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University Daily Kansan
Page 0949 from reel: L 2448 (1983-01-17 to 1983-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/139768

Title: Panel OKs Export of Flammable Fabrics
Summary: Consumer Product Safety Commission approves export of flammable fabrics that don't meet U.S. safety standards, allowing companies to sell them overseas.
Category: national news
Subjects: consumer safety; export regulations; flammable materials
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Five States Ordered to Revise Desegregation Plans
Summary: Education Department orders five states to revise college desegregation plans or face loss of federal education funds.
Category: national news
Subjects: education policy; desegregation; civil rights
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Anti-Khomeini Hijackers Free 184 Hostages in Paris
Summary: Six Iranian hijackers opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini free 184 hostages after commandeering a plane and surrendering.
Category: national news
Subjects: terrorism; hostage situation; Iran
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Court Rules for Speedier Executions
Summary: Supreme Court rules that death penalty appeals must be expedited, allowing executions to proceed more quickly.
Category: national news
Subjects: criminal justice; death penalty; legal procedure
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Thatcher Miffed at Steel Restrictions
Summary: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher expresses anger over U.S. steel import restrictions affecting British steel producers.
Category: national news
Subjects: international trade; steel industry; diplomacy
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Abscam Offenders Begin Jail Terms
Summary: Three former congressmen and others begin serving prison sentences for their roles in the Abscam bribery scandal.
Category: national news
Subjects: political corruption; criminal justice; congressional ethics
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Police Search Rome for Kidnappers
Summary: Anti-terrorist police search Rome for kidnappers who abducted a 15-year-old girl, with speculation they may be Italian right-wing extremists.
Category: national news
Subjects: terrorism; kidnapping; Italy
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Six Western Hostages Safe for Now
Summary: Six Western hostages, including two Americans, are reported safe after Sudanese government negotiations with guerrillas.
Category: national news
Subjects: terrorism; hostage situation; Sudan
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Oil Spill Kills Sea Cows, Fund Reports
Summary: Persian Gulf oil spill wipes out dugongs and other marine life, with fund reporting over 50 dugongs killed.
Category: national news
Subjects: environmental disaster; wildlife conservation; Persian Gulf
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Girl Goes to Russia to See Andropov
Summary: Eleven-year-old American girl travels to Russia hoping to meet Soviet leader Yuri Andropov after writing him a letter.
Category: national news
Subjects: Soviet Union; diplomacy; youth
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Health Care Plus; Saffees; Micks Outdoor Outfitters
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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