====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0057_2 from reel: L 2350 (1954-10-15 to 1955-09-12) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/143265 Title: Howell Wins Over Case for New Jersey Senate Summary: Charles Howell, Democratic candidate, wins New Jersey Senate seat over Republican Clifford Case by 831,000 to 821,000 votes, becoming first Democratic senator from New Jersey since 1936. Category: national news Subjects: election results; New Jersey politics; Democratic Party Named Entities: Howell, Charles [Democratic candidate]; Case, Clifford [Republican candidate] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Douglas Claims 'Apparent' Win Summary: Democratic Senator Paul H. Douglas claims 'apparent' victory over Republican Joseph T. Meek in Illinois senatorial election with more than 200,000 votes. Category: national news Subjects: election results; Illinois politics; Democratic Party Named Entities: Douglas, Paul H. [Democratic senator]; Meek, Joseph T. [Republican candidate] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Univac Predicts Democratic Sweep Summary: Univac electronic computer predicts Democratic sweep in Senate and House of Representatives elections based on early returns. Category: national news Subjects: election predictions; computer technology; political forecasting Named Entities: Univac [electronic computer] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Here Are New Chairmen if Demos Control Senate Summary: Article outlines potential new committee chairmen if Democrats gain control of the Senate, including Walter F. George (Finance), Harry F. Byrd (Foreign Relations), and others. Category: national news Subjects: political leadership; Senate committee chairs; Democratic Party Named Entities: George, Walter F. [Georgia Democrat]; Byrd, Harry F. [Virginia Democrat]; McCarran, Pat [Nevada Democrat]; Kilgore, Harley M. [West Virginia Democrat]; Fulbright, William [Arkansas Democrat]; McClellan, John L. [Arkansas Democrat]; McCarthy, Joseph [Wisconsin Democrat] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Furcolo Defeats Sen. Saltonstall Summary: Foster Furcolo, Democratic candidate, defeats incumbent Republican Senator Leverett Saltonstall in Massachusetts Senate race by 376,000 to 354,000 votes. Category: national news Subjects: election results; Massachusetts politics; Democratic Party Named Entities: Furcolo, Foster [Democratic candidate]; Saltonstall, Leverett [Republican incumbent] Confidence: 0.9 Title: 'Write-In' Candidate Leads Senate Race Summary: Article discusses 'write-in' candidate leading Senate race in Washington, with Strom Thurmond (Democrat) and Edgar H. Brown (Republican) as main candidates. Category: national news Subjects: election results; Washington politics; special elections Named Entities: Thurmond, Strom [Democratic candidate]; Brown, Edgar H. [Republican candidate] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Department of Political Science Presents Mr. AMIR BIRJANDI: Containment of Communism in the Middle East Summary: University of Kansas Department of Political Science presents free public lecture by Iranian educator Amir Birjandi on 'Containment of Communism in the Middle East' at Student Union Building. Category: campus news Subjects: university lectures; political science; Middle East politics Named Entities: Birjandi, Amir [Iranian educator]; University of Kansas [host] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: The University of Kansas Department of Political Science; Haynes and Keene Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.