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University Daily Kansan
Page 0429 from reel: L 2448 (1983-01-17 to 1983-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/140288

Title: KU Grapples With Rape
Summary: Article discusses campus safety measures and police response to sexual assault incidents at KU, including formation of a Rape Watch Patrol and need for additional officers.
Category: opinion
Subjects: campus safety; sexual assault; university policies
Named Entities: Beldock, John [police director]; Denney, Jim [police director]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Times Beach Buyout a Boon
Summary: Columnist Jon Barnes discusses the U.S. government's $33.1 million buyout of Times Beach, Missouri, due to dioxin contamination, and proposes alternative uses for the land.
Category: opinion
Subjects: environmental policy; government spending; toxic waste cleanup
Named Entities: Barnes, Jon [columnist]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: IRS Squeezing Non-Profit Press
Summary: Article examines how the IRS is challenging the tax-exempt status of non-profit publications like Mother Jones, potentially threatening their financial viability and editorial independence.
Category: opinion
Subjects: tax policy; non-profit organizations; freedom of the press
Named Entities: Duffy, Kate [writer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Americans Need to Listen to Europe
Summary: Letter to the editor argues that Americans should pay more attention to European perspectives on international relations and the Cold War.
Category: letter
Subjects: foreign policy; East-West relations; Cold War
Named Entities: Kervinen, Beat [assistant instructor]; Shearman, Peter [assistant instructor]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Expert's Claims Wrong
Summary: Letter challenges claims made by associate professor Ron Francisco regarding West German youth and Cold War history, arguing for better understanding of German perspectives.
Category: letter
Subjects: Cold War history; German politics; historical interpretation
Named Entities: Taylor, Jeff [writer]; Francisco, Ron [associate professor]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Broadcast Less Sports
Summary: Letter to the editor criticizes KU's broadcasting policy for athletic events, arguing that too much airtime is devoted to sports and calling for more diverse programming.
Category: letter
Subjects: university broadcasting; athletic department; media policy
Named Entities: Fern, David [Lawrence resident]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Editorial Cartoon on EPA and Environmental Issues
Summary: Cartoon depicts a large pit with text bubbles referencing environmental contamination and calling for EPA intervention, illustrating concerns about toxic waste and environmental protection.
Category: editorial cartoon
Subjects: environmental policy; government regulation; toxic waste
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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