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October 2, 1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 27
Liquor store owners
hope for stable sales
after new excise tax
By Karen Shoemaker
Senior Reporter
With the new federal excise tax in
effect, local liquor dealers have no
doubt that alcohol prices will rise
the remaining question is how deep
students will have to dig into their
pockets when they go out for a night on
the town.
Local liquor store owners say the tax
increase effective Tuesday, will cause a
noticeable increase in prices of hard
liquor but only a minor change in pri
ces of wine and beer.
Students who frequent Lincoln bars
also will be affected by the increase,
some managers of local bars say.
Dale Abel, the manager of N Street
Drive-In said: "Right now people are
stocking up so effects won't be known
for quite awhile. We can only pray it
won't hurt too bad."
The federal tax was increased 19
percent on distilled spirits, which
raises the tax from $10.50 to $12.50 per
gallon of alcohol. -
Increases at the state level include a
5 percent increase on distilled spirits,
from $2.75 to $2.90 per gallon; an 8
percent increase on fortified wine,
from $1.25 to $1.35 per gallon; a 15
percent increase on light wine, from 65
cents to 75 cents per gallon, and a 43
percent increase on beer, from 14 cents
to 20 cents per gallon. .
Abel said the prices at N Street
Drive-In, 19th and N streets, will rise an
average of $1 to $2 a. bottle on larger
sizes. Beer prices could increase about
20 cents a six-pack, he said.
Daryl Bahm, part-owner and man
ager of Herm's Liquor Store, 1644 P St.,
said he will raise prices on hard liquor
by about 10 percent. Beer prices prob
, ably will increase about 5 cents a six
pack, he said.
Drink prices at bars also might
increase.
Brady Wiebeck, assistant manager at
Chesterfield, Bottomsley & Potts, 245
N. 13th St., said prices would rise only
about 5 cents a drink, if at all.
"I think the first thing we'll do is to
wait and see what other bars will do,"
he said. The tax increase won't change
Chesterfield's drink specials or beer
prices, he said.
PO Pears, 322 S. Ninth St.,' might
raise mixed drink prices but not beer
prices, said Kirk Welsh, a manager.
Because the price increases will be
slight, none of the bar owners con
tacted said they are concerned that
business will be affected.
On the other hand, Bahm said liquor
stores could be affected by the increase
in hard liquor prices. At Herm's Liquor
Store, the student clientele should
counterbalance this effect, however, he
said. -
"Hard liquor sales will be effected
for awhile before people get used to the
higher prices," Bahm said, "but this is
mostly a beer, store-so there shouldn't
be any problems."
Commission discusses
HA Greek disputes
By Diana Johnson
Staff Reporter
Although the Residence Hall Asso
ciationGreek Commission cannot stop
disputes between UNL's Greeks and
residence hall students, an attempt to
improve communications between both
groups is being made, commission
members say.
The RHAGreek commission met
Tuesday for the first time since its for
mation last spring.
The idea to form a commission
between both organizations became
"global because people felt some com
munication was needed," said Woody
Gatz, RHA adviser. "This meeting is an
attempt to bring about more than an
abstract idea," he said.
Besides opening lines of communi
cation, the RHAGreek commission
wants to provide a forum for discussing
items of mutual concern and interest,
outlined in a resolution proposed by
commission chairman Doug We ems.
Items of mutual interest may include
frequent winter snowball fights between
Greeks and residence hall students,
said Julie Williams, Panhellenic Asso
ciation representative.
Commission members representing
the Interfraternity Council, the Pan
hellenic Association, ASUN and RHA agreed
to submit the proposal to their respec
tive groups for discussion.
Besides establishing communication
between both factions, commission mem
bers also suggested the idea of creating
a joint charity drive or joint activity, for
participation by both Greeks and non
Greeks. The RHA commission mentioned also
as a priority to resolve residence hall
Greek problems "more quickly," Weems
said.
Complaints from residence halls,
fraternities or sororities are being
handled now on an individual basis,
Gatz said.
The RHAGreek commission could
act as "a new, existing channel," for
solving those problems and complaints,
Gatz said.
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amblers help brethren
By Linda Hartmann
Staff Reporter
Nick is a gambler a compul
sive gambler.
When he was a UNL student, he
didn't think twice about betting on
a Big Red football game or a horse
race. But he got hooked and the
trouble began.
Like other compulsive gamblers,
Nick found that small forms of gam
bling often lead to larger and more
destructive betting.
His gambling led to problems
with his family, his job and his bank
account.
In this case, Nick is a fictitious
, character. But many people face the
challenge of overcoming the prob
lem of gambling daily. They can find
help through Gamblers Anonymous.
- Gamblers Anonymous meets three
times a week at Lincoln General
Hospital, 2300 S. 16th St. About 20
people, the old faces and the new,
gather to help each other break the
grip gambling has on their lives.
Roger McNeil, publicity adviser
for Gamblers Anonymous, said most
gamblers are directed to the group
by lawyers, psychiatrists, therapists
and ministers.
"It's not uncommon to have mem
bers say they wanted to commit sui
cide, or have tried," said McNeil.
Once gam blers control their prob
lems, they often stay in the group for
years. Mary, a recovered gambler,
has not gambled in 10 years but still
attends two meetings in Lincoln
and one in Omaha each week. She
still cries when she tells people
about her life, McNeil said.
When John entered the program,
he was encouraged to admit he had a
problem and make amends with his
boss, his family, everyone involved.
He remained anonymous by using
only his first name.
Literature about gambling is read
and discussed at each meeting.
Members talk about their problems
and give advice to fellow gamblers. ,
Older members are especially help
ful during discussions, McNeil said.
One member is a lawyer impri
soned at the Nebraska State Peni
tentiary. He is allowed furloughs to
attend two meetings a week. With
his legal knowledge and experien
ces with gambling, he helps many
group members.
John found Gamblers Anonymous
to be a tight-knit group. He took his .
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family along to attend Gam-anon
meetings. Together they learned
how to handle their problems and
help others through the darkest
times of their lives. He found that
members often exchange phone num
bers and attend dinner meetings
together.
Mark DavisDaily Nebraska n
Gamblers Anonymous offers a 24
hour hotline service at 476-6444.
Information also is available by '
writing Gamblers Anonymous, P.O. j
Box 8089a ,
Gamblers in Omaha, Bellevue and
Plattsmouth also will find groups
near home.
Architecture College gets computers
From Staff Reports
A $350,000 computer system recently
was donated to the College of Architec
ture but will not be used in coursework
until students feel comfortable with
the system, said Cecil Steward, archi
tecture dean.
Graduate students and architecture
the system last week.
Steward said the computers could
save as much as 75 percent of the labor
on larger projects.
The computer will be used to help
architectural students draw construc
tion documents.
The Calcomp RGS 500 computer sys
tem, donated by the California Compu
ter Co., also figures building material
estimates. An operator can input the
materials a builder uses, and the com
puter will calculate the cost. Steward
said the department wants to eventu
ally buy software so the computer can
help build scale models.
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