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University Daily Kansan
Page 0376_1 from reel: L 2351 (1955-09-15 to 1956-05-22)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/141417

Title: Ron Johnston Sparks Team as 'Sixth Man'
Summary: Profile of Ron Johnston, a 6-foot-1-inch junior basketball player who has worked his way up to become the 'sixth man' on the Kansas basketball team, averaging 5.5 points per game.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; athletics; player profiles
Named Entities: Johnston, Ron [basketball player]; Allen, Phog [coach]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Kovatch Joins Coaching Staff
Summary: John P. Kovatch, former end coach at the University of Nebraska, has been appointed assistant football coach at the University of Kansas, filling the seventh-man complement of the KU coaching staff.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; coaching; athletics
Named Entities: Kovatch, John P. [assistant coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Loss of Al Oerter Dims Track Hopes
Summary: Al Oerter, holder of the NCAA freshman discus record, will not return to the University of Kansas for the second semester, diminishing the Jayhawks' track hopes.
Category: sports
Subjects: track and field; athletics; NCAA
Named Entities: Oerter, Al [athlete]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Frosh Basketballer Now at Washburn
Summary: Roger Casida, former Ottawa High School all-state basketball selection and KU freshman, has left school to enroll at Washburn University in Topeka.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; athletics; player transfers
Named Entities: Casida, Roger [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Aussies Set 2-Mile Record
Summary: John Landy ran 880 yards in 1:53 as part of a relay race in Melbourne, Australia, setting a new Australian mark of 7:37.4 for the two-mile event.
Category: sports
Subjects: track and field; athletics; records
Named Entities: Landy, John [athlete]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: NOTICE: Opportunity for Technical Graduates With Goodyear
Summary: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company representatives will interview seniors receiving B.S. or advanced degrees in chemical, mechanical, electrical, industrial, civil engineering, and chemistry on February 14th.
Category: announcement
Subjects: career opportunities; engineering; technical fields
Confidence: 0.9

Title: ENTER the Weekly Basketball Scoreguessing Contest for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1956
Summary: Weekly basketball scoreguessing contest sponsored by the Daily Kansan and Campus Representatives, with prizes for guessing winners of various games and estimating the Kansas vs. Iowa State score.
Category: announcement
Subjects: contests; sports; basketball
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Daily Kansan; Gibbs Clothing Co.; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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