Wednesday, October 31, 1984
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Ending two-fers is offered
By Michelle Kubic
Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Some local liquor retailers Tues
day voiced opposition to the pro
posed multiple-drink law during
a hearing of the Nebraska Liquor
Control Commission. The law
would end the common practice
of offering multiple drinks for
one price by prohibiting the sel
ling or advertising of "two-fers" or
"three-fers".
Russ Kelly of Omaha, represen
tative of the Nebraska Licensed
Beverage Association, said the
rule would put further regula
tions on the industry and hinder
the free enterprise system.
Jim Moylan, the association's
attorney, said local establishments
would not offer two-fers if it wasn't
for the incentive needed in com
petitive markets.
We ere ecquainled with drink
ing habits and are also concerned
with alcohol-related prob
lems," he said. "A person who
abuses alcohol is annoying to cus
tomers and drives business
away."
Terry Schaaf, attorney for the
commission, said overseeing the
orderly promotion of alcohol in
the state is the commission's re
sponsibility. "The drafters don't want to
prohibit the advertising of the
promotion itself," he said, "they
want to prohibit an advertised
price, based upon quantity con
sumed." George Kilpatrick, co-owner op
erator of Dinsdales, a downtown
bar and restaurant, said the adver
tising provision needs to be clear
and applied equally.
"Is the consumer really being
served if he's told there's a special
but he's not given a price?"
James Hamilton, executive di
rector of the Nebraska Council
on Alcohol and Drug Education,
Inc. said an alcohol-related busi
ness is not like any other busi
ness. "Selling alcohol is not a right,"
he said. "It is a privilege given
through a licensed system."
Helen Patzel, representing the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union asked the commission to
ban all multiple drinks.
The alcohol specials push more
drinks on drivers as they go out in
the heavy traffic." she said.
The Lincoln City Council, repre
sented by Joe Hampton, expressed
its support of the proposal.
"Every year we are budgeted
tax dollars for dealing with alco
hol related problems," he said.
"Are we operating in a responsi
ble manner if we encourage drunk
enness through multiple drinks?"
Hampton said Lincoln will deal
with the problem on a local basis,
if it is not dealt with on the state
as a solution
level.
Some of the witnesses said
the problem with alcohol con
sumption was a problem in human
behavior and attitude.
"Eliminating two-fers is a step
in eliminating the problem, but it
will not solve it." Brenda Wise
man, executive director of the
Alcoholism Council in Nebraska,
said.
Kay Neil, a representative of
the Mothers Against Drunk Driv
ers chapter in Omaha, also said
curtailing the sales practices
would limit activity but not solve
the problem.
Members of the commission
asked the witnesses to respond in
writing to the proposal within
the 30-day waiting period before
the commission votes on the regu
lation. 6merlC0
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