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University Daily Kansan
Page 0901 from reel: L 2625 (1983-08-18 to 1983-12-06)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/138809

Title: Mother of Ex-Congressman Loses Lengthy Legal Battle
Summary: A seven-year legal battle involving Mildred Litton, mother of former Congressman Jerry Litton, concludes with a verdict in federal court regarding damages from a plane crash that killed her son.
Category: local news
Subjects: legal proceedings; personal injury; civil litigation
Named Entities: Litton, Mildred
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Topekan Named to Education Post
Summary: Harold Blackburn, a Topeka educator, is appointed as commissioner of education for the Kansas Department of Education, replacing Merle Bolton who is resigning.
Category: local news
Subjects: education administration; state government; career appointments
Named Entities: Blackburn, Harold
Confidence: 0.8

Title: ABC-TV Crew to Interview at Union
Summary: ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" will be on campus to interview students about "The Day After" and its effect on Lawrence, with the segment scheduled to air nationally in November.
Category: campus news
Subjects: media coverage; campus events; television production
Confidence: 0.8

Title: KU Is Short of '83 United Fund Goal
Summary: The University of Kansas is $3,663 short of its $50,000 goal for the 1983 United Fund campaign, with faculty and students having donated $46,367 so far.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fundraising; university campaigns; community support
Confidence: 0.8

Title: AP Editors Praise Journalism School
Summary: The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is cited as one of the top journalism education programs in the country by Associated Press Managing Editors.
Category: local news
Subjects: journalism education; academic recognition; media industry
Named Entities: Bremner, John
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Extra Conference Funds Go to Charity
Summary: Money left over from the Midwestern Governors' Conference will be donated to two United Way campaigns, with $3,000 going to the Topeka United Way and $2,000 to the Lawrence United Way.
Category: local news
Subjects: charitable donations; conference funding; community support
Named Entities: Carlin, John
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Writer to Speak on Economic Justice
Summary: Mihailo Markovic, a former director of the Institute of Philosophy in Belgrade, will speak on "Economic Justice and Free Enterprise and Democratic Socialism" at 8 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium.
Category: campus news
Subjects: lectures; academic events; social issues
Named Entities: Markovic, Mihailo
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Lack of Staff to Result in Fewer Poli-Sci Courses
Summary: The department of political science will offer nine fewer courses next spring due to inability to replace lost faculty, with enrollment in the department decreasing from 6,911 to 6,710 students.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university budget; academic departments; course offerings
Named Entities: Shumaker, Paul
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Three Parole Board Members Quit Under Pressure
Summary: Three members of the state parole board resign under pressure from Gov. John Carlin, who criticized the board for routinely dispatching as few as one or two members to conduct parole hearings.
Category: local news
Subjects: criminal justice; government resignations; law enforcement
Named Entities: Carlin, John
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Sorority Rush Registration
Summary: Sorority rush registration will be held Wednesday and Thursday, November 9 and 10, 1983, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Centennial Room, Kansas Union.
Category: announcement
Subjects: student organizations; campus events; registration
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Hutton Optical Co.; Gammons Snow World; Barron's; Gannon's Snow World
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 1.0

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