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University Daily Kansan
Page 0006_1 from reel: L 2345 (1950-05-12 to 1951-04-10)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/149459

Title: Locomotive Derailed
Summary: A freight locomotive derailed in Cleveland during a coast-to-coast railroad strike that affected 150,000 workers and impacted dependent industries.
Category: national news
Subjects: railroad accidents; labor strikes; transportation industry
Named Entities: Chicago
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Rain on Flooded Winnipeg
Summary: Heavy rain worsened flooding in Winnipeg, forcing evacuation of 40,000 people and cutting the city off from the Red River.
Category: national news
Subjects: natural disasters; flooding; Canada
Named Entities: Winnipeg
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Chinese Reds on Offensive
Summary: Chinese Communist forces launched artillery attacks on Nationalist-held islands near Formosa, with reports of fighting in the Chusan islands.
Category: national news
Subjects: Chinese Civil War; military operations; Taiwan
Named Entities: Taipei, Formosa
Confidence: 0.85

Title: League Elects New Officers
Summary: The Forensic League elected new officers for the 1950-51 school year, including Fred Six as president and Heywood Davis as vice-president.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; university governance; leadership
Named Entities: Fred Six [president]; Heywood Davis [vice-president]; Patricia Gardenhire [secretary]; Bill Koerper [treasurer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Business Seniors Win Softball Game
Summary: Business school seniors defeated the business faculty 10-0 in the annual Business School Day softball game, scoring 12 runs in the third inning.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student athletics; intramural sports; business school
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Latin Prize Won by Richard McClain
Summary: Richard C. McClain, a College junior, won the Hannah Oliver Latin prize of $25 for excellence in classical studies.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic achievements; classical studies; university awards
Named Entities: Richard C. McClain
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Kappa Beta to Hold Picnic
Summary: Kappa Beta, Christian church organization for women students, will hold a picnic at Potter Lake on Saturday, May 13.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; social events; university activities
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Westminster Group Will Hold Barndance
Summary: The Westminster Group will hold a barndance featuring country-style dancing at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Westminster fellowship house.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; social events; university activities
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Edward Arn Will Speak to KU 'Arn for Governor' Club
Summary: Edward F. Arn, Republican nominee for governor, will speak to the KU 'Arn For Governor' club at 7 p.m. Monday, May 15.
Category: campus news
Subjects: political events; student organizations; university activities
Named Entities: Edward F. Arn [Republican nominee for governor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Edna A. Hill Will Attend Home Economics Meeting
Summary: Professor Edna A. Hill will attend a workshop sponsored by the American Home Economics Association in Austin, Texas, Thursday through Saturday.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic conferences; faculty activities; university events
Named Entities: Edna A. Hill [professor of home economics]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Bacteriologists to Baltimore
Summary: Seventeen faculty members and graduate students from the bacteriology department will attend the 50th annual meeting of the Society of American Bacteriologists in Baltimore.
Category: national news
Subjects: academic conferences; scientific meetings; university research
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Veterans Need Certificate to Enter Graduate School
Summary: Veterans must obtain a supplemental certificate of eligibility to enter graduate school, according to E. R. Elbel, Director of Veterans Service.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; veterans affairs; academic policy
Named Entities: E. R. Elbel [Director of Veterans Service]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: ASCE Elects Haworth
Summary: Lee O. Haworth was elected president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, with other officers including Byron E. Jones as treasurer and John T. Vohs as recording secretary.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; engineering; university governance
Named Entities: Lee O. Haworth [president]; Byron E. Jones [treasurer]; John T. Vohs [recording secretary]; Donald E. Trull [corresponding secretary]; Henry E. Ford [alumni secretary]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Greyhound Bus Depot; Wilderness Outfitters, Inc.; International Youth Inc.
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 1.0

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