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I 6The Daily Tar HeelFriday, December 4, 1981 , Locul restaurants, bars suffer Ma ny business es h o om du ring fio lidays B AMY KUWAKDS Ol ll Staff Writer I rom smiling to driving, from borrowing to drinking, people tend to do more of everything during the holidays, making the Christmas season one of the busiest times of the year. Unusually heavy holiday traffie is expected in North Carolina this year, said Quentin Anderson, a spokesman for the Carolina Motor Club in Charlotte. He said Thanksgiving traffic on North Carolina roads was very heavy, and so far, trips planned by the American Automobile Association for its members are up 16 per cent through October of this year. Stable gas prices are one factor behind the traffic in crease, Anderson said. "As long as prices are stable and availability is assured, people tend to travel more," he said. The AAA does not expect gas prices to change much during the holiday season because of the abun dance of available gas. Gas prices could even come down a little, Anderson said, unlike previous years when prices rose in December. The North Carolina Highway Patrol has not yet finalized its plans to deal with the extra motorists, said Lt. Arnold Rector of Highway Patrol headquarters in Raleigh. "We probably will not be having any special emphasis is other than what we normally have,' he said, "We'll be looking for the drinking driver and the speeder 1 They are the ones most often involved in fatal accidents, he said.. The Thanksgivihg holiday fatality rate was down this year; there were 12 deaths on North Carolina highways compared to 25 last year, Rector said. Along with traveling to visit friends and relatives, the holiday season also means buying presents and, for some people, a money crunch. Neal Harrell, manager of the University Mall branch of Wachovia Bank, said loans at his bank usually increased from 10 to 15 percent during the gift-buying season. "They are usually small loans, though," he said. Larry Holt, a loan officer at First Citizens Bank, said, "there is an increase in requests for charge cards and revolving-type credit.' State Alcoholic Beverage Control stores are expecting increases in sales of holiday spirits, said Bill Hester, a spokesman for the state Alcohol Control Board. "Dur ing that time (Thanksgiving through New Year's), we'll ship out twice as much (alcoholic beverages) as usual," Hester said. "The holiday season is the biggest time of the year for ABC sales." Hester attributed the increase in liquor sales to the rush of holiday parties and the purchase of liquor for gift-giving. "Businesses give away a lot (of liquor) for Christmas," he said. ABC gift packs are popular this time of year, as well as the approximately 30 different decorative decanters which people collect and give during the holidays, Hester said. He added the decanters come in the shapes of birds, fire engines, old-fashioned moonshine stills and the state of North Carolina. There is also a John Lennon decanter, as well as a bone china Elvis Presley decanter selling for $247. Unlike ABC stores, local bars and restaurants do not look for sales increases during the Yuletide season. "Restaurants don't have anything to offer special at Christmas, nothing to take home to relatives," said David Sink, manager of Harrison's. "With students leaving, sales will drop off," he said, although , downtown shoppers will continue to patronize the restaurants. Some establishments, like the Henderson Street Bar, will close from Christmas Eve through New Year's. Bar manager Tim Kirkpatrick said he expected heavy student traffic after big exams. "It depends on the pressure," he said. Two other bars, Ti oil's and Kirkpatrick's, plan on steady sales through the student holidays. "Our sales hold pretty steady even though all the students leave," said Roger Meyland, manager at Troll's. "Students who live in Chapel Hill come home (from other schools)," he said. Kirkpatrick's manager David Flower said his bar depended on regular, non-student patrons over the holidays. "We have a big regular crowd. They tend to drink more because they have more days off," he said. All the festivities can sometimes cause people's spirits to droop, though. "To be sure, there are some people who get depressed," said Myron Liptzin, director of stu dent psychiatry services for the UNC Student Health Service. He attributed this to over-idealizing the holidays. - However, he said the notion that more suicides occur red during the holidays was not true. He said less for tunate people somehow find ways to handle the holiday season. "On the whole, most people love Christmas and have a glorious time," Liptzin said. Panel asks for nuclear rules changes Craige opening over holidays By LAURA SEIFERT DTH Staff Writer In an effort to increase safety levels in and around nuclear power plants, a local task force has requested changes in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's rules for nuclear preparedness. The Citizens' Task Force, established in May 1979, created various subcommittees to address the problems surrounding the effects of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant on Chapel Hill and surrounding communities. The Subcommittee on Legal Issues prepared a report that will be included in the Federal Register, said Greg Kats, subcommittee co chairman. "The Federal Register is a document put out by the government that contains all the legal considerations brought to the federal agencies by local groups such as ours," Kats said. In its report, the subcommittee proposed three amendments in NRC regulations: To extend the present 10-mile Emergency Preparedness zone to 20 miles. To install equipment that would monitor the radioactive releases from the plants in towns with populations over 5,000 that are within the EPZ. To require the utility companies building the reactors to pay for this monitoring equip ment. These recommendations, which Kats said should go into the Federal Register in the next four to six months, would apply to. all U.S. nuclear reactors. i . Chapel Hill is within the 20-mile radius of the Shearon Harris plant. The committee con cluded that all towns within the radius should devise adequate emergency evacuation plans in case of a possible nuclear accident, he said. To ensure that towns receive proper infor mation about radioactive releases from the plant, it was also suggested that each town have monitoring equipment and that the com panies in charge of the nuclear facilities be re quired to pay for this equipment. "We (the task force) are neither for nor against nuclear power ... we tried to present both sides (of the issue). "The whole effort of the Citizens' Task" Force is part of our basic democratic prin- Special THANKS to the daytime composition crew, especially Roger and Elizabeth for their invaluable help in the production of this paper. ciples. The emphasis that goes to the local government extends to the individual ... the concerned student, professor or townsperson should get involved," he said. The task force has other subcommittees that are giving information to the public and educating them about nuclear plants and their possible problems. "This is a fairly non-controversial subject; there has been extensive government documen tation (in this area)," Kats said. There is a very substantial problem with emergency preparedness nationwide. Library hours set for UNDKRCRAIHJATK LIBRARY EXAMINATION SCHKDU1.K: Kail 1981 Dec. 4 (Friday) 8 a.m.-midnight Dec. 5 (Saturday) . . .9 a.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 6 (Sunday) ' 10 a.m.-all night Dec. 7 (Monday) 24 hours Dec. 8 (Tuesday) 24 hours Dec. 9 (Wednesday) 24 hours Dec. 10 (Thursday) 24 hours Dec. 1 1 (Friday) Close at 2 a.m. Dec. 12(Saturday) 9a.m.-2a.m. Dec. 13 (Sunday) 10a.m.-2a.m. Dec. 14 (Monday). .8a.m.-2a.m. Dec. 1 5 (Tuesday)...!.... 8a.m.-2a.m. Dec. 16 (Wednesday) 8a.m.-2a.m. Dec. 17 (Thursday) 8 a.m.-5 a.m. finals Students wanting to stay in on-cam-pus housing over Christmas break will find "room in the inri." University Housing provides interim housing during vacations, said Judy Ingram, manager of conference and short-term housing. "Interim housing is for those stu dents who don't have a home to go to or can't go home when the residence halls close," she said. The housing department arranges beds in lounges in Craige Residence Hall. "The lounges in Craige are set up with a bath on either end, so we put a maximum of 10 people in each of two lounges," Ingram said. Each student pays $3 per night be cause housing fees and costs are com puted without allowing for these days. Reservations can be made by calling the housing department by Dec. 14. Craige residents do not need reserva tions and may stay in their rooms. Residence halls officially close at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 and open at noon Jan. 10 LYNN EARLEY o v2 Vr vf y Z N - Vj n o UL. LiLyw! JU o gg o r0 o 8te rf fs fy 11 1 n nn High bias tape is specially formu lated to deliver remarkably improved sound reproduction, particularly in the higher frequencies. And no high bias tape does that better than totally new Memorex HIGH BIAS II. We've developed a unique new formulation of superfine ferrite crys tal oxide particles. And while that's a mouthful to say, it delivers an earful of results. ! Singers ring out more clearly. 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"Climate information can be very beneficial, and the University system is trying to put together information for people who need it," Robinson said in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C., where he is on leave from Na tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad ministration. "The people at State are responsible for maintaining the data base, and I am the rrvordinntnr in charce of find'n? out who needs what data and getting it to them," he said. The program provides all available climate records for the state, including original data and general summaries of temperature and precipitation for many places in the state and records of other weather elements at selected sites. "We don't want to suggest that we're weather forecasting," Robinson added. "We try to give information about sun, wind and other parts of the climate for any farmers, architects or anyone who may want the information." . ' The telephone number for the new service is (919) 737-3056. Additional re quests for climate data or other infor mation about the program may be made to Jerry M. Davis in the department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at N.C. State University or at the office of the state clirriatologist in Raleigh. LOUISE GUNTER Iodide tablets stockpiled By ALAN CHAPPLE DTH Staff Writer North Carolina has stockpiled potassium-iodide tablets to protect workers from radiation in the event of a nuclear power plant accident. The tablets, which are stockpiled within 10 miles of the state's two nuclear plants, Brunswick and McGuire, are de signed to coat the thyroid gland, pre venting radioactive iodine from being ab sorbed. The principal chemical in the. tablet is common iodine, which is found in such foods as table salt, bread and cake. "The potassium-iodide pills are pri marily made up of a common, perfectly healthy iodine which saturates the thyroid so that radioactive iodine won't be ab sorbed," said Anne Stringham, admini strative assistant to the Tennessee Com missioner of Public Health. Tennessee, the first state to begin using the KI tab lets, distributed them to the public this year. ' In North Carolina, the distribution and use of the tablets has been restricted to emergency workers in the event of a radi ation leak. The pills will not be distributed to the general public, said James Self, a nuclear facility planner for the state. "These pills are not for the public," he said. "We feel that if we have time to dis tribute and administer the pills to the public, then we would have time to eva cuate and that's the safest procedure." The potassium-iodide tablets are not designed to be a preventative measure against all types of effects of a radiation leak. "These pills work only against the one type of radioactive iodide," Stringham said. "But if it will work against one type of radiation, then it's one action we can take." Reception set for grads A reception for 1,276 UNC seniors and graduate students who finish school this semester is scheduled for 8 tonight in the Morehead Building. Chancellor Chirstophere Fordham III and senior class President John Goodwin will speak at the ceremony, said Sharon Mitchell, assistant dean with the Depart ment of Student Life. "The reception is for the students who are finishing up now," Mitchell said. "We've had a reception for the past few years, - but- this is v the first time that"the chancellor will be speaking." .w&'. The reception is open to families and friends of the graduates, Mitchell said. "Members of the faculty and administra tion will be present, and there will also be a string quartet. It's not really a program, but a way of honoring these students." Goodwin said the reception would dif fer from spring graduation. "It isn't ac tually called a graduation, "she said." The people involved in the reception will all participate in the commencement exer cises in May." Goodwin said the reception was an parenfs to meet the deans, faculty and ad ministration." KYLE MARSHALL Moravian Lovefeast is Sunday Each year the Wesley Foundation, the Methodist student center, sponors a Christmas- Lovefeast and Candlelight Service. This year's service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Wesley Chapel on Pittsboro Street. The Moravian Brass Choir will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Old Well and will play Christmas carols while walking to the Chapel. Moravian buns and coffee will be served. Music will be provided by Liz Ledford, Rob Maddrey, Marte Samuel and Bill Rose. The Moravian Lovefeast is a Christmas tradition. This is a non-denominational Christian service. For more information, call the Wesley Foundation at 942-2152. 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