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Meat industry fights new dietary proposal BY MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The meat industry is seeing red. Meat companies have tried to rehabilitate an image tarnished in recent years by health and environmental concerns. Now the industry is swiftly and aggressively working to discredit a proposal for new dietary guidelines that recommends people eat less red and processed meat. The proposal last month by a government advisory committee also relegates the health benefits of lean meat to a footnote to the main recommendations. “We’ve been put in a position over the years to almost be apologizing for our product, we’re not going to do that anymore,� said Barry Carpenter, the president and CEO of the North American Meat Institute. The meat industry long has been one of the more powerful lobbies in Washington, enjoying an especially close relationship with the Agriculture Department, which has inspectors in meat pro-
cessing plants. Together, the meat processing and livestock industries spent about $7 million on lobbying last year and donated more than $5 million to members of Congress in the last election cycle, according to the political money and influence tracking website OpenSecrets.org. Meat industry executives say their push is about the American perception of red meat, rather than just dollars, though the guidelines can have an eventual impact on government purchases for the military and school lunches. Carpenter’s group recently released a video of the slaughter process to counter criticism about the way animals are killed. It also is trying to better engage with consumers through social media, tweeting links to its “Meat Mythcrushers� site, which looks at nutrition and other issues from the industry’s point of view. Now, they are pushing the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, which will write final dietary
guidelines by year’s end. They are meeting with officials and asking them to do what they have done in the past: prominently recommend lean meats as part of a healthy diet. They also are asking their many, mostly Republican, allies in Congress to pressure the Obama administration. Congress appears ready to help. “The secretaries share responsibility for these flawed recommendations,� said House Agriculture Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas. Conaway was among the House members who wrote the departments last week about the overall recommendations, including advice that people eat a more sustainable, plant-based diet because it is better for the environment. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has not said what the final guidelines will look like. But he has pledged to keep them focused on nutrition and diet, giving the meat industry some hope that perhaps at least the environmental portion could be left out.
AP officials sue State Department, seeking access to Clinton records Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. The legal action comes after repeated requests filed under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act have gone unfulfilled. They include one request AP made five years ago and others pending since the summer of 2013. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, comes a day after Clinton broke her silence about her use of a private email account while secretary of state. The FOIA requests and lawsuit seek materials related to her public and private cal-
endars, correspondence involving longtime aides likely to play key roles in her expected campaign for president, and Clinton-related emails about the Osama bin Laden raid and National Security Agency surveillance practices. “After careful deliberation and exhausting our other options, The Associated Press is taking the necessary legal steps to gain access to these important documents, which will shed light on actions by the State Department and former Secretary Clinton, a presumptive 2016 presidential candidate, during some of the most significant issues of our time,� said Karen Kaiser, AP’s general counsel. Said AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll, “The Freedom of Information Act exists to give citizens a clear view of
what government officials are doing on their behalf. When that view is denied, the next resort is the courts.� State Department spokesman Alec Gerlach declined to comment. He had previously cited the department’s heavy annual load of FOIA requests — 19,000 last year — in saying that the department “does its best to meet its FOIA responsibilities.� He said the department takes requests “first in, first out,� but noted that timing depends on “the complexity of the request.� Carroll said the AP was filing additional requests Wednesday using FOIA and other tools following the disclosure last week that Clinton had used a private email account run on a server on her property outside New York while working at the State Department.
Deaths William Frank “Buster� McCarter
Funeral services for Buster McCarter, 55, are set for 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Teddy Cornelius and Rev. Larry McDonald officiating. Burial will be in the Valley of the Dogwoods Cemetery. Buster was born on September 9, 1959 to the late William Frank and Wilma McCarter. He was a graduate of Kossuth High School. He loved the
Bill Tennyson
Bill Tennyson, 82, of Corinth, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Magnolia Funeral Home.
James Russell Marshall
Funeral services with military honors for James Russell Marshall, 72, of Corinth, are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Corinth National Cemetery. Mr. Marshall died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born June 2, 1942, he was retired forklift driver. He was of the Christian faith and served his country in the Army during the Marshall Vietnam Era. Survivors include two sons, Bryan Marshall (Charla) of Corinth and Steven Marshall of Camp Hill, Pa.; three grandchildren, Benjamin Marshall, Lydia Marshall and Daniel Marshall; and sisters, Ruth Burk (Bob) of State College, Pa., Linda Peck (Butch) of Port Royal, Pa., Jane McClure (Furm) of Liverpool, Pa. and Norma Mummah (Danny) of Mifflintown, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Patricia Ann Marshall; two sons, Dwayne Marshall and Mark Marshall; and his parents, Fay Marshall and Anice Henry Marshall. Mr. Richard Gasser and Mr. Gilbert Reese will officiate. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. tonight and from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home.
Lillie Mae Merryman
MICHIE, Tenn. — Funeral services for Lillie Mae Merryman, 92, are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Corinthian Funeral Home with burial in Acton Church of Christ Cemetery. Mrs. Merryman died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her residence.
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Born September 13, 1922, she worked at Corinth Manufacturing and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. Survivors include a brother, Frank Clark (Marcell) of Corinth; and a sister, Lois Dickey of Batesville, Ark. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lee Merryman; her parents, William and Ella Pety Clark; brothers, James “Jack� Clark, Willie Clark, Thomas Clark and Eugene Clark; and a sister, Mary Lou Childers. Rev. James Hardin will officiate. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Betty Jo Nunn
BOONEVILLE — A memorial service for Betty Jo Nunn, 75, is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Wolf Creek M.B. Church Cemetery. Mrs. Nunn died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born January 11, 1940, she worked in the Northeast Mississippi Community College cafeteria for 30 years and was a member of New Life M.B. Church. Survivors include four daughters, Martha Hendrix, Caren Nunn Nunn Burress, Melissa Nunn Burress and Cicely Nunn Moore (James); three sons, John Aaron Nunn (Greta), Sylvester Nunn (Joscelyn) and Eddie Nunn (Schaunike); 30 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharrian Miller; parents, John and Martha Crump Spencer; siblings, Hattie Young, Ed Spencer, James Spencer, Caroline Copeland, Annie Phine Wicks, Glenn Billups and Katherine Wells; a grandchild, Robert Jermaine Miller; and one great-grandchild. Pastor Lee Miller will officiate. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Patterson Memorial Chapel is in charge if arrangements.
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a total of $5,976 in restitution to three separate victims, $1,477.60 restitution to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department, a $1,000 fine, a $200 assessment to the district attorney’s investigative fund, $100 to the Mississippi Crime Victims Compensation Fund and court costs.
OUR CHANGING WORLD Years ago people did not bother to lock their doors before retiring at night, but it is different now because our world has changed. All kinds of violence is now reported daily by the news media. Something is responsible for the drastic changes that have taken place in our world. Our world has changed because of changes that have taken place in the minds of people. Man is a product of the kind of thinking that he does. "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: . .. "(Prov 23:7). Our world has been led away from the teaching of the Bible and no longer has the respect for God and His word that it once had. When people read and study the Bible, it builds respect for God, His word and other people. The Bible is still alive and able to change the lives of people for the better. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart' (Heb 4: 12). The only hope for our changing world is to come back to the Bible and follow its teaching. The world was sure different when there was greater respect for the Bible. The Bible is the only inspired, inerrant and infallible book in all the world. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness": (2 Tun 3: 16). It is the only book that tells who we are, where we came from, how we are to live and where we are going when this life is over. The Bible reveals to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue": (2 Peter I :3). People are now living in the fast lane and are focused primarily on material things. The Bible is the only reliable standard of right and wrong and unless we study, believe and obey God's instruction, we will continue to be a violent world headed for self destruction. Notice what will happen to the wicked and those that forget God in Psalms 9:17. " The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God ". Our violent world can only be changed for the better when it accepts and follows God's instructions given in the Bible. Our world was much better when we tried to followed the Bible.
outdoors and being around people and making them smile. Buster is survived by his son, John McCarter of Corinth; a daughter, Ashley McCarter of Corinth; a sister, Becky McCarter of Corinth; his best friend, Teddy Cornelius of Corinth; and a host of friends and family. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time today. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Perry was arrested in May 2014 in Valdosta, Ga. He fled after Prentiss County deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on him on April 25, 2014. He lost control of his vehicle in the area of Highway 364 and fled on foot. He was later seen on a bicycle near a residence and also allegedly stole a 1991 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck from a residence in the area. He was tracked first to Savannah, Tenn., and later to Nashville before being captured in Georgia.
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