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Thursday, Sept 29, mo
Bar owners object to New Year’s curfew
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By Jll.I.rUftSOS
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Athens' restauranlfand nightclub customers
will toast 1984 IS minutes early because of an
Athens City Council decision regarding alcohol
sales on New Year's Eve
The City Council voted 5-4 at its September
meeting against a proposal to extend alcohol
sales one hour on New Year's Eve
Since the holiday falls on a Saturday, the last
round of drinks will be served at 11:45 p m
because Clarke County prohibits alcohol sales
on Sunday
The Georgia Hospitality and Travel
Association introduced the extension proposal
to the City Council's finance committee last
spring, said Fernand Martel, president of the
Athens GHTA and owner of Martel’s
Restaurant
Georgia state law allows local legislation
regarding alcohol sales on Sundays
"As a representative it's tough for me to
understand why they would not permit it for one
hour of the whole year," Martel said It's not
going to stop people from drinking anyhow
They will buy their bottle and drink "
A referendum was held in August 1982 to
extend alcohol sales one hour past 11:55 p m on
Saturdays within the Athens city limits City
voters passed the proposal However, voters in
unincorporated areas rejected it.
"We thought we had a chance for appeal with
the county But they voted down the thing in the
referendum,' said Dave Akers, manager of The
Mad Hatter
Akers said there was no opportunity for ap
peal until next year when New Year's Eve falls
on Sunday
Advocates of the extension point to religious
sentiment in the community to explain denial of
the proposal
"Whenever you talk about liquor in Athens,
religion comes up,” Martel said
Kenneth Fulghum. manager of O'Malleys Bar
and Tavern, agreed with Martel
"There's a big national tie against alcohol
now," Fulghum said
"The public will have to convey their opinion
to the City Council against these anti-alcohol
groups," he said
Akeis also agreed that local religious beliefs
were a hindrance to the passage of the proposal
"The net result is two groups of extremists,”
Akers said. "Religious people and DUI of
fenders prohibit people from enjoying New
Year’s Eve
"One of the wildest experiences I've ever had
was listening to the religious people They said
we were with the devil and that the council
would be siding with the devil if they passed the
extension," he said.
Martel. Fulghum and Akers all said the entire
bar community would suffer because the ex
tension was denied
"Were supposed to be winding down our
activity at 11:45." Fulghum said "We may
alienate people by telling them as soon as they
drink their drink they have to leave the
premises ”
Said Bob Chambers, president of the Athens
Area Chamber of Commerce: "Restaurant and
bar owners feel that since it is a holiday, people
...1
should be allowed to celebrate the New Year
In 1977 New Year's Eve also fell on a Satur
day But. like this year, no alcohol sales were
permitted after midnight Entertainment
however, was allowed to continue until 1:00 a m
"This problem arises again and again.
Fuighum said
Fulghum said Athens was trying to establish
itself as a convention center, but restrictive
liquor laws would deter conventioneers from
coming to the city
“We can't get into the competitive market for
a convention center so close to Atlanta which
has more progressive alcohol policies.
Fulghum said "This is an inhibitive element to
deal with You can get the same facilities in
Savannah, or even Columbus with less
restrictive drinking laws
Rogers to pay costs for Tennis Hall of Fame
By CINDY GEORGE
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The University will soon
be the site of the Tennis Hall
of Fame, and singer and
tennis buff Kenny Rogers is
footing the bill
The $150,000 project has
been in the planning stage
for several years, but the
National Intercollegiate
Tennis Coaches Association
lacked funds to undertake
the project, said Dan McGill.
University tennis coach
McGill said Rogers was
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"We wouldn’t be starting
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The University was chosen
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The hall will be a long,
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tennis courts behind the
Coliseum The top of the
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servation deck overlooking
the courts, Lunde said.
McGill said the hall would
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Hall of Fame members, the
first of which were inducted
last May The building will
be dedicated next May, as
part of the celebration of the
NCAA's moth birthday, he
added Construction of the
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Many Athens businesses
still selling Russian vodka
By GREG FREEMAN
Hr4.na Black null Hr tier
Although many
buisnessmen across the
nation are boycotting
Russian vodka in response
to the Soviet Union's
shooting down of an
unarmed Korean airliner
earlier this month, Athens
businesses continue to sell
the beverage
civilians, including
Georgia congressman
Larry McDonald
But although boycotts
are taking place in other
areas, few Athens business
owners are removing the
vodka from their shelves
Employees at most
businesses contacted said
they were continuing to sell
Russian vodka, although
the owner of one liquor
‘We’ve taken it off the shelves
and now we just keep it in the
storeroom'
because that particular
brand represented only a
fraction of his total vodka
sales.
"We do sell other
brands," he said
"Stolichnaya represents
less than one-half of l
percent of our business It's
no big deal "
Cole, however, may be
alone in his local protest,
although others say they
may consider the same
type of boycott
—Jim Cole,
owner of Alps
Liquor Store
Fernand Martel, owner
of Martel's Restaurant and
president of the Georgia
Hospitality and Travel
Association, said he still
serves Russian vodka but
may consider a boycott
McGill: Itogers impressed with stadium
The hall will also contain a
photo display of every NCAA
singles and doubles
champion since the NCAA's
birth in 1883. McGill said
structure of the
The
building is designed to save
space and to have exposure
to the courts. Lunde said No
parking from the Coliseum
lot will be lost because of the
new building he said
Stolichnaya, the only
Russian vodka imported to
the United States, is
becoming difficult to find in
many areas of the country,
including Atlanta Many
restaurant owners, bar
owners and liquor store
owners across the country
have decided to boycott the
Russian vodka after a
Soviet fighter on Sept 1
shol down the Korean
civilian 747 carrying 269
store said he had removed
Stolichnaya from display.
"We had some before,
but we sell it now only on
request. " said Jim Cole,
owner of Alps Liquor Store
"We've taken it off the
shelves and now we just
keep it in the storeroom
We did remove it as a
protest "
Cole added that the loss
of Stolichnaya sales would
not hurt his business
"1 still do (serve
Stolichnaya i I can't think
of anyone mentioning a
boycott,” he said "I'm
having a meeting with
other restaurant owners
this afternoon and I might
pop up the question and see
what they think I wouldn't
mind going along with it if
everyone else did it, but
sometimes if you do these
things as an individual you
just lose money "
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University investigators of the "setpoint theory "
Roy Martin, professor of home economics, is studying the
setpoint theory by experimenting with rats to determine the
effects of overeating and undereating
Ruth Harris, a post-doctoral assistant to Martin, said the
research was being conducted on rats because they needed to
"produce a model for obesity where we know the reason (for
obesity! is due to over-feeding "
The setpoint is an inherited level of weight which is con
sidered normal for each individual The setpoint theory savs
the body and brain work logelher lo maintain the setpoint If
weight is lost or gained the body will seek to return to its
setpoint
Research on the theory has proven the important ol the
feeding and satiety centers of the brain These two centers
communicate with each other through the use of
neurotransmitters to maintain the setpoint level
Martin said he was trying to locate a signal with a long
term ellect on these centers
Martin said a change in the release of neurotransmitters
alters feeding behavior An injection of the hormone
norepinephrine into the hypothalamus - a brain center
which controls appetite — is known to stimulate feeding
behavior, he said
A neuropeptide called CCK. or Cholecystokimn. which is
derived from ammo acids, has been recently found to have
some activities similar to the neurotransmitters Certain
levels of CCK have been found in the brain and intestines of
dissected rats, he said, and are believed to have short term
effects on food intake
Harris said when experimental rats are forcefully overfed
"you knock out their natural desire to eat — they won t eat
anything voluntarily."
If research can locate what is inhibiting them it might
benefit humans, she said
The most beneficial finding. Martin said would involve long
term effects on the feeding centers in the brain In searching
for a long term effect. Martin said he began looking at the
oxidation of substances like glucose He is now examining
how these substances are used and which pathways they take
in the brain "We should know more by the end of the year."
he said
William Bennett and Joel Gurin. in an interview with Ms
Magazine said, "It is much more difficult to gain weight by
overeating than most people think "
Each of us inherits a certain number of fal cells, they said
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Ruth Harris with rat used in obesitv research
important signals in suppressing the appetite
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