FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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TODAY KANSAN
SPORTS
Jayhawk ace
Kansas senior Josh Belovsky has become the Jayhawks' top pitcher. Page 1B
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CAMPUS
Cinco de mayo
Celebrations are planned for Sunday that will celebrate Mexican culture. Page 6A
NATION
Economy surges to life
White House staff is ecstatic, but financial markets are fearful. Page 7A
WORLD
Warlord vows all-out assault
Liberian rebel leader calls off a cease-fire and orders troops to attack. Page 9A
WEATHER WARM
felcon
Weather: Page 2A
INDEX
Opinion . . . . . 4A
Nation/World . . . 7A
Features . . . . 12A
Sports . . . . 1B
Scoreboard. . . 2B
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Underage drinkers beware: Tonight, the clerk at the liquor store down the street may be an undercover cop.
In an attempt to crack down on the increasing problem of underage purchases of alcohol in Lawrence, police will be posing as clerks in area liquor stores.
"The goal of this program is to discourage minors from attempting to purchase alcohol." Police Chief Ron Olin said. "This is not an effort to spearhead arrests toward minors but a joint effort by local businesses and the Lawrence Police Department to emphasize that it is illegal to purchase alcohol beverages if you are a minor."
Police announced the program, Cops in Shops, during a press conference yesterday.
Police have been preparing to implement the program for about a month, Lawrence police Lt. Ed Brunt said.
"We are going to be doing this for basically two months and take a look at its effectiveness," he said.
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John Webb, owner of Webb's Fine Wine & Spirits, 800 W. 23rd St., said he would be participating in the program but that he felt pressured by police to do so.
Webb said that in the past five years he has seen a rise in the use of fake IDs. He stressed that the problem stemmed from the number of fake IDs being made — not the liquor stores intentionally selling alcohol to minors.
"Try not doing it and see what they'd do," he said. "They'd sit here and watch until you made a mistake."
"I don't want any underage business," he said. "And I have never gone out on 23rd Street and made someone buy from me."
Tom Dangermond, manager of Patterson Liquor, 846 Illinois St., on the other hand; said he thought the program would help retailers address the growing problem of underage drinkers in Lawrence.
"The liquor owners face a rather severe penalty if they sell to minors," he said. "I think it is a good idea to try and
Chad Coellner, Salina freshman, said that the new program would discourage him from purchasing liquor from a liquor store this weekend. But he doesn't think it will last.
"It won't make that big of an impact," he said. "They can't bust everyone. I think they are going a little overboard."
Cops in Shops was a program developed by The Century Council, a national, not-for-profit organization founded in 1991. It is supported by more than 800 distillers, vintners, brewers and wholesalers. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles. United States Ambassador to Mexico, John Gavin, is the chairman of the council.
Area liquor stores participating in the program will posts signs reading: "Warning: police officers may be posing as store employees," and signs on beer coolers, reminding customers that the participating shop will check for identification, Brunt said.
"So, if you are underage — don't try it," Brunt said.
because are original projects were budgeted for $44 million, $125 million more than bond issue, said Warren Corman, Regents director of facilities.
Corman said each school would have the option of raising private funds to make up the difference or cutting funds for the projects.
Lindy Eakin, associate executive vice chancellor, said the Regents were waiting until the measure was signed by the governor before informing the universities of their options.
He said all the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire-safety projects would be completed.
"it's still unclear how the Regents will deal with it," Eakin said.
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Corman said that no actual work could begin until the bonds were sold, which is expected to occur in September.
He said that small projects related to ADA and fire-safety improvements could begin as early as this fall.
The Regents can begin interviewing possible architectural firms for the major projects before the funds are available, Corman said. Completion of the JRP and Murphy Hall projects tentatively is scheduled for the summer of 1999.
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