Wednesday, epril 27; 1977
ti . I I U XJS 0 KJ W W W ,
daily nsbrasksn
e-evmuGvlosfis
fa
11th & L
Brilliant 4-prong Solitaire
available in beautiful
14K yellow or white
Gold. 1 12 Caret Diamond
weight Big value!
A. Grom's 6mm 14k Band, yellow
408GL
B. Bride's 8mm 14K Band, yellow
4P8LLW v
C:td f::3 70I3 cjfih
'i is; j 'fit gd u
Mil L iffa&,J II Laii
Coronet Super 12.
Full 83-character
keyboard, changeable
cartridge ribbon in 3
sec. Sturdy steel
frame. Wide carriage
electric.
Pr!::d At
H
ELECTRIC DEEP FRYER .y" )
a seics cip rain
Uses only 2 cups cooking oil. Non-itick
hard surface cost.
r-U-.! M !in.)J jj "
J1
By John Minnick . :.
Social changes because of the energy crisis are inevi-.
table but will take awhile to come i about, according to
three members of the UNL Sociology Dept.
Prof. Richard Meile said Americans have developed a
society that is based oti energy, and changes. are needed
because of energy shortages. ' . -
Joseph Julian, associate professor of sociology, said a
, major force In social change is the industrialization and
urbanization of society. .. .
"One of the major elements in industry is technology
and we must look at how American values and technology
have created energy problemsVJulian said. .
He said society must realize that big is not necessarily
best and must redefine material values.
. David Johnson, associate professor of sociology, said
that in the next 30 to 50 years, America will undergo
radical changes in our lifestyle and consumption. .
:.V. A full life
"As energy becomes more expensive, Johnson said,
"we will have to redetermine what is necessary for a
full life, and businesses offering services to people will
boom." "" ". :
Meile Said the United States, with 5 per cent of the
world's population, is consuming 40 per cent of the
world's energy, and alterations in lifestyles are inevi
table. .....
"We are living a lifestyle and, have a standard of living
at the expense of someone else in other societies and.
ours," Meile said. .
Johnson said the United States will be in trouble in
the future because its standard of living compared to
other areas will be much better and the U.S. will be
forced to take the defensive or; an isolationist position
in world affairs.
"As energy becomes scarce, we won't be hurt nearly as
bad as me developing Third World countries," Johnson
said. "We'll run into many problems and can expect an
increase in terrorism around the world."
Johnson said Americans will be forced to change their
" lifestyles because of major world catastrophes.
Terrorism increase '
"There will be a significant event that will have a .world
effect and will cause us to become isolationist and defen
sive," Johnson said. "Terrorism will definitely increase in
the next decade." .
Julian said one basic change will be the idea that man
controls his earth. He said Americans must consider them-
selves as part of the environment and have respecf for it.
"For years we've had the idea that technology will
solve all of our problems and this time it will not," Julian
said. '. .
He said decisions must be made regarding energy,
environment and employment, considering different solu
tions for each. Julian said solutions to these problems
could generate other problems. .
MeUe'said he expects large cities to stabilize or decrease
in population because of the energy crisis. '
. .. ' Unlivable city
"The larger cities are unlivable and today there seems
to be no way to make thera livable," he said.
Meile said public skepticism' of the energy crisis is
caused by developments over the last 10 to 15 years, and
: America's basic institutions are far from perfect.
"We have been misled and exploited in political, re
ligious and economic issues and this experience has made,
the American public skeptical," Meile said.
Skepticism results. because in the last 20 years, he said,
the number of college educated persons who. have had
contact with the outside world has increased. He said
there is a larger segment today of the population that L
informed and can question and inquire into matters.
Julian said that when people say there are shortages,
they are reluctant to become less wasteful because of the
personal inconvenience. There is skepticism because of
the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74, he said.
Skepticism about crisis
"When the oil companies said they didn't have any gas
and people found out there were incidents of gas being
withheld on the market and saw gas prices go up and oil
companies profits increase, it caused great skepticism pver
the energy crisis," Julian said. "These sort of things under
mine the faith people have in government."
Meile said the costs of social change with the energy
crisis involve many varied interests and it is necessary to
balance all of these interests. .
"Individually, we are all going to have. to change and
give up something" Meile said. "It will mean crimping
our lifestyles."
Meile said he expects the social changes because of the
energy crisis to take 10 years to occur.
"Where there is not a tremendous amount of personal
cost, we can change quickly," he said. "We went from a
no-airplane society, to an airplane society very quickly.
The incentives for decreasing consumption in President
Carter's energy program . will help encourage social
change."
By The Associated Press
news digest
Press freedom
San Francisco-Press freedom in the..United States and
in Third World nations was a major topic as the 91st
annual convention as the American Newspaper Publish
ers Association entered its second day Tuesday. ANPA
president Joe p. Smith Jr. said in his keynote speech
Monday that potential government regulation of news
paper ownership conflicts with constitutional guarantees ,
of a free press in the United States. At a later ANPA
session, editor Clayton Kirkpat rick of the Chicago
Tribune announced formation of a new World Free Press
Development committee intended to launch "a missionary
effort" in Third World nations which deny press freedom.
Smith, president and publisher of the Alexandria, La.,
DaUy Town Talk, said American newspapers should share
the concern recently voiced by some elected officials -about
multiple or group newspaper ownership.
cost increases nationally will nin as high as 10 per cent
but "certainly not more than that'. Health care costs have
been rising 15 per cent a year, twice the national
. inflation rate. At that rate, hospital costs, which currently
total $55 billion a year, would double in five years.
Hospital costs represent 40 per cent of annual health care
costs, which are expected to total $160 billion this year.
GM settlement
Detroit-General Motors Corp., swamped by consumer
complaints and mounting legal actions over the use of
Chevrolet engines in other GM cars, has worked out a
settlement to appease disgruntled, owners. But the
attorney general for Illinois, the state where the whole
engine flap started, said GM's offer does not go far
enough. UndeY theGM plan, an owner of a new 1977
Buick, Oldsmobile or Pontiac with a Chevy engine may
trade that car for a new 1977 model, but must pay
eight cents for each mile he drove the original car. Or, the
owner may keep the car and get a 36,000 mile, 36
month engine warranty. Elliott M. Estes, president of
the No. 1 automaker, said Monday that GM was making
the offer to "assure-customer satisfaction. '
No painless way
Hospital costs
Washington-President Carter asked Congress Monday
to impose a govsrr.nient ceiling on rapidly rising hospital
costs. He said his plan could save consumers, the govern
ment and health insurance companies $2 billion the first
year and $5.5 billion in 1980. The legislation sent to
Capitol Hill by Carter would limit the overall increase in
hospital bills at most facilities to 9 per cent in the fiscal
year beginning Oct. 1. However, Health, Education and
Welfare secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. admitted tha
loopholes and exceptions for some hospitals could mean
San Francisco-President Carter's budget director says
solutions to the nation's inflation and energy problems are
tied together, and there is no simple, cheap or painless
way to deal with energy demands. Bert Lance told the
annual meeting of The Associated Press Monday that
"the success that we finally enjoy in regard to; energy
"SfiH have a direct impact on the success that we enjoy in
regard to inflation. The two are tied together because
one is basic to the other. Lance did not discuss specifics
hi Carter's complex plan of penalties and incentives aimed
at reducing energy consumption, but he predicted" success
once the plan is understood.
fTM ME SX ISEX MESX CS3 KSXIC3M
9
QUO
3
.4 3 ''Mi'
Bf?p
kuml cf Daylight' Savings' Tins
Li extra' t:sr to dxhk.
IV Craws $L23 Pitchers
- SWjit, 7ci Anil 27th :
Wear the Nostolgia Look
0 fipfil Special Q
0
D : Jo Ofl . 0
o.? "V clothing purchaw n
. . .
U 113 CJ Cl 63 O C3 C3 Si f3 C3 i-J
f Corner Cf
( 27th & Vim
f 11:23 to
5:2 j D
rv "V
THrt.
til 8
