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University Daily Kansan
Page 0308_2 from reel: L 2344 (1949-10-11 to 1950-05-11)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/150085

Title: Rents Increase 16-41 Per Cent After Decontrol
Summary: Article reports on rent increases in six major U.S. cities following the end of government rent controls, with increases ranging from 16.2% to 41.3%.
Category: national news
Subjects: housing costs; rent control; economics; national policy
Named Entities: Woods, Tighe E. [housing expediter]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Yes, Polio Is Expensive
Summary: Feature on the financial burden of polio treatment, highlighting a five-year-old patient's 13-month hospitalization and ongoing expenses for care and special equipment.
Category: national news
Subjects: polio; healthcare costs; medical treatment; national health
Named Entities: Burdshall, Nesbitt Ann [polio patient]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: 18-Ounce Ferret Is Rapid City Hero, but Doesn't Lose Any Sleep Over It
Summary: Story about an 18-ounce ferret named Pete who solved a telephone wire problem at a Rapid City air force base by running a string through a conduit.
Category: national news
Subjects: animal heroism; military operations; telephone repair
Named Entities: Pete [ferret]; Timmons, Finn [ferret owner]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Chicagoin Learns to Call Taxicab the Hard Way
Summary: Article about a Chicago man who learned the hard way about proper taxi identification after mistakenly calling the fire department instead of a taxi.
Category: national news
Subjects: taxi services; fire department; urban safety
Named Entities: Brickman, Joseph [Chicago resident]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: $2 Bills Show Soldier Trade
Summary: News item about two-dollar bills being used to pay National Guard troops in Savannah, Georgia.
Category: national news
Subjects: currency; military payment; economic exchange
Confidence: 0.75

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Carl's Good Clothes; The Sour Owl; Charlton Insurance; A and B Root Beer Stand; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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