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University Daily Kansan
Page 0480_2 from reel: L 2345 (1950-05-12 to 1951-04-10)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/148514

Title: Kansas Prepares Atomic Defense
Summary: Article detailing Kansas' civil defense preparations for atomic attacks, including plans for mobilization of state resources, training programs, and emergency response coordination.
Category: local news
Subjects: civil defense; atomic preparedness; emergency planning; state government
Named Entities: Carlson, Governor [Kansas]; Stockton, Dean Frank T. [University of Kansas]; Hoecker, Frank [professor of physics]; Arn, Edward F. [chairman]; Babb, Clyde [extension representative]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Ferry Captain Wins $4,000 Because He Knows His Lit
Summary: Story about a New York ferry captain who won $4,000 in a quiz program demonstrating the value of education and knowledge of literature.
Category: local news
Subjects: literacy; quiz contests; education; news of note
Named Entities: Wilson, Robert Wayne [ferry captain]; Taylor, Samuel [quiz contestant]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Foul Weather Slows Building
Summary: Report on construction delays for new scholarship halls due to bad weather, with only one day's work completed in a two-week period.
Category: local news
Subjects: construction; weather impact; university facilities
Named Entities: Letourneau, Ray [superintendent]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Geologists to Attend Meeting at Lincoln
Summary: Notice about three KU geologists attending a regional groundwater conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, focusing on groundwater studies and river basin problems.
Category: local news
Subjects: geology; professional meetings; academic conferences
Named Entities: Fishel, V. C. [engineer]; Prescott, Glenn C. [geologist]; Leonard, R. [geologist]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Patee; Granada; Varsity; Ted's Place; University Daily Kansan
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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