IWednesdoy,'April l9, 1972
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Wednesday, April 19, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY. Page Seven
FDA to require new labelling
of food to protect consumers
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Consumers will soon be able to
determine from the labels of pack-
aged foods their nutritional val-
ues, including vitamin, mineral,'
pltein and caloric content, under
a proposal made last month by
the Food and Drug Administra-
tion (FDA).
FDA Commissioner Charles Ed-
wards, 'M.D., said that the new
program - fully adopted and im-
pl . :ted by, industry - "Could
p de one of the most funda-
mental changes in the history of
food labeling in this country."
"In the past, labeling emphasis
has been on identifying the pro-
duct and its ingredients. T h e
new program encourages labeling
emphasis on the- identity of nu-
trient values," he said.
The FDA proposal outlines the
format and type of ntrient in-
formation that manufacturers must
make available and its placement
on the label if they elect to par-
ticipate in the labeling program.
The FDA's proposal is based on
careful evaluations of tests show-
ing that consumers want and will
use better nutrient information. In
addition, nationwide tests conduct-
ed with FDA guidance by several
food chains within the past year
have compared different labellng
formats for understanding by and
impact upon food ,shoppers.,
The FDA labeling program has,
the endorsement of the White
House Conference on Food, Nu-
trition, and Health, consumer or-
ganizations, nutritionists and food
processors.
The program is voluntary. If
manufacturers decide to add nu-
trition information to their labels,
however, the proposal establishes
a mandatory format and informa-
tion requirement. Nutrient state-
ments must appear either on the
principal display label or on an
information panel to the right of
the main label under the heading'
"Nutrition Information." .
Ann Arbor
to celebrate
Earth Week
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and unifying force for state en-
vironmental groups.
In conjunction with the celebra-
tion, Mayor Harris has proclaimed
April 16-May 13 "Green end
Clean Ann Arbor Days." Laurel
Carson, coordinator of this Ecol-
ogy Center project, says, "We hope
to mobilize the manpower and re-
sources of all groups and individ-
uals in the area toward a variety
of clean-up and beautification
projects."
Also speaking for the Ecology
The Recommended Daily, Allow- Center, Mike Schechtman yester-
ance (RDA) will serve as the day said, "We'd like to do as little
standard for expression of nutrient 'Keep American Beautiful' type
values. The RDA's are amounts of IKeA erianBsi l'tye
I .. ,cleaning-up as possible. so we do
Macbeth A fine film
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moor, at the risk of sounding
flippant, it did little else film-
wise.
'"e other camp, typified by
Orson Welles' version of Mac-
beth, concentrates on the world
of Shakespeare, the atmosphere.
While Welles captured the ruth-
lessness of the age, the perpetual
air of superstition, the dense
fog, and the perpetually swirling
c1ouds, the individual characters
were barely sketched. No one
had before attempted the Her-
culean feat' of integrating the
lush Shakespearean poetry with
visually arresting images.
Polanski, along with artistic
divisor Tynan, has come close.
e interpretations of the peri-
pheral aspects of the play coin-
cide with the individual charac-
terizations. For example, the
heavily sexed milieu of the
movie is mirrored in the actual
treatment of the Macbeth cou-
lge, since, in a casting coup of
sorts, Polanski has given the
parts to young performers,
clearing up the' age-old mystery
of why Macbeth would ever lis-
ten to such a nag anyway (one
can hardly identify with a char-
acter as truly tragic if he al-
himself to be Bella Ab-
zugged into moral submission).
That Lady Macbeth, played ade-
quately by Francesca Annis, is
attractive, opens up, of course,
all kinds of new interpretations
to her insistence that her hus-
band slay King Duncan "to be
more the man." Another touch
flNking the sexual overtones of
the play with the graphic vio-
lenice comes when Macbeth or-,
ders the slaughter of Macduff's
family, and the assassins post-
pone their task to rape their vic-
Jon Finch, as the youngish
a beth, manages to approxi-
mate the right degree of Mac-
beth's shaky self-control. He is
Fltetts bookstore does so
much more for me".
neither powerful, so as not to
appear an evil ogre, nor so
spineless as to come off as a
medieval Dagwood Bumstead.
The real "meat" of his charac-
terization, though, has been tak-
en away from liim. Whenever
Polanski wishes to project the
inner torment of his tragic king,
he conveniently enters Mac-
beth's mind to reveal an imag-
ination that has guiltily con-
jured up a nightmare of bloodi-
ness. This leaves Finch with the
task of portraying Macbeth at
times when not possessed by de-
mons, which means for the most
part acting drowsy and be-
fuddled.
The only time when any of his
other qualities are allowed to
forcefully surface comes at the
movie's finalet where Polanski
presents a remarkably unpitiable
Macbeth. With the troops of
Birnam Wood descending slowly
upon his deserted castle, Mac-
beth waits patiently, gazing with
wise countenance out over the
hills of Dunsinane. He appears
strangely triumphant. Unlike
Lady Macbeth, he has weathered
his madness, and has grasped,
the inherent folly of life as "a
tale told by an idiot." In the Po-
lanski version, Macbeth projects
Pis feelings of self-pity onto so-
ciety. The treatment of the ,en-
suing sword fights, in which
Macbeth haughtily takes on as
many as six soldiers-at once, es-
tablishes the power and unshak-
able dignity of man at his most
perceptive, courageously able to
stare both life and death in the
face: an exalting finish to a fine
movie.
For The Student Body:
LEVI'
Denim
Bells
$8.50
CHECKMAT E
StateStree at lbert
nutrients recommended by t h e
Food and Nutrition Board of the
National Research Council and are
considered adequate for mainten-
ance of good"nutrition in healthy
persons in the United States. Tte
allowances are revised from time
to time in adcordance with newer,
knowledge of nutritional needs.
The declaration must incl'ide the
following information in terms of
the stated serving or portion:
-Caloric 'cotnent to the nearest
five-calorie increment;
-Number of grams of protein,,
it'iny style with 'Green and Clean
Days' once a year." he added.
The State Street Area Associa-
tion, the North Central Property
Owners Association, and the Old
West Side Association, have al-
ready pledged their help in the
massive spring clean-up campaign.
The Ecology Center has also
launghed another clean-up pro-
gram called "Alley Days.' April
22 and 29. The city has tradition-
ally provided a special curbside
pick-up for any rubbish, but bud-
get cutbacks have eliminated the
O a.vie this year.
setritLlyy- .
fat and available carbohydrates tol
the nearest gram; To make up for this cutback.
the Contractors Container Corpor-
-Vitamins and minerals expres- ation will donate huge trash con-
sed in 10 per cent increments of tainers to be used during "Alley
the RDA. (Five percent increments I Days". Locations will be an-
may be used up to 20 per cent. The jnounced
statement, "Contains no sigtifri-I
cant quantities of vitamins a nd Looking further ahead, April 30
minerals", may be used if pro- through Mayl 6 is "Car-Free
duct contains fewer than five per- Week." The Downtown Business
cent of any of the vitamins or min- Development Association plans a
erals required to be listed.) "Sidewalk Scrub" for May 3 to
be followed by a spring festival on
-The listing mcst include Vita- May 6. Several bands, clowns, and
min A, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Ribo- the Klompen Dancers from Hol-
flavin, Niacin, Calcium and Iron. land will appear.
Mention of other vitamins and Also on May 6, the Community
minerals is optional. Organic Garden will demonstrate
I. tree care and other garden tech-
niques at its site on North Cam-
pus, at Beale St. and Glacier Way.
~ White spruce, white pine, and wild
Sgrape seedlings will be distributed
w free to anyone interested in plant-
ing them.
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"THE FIRST
REALLY FUNNY
X-RATED
MOVIE EVER
MADE' A
CLEVER AND
BRILLIANT SATIRE."
-Kevin Saunders, ABC-TV
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"THE ONLY
REALLY FUNNY
MOVIE SINCE
WOODY ALLEN'S
'BANANAS'."
-Roger Greenspun, New York Times
"...ITS MIND IS SO SANE, ITS
IMAGINATION SO FREE, AND
ITS FANTASIES SO LOGICAL,
THAT IT BECOMES SOMETHING
EVEN MORE RARE THAN GOOD
SATIRE, THAT IS, IT BECOMES
GOOD DIRTY SATIRE."
-Vincent Canby, New York Times
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That's why Northwest came up
with Reserved Youth Fare.
Camping out is great. But not at an airport.
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Now, though, we've done something about it.
If you have any airline Youth Card, you can
get a reserved seat for 20% off. Make a reser-
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important people. No waiting. No worrying. No
getting bumped off the plane when you really
wanted to go all the way home.
If you don't have a Northwest Youth Card,
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(Be sure to bring along proof that you're be-
tween 12-22.)
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ber Northwest's Reserved Youth Fare. And call
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