University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, February 3, 1987
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Legislation alters Med Center scholarships
By CAROLINE REDDICK
Staff writer
Students planning to take advantage of the University of Kansas Medical Center's state-financed scholarship program for medical students should be certain they want to be in one of three specializations.
If not, they might have to pay a stiff penalty.
Before August 1986, eligible students could receive the state scholarships if they agreed to practice in a Kansas town with a population of 12,000 or less after graduation. Recipients also had to promise to remain there for the same amount of time that they had received money from the program.
However, a law passed last session by the Kansas Legislature, which became effective in August of 1986, also requires recipients to specialize in family practice, general pediatrics or general internal medicine.
If students accept scholarships but then enter a residency program in
another area after graduation, they must pay back the entire amount of the scholarship and 15 percent interest within 90 days of graduation, said Billie Jo Hamilton, director of student financial aid at the Med Center.
"The only students accepting the scholarships now are the ones who are sure that they want to go into one of these three areas." Hamilton said. "The other students know that they can get loans for less than 15 percent and have more time to pay them
Lee Reusner, Leaward medical student, said he could see both good and bad aspects to the new requirement but not involved in the scholarship program.
back."
"I think it makes it hard on the students because not many know what they want to go into when they first enter medical school," he said. "I don't have any experience or get in touch with different fields before your third year."
Scholarship applications must be
returned to the Med Center by May 1
to qualify for aid in the 1987-88 term.
Once students have been accepted into the scholarship program, they are eligible to receive money each semester until graduation.
The scholarship pays students' tuitions. A $500 stipend a month to cover room and board is also available at the student's request
Low grades in medical school will not make the student ineligible unless the student is dismissed by the School of Medicine, Hamilton said.
On the Record
A KU student was arrested Sunday night on charges of possession of marjuana and drug paraphernalia after KU police received an anonymous phone call reporting a marjuana smell, KU police said.
The reporting officer went to the scene, knocked on the door and was invited inside by the occupant.
- Cash totaling $69.90 was taken from Templin Hall sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.
Older cars can use unleaded gasoline
By TODD COHEN
Staff writer
Leaded gasoline is on its way out, but vehicles that consume it should survive on unleaded gasoline, people in the auto and fuel fields said last week.
However, some vehicles that switch from leaded to unleaded gas may require fuel additives or engine
Because of environmental and health concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a decrease in the maximum amount of lead in gas to 0.1 gram a gallon of water. The application will go into effect Jan. 1, 1988.
The EPA may impose a total ban on leaded gasoline after it evaluates the situation in 1989, said Mickey Marshall, an EPA environmental engineer in Kansas City, Kan.
As recently as June 30, 1985, the
level of carbonate in a 1.4 gram-a-gallon
level, airbath.
The situation isn't as serious for owners of cars that used lead gas as it appears, said Jim Kellison, senior research engineer at the Amoco Oil Research and Development Center in Neperville, Ill.
"There's a body of evidence that suggests that as long as those vehicles are not run at excessive speeds with heavy loads, they're okay." Kellison said. He defined excessive speeds as speeds of more than 55 mph.
Amoco has already dumped regular leaded gas for a new "regular" unleaded gas, the cheapest of three unleaded fuels on sale, be said.
About once a week, someone will drive away because they were unable to buy leadged gas, said David Locke, a mechanic at Gill Standard Service. 2301 Louisiana St., an Amoco dealer. Others fill up with "regular" unleaded gas before realizing the change, he said.
"A lot of people think the car has to have leaded gasoline to run." Locke said. "The car doesn't require the lead."
Lead is a cheap and effective substance used to raise the octane level and lubricate the valves, Kellison said. Octane prevents pre-igni
tion, or knocking, and improves the car's power.
Unleaded fuels replace lead with additives, including ethanol, detergents and rust inhibitors, Kellison said. The valves in cars using unleaded fuel are designed differently to reduce the need for lubrication.
Cars that switch to unleaded may experience a slight loss of power, said Bob Skaggs, co-owner of Bob's Import Service, 712 W. Sixth St.
"The engine's not as peppy as it used to be. It doesn't rev up as well," Skaggs said.
Mechanics at several service centers in Lawrence said owners who switched to unleashed should do nothing to their cars unless they experienced knocking problems or loss of power.
Most mechanics recommended a $12 to $15 tune-up to the timing mechanism and carburetor if problems develop.
To stop the sound, the car owner should use premium gas, which has the highest octane level, and adjust the timing mechanism. Wendland
Owners of cars built before 1974 may expect to hear a "pinging" sound if they use unleaded gasoline, said Rob Wendland, service advisor at Laird Noller Ford-Mazda, 23rd and Alabama streets.
Chase Brown, owner of University 66, 2434 Iowa St., and Quality 66, 1540 W. Sixth St., said he had been using unleaded fuel in his delivery trucks, which were designed for lead fuel, without any complications.
"Of course, we take extra good care of them," he said.
Additives for leaded-gas cars are already appearing on the market.
"We have tested some. Most are similar to each other, though some have alcohol," he said. Alcohol reduces the octane level of gas.
John Sanborn, manager of Napa Auto Parts, 724 Connecticut St., said Napa's lead-replacement additive was selling well, particularly to antique car owners. One 8-ounce can should be added to every 20 gallons of gas, he said.
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