====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0358_1 from reel: L 749 (1970-08-27 to 1970-12-15) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/14741 Title: Petition Summary: Faculty members from various departments at the University of Kansas sign a petition expressing concerns about academic freedom and university policies. Category: campus news Subjects: university faculty; academic freedom; petition Named Entities: Shutz, associate professor of social welfare; Gary Shapiro, assistant professor of philosophy; Arthur Skidmore, assistant professor of philosophy; J. K. Houch, assistant professor of English; Dennis Daley, assistant professor of social welfare; Norman Forer, assistant professor of social welfare; Gil Raiford, assistant professor of social welfare; Donald Marquis, assistant professor of philosophy; Norman Yetman, assistant professor of sociology; Michael Maher, associate professor of physiology and cell biology; Louis Frydman, associate professor of social welfare; William March, acting assistant professor of history; John Wright, associate professor of psychology; Don Brownstein, assistant professor of philosophy; Gary Maranell, professor of sociology; Gerald Mikkelson, assistant professor of Slavic languages and literature; Charles Kahn, dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Design; Joseph Conrad, associate professor of Slavic languages and literature; Donald Chambers, professor of social welfare; Forrest Swall, assistant dean of the School of Social Welfare; Robert Shelton, assistant professor of religion; David Katzman, assistant professor of history; William Tuttle, associate professor of history; Clifford Griffin, professor of history Confidence: 0.85 Title: FBI Chief Nixed Plea for Blacks Summary: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover refused to lower FBI qualifications for hiring Black agents, despite requests from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Category: national news Subjects: civil rights; FBI; racial discrimination; law enforcement Named Entities: Hoover, J. Edgar [FBI director]; Kennedy, Robert F. [attorney general]; Johnson, Lyndon B. [president]; King, Martin Luther Jr. [civil rights leader] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Campus Briefs Summary: Collection of brief campus news items including: Senate Treasurer seeking aide, Phi Beta Kappa initiations, and other university announcements. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; academic honors; university events Named Entities: Miller, Dave [student senate treasurer]; Chalmers Jr., E. Laurence [chancellor] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Hickel Scorns Nixon's Tactics for Election Summary: Interior Secretary Walter Hickel criticizes President Nixon's campaign tactics and political strategies during the election. Category: national news Subjects: presidential election; political tactics; Nixon administration Named Entities: Hickel, Walter [Interior Secretary]; Nixon, Richard [president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Announcing! The New 1971 Jayhawker Yearbox Summary: Announcement of the new 1971 Jayhawker Yearbox distribution schedule and details about its supplements. Category: announcement Subjects: yearbook distribution; student publications; university events Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Reading Dynamics; Aetna Life & Casualty; Taco Grande; River City Records; Country House; Campbells; Student Senate 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.