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University Daily Kansan
Page 0361_2 from reel: L 2349 (1953-11-17 to 1954-10-14)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/143874

Title: KU Medical Center Dedicates New Building
Summary: The University of Kansas Medical Center dedicated a new $600,000 Student Center in Kansas City, funded in part by the Battenfeld Memorial Fund. The building includes various student facilities and was completed with private contributions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university facilities; medical education; student services
Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Battenfeld, Jesse R. Jr.; Battenfeld, Mrs. Ed-ward H.
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Trail Memorial Dedication Set
Summary: Dr. Howard R. Driggs will formally present the Oregon Trail Memorial to the University on Saturday in front of Lindley Hall as part of the Kansas centennial year celebration.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university events; historical memorials; academic ceremonies
Named Entities: Driggs, Howard R. [professor]; Murphy, Franklin D. [chancellor]; Wood, Dean E. [president]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Carol Shellhaas Tops Field of Relays Queen Hopefuls
Summary: Carol Shellhaas, a sophomore, has been chosen as the University's representative in the KU Relays queen contest, competing against candidates from other Kansas and Big Seven colleges.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: student life; athletics; campus competitions
Named Entities: Shellhaas, Carol [student]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Sunday Rated Kansas' Deadliest Day of Year
Summary: Sunday produced the bloodiest one-day batch of traffic accidents in Kansas in one year, with seven persons killed in six accidents according to the Highway Patrol.
Category: local news
Subjects: traffic safety; accident statistics; highway patrol
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Parks Dies in Kansas City
Summary: John Parks, former teacher of design at KU, died last week. He was an artist, teacher, and aspiring author who taught at KU from 1951 until the end of the spring semester.
Category: local news
Subjects: obituaries; arts community; education
Named Entities: Parks, John [teacher]; Parks, Alfred N. [father]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Hess Trial Resumes; Cattle Theft Charged
Summary: The trial of O.W. Hess, charged with cattle theft, resumed in Lyndon with a change of venue from Alma. The first trial in November resulted in a hung jury.
Category: local news
Subjects: legal proceedings; criminal trials; cattle theft
Named Entities: Hess, O. W. [defendant]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: French Hit Red Positions Near Vital Dien Bien Phu
Summary: French Union forces stormed Communist positions in a second counter-attack near Dien Bien Phu, attempting to win back strategic positions in Indochina.
Category: national news
Subjects: indochina war; military operations; french colonialism
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Parents Day Set for Oct. 2
Summary: The third annual Parents Day at the University has been set for October 2. Parents will be able to tour facilities, attend a UCLA football game, and participate in various activities.
Category: announcement
Subjects: campus events; parent engagement; university activities
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Weather
Summary: Gradually fairer weather is expected for northeast Kansas with temperatures in the 60s. Tomorrow's weather is expected to be in the 70s with partly cloudy skies.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecasts; climate conditions; regional weather
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: New Student Center Building at KU Medical Center
Summary: Photograph of the newly dedicated $600,000 Student Center at the University Medical Center in Kansas City, showing the modern building with surrounding landscape.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Carol Shellhaas, KU Relays Queen Hopeful
Summary: Portrait photograph of Carol Shellhaas, the sophomore selected to represent the University in the KU Relays queen contest.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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