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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 12, 1992
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Ban on runny eggs eased after excessive yolk jokes
The Associated Press
TREENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's runny egg ban, ridiculed by everyone from the governor to Johnny Carson, is headed for the compost pile of state culinary history.
The state Public Health Council voted Monday to relax the infamous ban on undercooked eggs in restaurants that was imposed Jan. 1 because of concerns about salmonella poisoning.
Louise Chut, who heads the council, voted for the change after lambasting politicians and the media for making light of those concerns.
"I was very dismayed to see it was made a koe of, " Chut said.
of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The use of raw eggs in sauces, salads and other foods was banned. Violators faced fines of $25 to $100.
The original rule required that eggs be cooked to a minimum temperature
The amendment, which takes effect in May, will allow restaurants and retail food establishments to prepare and serve raw or undercooked egg dishes. But thorough cooking still will be required when large portions of an egg-based dish are served, such as at banquets.
Chut said 10 other states had either adopted a similar regulation or were considering one.
News accounts of New Jersey's ban prompted a torrent of jokes, such as Carson's quip on "The Tonight Show" that New Jersey required a 10-day waiting period to get a Caesar salad.
New York's state health department said Monday it would impose a similar rule requiring eggs or food containing eggs to be cooked to at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit. But restaurant customers would be exempted,
Gov. Jim Florio, unpopular because of his tax increases, recovered some support by attacking the regulation in his State of the State address as a silly example of government intrusion into people's lives.
and could order an egg as runny as they want if they were willing to take the risk of disease, said Peter Slocum, representative for the department.
The other states that have or are considering similar restrictions on serving undercooked eggs are Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, North and Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.
Student arrested, expelled after police learn of scholarship scam
Man lies, swindles Princeton
The Associated Press
Prosecutors dropped charges of forgery and falsifying records against James Hogue, 32, under a plea agreement
TRENTON, N.J. — A man who fabricated his academic record and swindled Princeton University out of $22,000 in scholarship money pleaded guilty to theft by deception and faces up to nine months in prison.
Hogue enrolled in the Ivy League school in 1989 under the name Alexi Indris-Santana. He was arrested last February on a Utah warrant for jumping parole after serving six
months for stealing racing bicycles.
He claimed to have been self-educated and employed on a ranch in Utah. University officials said interviews, documents and his youthful appearance seemed to support his story.
He was arrested in class after police were tipped off and later was expelled from the university.
A sentencing date was not set. Prosecutor Dennis Slaboda said the state would recommend five years' probation, no more than 270 days in prison, 100 hours of community service and restitution.
Elementary school suspends puppet
The Associated Press
The complaint comes from Candy Johnson, who has a second-grade at Doctors Inlet Elementary School in northeastern Florida.
DOCTORS INLET, FLA. — An elementary school has suspended use of a puppet named Pumisy the Dragon as a teaching tool because one parent claims that it is hypnotic and might harm children.
"There's a psychiatrist who says this program is very threatening to a child's welfare. It becomes a hypnosis session after a while." she said.
George Twente of General Hospital in Decatur, Ala. says Pumsy teaches children they can change the way they feel.
"You're almost convincing the child he has magical powers," he said.
with self-healing and reincarnation.
Twente and Johnson said Pumsy was part of the New Age movement, a collection of philosophies often associated
Ben Wortham, assistant superintendent for instruction in Clay County, said Pumsy had nothing to do with New Age or the occult.
Pumys is used in about six of the district's 15 elementary schools to help build self-esteem and decision-making skills among first to third-grade pupils, Wortham said Tuesday. The district has used the material for four years.
The dragon is used only as an attention-getting device. Wortham said.
Principal Fred Fedorowich said the school's curriculum committee, which previously had approved Pumsy lessons, had suspended the program pending a review Friday.
Marilyn Kerns, representative for Timberline Press in Eugene, Ore, which publishes the Pumsy books, says most of the calls received about the program are positive. Some parents, however, voice concerns about the program's use of guided imagery.
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