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University Daily Kansan / Friday. February 1. 1991
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Fake IDs don't fool stores
By Mike I. Vargas
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence-area liquor store employees agree that at the beginning of each semester there is a wave of underage college students attempting to purchase alcohol using fake identification.
Pat Pacifico, an employee at Webb's Fine Wine & Spirits, 800 W. 23rd St., said he noticed a dramatic rise in the number of people attempting to use fake IDs on the first day that students were back in town.
"I turned down about six people myself on that Tuesday," Pacifico said.
The trend at the beginning of each semester can be attributed to students' going home for vacation and making fake identification, Pacific said.
He said he enjoyed catching the underage perpetrators by asking many questions, such as, "What is your astrological birth sign?" or "What year did you graduate from high school?" in order to find out if they were telling the truth about who they said they were.
"It's fun," he said. "I enjoy seeing them squirm."
He said he was obeying the law and was not trying to be malicious
when it was more convenient to park in front. They often came inside the store in groups of six people, all appearing to be underage.
Another telltale sign of mischief appears when the perpetrator has a completely empty wallet with only one identification, or has a wallet filled with cash. To produce one identification to purchase the alcohol, Pacifico said.
Tom Shassberger, assistant manager at Myers Retail Liquor, 902 W. 23rd St., said, "In the beginning of the semester, many students try to use fake Ds here — until we get a reputation."
He explained that a reputation for stringent ID checking discouraged other minors from trying to purchase alcohol at the store. Therefore, the chances of inadvertently selling to a minor are reduced, as well as the chances of being charged for such a crime.
Brad Buchele, an employee at Myers, said that if the store sold alcohol to a minor, it could be shut down for a day or two, and the person who sold the alcohol could be prosecuted. The judge ordered 30 days in jail, a $2,000 fine or both
Jim Gibson, the manager of Myers, displayed the store's collection of more than 70 confiscated fake IDs. The samples from virtually every state.
Donald Strole, Lawrence attorney,
said that the unlawful use of a
driver's license was a Class B misdean-
er and that an offender could
face a maximum penalty of six
months in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.
Employees are able to check the validity of out-of-state identifications by referring to a driver's license and identification-checking guide that shows photographs of and gives information about every state's official form of identification, Gibson said.
"It's never anything personal," he said."
At Ray Davis Liquor, formerly Meisner-Milstead Liquor & Wine, 2100 B. W 25th St., the employees handle fake DDs differently.
Employees there participate in the store's "ID Bust Competition."
Occasionally, a person will become confiscated. Gibson sand ID has been confiscated. Gibson sand ID
Amy Roland, an employee at Ray Davis, said the store's employees competed to confiscate the most fake CDs on display on the "Wall of Shame."
The "Wall of Shame" is a bulletin board behind the counter that displays all the fake IDs employees have for about 18 fake IDs pinned to the board.
"I would feel really bad if someone was killed or hurt in a car accident because I sold to a minor," Roland said.
Cisco sales differ at area liquor stores
By Eric Nelson
Drink with caution.
That is the message Surgeon General Antonia Novello has sent to the U.S. public about the fortified wine Cisco.
Lawrence liquor merchants say the publicity about the wine also has reached Kansas.
Disputes center on the size and shape of the bottle, which many say looks like a wine cooler.
The beverage has received bad publicity in past months because it has been tied to alcohol poisoning and violence among teenagers, who have
But looks can be deceiving
But looks can be deceiving.
Cisco contains 20 percent alcohol,
twice the content of table wine.
Canadianaig Wine Co., maker of the wine, met with the Federal Trade Commission last week to discuss possible packaging changes. The company is scheduled to meet with Novello on Monday.
Greg Wehner, owner of Wehner's Retail Liquor, 945 E. 23rd St., said the publicity had hurt sales of the product.
Jeff Jensen, a clerk at Jamisch
O'Leary, 620 W Ninth St, told a
different
"I just think that since the hype is up on Cisco, it's a brand new kick,"
he said.
Matt Sarnia, a clerk at Patterson and the store stopped carrying the water.
Before the hype, Sarna said that the store used to carry Cisco but it did not sell, but that now customers were requesting it.
Steve Berger, a clerk at Schwartz Retail Laundry, 1215 W. Sixth St., said that Cisco was no different than other tech companies. MD 20/20 and Night, Tran Express
He also said in most liquid stores, he fortified wines were sold in separate store.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Michelle L. Mvers/KANSAN
Clay Percy, Baldwin senior, uses a gas/air torch to anneal two pieces of bronze metal, which is a process that softens metal so that it does not break when hammered. Percy, a metalsmithing major, was working on the two pieces, which will be part of a bronze bowl, in his hollow ware class.
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'It's a chance to be with others that have the same concerns for the safety of our loved ones. They understand what we're going through.'
Families share fears at meeting
'Everyone has concerns and worries, and we don't want to limit this group to families.'
By Shannon Peters
Robert and Cherry McCabria have not heard from their son, Russell, a marine stationed in the Persian Gulf, since they received a letter Jan. 5.
"We know he's on the line on the Kuwait and Saudi Arabian border, but where, we don't know." Robert McCabria said.
This link is provided through Amcross, a 24-hour message center that sends information between Washington, D.C., and any military installation, Bvers said.
Lawrence Red Cross general
The McCabrias were two of the eight people who attended the first meeting yesterday of an American Red Cross support group for families and friends of the members in the Middle East.
Since the war began, the Red Cross generally had been limited to sending messages of births, deaths and critical illnesses, she said. Even with these limitations, about 73,000 messages had been sent and received since the crisis began.
Jo Byers, general manager of the Red Cross in Lawrence, said the group was designed to provide support but also to help those who are injured by the Red Cross had available for (families of military personnel).
"One of our charter responsibilities is service to the families of military," Byers said. "We provide the link between a serviceman and his family, as he is stationed in the world."
Ferry McCabria local resident
- In Rivers
Red Cross also offers families financial aid through loans or grants, she said. In addition, a 24-hour telephone service is available for emotional support in a Red Cross representative.
Members of the new support group will be receiving a list of its members.
Cherry McCabria said she needed the group in order to talk about her fears.
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"It's a chance to be with others that have the same concerns for the safety of our loved ones," she said. "They understand what we're going through."
"Everyone has concerns and worries, and we don't want to limit this group to families," Bvers said.
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