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Paa3 the bi 1 1 ion-dol I ar crime By LOUISE COOK Associated Press Writer The cry of "Stop! Thief! is becoming more frequent in the nation's stores these days, as retailers report an increase in shoplifting and warn that the cost of the losses is being passed on to innocent consumers. The National Coalition to Prevent Shoplifting, a nonprofit organization with headquarters in Atlanta, estimates that shoplifting losses in 1980 reached $24 billion up from about $16 billion, a year earlier. For every $1. stolen in bank robberies, the coalition says, over $300 was stolen in shoplifted merchandise. The coalition notes that the loss igure includes the costs of store security and prosecution as well as of the value of the merchandise itself.

It does not, however, include the loss to states and local government from uncollected sales taxes; nor does it Include the cost to the taxpayers of government law enforcement activities. The anti-shoplifting coalition was formed in 1979 with a grant from the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Government funding for the program expires next month, however, because of federal budget cutbacks and organizers are seeking support from retailers to continue the educational project. Thus far, the retailers appear reluctant to foot the bill for the anti-shoplifting effort.

Judi Rogers, director of the group, said that only about one-fifth of the money needed had been raised by the beginning of uly. The coalition says studies have shown that teen-agers are 2M times more likely to be caught shoplifting than adults. An informal 1980-81 survey of more than 100,000 boys and girls aged 9 to 22 conducted for the coalition by volunteers from organizations like Women's Clubs, Chambers of Commerce, PTAs and other civic groups showed that almost all of those questioned 91 percent said that shoplifting was a crime. At the same time, however, almost half 49 percent said they had shoplifted at least once. And 60 percent of those who said they had shoplifted before said they would do it again.

Only 17 percent of those who had shoplifted said they had been caught. The coalition study did not attempt to measure the impact of the current recession on shoplifting. Less than orie-third of those who stole, however, said they took the items involved because they didn't have the money to pay for them; the rest generally said they acted on impulse, did it for the thrill, or responded to a dare. The coalition also contacted almost 5,000 retailers for their views on shoplifting. Among the findings: Almost nine in 10 said there had been a definite increase in shoplifting in the past two years.

In a 1979 survey, only about six in 10 reported that shoplifting was on the rise; More than three-fourths of the retailers said the cost of shoplifting was directly passed on to their customers. Three-fourths also said they will, in general, prosecute shoplifters, but they also said they actually pressed charges on less than half of the people they catch. Beatrice Daily Sun, Baatrica, July 26, 19S2 Shoplifting, News briefs In the news. Predicted budget deficit rising I WASHINGTON (AP) -Government officials are predicting that the size of the budget deficit for 1983 will be larger than previously anticipated, but they don't agree on how much larger. Treasury Secretary Donald T.

Regan said Sunday a revised budget review shows the deficit will be "somewhere in the neighborhood of $110 billion to $114 billion." Others say that's underestimating the condition. Regan's prediction would be an Increase of as much as $10 billion over the $104 billion red-ink estimate Congress made just one month ago when it adopted a new budget plan for the year beginning Oct. 1. The treasury secretary's comments came during an interview on CBS' "Face The Nation." i i a I in the administration and the Congress, however, say the projection is based on an overly optimistic forecast of a quick end to the recession and relatively healthy economic growth later this year. Chief White House economist Murray L.

Weidenbaum said last week he thought the budget forecast was a little too optimistic to suit him. Additionally, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, using more likely economic forecasts, expects a deficit of $140 billion. When asked if the administration was being less than honest in its soon-to-be-released forecast, Regan said he personally thinks the forecast may be a little on the pessimistic side. On balance, he said, "the administration honestly believes that this is the kind of recovery we will' have." The administration's forecast will predirt thp will grow at an-annual rate of about 4.5 percent for the rest of the year, a pace, private economists generally believe is unrealistic. 1 Even administration economists, speaking privately, acknowledge the economic and budget deficits forecast are too rosy.

But they express concern that a more realistic outlook showing the deficit soaring by $20 billion or more could be too discouraging in an election year for Congress, which is anguishing over every $1 billion in cuts facing it. When he came into office, President Reagan promised to balance the budget by 1983. The largest deficit on record is $66.4 billion, coming in 1976. That record will be broken in fiscal 1982 as the deficit is certain to exceed $100 billion. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A- Volcker, appearing on ABC's "This Week with David Brinkley," said Congress must address the continued deficits to help solve the problem of high interest rates.

Volcker said that "under current conditions" he favors the Republican bill calling for a record $98.5 billion in tax increases passed by the Senate last week. wit's tiBMnwtift. mm 17, Diller, won the District PHOTO BY DIANE SWANSON Rhonda Hennerberg, Fairbury optometrist opens Beatrice office Prime rate cut NEW YORK (AP) -Manufacturers Hanover Trust the nation's fourth largest commercial bank, lowered its prime lending rate today by one-half percentage point to 15.5 percent the rate's lowest level this year and matching its lowest level since 1980. A smaller bank, Wachovia Bank Trust Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C., and ranked 32nd by deposits, also lowered its prime to 15.5 percent.

It was the lowest level for the prime rate among major commercial banks since Continental Illinois National Bank Trust Co. in Chicago and Crocker National Bank in San Francisco lowered their primes from 16 percent to 15.5 percent on Nov. 30, 1981. No other major banks followed that decrease, and the prime since then had ranged between 15.75 percent and 17 A week ago the nation's major banks lowered their prime rates to 16 percent from 16.5 percent. Fewer apples OMAHA, Neb.

(AP) There likely will be plenty of apples this fall, but they won't be so abundant as last year, according to Nebraska orchard owners. Apples are a biennial crop, meaning trees produce a main crop every other year. Trees produced heavily in 1981, growers said, so most expect a normal or below-normal harvest this fall. Most orchard owners contacted by telephone said the late spring did affect this year's crop. The cooler weather kept bees in the hives longer, reducing pollination at blossom time, they said.

Individual orchards also hurt by hail. Bill Oberdieck of Nebraska City's Kimrc-l Orchard said an April hail knocked buds from trees and probably hurt production there. Fall apples, especially Jonathans, will be in shorter supply, Oberdieck said, but a good crop of summer apples will be ready next month. 'Survivalislands' WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) The Florida Wildlife Federation has proposed that 2,000 "survival islands" be built to help deer avoid starvation in the flooded Everglades.

But Walt Dineen, a biologist for the South Florida Water Management District, said experience with other man-made mounds has shown them to be "totally useless." He said their half-acre size would be too small, adding such islands don't grow any reasonable deer food. Last week, 730 deer were killed in a state-ordered hunt to thin a Everglades herd. State officials said the deer faced disease and starvation because their food supplies were flooded. Miss Teenworld LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Jane "Swanson, 16, of Chadron has won the Miss Nebraska Teenworld Pageant 1982 in Lincoln.

First runnerup in the Saturday night competition was Teri Kasun, 17, of Elkhorn. She was followed by Lisa Johnston, -16, of Thedford; Janet Kent, 16, of Omaha; and fourth runnerup Heather Bartling, 17, of Deshler. "Teenworld is not beauty pageant," said state Teenworld Director Sharon Jevinsky of the 51-girl competition. is a pageant that is predicated on scholastic achievement and community service. A girl accepted into the program has a 'B' average or above and 10 hours of community service." Competition is for girls ages New interest WARREN, Ohio (AP) Actor Sylvester Stallone, whose "Rocky" movies helped spur new interest in boxing, watched a a 1 1 i champion- ship fight and told crowd wish had done Stallone "Rocky III" differently.

Surveying 17,500 people gathered Saturday at an outdoor high school stadium to watch local hero Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini sucessfully defend his lightweight title, Stallone said he wanted to film the fight scenes for "Rocky III" outdoors. "But the producers said we'd never get a crowd large enough," said Stallone, who portrayed heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa in his three Rocky movies, all commercial successes. Theatrical debuts BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -Football coaches Paul "Bear" Bryant of Alabama and Pat Dye of Auburn will move from the sidelines to the stage next week, making their "6 I itrical Is in the I le bit thea debuts a part. Bryant Each will appear in one performance during a six-show run in Birmingham of "Guys and Dolls," a musical comedy about New York gamblers The coaches-turned-actors will play a bum at the Salvation Army and will be on stage only a minute, long enough to finish a bowl of soup and walk off without saying a word.

Bryant will appear Monday, wearing his trademark hound-stooth hat. Dye will appear Tuesday. Hall of Famer DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Airline executive and former astronaut Frank Borman and Sen. Barry Goldwater were among four aviation figures enshrined In the National Aviation Hall of Fame. They were inducted Borman Saturday along with the late Frederick Rentschler and the late Wernher von Braun.

Borman, chief executive officer of Eastern Airlines, was honored for his contributions to aeronautics and the space program. Borman was a member of the Gemini 7 earth-orbiting mission and flew in the first manned flight to orbit the moon. Goldwater, lauded for his national defense efforts and for promoting the development of private and commercial aviation during his five-term career. He flew 12,000 hours in 150 different types of aircraft during his military career. Rentschler, who died in 1956, was a pioneer in the development of aircraft engines, established one of the first transcontinental airlines and helped develop the helicopter.

Von Braun, who died in 1977, directed NASA's Flight Center. He helped develop rockets which eventually led to manned space flight and deep space probes. the he IM "i P1 1 Dairy Queen title in Beatrice Saturday. Diller girl crowned District Dairy Queen A Fairbury optometrist has branched out and opened an office in Beatrice, with an opening date of Tuesday, July 27. Dr.

David M. Luby, a native of Fairbury, will be available for examinations and contact lens fitting two days a week. He decided to open an office in Beatrice because David Luby of the opportunity in the community. "This is larger community and it looks like there is opportunity here," he said. "This seems to be a real nice FLB loans down OMAHA, Neb.

(AP) The current economic situation in agriculture is one of the reasons lending activity by the Federal Land Bank of Omaha was down 16 percent for the first six months of this yer compared to the same period in 1981, according to A C. Buffington, bank president. The bank loaned $600 million in new money during the six months, a roillinn-drline, from the .712:. million loaned during the same time last year, Buffington said. Most commodity prices are at unsatisfactory levels while production costs remain inflated, he said.

High interest rates also have caused many farmers and ranchers to postpone expenditures which Valuation appealed The Spencer Holiday House Inc. is appealing a property valuation ruling by the Gage County Board of Equalization to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The appeal concerns "whether the trial court erred in decreeing that the value of the property for tax purposes established by the County Board of Equalization was correct." Gil Grady, president of Spencer Holiday House which operates the Best Western Inn motel, restaurant and lounge north of Beatrice on U.S. 77, appealed the board of equalization's decision to go a community." Luby's office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

on Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 6: 30 on Thursday. Luby has been practicing for three years, the first 18 months in York and since then in Fairbury. Luby graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago after completing pre-med studies. Luby's office is already receiving appointments, and they may be made by calling 228-3147 any day during the week between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m. Luby's wife Judy, a licensed practical nurse, will assist him in exams at the office. The couple has two children, Jocelyn, 4, and Erin, 8 months. 16 percent require borrowed money, he said. Some farmers and ranchers also are in poor financial condition and cannot justify additional debt, he said.

Buffington said 43 percent of loans during the first half of the year were used to purchase land. He said 27 percent of the money loaned was used to refinance real estate debt. Another 19 percent went toward refinancing short-term debt and 11 percent for miscellaneous. Last year for the same period, land purchases accounted for 47 percent of the money loaned, refinancing real estate 25 percent, refinancing short-term debt 14 percent and miscellaneous 14 percent. to Supreme Court along with the county assessor's real estate valuation of $585,370 to be used in determining 1980 property taxes.

Grady has requested the valuation be. reduced because the motel has suffered from bad economic times and is not worth the value placed on it by the county assessor's office. Beatrice woman is also appealing to the Supreme Court a foreclosure ruling handed down in Gage County District Court in une. Christine Little is filing the appeal on a foreclosure of $76,696.18 owed on Mexican food restaurant at 110 S. 23rd Beatrice.

participate in the queen contest. "I was selected this year," Rhonda said, "so I decided to give it my best shot. "Ever since I was a little girl, I was carrying buckets of feed to the cows," Rhonda said. "I've always been in the barn. "I always kidded my dad that I was going to be a farmer." On, the serious however, Rhonda said she would like to stay in the country, If possible on a farm, because "that's what 1 like to do." Rhonda has also been active in school activities.

She has participated for three years each in volleyball, basketball and track. She was an officer in Future Homemakers of America and has been a member of D-Club, Pep Club, ar.d the siad. She was a class officer, and in band, chorus, and marching band. She was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students and was on the honor roll. She has been a junior fair superintendent for three years, has judged clothing at- the state fair for three years and has helped with the county style revue.

Other queen candidates this year were Joan Hoehne, 16, Sterling; and Patsy Wells, 17, Hallam. The selection of the queen is based on dairy and 4-H club activities, 50 percent; outside activities, 20 percent; and appearance, personality, poise and charm, 30 percent. District queens compete for a state title. By DIANE SWANSON Sun farm editor Rhonda Hennerberg, a 17-year-old high school student from Diller, was selected the 1982 Southeast Nebraska District Dairy Queen Saturday. Rhonda has been showing dairy cattle for eight years and enjoys promoting milk and other dairy products to the public.

Through the years as she worked with her cattle, she became more and more interested in both raising dairy Cattle and in promoting dairy products, she said. "1 like to keep up with the price support controversy," she said. "We're (her family, the Ervin Hennerbergs) on DHIA (Dairy Herd improvement Association testing) and I like to keep up with the records. And, I like promoting Among her promoting efforts during the last year were handing out dairy stickers at the 4-H Center; handing out dairy recipes, hanging up posters and giving out cheese samples in grocery stores; giving tours of the family's dairy barn, and working in the dairy promotion booth at the efferson County Fair. Rhonda owns two cows and three calves.

Her family owns a 65-head Grade A Holstein herd. Rhonda said she liked to compete with her younger brothers, ROss and in seeing whose cows produce the most and show the best. Winning the district queen contest came as a surprise to her, Rhonda said. She belongs to a countywide 4-H dairy club to which all the girls of dairy families in the county belong, and each is given a chance Weather- By Th Aitocioted Prts Smaller car accidents not more likely to result in deaths Beatrice and area: Tonight, 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low mid to upper 60s.

Winds light and variable, uesday, partly cloudy. 20 percent chance of showers. High mid 80s. Th Forecast For I p.m. EOT High yesterday, low today High, low a year ago Precipitation this month PreciDitation this year Precipitation to date last year River at Beatrice, 8:30 a.m.

4.10 pounds or less. One of the problems in the study was that the department was unable to find out how many low-weight cars are registered in the state. Therefore they did not know if the 42 percent increase in accidents Involving small cars between 1979. and 1981 Is related to an Increase In the number of small cars on the road. The study showed that small cars were not any more likely than big cars to be involved in injury or fatal accidents during the three-year period.

Less than 10 percent of both small and big passenger cars were involved In fatal accidents and between 30 to 35 percent of both kinds of cars were Involved in injury accidents, according to the study. There might be a difference In Interpreting the statistics If the department had exposure data, LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska statistics indicate more small cars are being involved In accidents but officials can't say small car accidents are more likely than big car mishaps to result in a death, says the safety manager for the State Roads Department. "We cannot say that small cars are any more or any less dangerous than larger cars in Nebraska," said Ken Sieckmeyer. The research indicates that the number and percentage of small cars Involved in accidents Is increasing and that the vast majority of accidents Involving small cars occurs In metropolitan areas, Sieckmeyer told the Highway Commission on Friday.

The department's definition of small car was any four-wheel vehicle with a curb weight of 2,500 Sieckmeyer said. If small cars were driven only about one-third the miles that larger cars were driven that would make the number of fatalities more significant, he said. However, the rising number of small cars Involved in accidents, no matter what the reasons, should be a warning to drivers, Sieckmeyer said. National studies show that people in small cars wearing seat belts are as safe from injury as passengers in big cars without seatbelts. But the three-year state study shows that fewer Nebraskans driving small cars are wearing their seatbelts.

Seatbelt useage in fatal accidents involving small cars declined from 8 percent in 1979 to 2.5 percent In 1981. And small car seatbelt useage for personal Injury accidents declined from 19.9 percent to 9.5 percent, according to the report. syw Nebraska extended forecast: Wednesday through Friday Chance of thunderstorms Wefnesday. Fair Thursday and Friday. Highs mid 80s to around 90.

Lows upper 50s to mid 60s..