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00.15.31-WERTHEIMER intro. Report on SCHOOL LUNCH SUBSIDY REDUCTIONS. New proposals by REAGAN ADMINISTRATION to relax NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS for SCHOOL LUNCHES [REAGAN'S notorious "KETCHUP AS A VEGETABLE" STANCE].
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00.16.06-Shot of Rep. CARL PERKINS (D-KY) in committee meeting, says the school lunch program is a great program for food distribution, and it's going to be chopped down. Shot of Rep. GEORGE MILLER (D-CA) arguing angrily against "taking food off plates". Shot of a young African-American mother testifying to committee, says that their children get less nutrition for more money under program. Shot of another African-American mother, says families with many children will suffer. Shot of a SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR testifying that the REAGAN cuts will force schools to cut corners on lunch.
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00.17.05-Shot of styrofoam plates of food displayed for COMMITTEE. One shows current sample SCHOOL LUNCH, others show reduced amounts and quality.
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00.17.22-WITNESS, a nutrition advocate, notes "THE KETCHUP WOULD NOT COUNT AS A SEPARATE VEGETABLE". Presents HORRIFIC example of a lunch that would be acceptable under REAGAN standards, in which PICKLE RELISH counts as a VEGETABLE, Sunflower seeds and 3/4 of a boiled egg count as meat portion.
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00.18.12-Shot of Rep. WILLIAM GOODLING (R-PA) says that the demonstration of sample lunches was disgraceful and inappropriate. Shot of witnesses. Shot of CONGRESSMAN on bench smoking big cigar. Shot of Rep. GOODLING says he can't believe that KETCHUP and RELISH would actually be considered vegetables under the proposal, but if it's true, he'll make sure it never passes. Discussion v.o.-REAGAN ADMINISTRATION presents evidence that schools currently waste large amounts of food, but DEMOCRATS did get the ADMINISTRATION to concede that the motivation of the cuts is to save money.
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00.19.24-Shot of WILLIAM HOAGLAND, U.S.D.A., testifying that the proposal was fiscal and not nutritional. Shot of CONGRESSMEN on bench. Shot of Rep. GOODLING in chamber after end of session, says there was a lot of grandstanding in the debate where the focus should be on getting food to kids. Shot of Rep. GEORGE MILLER (D-CA), says budget cuts have consequences, which will fall hardest on POOR CHILDREN. Denies that DEMOCRATS tried to embarrass REAGAN with the LUNCH demonstration, REAGAN should be embarrassed as it is.
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00.20.39-DUKE/WERTHEIMER in studio-discussion of political gamesmanship versus real hardship to children. WERTHEIMER-children who need school lunch will definitely be hurt. Says that DEMOCRATS in SENATE had a lunch where they ate SCHOOL LUNCH, which struck Sen. "BIG BILL" BRADLEY with its smallness of portion.
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