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University Daily Kansan
Page 0264_1 from reel: L 2351 (1955-09-15 to 1956-05-22)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/141641

Title: KU Offense Slowed by Flu; Elstun Out
Summary: Kansas basketball team struggles with flu bug affecting players including Gene Elstun, who won't be able to play in upcoming games against Northwestern and Wichita State.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; athletics; injuries; team performance
Named Entities: Elstun, Gene [basketball player]; Allen, Phog [basketball coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Missouri Opens Big 7 Play Today
Summary: University of Missouri basketball team begins Big Seven Conference play, hosting South Dakota University and playing Purdue at Lafayette.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; conference play; Big Seven Conference
Confidence: 0.8

Title: College Football Attendance Rises
Summary: National college football attendance increases by 2.7% despite a 9.9% drop in the East, with 12,961,599 fans attending 585 games.
Category: sports
Subjects: football; attendance; college sports
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Santee Clearance Not Protested
Summary: The Amateur Athletic Union convention in Louisville clears the way for Wes Santee to compete in the 1956 Olympics after no protest was filed regarding his clearance.
Category: local news
Subjects: civil rights; racial discrimination; local politics
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Basilio-Saxton Fight Set
Summary: Carmen Basilio and Johnny Saxton will face off in a welterweight title fight at Boston Garden in February.
Category: sports
Subjects: boxing; athletics; sports events
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Drake's; Jack Norman; Your Student Union Cafeteria; 65 Taxi
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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