Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 6,1985 WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rose, D-N.C., Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts, an nounced he has introduced a bill to create a cigarette excise tax to finance the government No Net Cost tobacco support program. The tax would replace a system of fees paid by farmers which are currently used to ensure that the program will be cost-free for taxpayers. UNIVERSITY PARK - Dr. Audrey N. Maretzki has been appointed professor of food science at The Pennsylvania State University and assistant director of family living programs for Penn State’s Cooperative Extension Service. She came to Penn State from the University of Hawaii where she was Extension food and nutrition specialist. Announcing the appointment, Dr. Wayne W Himsh, acting dean of the College of Agriculture, said “Dr. MaretzkTs background in statewide nutrition programming and her research in nutrition education will help us meet the increasing demand for family living and nutrition programs. She is a graduate of Penn State and knows the issues important to Pennsylvania.’’ Maretzki is responsible for extension program planning and evaluation in Extension family PAUL B. Mil 12MCRMU, INC. Hm&m* * «<» 128 r.d. 14, u«u, pa 17543 dtwmUfvkt v iMffeWwto(E(*r<t« k ‘ . i**mm-7***m Excise tax would finance no net Rose made his announcement at a joint news conference with Sen. Albert Gore, D-Tenn., who is in troducing the same legislation in the Senate. Eighteen House members have already cospon sored the measure. “This appears to be the best long-range solution to the problems-particularly the in creasing imports which have been flooding into our cigarette m dnstrv-that currently face the Dr. Maretzki joins staff at Penn State extension living programs. This area in cludes family strengths, family resource management, housing, aging, crafts development and marketing, clothing and textiles, food and nutrition, consumer education and home food preservation. She is also responsible for administering the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education program (EFNEP). We will be looking at what our programs should be doing and focusing on what we do best,” commented Dr. Maretzki. “One of my priorities will be to increase the awareness of family living programs throughout the state. “Extension will be strengthening its research base to support these programs and we will work to increase the professionalism of our staff,” she continued. Maretzki plans to explore op portunities to develop new programs for EFNEP and to seek gmiFWIH " i iir \\ tobacco program,” Rose said. But Rose added he would support any alternate proposals from the Senate “if I feel that they have worked out a solution that can pass both Houses of Congress.” “The legislation we are in troducing has been made necessary by the escalating rate of imports by cigarette companies. This bill ensures that the tobacco companies will bear part of the new sources of funding “EFNEP provides a critical service to our urban and rural clientele. It is designed to help low income families make the best use of their food dollars and to help them learn the importance of planning nutritionally balanced meals for their families.” I vaS.SV' ekl *r A fk 801 Milton Grove Rd. 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