Wednesday, June 25, 1986
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University Daily Kansan
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Drinking
big change.
However, bars are closing all over the state, according to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
"There are a lot of taverns closing," said John Lamb, director of the division. "Some have converted to private clubs.
"It is really too early to tell because there are several different factors."
However, he said, it is more noticeable in college towns, such as Lawrence, because there are more bars. There is no way to tell how many bars there are in terms of the boxes; the total number of taverns in the state is not known.
One factor unrelated to age that has caused some bar-closings was the raising of the federal excise tax on liquor in October. This has caused liquor prices to go up, which costs bar owners more money.
Yet, Lamb said, the sale of alcohol at bars has been fairly stable.
"They are down in some areas, slightly up in others," he said. "Some beer taverns have dropped 30 percent since 2015." Catered to 18 and 19-year-old people,"
Tavern sales may be dropping, but the number of alcohol-related fatalities has not dropped since the drinking age was raised, said Bruce Citizen's Director of Douglas County City Councils Committee on Alcoholism.
"Fatalities are up over the past year," he said, "But, I have no idea if that has anything to do with the drinking age. It is really too early to
The Kansas Department of Transportation, which has not released any figures for 1986, said aids and alcohol have decreased since 1984.
In 1984 there were 2,338 alcohol-related accidents for the 15 to 24-year-old age group. In 1965, there were 2,019 alcohol-related accidents.
This included 67 fatalities and 343 injuries in 1984, with 58 fatalities and 325 injuries in 1985.
Arrests also have increased since the drinking age was raised.
"There have been more arrests on our part," Lamb said. "The number of arrests in that age group has gone up 400 to 500 percent in the last year."
Arrests may be higher and sales of liquor may be lower, but that is not all that is changing.
When the drinking age changes to 21, taverns that serve only 3.2 beer will not be allowed to serve any other kind of alcohol unless the laws are changed or the businesses are rezoned, Wallace said.
But in November, Kansas residents will vote on the legalization of liquor by the drink. This would eliminate the use of membership cards for establishments that do oversee of their business in food sales.
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"The physical description was good. It was good enough to work."
IDs
The Sanctuary used one man as an example of what could happen when caught with a fake ID. Johnson said. The club is suing Ronald Smith, Overland Park senior, in small claims court for the $500 The Sanctuary was fined by the ABC for serving alcohol to a minor.
Smith entered the Sanctuary in April 1985 with false identification and was discovered by Lawrence Police. He lost the first case on Nov. 31. The Sanctuary is appealed against, but no court date has been set.
"It is time kids realize that they can be prosecuted." Johnson said.
Those who loaned fake IDs could also be punished by a jail term of not more than one year, or fined no more than $2,500 or a combination of both
Yet, Ken Wallace, owner of the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St., said there was more usage of fake IDs than borrowed IDs.
More than 80 percent of all IDs rejected at the Jayhawk Cafe are fake, Wallace said.
Making and selling fake IDs is punishable by not less than one year in prison or a fine of not more than $5,000 or a combination of both.
Fear of prosecution is exactly why Knollenberg quit using her ID.
"I quit because I will be 21 in July and because the penalties are so stiff," she said.
"All of my friends are older than am, and we wanted to go out as midnight. Not too many 19 bars off dancing and are open that late."
Christie said the crowd a Bullywinkle's often would include high school kids that tried to sneak in during the summer. The IDs were normally expired or did not resemble the students at all.
Employees at the Jayhawk Cafe collect fake IDs every night it is open. Wallace said.
"I have stacks this high back on my desk." Wallace said as he held his
hands about a foot off the counter.
"People pay up to $35 and $40 for these and we just put them in our pockets."
Before the drinking age was chang ed, Wallace said, he had not expérienced much of a problem.
"But once we got the drinking age increased, fake IDs increased," he said.
The bars are not the only places affected by fake IDs. The Burge and Kansas unions sell 3.2 beer. However, James Long, director of the unions, said they had not experienced any major problems.
"We check ID unless we know the person," he said.
Johnson said that fake IDs would continue to be a problem until something was done about their usage.
"Quite frankly, nothing is being done." Johnson said "in the next Legislature we will introduce a bill that would extremely dicitu to use fake IDs
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