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University Daily Kansan
Page 0309_2 from reel: L 2349 (1953-11-17 to 1954-10-14)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/143978

Title: Senator Sees H-Bomb Mishap as Accidental
Summary: Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper states there's no indication of negligence in the March 1 H-bomb test that accidentally dumped radioactive dust on 287 persons, though he believes the incident should be investigated.
Category: national news
Subjects: nuclear testing; radioactive contamination; congressional investigations
Named Entities: Hickenlooper, Bourke B. [senator]; Atomic Energy Committee
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Government Might Pay Farmers for Idle Land
Summary: Rep. Clifford R. Hope proposes Congress consider offering 'incentive payments' to farmers to take land out of production and put it into soil fertility bands, with $250 million potentially allocated for agricultural conservation.
Category: national news
Subjects: agricultural policy; farm subsidies; soil conservation
Named Entities: Hope, Clifford R. [representative]; Eisenhower, Dwight D. [president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Rat Famine Strikes Philippine Island
Summary: Mayor Jose Guerrero of Lambayang, Philippine Islands, pleads for help with a rat infestation that's killing three to five citizens daily and destroying rice crops.
Category: national news
Subjects: natural disasters; agricultural pests; Philippine Islands
Named Entities: Guerrero, Jose [mayor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Oratory Contest Set for April 15
Summary: The annual Delta Sigma Rho Oratorical Contest will be held April 15 at 8 p.m. in Strong Auditorium, with prizes including a 30-volume Encyclopedia Americana set.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student competitions; public speaking; Delta Sigma Rho
Named Entities: Delta Sigma Rho [fraternity]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Series on Africa to End This Week
Summary: A series of lectures on Africa by geographer Edwin S. Munger concludes this week at KU, with remaining sessions covering topics from industrial geography to higher education in Africa.
Category: campus news
Subjects: lectures; African studies; university events
Named Entities: Munger, Edwin S. [geographer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Chiang Kai-Shek Reelected
Summary: Chiang Kai-Shek has been reelected to another six-year term as President of Nationalist China by an almost unanimous vote of the National Assembly.
Category: local news
Subjects: Taiwan politics; Chinese leadership; elections
Named Entities: Chiang Kai-Shek [president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: High School Group to Try for Awards
Summary: Sixty-eight high school senior finalists will compete for Summerfield and Elizabeth M. Watkins scholarships, with thirty girls and thirty-eight boys announced as winners.
Category: campus news
Subjects: scholarships; academic achievement; student recognition
Named Entities: Watkins, Elizabeth M. [director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Pope Readies for Easter
Summary: Pope Pius XII is preparing for Easter Sunday, with sources indicating he will make his second public appearance since his illness.
Category: campus news
Subjects: religious news; Vatican; Easter celebrations
Named Entities: Pope Pius XII [pope]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Dr. Haugh Elected Vice President
Summary: Dr. Oscar M. Haugh, associate professor of education, has been elected vice president of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English.
Category: local news
Subjects: professional associations; education leadership
Named Entities: Haugh, Oscar M. [associate professor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Samuel Shellabarger Dies
Summary: Samuel Shellabarger, popular historical novelist and author of 'Captain from Castile' and 'Prince of Foxes,' died of a heart attack at his home in Princeton, N.J.
Category: local news
Subjects: obituaries; authors; historical figures
Named Entities: Shellabarger, Samuel [author]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Commonwealth's Lawrence Drive-in Theatre; Granada; Varsity; Patee; Sunset Drive-in Theatre; 65-Taxi; University of Kansas
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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