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Jack Nicholson, left, is Jimmy Hoffa and Danny DeVito is his trusted ally Bobby
Ciaro in Twentieth Century Fox's "Hoffa." The film, which follows the turbulent
career of the powerful Teamster boss over the sweep of four decades, is directed
by DeVito.
Nicholson could gain Oscar
nomination from 'Hoffa' role
By JACKIE COOPER
HHJ Entertainment Writer
Jack Nicholson once again
demonstrated his extraordinary act
ing abilities with his portrayal of
Jimmy Hoffa in the new movie
"Hoffa." This role could easily gain
him a Best Actor nomination at
Oscar time, for it is just as intense
and riveting as is Denzel
Washington's performance as
Malcom X.
Nicholson’s acting skills and
Danny Devito's innovative directing
arc the two major plusses of the
film. If Devito had focused all his
energy in the directing side and left
himself out as Nicholson's co-star
the movie would have been much
better. But Devito couldn't let well
enough alone and had to insert him
self into the movie as Hoffa's side
kick Bobby Ciaro.
It is not that Devito is a bad actor
but tagging alongside Nicholson in
most of the scenes he is "Jeff to
New food labels recognize
the nutrition/health link
Too much sodium can be bad for
your heart. But how much is too
much?
It's that kind of question that has
led to a whole new set of labels on
virtually all processed foods, said a
University of Georgia Extension
Service expert.
"The new labels will probably be
gin showing up as early as May
1993 and will be required by May
1994," said Extension foods spe
cialist Judy Harrison.
A Dec. 2 agreement on labeling
regulations, Harrison said, sets in
motion a basic shift in the approach
to labeling processed foods.
"It is switching from a viewpoint
of 'this is what you need in your
diet' to trying to deal with the ex
cesses that can lead to chronic dis
eases," she said.,
The labeling change recognizes the
relationship between nutrition and
health.
"There is a genetic component,
too, but there has been a lot of evi
dence in recent years," she said,
"that diet can play a major role in
chronic diseases like cancer and
heart disease. And as the cost of
health care escalates, it becomes
more and more important to prevent
these diseases."
Harrison said official, written doc
uments detailing the new regula
tions haven't yet been published,
but early information indicates sig
nificant changes in food labels.
Nicholson's "Mutt". This adds a
comic flavor to the story that
should not be there.
The movie script is by David
Mamet, who must be able to write
anything using profanity over and
over as witness "Glcngary Glen
Ross" and this movie. Mamet has
excised all of die personal relation
ships out of the movie and has in
stead opted to cover only those
which relate to the Teamsters. Thus
we sec Hoffa interacting with Frank
Fitzsimmons (JT Walsh), Pete
Connelly (John C. Reilly) and
Carol D'Allcsandro (Armand
Assante); and never with his wife
and children.
This lack of perspective on Hoffa
the man makes for a lopsided
movie. If he was as charismatic as
he is reputed to have been, why
don't we sec him work charm on
anyone special in his life. It's all
work and no play for this Hoffa
from start to finish.
While current food labels base nu
tritional analyses on U.S. recom
mended daily allowances, she said,
the new labels will be based on
something called "daily valuer."
"The daily values are based on a
2,000-caloric diet," Harrison said.
"If you eat less-or more-than 2,000
calories per day your personal nutri
tional needs would be different from
the daily values listed.
"If you're interest in cutting down
on fat in your diet, these labels will
enable you to pick up two similar
food products and compare,"
Harrison said. If one clearly has
more fat than the other, "you'll be
able to easily determine which is
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The most interesting scenes in
the movie arc the confrontations be
tween HofTa and Bobby Kennedy
(Kevin Anderson) but these come
and go with break neck speed. Since
the film is in excess of two hours it
is hard to understand why this pow
erful duel of wits and power has to
be given such short shrift.
The film is rated R for continu
ous profanity and some violence.
The Hoffa portrayed in this
movie is not heroic. He is a union
leader who had feel of clay and deep
pockets. Still he is a man who did
good for the people he represented
even if he did it inadvertently at
times.
Nicholson emerges a winner with
his acting skills and Devito proves
he is a first class director. But to
gether they have created a so-so
movie which should have been so
much more.
I scored "Hoffa" a missing 5 out
of 10.
better for you."
Fat should be no more than 30
percent, of 600 calories (66.7
grams), of a 2,000-calorie diet, she
said. So a food with 13 grams of
fat would be shown to have 20 per
cent (rounded off) of the daily value
for fat.
The new labels will also have
more information on the type of fat
in the product, giving the percent
age of the daily value, for instance,
of saturated fats.
Another important change is that
more foods will be required to have
the new labels.
"Until now nutrition labeling was
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Kiwanis Club hears benefits
of 911. induct three members
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Barbara Holder of the Houston
County 911 service spoke to local
Kiwanians at Tuesday's meeting and
explained the benefits and emer
gency programs in Houston County
through the 911 service.
The Houston County emergency
system is called the E-911 system.
The "E” stands for “enhanced,”
according to Holder. She said this
system can put a caller’s name,
phone number and address on their
screen within three seconds.
Holder said the system was
implemented Dec. 30, 1991, and it
took $970,000 to build. She said
the costs are partly funded by a
$1.50 fee added to monthly tele
phone bills.
She told Kiwanians to dial 911 to
check and see if the information the
Southern pine beetles have
invaded, are growing in Ga.
Deadly insects swooped into pines
in 80 Georgia counties in 1992 in
cluding Houston County. Andy
they're likely to be back in greater
numbers in 1993 unless a severe
winter kills enough to slow their
spread.
Some of the worst infestations of
Southern pine beetles were found in
Middle Georgia. Trees also were hit
in North Georgia, on the coast near
Savannah and Brunswick, in
Southwest Georgia and in south
Central Georgia counties near
Douglas.
'Tm going to have to cut the trees
down and keep them from falling
on my house," said Kim Kimmcl,
whose 50-year-old pines in his
Stewart County yard have been
killed by the beetles.
Keith Douce, entomologist with
the University of Georgia
Extension Service, fears the insects
will cause even more damage
throughout the state in the new
year.
"Our anticipation is that we're go
ing to have more problems; '92 was
worse than '9l, and '93 should be
worse than ’92," Douce said.
Southern pine beetles tunnel into
the bark to breed and lay eggs.
When the eggs hatch, the larvae
feed on the inner bark, making tun
nels of their own. Usually, the bee
tles pick out stressed or dying trees,
but when their numbers grow to
epidemic levels, they strike healthy
trees as well.
Infested trees can't be saved.
Besides the tunneling damage, the
beetles carry fungi that kill trees.
Aerial surveys by the Georgia
Forestry Commission identified 17
counties at "epidemic" level for
Southern pine beetles in 1992.
Forty-four counties had at least five
beetle spots and 19 other counties
had one to four beetle spots.
Douce said it's important for peo
ple to check their trees.
"If they find beetles, they need to
get rid of the infested trees.
Otherwise, they'll give the beetles a
chance to over winter, then expand
from there."
Two signs of Southern pine beetle
infestations arc a change in needle
color and pitch tubes on the bark.
Several weeks to several months
after beetles attack a tree, the nee
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center has on them is correct. She
also told them to make sure their
house number is visible for
emergency vehicles to sec.
Holder said they received 74,000
• calls during 1992, but they received
132,000 calls on the old seven-digit
number.
She told Kiwanians about the
program “Arc You Okay,” which
allows 911 personnel to
periodically check on the elderly and
those living alone. Holder said,
“They receive four phone calls
within 45 minutes. If no one
answers an alert screen comes up
which has their family’s names and
doctor’s name.”
Kiwanian Bill Halley inducted Ev
Gottschalk, Dr. Harold Chapman
and Jo Arment into the local club
as Kiwanians welcomed the three.
dles will change from healthy green
to a faded green to yellow to red.
"We should be seeing needle color
changes now from infestations in
August, September and October,"
Douce said.
The sign of an active infestation is
pitch tubes. The white or clear
rosin flows are about half an inch
long and no wider than a dime.
Since the beetles first attack the
upper part of trees, Douce recom
mended using binoculars to check
the bark above eye level for pitch
tubes.
Once infested,a tree may have
pitch tubes down to the base. The
bark can be scraped back to find
beetles or larvae in tunnels between
the hcartwood and inner bark.
A county forester or Extension
Service agent can help people iden
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Ev Goltschalk is the director of
nursing at Perry Hospital and has
lived in Perry for 22 years.
Former Board of Education Su
perintendent Dr. Harold Chapman
lives in Warner Robins and is cur
rently teaching at Ft. Valley State
College.
Jo Arment, who is an investment
representative at Edward D. Jones
and Co., has lived in Perry for two
years.
Kiwanians congratulated Ben
Baldwin for turning 92 years old.
Club President Harry Small and
Kiwanians remembered Alton
Hardy, a Kiwanian, who passed
away. They donated money to the
Rev. James Tercsi Scholarship
Fund through Perry First Baptist
Church in Hardy’s memory.
tify the problem.
People especially should be alert if
they live in an area where pine bee
tles have been found. Douce said it
would be wise to go ahead and cut
down storm- or equipment-dam
aged trees so that they won't attract
the insects.
"Lightning-damaged trees are a
magnet for pine beetles," lie said.
Insecticides are available to prevent
beetle attacks, but treatment is ex
pensive and probably impractical
except for highly valued yard trees,
Douce said.
Southern pine beetles are only
about an eighth of an inch long,
but they can cause huge losses.
"We've seen them destroy 50 to
100 trees to several acres in one
spot. They can take out big limber
when they get going," Douce said.
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