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University Daily Kansan
Page 0379_2 from reel: L 2345 (1950-05-12 to 1951-04-10)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/148716

Title: Ernest K. Lindley Will Speak Here
Summary: Ernest K. Lindley, chief of the Washington bureau of Newsweek magazine, will deliver the William Allen White Foundation lecture at the University on February 9 in Hoch Auditorium.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university lectures; journalism; campus events
Named Entities: Lindley, Ernest K. [journalist]; Marvin, Dean [university official]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Bombing Causes Reds to Retreat
Summary: A high-ranking army officer reports that Chinese Communist forces have retreated after a combined Superfortress saturation raid and artillery blasting by U.S. 2nd division troops near Wonju, Korea.
Category: national news
Subjects: Korean War; military operations; United Nations forces
Named Entities: McClure, Maj. Gen. Robert B. [military commander]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: US Was Fat, Dumb After Past War, Says Captain
Summary: Dr. Carroll P. Hungate, United States Navy Captain, criticizes American complacency after World War II, stating the country was 'fat, dumb, and happy' and unprepared for the Russian menace.
Category: national news
Subjects: Cold War; military preparedness; post-war America
Named Entities: Hungate, Dr. Carroll P. [Navy Captain]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Truman Asks Higher Taxes
Summary: President Truman calls on Congress to increase taxes to fund national security programs and combat inflation, estimating the cost of primary national security programs for fiscal year 1951 at over $40 billion.
Category: national news
Subjects: federal budget; tax policy; economic policy
Named Entities: Truman, Harry S. [President]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Army Ups Manpower Goal
Summary: Assistant Defense Secretary Anna M. Rosenberg announces that the armed forces have raised their manpower goal to 3,462,205 men and women in service by next June 30, an increase of 262,205 over the previous goal.
Category: national news
Subjects: military recruitment; Cold War preparedness; defense policy
Named Entities: Rosenberg, Anna M. [Assistant Defense Secretary]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Military Spotlight Is on Eighteen-Year-Olds
Summary: Forrest Miller reports on the increased focus on 18-year-olds for military service, noting that only 25 college students have been drafted since January 2, with most being 19 or 20 years old.
Category: campus news
Subjects: military draft; college students; Cold War era
Named Entities: Miller, Forrest [author]
Confidence: 0.8

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