Calorie-Free Chocolate Cake May Become Possible
Gene splicing could yield calorie free foods such as chocolate cake and peaches, with researchers able to replicate taste and texture while reducing calories. Sanford Miller of the FDA discussed the potential at a safety and nutrition conference noting public demand for such products and the dream of zero calories.
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New York
Sanford Miller
Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Miller
Food Safety and Nutrition
FDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Man leaves 271000 to reduce national debt
World War II veteran Benjamin Kamin left his entire 271000 estate to the U.S. government to retire the federal debt. Cook County Circuit Judge Benjamin E. Novoselsky ordered the money turned over after obtaining written assurances the will's wishes would be followed. Kamin died December 19 at age 75.
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Benjamin
United States
Treasury
Air Force
Cook County
Benjamin E. Novoselsky
Novoselsky
Kamin
Night Weather Outlook for Halloween Weekend
Tonight brings a darker sky with partly cloudy conditions and lows near the mid fifty. Saturday stays partly cloudy with a 40 percent rain chance and highs in the upper sixties while nights dip into the lower fifties. Page 7A has full details.
Local obituaries list nine deaths with hometowns
Death notices for George B. Cumbee Batesbury Buford L. Edgin North Augusta Reatha O. Hampton Denmark Ralph S. Lewis Aiken Willie W. Stewart Aiken Paul D. Turner Williston George W. Walters North Augusta direct readers to page 5B for full details.
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George B. Cumbee
Batesbury
Buford L. Edgin
North Augusta
Reatha O. Hampton
Denmark
Ralph S. Lewis
Aiken
Willie W. Stewart
Paul D. Turner
Williston
George W. Walters
Aiken Voters Split on Party Performance in Public Services Poll
Aiken Standard and USCA Research Services report mixed views on party ability to deliver health care and low taxes. Democrats lead in health care support at 28 percent while Republicans trail at 25.6 percent. Overall, 53.1 percent say there is no difference, with 45.4 percent believing the state could do better.
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Wion
Republican Party
USCA
Robert E. Botsch
Dr. Botsch
Voters See Parties As Similar On Issues
Aiken Standard and USC Aiken researchers poll 165 registered voters from 642 648 649 prefixes. The GOP is seen as slightly ahead on some issues but most voters detect little difference between Republicans and Democrats.
Leading indicators show 0.4 percent September rise
The Commerce Department reports a 0.4 percent September gain in the Index of Leading Indicators, following a July rise and August dip. Analysts note sluggish growth as 1987 approaches, with trade deficits easing but overall expansion remaining modest. The report, released before the November election, highlights political stakes in the economy.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Reagan
Senate
David Wyss
Data Resources Inc
GNP
DOE Accused of Political Motives in Nuclear Waste Site Halt
Congressional subcommittee papers allege the Energy Department ignored technical advice and allowed politics to drive the halt of site reviews east of the Mississippi. Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs warned against indefinite postponement, while Rep. James Weaver criticized the process amid push to select first sites in Nevada, Washington, or Texas.
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Department of Energy
Energy Department
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Mississippi River
DOE
James Weaver
House Interior
Northwest Power and Forest Management
Weaver
Oregon
Nevada
Texas
OPEC Urges Emergency Meeting On Oil Price Plan
Saudi acting oil minister Hisham Nazer calls for an urgent OPEC pricing committee session to set oil prices, with Kuwait Libya and Ecuador said to welcome the move. The panel head is contacting ministers to likely meet in early November after a Gulf Council conference.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Hisham Nazer
Nazer
Kuwait
Libya
Ecuador
Sheik Ali Khalifa al-Sabah
Gulf Cooperation Council
Abu Dhabi
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
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