European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes August 1985 Iceland ban on Beer keeps the Vodka flowing photo by red Grandy Beer has been outlawed in Iceland since the Start of the Century but no ones sure by Omar Valdimars son associated press under state monopoly in you can drink swill sip wine or tipple the National Strong spirit nicknamed Black death by the but you cant buy Beer not anyway in this North Atlantic Island nation of its been that Way since the beginning of the but its not Clear following deadlock in the Iceland year old the Sale of Beer remains although a Black Market in imported Beer is prime minister Steingrimu Hermansson first raised the possibility of legalizing the Sale of Beer last year As a partial solution to Iceland economic Iceland devalued its currency by an average 12 percent against a Basket of world currencies last november after pay hikes averaging about 20 percent Over 14 months that settled a civil service since last the Price of alcohol has gone up it Rose percent in december and another 15 percent last if Beer sales were Hermansson the state budget deficit could be Cut by about he based the estimate on the Assumption that annual consumption of Beer would amount to pints per which would be opinion polls indicated that Over two thirds of voters favored legalizing Beer but others in that lutheran nation were a parliamentary Bill for legalization was drawn up in the lathing and won approval in the lower House with minor but the upper House demanded a National supporters and opponents produced a flood of proposals to push it through or kill if off and in the conflict the Bill was the matter is declared speaker thorvaldur Kristjansson after a hectic session last customers and staff in Reykjavik bars Are complaining loudly about the failure to legalize double standards and growled 27yearold shop worker Jon there remain Bjo Liki and the Black Bjo Liki from the icelandic word Bjor meaning Beer and Tiki meaning imitation is nonalcoholic which has always been topped with Large shots of whiskey or a bottle of Vodka costs and a bottle of Bren Nivin Iceland Legal age limit for drinking is the number of bars and restaurants Selling Bjo Liki under government liquor licences has mushroomed from 28 two years ago in Reykjavik to 41 and its the same Story real brought in by returning travellers and sea Crews can be obtained on the Black Market for a the sum quoted by one source with a Seaman brother was for 24 cans of everyone entering the country is legally allowed to bring in 12 cans of the rest of the Black Market supplies enter illegally but the government appears mostly to turn a Blind icelanders were not Beer but foreign travel and Beer brought in by visitors have Given them the Iceland ban on Beer while it allows sales of hard liquor and wine puzzles and amuses Iceland ambassador to Einar said of the Bee drinking Danes there laughing at us and asking Why anything goes in Iceland As far As Beer is except Selling it some of the arguments against Beer have been that it might drive youngsters to increase the total alcohol consumption in the and cause drinking on the today crossword by Eugene Sheffer across Ilos Angeles player 6 act components 12 doff 13 Baltimore player 14 worshipped 15 chinese gambling game 16 simplicity 17 bound 19 Beall and All 20 big Dada 22 blubber 24 sixth 44 doubters phrase 46 umps Call 50 lawrences portrayed 52 arthurian Isle 54 Low sound 65 some bettors 56 foot connections 57 make Law Down 1 castors mom 2 andys partner 3 Mash setting 4 time before 5 Stop signal 6 Davenport 7 vegas game 8 German article 9 students Aid 10 verve 11 remit 12 actress Dawn Chong 27 Taj mahal site 29 decays 32 dealers Aid 35 footnote 36 salad fish 37 one of the ivories 38 Sweet potato 40 movie dog 42 yanks foe to yesterdays i gobs in How me ibo 18 in transit 21 Glove Compart ment item 23 sphere 24 Seine season 25 collection 26 coach Aid 28 make marginal comments 30 Boot part 31 Shade of Blue 33 High note 34 Dine 39 Poohs creator 41 japanese City 42 italian capital 43 British school 45 pleads 47 guinness 48 Dix or Ord 49 print units 1 lubricate 53 moving truck solution time 824 20 16 35 50 54 5f 43 21 27 51 39 44 36 45 40 22 28 852 55 57 23 34 53 29 41 46 19 37 47 30 48 31 49 824 Hubert i know so Okay kindly after our ia5t checkup Okay Butow put after three the Pawk finally cleared Dur