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Brian Barber/Daily Nebraskan Smokers dial ‘LUNG’ for help By Kip Fry Staff Reporter Starting today, Nebraska smokers will be able to pick up the phone to help squelch the urge to smoke. “Reach for the phone instead of a cigarette” is the slogan for a new hotline created by the American Lung Association for smokers trying to kick the habit. Callers will hear a pre-recorded message of support that also gives suggestions for beating the desire to smoke. Messages change daily, so there are always new strategies for coping. Nebraska is the second state to adopt the service, said Kevin Langin, director of devel opment and communication for the American Lung Association of Nebraska. The service has been in operation in the Rochester, N.Y., area since 1982, and has received more than 115,000 calls since then. Although Nebraskans smoke less than the national average, the American Lung Associa tion wanted to work with a rural population more representative of the public than New York, Langin said. About 33 percent of the American adult population smokes, while only 25 percent of Nebraska adults smoke. “This service will be especially valuable to the people who quit smoking on their own, without the help of a clinic or other program,” said Alan Wass, executive director of the American Lung Association of Nebraska. “These individuals, who make up about 90 percent of all quitters, don’t have the added support systems that develop through group clinics and other similar programs.” During the first three months, callers will be asked questions to help the Lung Association determine where calls are coming from, how cailers heard of the service and whether the caller has smoked in the last 24 hours. The FREEDOM Line telephone number for the state is 1-800-444-LUNG. Residents of Douglas and Sarpy counties will need to call 393-2264. If $ 15,000 a year in additional financing can be assured by the start of 1988, trained counsel ors who are also former smokers will be added to talk to the callers after the recorded message, Wass said. The service is financed by grants from Shearson/American Express and the North western Bell Foundation. The Lung Associa tion is planning to expand the service to all parts of the country, Wass said. Miniskirts drift to winter By Tim Borchers Staff Reporter While shorts and other summer fashions are on their way out with fall’s cooler tem peratures, miniskirts are here to stay. Carol Eckland, an assistant merctiand iser at Lincoln’s J.C. Penney Co. store, 200 Gateway North, said women will probably wear the short skirts with tights during snow season. “They’re still buying them,” Eckland said. New styles, made with heavier fabric, are popular for winter. “Denims are going over very well,” she said. “Styles are cuter fra the fall, and the designs are a little more detailed. The skirts are a little longer, also,” she said. “They have been shown with ribbed tights of different colors. Women will wear long sweaters and just about anting else with them,” Eckland said. Doug Farrar, manager of The Wooden Nickel, 144 N. 14th St., also said the skirts will be worn when cold temperatures ap proach, “They’ll be worn with tights, something that will be a little warmer, Farrar said. “Nothing will really keep you warm, but a long skirt won’t keep you warmer than a short one,” he said. Mary Jo Dcegan, a University of Ne braska-Lincoln associate professor of soci ology who teaches a course called Women in Contemporary Society, agreed the skirts will be worn into the fall. Miniskirts are craning back after about 20 years of dormancy, and sales haven’t peaked yet “They’re becoming more important,” Farrar said. “All skirts are getting shorter.” Eckland said one reason fra the revival of miniskirts in women’s fashion is because they’re not like other contemporary styles. Farrar agreed. “It’s a change, a trend,” he said. UNL freshman Kaleen Micek said, “They’re comfortable and they’re in style.” She said she will continue to wear the skirts into the winter months. “They’re still in style. I’ve got a corduroy skirt for the winter,” she said. », iiki . . . t Mark Davis/Daily Nebraskan Summer or not, minis are in. Short The Teaching and Learning Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will begin its workshop series,’’Active I earning,” w ith two presentations this week. Roger Bruning, professor of edu cational psychology and associate dean of graduate studies, will speak on “Key Concepts in Cognitive Psychol ogy for the College Teacher.” Sessions will be today in the East Campus Union from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Friday in the Nebraska Union from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sessions will include analysis of the cognitive processes that occur in reading and writing to be used in planning activities that promote learning in the college classroom. NFL strike hurts bookies BOOKIES from Page 1 among their clients since the strike beg.m and even before. “When there’s a threat that one of your habits (gambling) is about to be cut off abruptly, people go a little haywire and try to get whatever they need somewhere else,” Bob said. “Lately, I’ve been running bets for another guy for baseball games. Until the strike, I didn’t even know people actually bet on them.” 1 If and when the players’ strike ends, Jeff said, people will likely gamble on NFL games at “an outrageous rate.” In the meantime, Jeff said, he’ll try to figure out other forms of gambling to compen- i sate for the losses he’s already experienced this season. “There’s still a little bit of the baseball season left, and I’ll probably hit the (horse racing) track now and then,” he said. “Right now, it’s just a matter of ! supply and demand. People are out there that want to bet. out there just isn’tenougk to bet on. If I can find something else, hopefully, I’ll make a million. “After all, people will bet on anything.” jj SAIlES & CLEARANCES! otfV*1* [FORENZA & OUTBACK RED COTTON-BLEND SWEATERS VALUES $39 49 FORENZA \ COTTON PLEATED PANTS (Mittai 6-14) VALUE $40 CLAUDE' Brittama BOTHERS DENIM JEANS B SKIRTS (Junior 4 5 14) VALUES $?7 40 flW * m^9 umted STONEWASHED EXPRESS COTTON SHIRTS VALUES $28 ?<> W9 Hunters Bun’ 1S-BUTTON HENLEY TOPS DESIGNER AND NAME BRAND FASHIONS FOR LESS!! § south Lincoln east 1 40th & Hwy. 2 66th & Q Street I ] I (Across from