Page 4 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1975
Fifth of liguor
Price same, proof lower
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‘Jeannie’ breaks barrier
Associated Press
The price of a fifth of liquor has
increased less than most other con
sumer products in the past year, but
some buyers find themselves get
ting less kick for their cash.
An Associated Press survey
showed prices of distilled spirits
generally have risen less than 5 per
cent in the past 12 months while the
Consumer Price Index for July
showed that overall prices in the
past year had risen 9.7 per cent. In
some cases, the only increase in
liquor costs has been in state or local
taxes.
At the same time, however, man-
ulactures of some types of whisky
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have lowered the proof or alcoholic
content of their products without
any corresponding decline in
prices.
“We still sell a very good product
at a reasonable price, said a
spokesman for the Distilled Spirits
Institute in Washington, D.C.
He said lowering the proof ena
bled manufacturers to hold the
price line in the face of increases in
the cost of things like labor, trans
portation and packaging.
He also said a lower alcoholic con
tent means a smaller federal tax
since the basic levy is $10.50 on a
100-proof gallon. The lower the
proof, the less the tax.
Eighteen of the 50 states regvdate
the sale of liquor through state
stores. The remaining states impose
varying degrees of control on the
sale of alcoholic beverage through
licensing of dealers and require
ments for minimum markups.
Regardless of price or proof,
Americans are drinking more. The
Distilled Spirits Institute said appa
rent consumption — based on the
amount sold to wholesalers by distil
lers — increased by about 1 per cent
from 1972 to 1973, the latest years
for which statistics are available.
In 1973, the institute said,
Americans consumed almost 210
million gallons of distilled spirits or
just over one gallon for every man,
woman and child. And that doesn’t
count beer or wine.
The price of liquor varies widely.
The AP survey showed, for exam
ple, that a fifth of a popular brand of
gin that sold for $3.49 in Chicago
cost $5.70 in the state of
Washington. The 63 percent differ
ence was due mainly to differences
in tax rates.
Liquor prices generally were
higher in those states, like
Washington, where the sale of dis
tilled spirits is restricted to state-
operated or state-controlled stores.
There also was no price variation
within the state.
“Proof reductions without price
reductions are, in effect, price in
creases for consumers, said David
Kujus, owner of two Milwaukee-
area liquor stores. “I must confess
that most consumers don’t notice
the change, either.’’
Kujus said several makers of
blended whiskey bad lowered the
proof from 86 to 80 in recent months
and a vermouth maker cut the size
of its bottles from 30 to 25 ounces.
The price remained the same.
Associated Press
R1VERVIEW, Fla. — Le Pham
Phi-Nga, a 5-year-old Vietnamese
refugee, found a way to break the
language barrier her first day at kin
dergarten. She insisted on being
called “Jeannie.”
It was a nickname given her by a
neighborhood youngster who
thought it fit her pixieish, newfound
friend.
“She watches, listens and then
tries it herself,” Mrs. Brandon says.
“All you have to do is show her."
When the roll is called, she lis
tens for the name “Jeannie” and
with a big grin raises her hand to
indicate attendance.
words and phrases in English.;
pointing out objects while calls
them by name and drawing pictures
to suggest meanings.
The teacher and an aide spend
extra time with Jeannie, repeating
She carries a looseleal pad »
pencil with her everywhere, and
with any free time she is diligent!;
at work printing ABCs or learningto
copy numbers.
William Webster, superinten
dent of the Idaho State Liquor Dis
pensary, said distillers told him the
cost of making a gallon of whiskey
today is about the same as it was 10
years ago. The price increases re
sulted from higher costs for bottles
and transportation.
Chicano women join
Dallas cop academy
“When she came in she said she
wanted to be called Jeannie,” said
Karen Brandon, a Riverview
Elementary School teacher. “No
one objected, so that’s what it is.
She’s the daughter of Le Van
Thuyet, 34, a South Vietnamese Air
Force pilot who flew nearly 300 re
fugees out on the day Saigon fell,
and Pham Dao Due, 32, a nurse.
Davis appointed director
of management services
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DALLAS — Cynthia Villareal
and Yoland DeLeon are both 21,
quiet, low-keyed, serious-minded
and naturally nervous about their
futures. They want to be police of
ficers.
The girls are the first Mexican-
American females to enroll at the
Dallas Police Academy’s 16-week
program to become officers.
“I’m going to keep in mind that I
am not the law,” Miss DeLeon said.
“I’m just an enforcer of the law.”
Both said they chose law en
forcement careens while in high
schools but cannot explain their
reasons why.
“All I know is that police work is
what I’ve wanted to do as far as I can
remember,” Miss DeLeon said. “I
can’t really say anything particular
made me make the decision.
Miss Villareal said she plans to
concentrate on the social aspects of
law enforcement.
“I can’t explain my reasons why. I
do remember many of my friends in
high school harrassing me about it.
But I have always wanted to do
police work.”
Miss DeLeon said her parents
were opposed to her taking the job.
“But I don’t want to do boring
work like a secretary’s job,” Miss
DeLeon said. “I like the idea of
being on patrol. I like the constant
aptipn and moving around best. I
don’t like to stay in one place for too
long.”
What about the risks?
“Common sense will tell you
you’re going to be afraid,” said Miss
Villareal, a Del Rio native. “I think
about it, but I don’t want to get to
the point of getting paranoid.
“You can’t get paranoid, though. I
could endanger my partner or my
self.”
Miss DeLeon said, “Everybody’s
life is in danger every day of their
life. I’m not scared of guns . . . that
helps. And I do try to control my
emotions as much as possible —
which is most of the time. ”
“She communicates with the
other children beautifully,” says
Mrs. Brandon. “I don't known how.
They talk, but I think there’s a good
deal of sign language, too.”
Jeannie is alert, attentive, eager
to learn.
Ed Davis lias been promoted to
director of management services at
Texas >A&M University, effective
Sept. 1, according to T. D. Cherry,
vice president for business affairs.
Management services include the
auxiliary enterprises of the Univer
sity. Cherry called them "sell-
sustaining business operations that
receive no state funds.
Davis most recently sen ed as af
firmative action officer for the Texas
A&M University System ;m<} \yas]
previously assistant directoro!I
management services aiul lur/ilian i
services coordinator.
A native of Henrietta, Davisisal
1967 A&M graduate. He servedas |
an Army intelligence olfieeramlat l
tended Harvard Graduate School o! I
Business prior to returning to flic I
University in 1972. He earned a I
masters degree in educational ad j
ministration here in 1973.
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