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University Daily Kansan
Page 0201_2 from reel: L 2349 (1953-11-17 to 1954-10-14)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/144194

Title: Compton Opens 10-Day Lecture Series Today
Summary: American University lecturer Boyd R. Compton begins a 10-day lecture series on campus, with topics including Asian history, geography, and international relations.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university lectures; academic events; campus visitors
Named Entities: Compton, Boyd R. [lecturer]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Dinner Planned to Honor Mather
Summary: A student-faculty banquet will welcome new football coach Charles "Chuck" Mather to the University on February 25.
Category: sports
Subjects: football coaching; athletic department; honors and awards
Named Entities: Mather, Charles "Chuck" [football coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Nine Kansas Schools Discuss WAA Problems
Summary: The Kansas Athletic Federation of College Women met to discuss problems facing members of the Women's Athletic Association.
Category: campus news
Subjects: women's athletics; athletic associations; university sports
Confidence: 0.8

Title: State Plans Lake for Manhattan Area
Summary: Plans for a new 75-acre state lake in Pottawatomie County, four miles northeast of Manhattan, are being developed by the Forestry, Fish and Game Commission.
Category: local news
Subjects: state planning; water resources; recreation areas
Named Entities: Leahy, Dave [director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Where's Pogo?
Summary: University workmen evicted a raccoon named Pogo from a cottonwood tree when it was cut down to make way for the new fieldhouse parking area.
Category: campus news
Subjects: campus humor; student life; university traditions
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Co-Op Council Elects Hanni
Summary: Phil Hanni, a college junior, was recently elected coordinator of the Inter-Co-op Council.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; cooperative organizations; campus leadership
Named Entities: Hanni, Phil [student council member]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: West, Soviets Try Secretly for Far East Peace Talks
Summary: The West met secretly with the Soviets in an apparent final attempt to set up a Far Eastern Peace conference.
Category: national news
Subjects: international relations; Cold War diplomacy; peace negotiations
Named Entities: Bidault, Georges [French minister]; Molotov, Vyacheslav M. [Soviet foreign minister]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Dairy Price Support Cut
Summary: Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson announced a cut in dairy price supports, effective April 1, which will reduce retail butter prices by about 8 cents per pound.
Category: local news
Subjects: agriculture policy; dairy industry; economic news
Named Entities: Benson, Ezra T. [agriculture secretary]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Former Instructor Now Has Cancer
Summary: Thomas Gorton, former instructor in the School of Fine Arts, has been diagnosed with cancer and is being treated at St. Mary's Hospital in Kansas City.
Category: local news
Subjects: health news; faculty news; cancer awareness
Named Entities: Gorton, Thomas [former instructor]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: French Divers Set Record
Summary: Two French naval officers set a new deep sea diving record when they plunged 4,050 meters beneath the sea in a fish-shaped bathyscape.
Category: local news
Subjects: sports achievements; diving records; international sports
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Clark, Burgess Get Positions
Summary: Jerry Clark, an engineering senior, and James Burgess, a business senior, have been elected to positions in the Scabbard and Blade military society.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student employment; campus jobs; academic positions
Named Entities: Clark, Jerry [engineering senior]; Burgess, James [business senior]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Weather
Summary: Cool air from the Rocky Mountains will bring scattered light thunderstorms to the area, with temperatures dropping to near normal levels.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecasts; climate information; regional weather
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Roosevelt Assets to Be Questioned
Summary: Mrs. James Roosevelt's efforts to obtain $3,500 monthly support from her husband will be questioned in Superior Court.
Category: local news
Subjects: legal news; estate matters; historical figures
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Photo: KU's New Fieldhouse Construction
Summary: A photograph showing the construction progress of KU's new fieldhouse, with workers visible at the site.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: university construction; campus development; athletic facilities
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Boyd R. Compton
Summary: A portrait photograph of Boyd R. Compton, the American University lecturer giving the 10-day lecture series.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: university visitors; lecturers; academic figures
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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