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University Daily Kansan
Page 0135 from reel: L 2448 (1983-01-17 to 1983-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/140582

Title: Senate Confirms Dole as Transportation Chief
Summary: Senate confirms Elizabeth Dole as transportation secretary, making her the first woman to serve in Reagan's cabinet.
Category: national news
Subjects: government appointments; transportation policy; congressional confirmation
Named Entities: Dole, Elizabeth [transportation secretary]; Reagan, Ronald [president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Two Killed, One Hurt in Truck-Train Collision
Summary: Two people killed and one injured in a collision between a truck and train near Nortonville, Kansas.
Category: national news
Subjects: transportation accidents; fatal accidents; railroad safety
Named Entities: Weishaar, 19 [victim]; Carroll, 30 [victim]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: U.S. And Honduras Begin War Games Near Nicaragua
Summary: United States and Honduras begin joint military exercises near Nicaragua border, with 4,000 troops participating.
Category: national news
Subjects: military exercises; central american relations; foreign policy
Named Entities: Reagan, Ronald [president]; Suazo Cordova, Roberto [Honduran president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Defense Activities Aid U.S. Economy
Summary: Surge in defense business orders boosts U.S. economy, with factory goods up 4.8 percent in December.
Category: national news
Subjects: defense spending; economic impact; military-industrial complex
Confidence: 0.8

Title: North Korean Troops Placed on Alert
Summary: North Korea orders armed forces on semi-war alert following South Korean military exercises.
Category: national news
Subjects: korean peninsula; military alert; cold war tensions
Named Entities: Kim Il-Sung [North Korean leader]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Andropov Rejects Summit Proposal
Summary: Soviet leader Yuri Andropov rejects President Reagan's proposal for a summit meeting on disarmament.
Category: national news
Subjects: cold war diplomacy; nuclear disarmament; soviet-american relations
Named Entities: Andropov, Yuri [Soviet leader]; Reagan, Ronald [president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Gulf Oil Producers May Slash Prices
Summary: OPEC's Persian Gulf oil producers may reduce crude prices by $4 per barrel if the cartel doesn't end production disputes.
Category: national news
Subjects: oil prices; opec; energy markets
Named Entities: Kuwait [country]; OPEC [organization]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Federal Workers Off to Hail Redskins
Summary: President Reagan grants federal workers time off to attend a parade celebrating the Washington Redskins' Super Bowl victory.
Category: national news
Subjects: sports events; federal employees; reagan administration
Named Entities: Reagan, Ronald [president]; Nancy Reagan [first lady]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Veterans Sell Falkland War Medals
Summary: Veterans of the Falkland Islands war selling medals awarded for heroism and bravery, with some fetching high prices.
Category: national news
Subjects: military medals; falkland war; veterans affairs
Named Entities: Spinks of Westminster [dealer]; Collett, Norman [dealer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Barkley Clark's Statistician Is Still Fallible
Summary: Editorial criticizing City Commissioner Barkley Clark's statistical analysis regarding downtown development and tax increment financing.
Category: editorial
Subjects: statistical analysis; city commission; public policy
Named Entities: Clark, Barkley [city commissioner]; William Dann [author]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Joma Hillcrest Bowl; Minsky's Pizza; William Dann; Bobby Bell's; Old Carpenter Hall Smokehouse; Boyds Coins-Antiques
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 1.0

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