell chief of the of Day a regulations and Industry Section in Washington. The pending regulations would bar manufacturers from claiming that foods exceeding certain limits for sodium cholesterol calories and fat help prevent some health problems. Peanut butter was invented about 100 years ago by a physician As a nutritious food for invalids. A there is concern about changes to the nutritional Labelling a said Kim Cutchins president of the National Peanut Council in Alexandria a. A but its More concern about the unknown at this Point. We would have to find other ways to Market  the Council has asked the Fra to keep the current method of measuring protein which is based on the growth rate of rats. It also wants the Agency to raise from 11.5 Grams per serving to 15 Grams the acceptable fat limit. That change would let manufacturers promote Peanut butter As a healthful food. Peanut butter sales annually total $700 million annual per capita consumption is about 3 pounds. About half the nations peanuts Are grown in Georgia. A spokeswoman for Procter amp Gamble co., whose if is the country a Best Selling Peanut butter said one third of american children eat Peanut butter at least twice a week. A we done to expect the new regulations to have any effect on sales a spokeswoman Carol Boyd said. A there Are no Good foods or bad foods. Any food can fit into a healthy diet As Long As Consumers apply balance and  Gail Levey a dietitian who is a spokeswoman for the american dietetic association said Peanut butter is High in fat but is considered a Good protein source. In one 30-Gram serving a about two Tablespoons a the protein Content equals that in an ounce of meat or fish she said. A a in a not saying that a what you should give your child every Day a Levey said. A you have to keep in mind that it is High in fat a current labels list the fat Content at 16 to 17 Grams per serving which makes Peanut butter 50 percent fat. To be called cholesterol free foods would have to contain less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol per serving and 2 Grams or less of saturated fat. Peanut butter has 8.5 Grams of saturated fat per 30-Gram serving. Under a proposed measurement of protein Quality Peanut butter  even qualify As a protein source because it contains less than 10 percent of the Fra s recommended  Brown debate was goofy Perot says Frankfort by. Apr Ross Perot filed petitions thursday to get his name on Kentucky a presidential ballot then poked fun at the republicans debate Over the to character Murphy Brown and single motherhood. A Only in America would that be a front Page Story a the Texas billionaire said of the Brouhaha Over lbs tvs highly rated sitcom. Vice president Dan Quayle started it tuesday saying a Murphy Brown episode glamorized illegitimacy when its title character gave birth to a son out of Wedlock. The White House applauded Quayle a remarks at first but since has tried to downplay them. A Only in America would somebody who san incumbent just keep reacting to that a Perot said in a news conference at the Kentucky Capitol. A so it must have been a very slow Day in Washington. I just thought it was  in Frankfort about 1,000 people surrounded Perot As he and Kentucky Campaign volunteers delivered ballot petitions to Secretary of state Bob Babbage. Perot who would run for president As an Independent needed Only a $20 filing fee and the signatures of 5.000 registered voters to qualify for the ballot. His supporters said they had gathered 40,000 signatures. In Alaska Perot a supporters submitted More than 10.000 signatures a Only 2,002 Are required a to place Perot on that states general election ballot. Regional elections supervisor Shelly Growden said that while she was loading the boxes of petitions into her car in a Fairbanks parking lot other people were approaching her and asking whether they could add their names to the lists. Perot has been certified for the ballot in Tennessee Utah Delaware and Maine. His organizers said petition certifications Are pending in Texas Florida and new Jersey. Kentucky does not permit write in votes for president in tuesdays primary. Pam Kleier a Campaign Volunteer from Louisville urged the crowd at a rally out Ross Perot talks about ethics and hard work during a Campaign style rally in Frankfort ky., on thursday. Side the Capitol to vote a uncommitted Quot instead. That would not directly affect Perot but a sizable uncommitted vote could result in fewer delegates being bound to vote for president Bush or democratic candidates at the National political conventions. Perot talked about ethics and hard work during a news conference and at a Campaign style rally. He said he wanted to a make a made in the Usan the world Standard for excellence  he promised that As presi Dent he would be like a Man in a old clothes with his sleeves rolled up working on the  a you wont find me traipsing around the world doing ceremonies a Perot said. He declined to say what specifically he would do if elected and said reporters would not get him to a spout off before in a  a i Promise you this ill have the positions nailed Down before the two parties do a he , Bush deadlocked in nationwide Survey Washington a Ross Perot is running neck and neck with president Bush according to a poll released thursday but few of those surveyed think the Texas billionaire has a Good Chance of winning the White House. Perot and Bush each won the support of 35 percent of those questioned in the Usa today can Gallup poll. The Likely democratic nominee Bill Clinton garnered 25 percent. A month ago the poll put Bush at 41 percent Clinton at 26 percent and Perot at 25 percent. While the latest poll showed Bush and Perot neck and neck Only one in five of those interviewed thinks Perot has a Good Chance of winning the presidency and 55 percent said they know Little or nothing about him. The poll conducted among 804 people nationwide monday through wednesday has a margin of error of 4 percentage Points. It also found that a in a two Way race Bush leads Clinton 50 percent to 39 percent. A 66 percent said Bush has a Good Chance of winning in november Clinton 21 percent Perot 20 percent. A 48 percent said they would a never support a Clinton 39 percent said the same about Bush and 36 percent about Perot. On thursday an Ohio poll showed Bush and Clinton trailing Perot. It showed Perot with 25 percent of the support among state voters Bush with 23 percent and Clinton with 15  who hired hit Man jokes before execution Huntsville Texas a a former Marine joked before he was executed by injection Early Friday for hiring a hit Man through a Magazine advertisement to kill his wife. A i look stretched out like a cooked Goose a said Robert Black who was strapped on a Gurney As three relatives and an attorney entered the death chamber. Black 45, hired John Wayne Hearn to kill his wife Sandra at their Bryan Home in 1985. Hearn offered himself for a High risk assignments through an advertisement in Soldier of Fortune Magazine. Evidence showed that Black paid Hearn $10,000 and stood to collect on $175,000 in recently purchased life insurance. Attorneys for Black a former Marine Captain contended he suffered from Post traumatic stress syndrome from his Vietnam combat service. But the . Supreme court voted 6-3 to deny a reprieve late thursday. As the drugs began to flow Black began reciting the poem High flight written by american airman John Gillespie Mageejr. During world War ii. A i have slipped the surly Bonds of Earth a Black said. He gasped several times As the drugs took effect and did not Complete the poem