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Battalion/Page 10 March 12,1982 national ijOne-half million 1982 cars recalled by GM United Press International DETROIT—General Motors Corp. is recalling more than one-half million 1982 front- wheel drive cars — including all its newly introduced A-cars — to replace clamps that could cor rode and cause fuel leaks. Dealers also will inspect the clutch cable on about 5,00() of the recalled cars, which are equipped with a four-speed manual transmission and power brakes. Out-of-place cables could eventually w'ear through the left front brake pipe. GM said it has received no reports of accidents or injuries resulting from the defects and said it will fix the cars without charge. Involved in the callbacks announced Wednesday are Chevrolet Celebrity, Citation and Cavalier; Pontiac 8000, Phoenix and J-2000; Oldsmo- bile Cutlass Ciera, Omega and Firenza; Buick Century, Skylark and Skyhawk; and Cadillac Cimarron. The so-called X-cars w'ith possible clutch cable prob lems include Citation, Phoenix, Omega and Skylark. GM said clamps on the fuel and vent pipe hoses on 519,000 of the cars could break, resulting in fuel leakage during refueling, Fuel also could spill over while driving if the tank level is ovei three-quarters full. The automaker said th clamp problem was caused b) corrosive stress due to salt. I| added that the problem likel would be found on cars in coll climates where salt is used on roads. Catching some z’s in the MSC staff photo by Eileen Manton Jay Taff, an aha, takes animal advantage science of one sophomore from Ten- of the many couches m the MSC to catch up on some sleep. Students need to get a lot of rest before Spring Break. Prof: Get loans in writing Amputee running 900 miles United Press International WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Inspired by Canadian Terry Fox's “marathon of hope,” Bart Van Housen, who has only one leg, plans to start a 900-mile run across California on Saturday to raise money for Easter Seals. Van Housen, assistant dire ctor of school relations at St. Mary’s College, says his fund raising effort will be painful, dif ficult and frustrating. However, he said, it’s the least he could do for Easter Seals, which helped him as a child growing up with one leg 3.5 inches shorter than the other. “It’s very painful, running,” said Van Housen, 35, who had his severely deformed right leg amputated 12 years ago. “It’s not easy. It’s not fun. It’s a pain in the butt.” But he says he’ll be running 20 miles a day once he starts his marathon Saturday at the Ore- gon-California border. He ex pects to arrive at the Mexican border April 17. Van Housen, a Wyoming na tive, has prepared tor the run for five months and has covered as far as 6 miles a day in training. Van Housen’s right leg — a stump now — is covered with blisters and a large bump has formed on the right side of his knee. He worries that the fissures behind his knee, the product of years of uncomfortable artificial legs, will get infected. But he’s confident he can complete the 900-mile run. After living out 22 years with a severely deformed right leg. Van Housen was able to raise the $6,000 he needed to have the leg ampuated below the knee. Now he wears a $2,200 kelly green leg. “It isn’t real so why does it have to look real?” he asks. To keep the leg in place while he runs, Van Housen wears an Electricity ' from dams helps save United Press International Instead of an ever-increasing electric bill, imagine receiving a refund from the power com- panv each month. How? By building your own hydroelectric dam. More and more hydroelec tricity is being produced on a modest scale — by private en trepreneurs buying and build ing small local dams and power planus. The impetus for the boom in small-dam construction is the National Energy Act of 1978, in which Congress required utility companies to buy electricity from anyone with a hydroelec tric dam that can be plugged into the regional supply grid. Profits for a single operator can reportedly reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. The U S. Corps of Engineers reports that there are close to 1,400 dams in the country, but government figures show an additional 65,000 unused dam sites, many of which might be come hydroelectrically promis ing as energy costs go up. Now You Know United Press International The last expulsion from the Senate was in 1862 when Sen. Jesse D. Bright of Indiana was thrown out for arranging an arms sale to the Confederacy. elastic belt around his waist and covers the artificial limb with a rubber sleeve. He said he decided on his marathon when Fox, w ho lost a leg to cancer, died last June. Fox had hoped to raise $100,000 in a “marathon of hope” for the American Cancer Society, but had to abandon the effort when the cancer spread to his lungs. United Press International ITHACA, N.Y. — The tight money situation at banks and other traditional lending institu tions is leading more people to borrow from friends or rela tives. That has its hazards, says Pro fessor Elizabeth Wiegand, a family financial management specialist for Cornell Coopera tive Extension Even the most casual arrangements should be put in writing to protect both the bor- row r er and the lender, she said. Loans between individuals can be arranged with a simple prom issory note, signed by both par ties and notarized. guide in drawing up yourowi Wiegand said. It should stat clearly the amount of money in volved, when and how it istob repaid and what, if any, intera will be charged. A blank promissory note form from a bank or other lend ing institution can Co-signing a loan is an altei native. But co-signers shouldb aware that they become respoi sible for repayment if theorigii serve as a al borrower defaults. When the party is BYOB (Bring Your Own Brush), you find out who your friends are. 2a js# *; *W m t \ ^ % IgfSa ■ *1 l \ t f m m Friends aren’t hard to find when you’re out to share a good time. But the crowd sure thins out when there’s work to do. And the ones who stick around deserve something special. Tonight, let it be Lowenbrau. Lowenbrau. Here’s to good friends. ©1982 Beer Brewed by Miller’Brewmg Co., Milwaukee, Wis.