The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 14, 1981, Page page 2, Image 2
page 2 daily nebraskan Wednesday, january 14, 1981 DeCamp's bill would stiffen shoplifting statutes By Patti Gallagher Anti-shoplifting legislation was intro duced Tuesday in the Legislature by Neligh Sen. Joh DeCamp who said the National Coalition to Prevent Shoplifting has shown "shoplifting is America's and Nebraska's most expensive crime." Figures issued by the coalition show that $16.84 billion was lost nationally be cause of shoplifting and $108 million in Nebraska, in 1979, when the latest figures were compiled. DeCamp, who was recently re-elected chairman of the Legislature's Banking, Commerce and Insurance committee, said that the shoplifting problem is causing an increase in inflation. He said that between 5 and 7 percent is added to retail prices be cause of shiplifting. "An average family of four in Nebraska is paying over $250 a year for the cost of shoplifting," DeCamp said. "Further, this doesn't take into account losses due to ex pensive retail store security systems, losses for prosecuting and punishing shoplifters and sales tax revenues to state and local governments because an item was stolen, not bought." The legislation, if approved, would do the following: -Specify what acts constitute shoplift ing, including taking possession of merchandise of any retail establishment and altering or changing price tags of re tailer's merchandise. -Stiffen the penalities lor the offense of shoplifting by providing for mandatory fines of sentencing for repeat offenders. DeCamp suggests making shoplifting a felony if the retail price of the merchan dise stolen exceeds $100. -Provide that photographs of the evi dence may be used in court. 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TJNL offers $102,000 loan compromise to government By Betsy Miller UNL has offered to pay the federal government $102,000 as a compromise to the $200,000 to $500,000 officials have re quested to avoid losing one source of stu dent loan funds. Ronald Wright, vice-chancelloi toi bus iness and finance, said UNL is offering the money to help end a controversy that has existed for several years. The problem arose when a "disgruntled employee" at UNL informed the federal government that UNL had not used investment income from the National Direct Student Loan fund properly, according to Wright. Wright said that many other universities. Unpaid ticket will cause locked car UNL Campus Police have compiled a list of more than 3,000 students who failed to pay parking tickets last semester, Police Director Gail Gade said. Gade said officers will look for cars on university property and will impound them with wheel locks when found. The police recommend paying past tic kets in person. If payments are lost or de layed by mail delivery, students' cars may be wheel-locked anyway. including Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois, have used NDSL fund money the same way as UNL He said that UNL used the same process for several years. However, new government officials have taken over since that time and may have different ideas ot how the process should take place, he said. Wright said confusion arises because ot different intrepretations of administrative law. He said UNL has been audited by the government annually and was never before informed it wasn't using NDSL funds pro perly. According to Don Aripoli, UNL director of scholarships and financial aid, NDSL gives UNL about $650,000 a year, but that UNL loans out about $2 million through the program. UNL has submitted its offer to pay $102,000 and is currently waiting to hear from the government. Wright said that UNL derived the offered total by applying the NDSL loan rules the way UNL officials feel they should be applied. 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