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By DAVID SNYDER
Staff Writer
Despite recent reports by the Food and Drug
Administration that most beers contain
nitrosamines, which have caused cancer in animals,
representatives of two state research centers say beer
drinkers have nothing to worry about.
The FDA reports that at least 28 domestic and
imported beers contain traces of nitrosamines, the
exceptions being Coors and Guiness Stout.
Independent laboratory tests report . that some
brands of beer contain up to 66 times the amount of
nitrosamines the FDA allows.
The FDA tests turned up traces of nitrosamines in
the following domestic beers: Schaefer, Budweiser,
Miller, Colt 45, Schlitz, Low enbrau, Colt 45-Silver,
Stroh's, Olympia, Old English 800, Blitz-VVeinhard,
Carling Black Label, National Bohemian, Old
Milwaukee, Pabst, Tuborg and Ballantine.
Imported beers that showed traces of the chemical
in the FDA tests were: Kaiser Export, Paulander
Munchen, Stauder Special, Diekirch, Dortmunder
Union Special, Teakston Old Peculiar, Gosser
Golden Rock, Heineken, San Miguel, Molson beer
and Molson ale.
Dr. Hans Falk, associate professor of the National
Institute for Environmental Health Sciences in the
Research Triangle Park, said the levels of
nitrosamines in beer are too insignificant to cause
- cancer in humans.
-. "While I don't rule out a danger associated with
cancer-causing agents in beer, I can't say that the
levels of nitrosamines in beer cause cancer in
' humans" Falk said. "At the present, experiments
can't be carried out to assess risk at such small dosage
levels.".
Dr. Falk, a former National Cancer Institute
researcher,' did say that nitrosamines in beer have
; been known to result in liver damage in humans, and
the coupling of nitrosamines with alcohol may pose
an added danger.
Dr. David Kaufman, director of cancer research
; with the UNC department of pathology, said
although some nitrosamines are known to cause
injury in humans, and others are known to cause
cancer in animals, they are often found in varying
. levels in meats, air, bodily fluids and cigarette smoke,
not just in beer. Kaufman agreed that the cancer risk
to humans posed by nitrosamines has not been
determined.
A spokesman for. Schlitz Brewery said the
company has been trying to reduce nitrosamine
levels in their beer for almost a year. He said the
formation of the cancer-causing agent is apparently
in the malt Schlitz buys from independent malters.
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Proposed saccharin bilh more resea
By CHUCK BURNS
SufT Writer
While a Senate committee debates whether
to extend the freeze of the ban on saccharin
for another two years, some cancer
researchers and several UNC doctors do not
believe that saccharin causes cancer.
The bill was passed by the House in July.
One of the bill's co-sponsors, U.S. Rep. James
Broyhill of Lenoir, has said he believes the
benefits of saccharin outweigh the risks.
The bill, would allow saccharin to be sold
during the next two years while more tests and
studies are done.
However, doctors and researchers say data
proves that saccharin does not promote
cancer in moderate amounts.
Our conclusion based on our analysis of
the present data is that saccharin, as used in
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the United States today, does not pose a
significant threat of cancer," said Terry
Smith, a research associate for the American
Council on Science and Health.
He added, "We, therefore, conclude that
saccharin should not be prohibited."
UNC doctors agree that saccharin has not
been shown to cause cancer.
"There is no evidence that saccharin has
had an effect on cancer in diabetic patients,"
said Dr. John Gynne, an assistant professor
of medicine who treats diabetic patients.
Dr. David Kauffman, a UNC associate
professor of pathology whose specialty is
chemical cancer-causing agents, said the bulk
of data does not show an increase in cancer
among diabetic patients using saccharin.
"I think a good measure of the study on
saccharin is not quantitative," Kauffman
said. "We know saccharin is a cancer-causing
agent (in rats), but we don't know what the
effect is in humans."
Both Gynne and Kauffman said the
artificial sweetner is useful to diabetic patients
when used moderately.
The usefulness of a cancer-causing agent
like saccharin has prompted another bill in
the House of Representatives. The bill,
sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jim Martin of
Davidson, would set up a panel to review the
risks and benefits of a supposedly cancer
causing agent, and then pass
recommendations to the federal Food and
Drug Administration.
The panel would be made up of scientists.
researchers, economists, government
officials, nutritionists and representatives of
the food industry. The panel would take into
account the possible risks of the cancer
causing agent, and how the substance would
benefit people.
The panel could make one of four
recommendations to the FDA, depending on
how carcenogenic the substance is, and how
much benefit is expected from the substance.
The panel could suggest that the FDA do
nothing about the substance, place warning
labels on foods containing the substance,
place restrictions on the sale of the substance,
or, finally, ban the substance.
The panel's decisions could be overruled by
the Secretary of Health, Education and
Welfare.
MOSCOW (AP) Beset by defections cf some leading artists
and athletes, the Soviet Union on Thursday canceled a month
long American tour planned by the Moscow State Symphony,
set to begin next week.
Goskontsert, the Soviet concert-scheduling agency, gave no
reason for the cancellation, but Western diplomats linked the
move to the recent defections of three ballet dancers and two
figure skaters. -
The diplomats said the Soviets were not convinced that
sufficient security would be provided for the orchestra during the
tour, but would not say if security meant protection for the 170
member orchestra or assurances that musicians would not be
granted asylum should they seek to defect.
Goskontsert officials said the tour could be rescheduled later.
A senior musician with the orchestra said there had been doubt
about the Sunday departure, but he was not sure the concert tour
had been canceled.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Thomas Reston
expressed regret over the cancellation, and he declined to
speculate on the reason for it.
The American tour was to have opened Oct. 3 in Carnegie Hall
in New York. The tour of about 20 U.S. cities in the East and
South, including stops in Greensboro and at Wake Forest
University, was to have ended Nov. 4, and thousands of tickets
have been sold.
American preparations for the tour were being handled by
Columbia Artists Management. Officials of the company had
been in Moscow until Tuesday, diplomats said, trying to salvage
the trip.
"Yesterday (Tuesday) we thought they had canceled but today
we don't know," Ronald Wilford, Columbia Artists
Management president, said Wednesday.
Diplomatic sources had expected some Soviet cultural
programs abroad to be cut back after the recent defections to the
West. But they said the overall Soviet commitment to cultural
exchanges is likely to continue.
The latest series of defections began Aug. 22 when Bolshoi
Ballet star Alexander Godonov sneaked away from security in
Ne.w York. That touched off a U.S.-Soviet dispute at John F.
Kennedy Airport, where Godonov'i wife, Bolshoi ballerina
Ludmilla Vlasova, had boarded a plane bound for Moscow. The
United States refused to let the jetliner leave until the ballerina
convinced negotiators she wanted to return.
Three weeks later in Los Angeles, Bolshoi dancers Leonid and
Valentina Kozlov sought asylum. s
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Special activities to honor
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denied, said fraternity head Reuben
Black we 11.
Members of the three fraternities are
dispersed across campus and in various
local apartments, but unity between the
members still exists, Blackwell said.
Omega Psi Phi, with 22 members, is
not planning to recruit any new members
this semester so that it can devote more
time to community projects, Blackwell
said. Kappa Alpha Psi expects seven to
eight new members this semesten ?
Although many of the fraternity
activities are time-consuming, most
pledges feel that they are worth the time
and effort. Bernard Alston, head of
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity said the time
commitment involved in the pledge
program is a weeding out device.
"The pledge program is set up so that it
is a very time-consuming activity,"
Alston said. "A lot of people want to join
a fraternity just for the prestige. It is the
purpose of rush to get people interested in
the fraternity itself, not just the
organization. This aspect of the pledge
program tends to pull people out that are
interested in the fraternity and who are
willing to participate."
"The purpose of rush is to indoctrinate
interested people in the organization,"
Davis said. "The pledge program features
a lot of different aspects of fraternity
life social, service and personal. But one
of the main purposes of rush is to get to
know the personalities of each rnember so
that there can be more unity within the
fraternity."
Blackwell said fraternity brothers in
Omega Psi Phi feel strong ties with each
other.
"We go home with each other, meet the
parents and family members, swap
clothes and basically do things together
such as eat, exercise and study,"
Blackwell said.
Another tradition of black fraternities
that is designed to promote unity is the
step show. The step show is performed
primarily by undergraduates. The shows
feature music and coordination,
demonstrate pride for the fraternity and
entertain the public.
'We try to provide something for
poet on 100th blrtlidaj
everybody,"
Blackwell said.
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By THOMAS JESSIMAN
Staff Writer
A celebration honoring the late American
poet Wallace Stevens on the 1 00th anniversary
of his birth will be held on campus today and
Saturday.
The celebration Vill Include dramatic and
musical presentations of Stevens' work, a talk -by
the late poet's daughter, and criticisms by a
number of visiting critics.
Except for the musical and dramatic
presentations all activities will be held in the
Morehead Building banquet hall.
"Wallace Stevens is emerging as one of the
major American poets of the 20th century,"
said George Lensing, assistant chairman of the
English department and supervisor for the
Stevens celebrations.
Holly Stevens, the poet's daughter, will
speak at 2:30 p.m. today. She has edited an
anthology of her father's poems, 77?? Palm at
the End of the Mind, and also The Collected
Letters of Wallace Stevens.
Panelists Robert Buttel, Denis Donoghue,
J. Hillis Miller and Robert Pack will discuss
classroom approaches to Stevens' work from
the teacher and student viewpoints at 10 a.m.
today.
"Stevens and His Critics" will be the topic
discussed by A. Walton Litz, a professor from
Princeton University, at 3 p.m. today.
The Department of Music will present a
concert of Stevens' poems set to music at 8
p.m. today in the Hill Hall Auditorium.
Much of the discussion of Stevens work will
be criticism but the concert will provide an
opportunity to hear the actual poems of the
author, Lensing said. Poems that will be put to
music include Steven's "The Snow Man" and
"The Death of a Soldier."
Saturday's speakers are: Peter Brazeau on
"Stevens: Biography and Poetry," 10 a.m.;
Frank Doggett on "Stevens: The Making of
Poems " 1 1 a.m.; Marie Barroff -on "Sounds
and Names in Wallace Stevens," 2:30 p,m,; and
Helen Vedler, 'author of Wallace Stevens'
Longer Poems will speak on "Style and Form
in Shorter Poems of Wallace Stevens" at 3:30
p.m.
A student production of a one-act verse play
by Stevens called "Three Travelers Watch a
Sunrise" will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday
in the Lab Theatre in Graham Memorial Hall.
The play is being directed by Dan Scuro,
associate professor in the department of
dramatic art.
An exhibit of poems, letters, books and
other memorabilia of Wallace Stevens will be
presented in Wilson Library through Oct. 15.
Born Oct. 2, 1879, Stevens already was
established firmly in the law and business
world before his first collection of poems
Hamonium was released in 1915. Harmonium
includes some of his more famous poems such
as "Sunday Morning," "The Emperor of Ice
Cream" and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a
Blackbird."
Stevens began writing poetry as an
undergraduate at Harvard University, set it
aside during his law school years in New York,
and resumed around 1914 when he became
established in the business world.
In 1934 Stevens was named vice-president of
the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.
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Soviet troop issue still open
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United States and the Soviet Union ended
their latest round of talks Thursday about the 2,000 to 3,000 Soviet troops in
Cubay-apparemry withdtif settlferfiHt. " - ; - -
Secretary of State Cyrus Ri"Vance and. his Soviet" negotiating partner,
Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko, both told reporters the discussions were
"serious" and that no further talks were planned.
Gromyko said he would return to Moscow Friday. Vance said there was no
plan to have Gromyko see President Carter in Washington, which had been
considered a possibility if the Soviets showed flexibility.
Senate nfees congressional pay raise
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate Thursday approved an emergency
appropriations bill that contains no pay raise for members of Congress but
allows 5.5 percent hike for top-level federal employees.
The measure now goes to a House-Senate conference that will work out
difference between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The House bill
contains a 53,200-a-year raise for members of Congress. The bill must be passed
by Monday, the start of a new fiscal year, since it contains emergency funds to
keep the government operating after the fiscal year starts.
House, Senate still differ on budget
WASHINGTON (AP) The House finally approved a 1980 budget
Thursday, but apparently not in time to resolve differences with the Senate over
defense spending before the start of the new fiscal year next week.
By a 212-206 margin, the House passed a S548.2 billion budget, only slightly
leaner than the spending package that the lawmakers rejected last week.
Republicans unanimously opposed the budget measure. The Senate version fo
the budget calls for $546.3 billion in spending and differs from the House
budget by calling for sharply higher outlays for defense and cuts in social
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Charges against Newton dropped
OAKLAND, Calif. (A P) Black Panther leader Hucy Newton will not be
tried a third time on charges of murdering an Oakland prostitute in 1974, a
judge ruled Thursday.
After twd'.'trials ended with hung juries, prosecuter Tom Orloff asked
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Donald McCullum, "with regret," to
dismiss the, charges; against Newton. In doing so, McCullum said: Thb was
trial by jury. This is all our system offers." McCullum declared a mistrial
Tuesday after a jury deadlocked I I-I for acquittal. Last March, another jury
deadlocked 10-2 for acquittal in the case involving the shooting death of
Kathleen Smith, 17.
Palestinian tallio remain ctalled
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) Egyptian and Israeli delegates argued in
public, debated in private, shared a laugh over a belly dancer and emerged
deadlocked Thursday on the issue of Palestinian autonomy.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Khali! and Israeli delegation leader
Joseph Burg clashed in the opening session Wednesday over Israeli tend policy,
but there was no indication of lingering acrimony.
The group agreed to hold another full session at the end cf November in
Israel, but three other sub-groups were scheduled to meet before then.
State job freeze affeeto half of vacancies
RALEIGH (AP) The freeze on hiring in state government announced
Thursday by Gov. Jim Hunt will immediately affect fewer thin half the 5.400
state jobs currently vacant.
The freeze, one of several money-saving steps announced by Hum. will
prevent the hiring for new or vacant jobs. But the list of exceptions is long. Of
the 5,400 jobs now empty, about 3,000 are exempt from the freeze and 2.420 will
be covered by it, state officials said.
Legislative tunnel piano ccrapped
RALEIGH (A P) Plans to build a tunnel for lawmakers walking from the
state Legislative Building to a new General Assembly office building going up
across the street were buried Thursday.
The state Advisory Budget Commission, reversing tu earlier decision, voted
without dissent to drop pkr.s for the controversial tunnel. The panel, composed
mainly of legislators, rruide the decision after running into a storm of protest
over its initial approvel of the 452.000 tunnel