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
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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
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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.”
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Rose said new excise taxes
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sales, but tobacco sales by
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