====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0078_1 from reel: L 2341 (1946-12-16 to 1947-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/154147 Title: 'More Evidence or No Case for Portal-to-Portal' Summary: Supreme Court case regarding portal-to-portal pay for workers, with government demanding evidence from Mount Clemens Pottery company. Category: national news Subjects: labor law; supreme court; portal-to-portal pay Named Entities: Picard, Tom [judge]; Clark, Frank A. [attorney] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Union Executive Board Plans Feb. 17 Dance Summary: Student union executive board announces plans for Sweetheart Swing dance to be held February 17, with details about committee arrangements. Category: campus news Subjects: student activities; university events; dance planning Confidence: 0.8 Title: Progressive Party Votes to Admit Coed Members Summary: K.U. Progressive Party votes to admit coed members, marking first attempt at mixed political organization in several years. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; political groups; gender inclusion Named Entities: Jackson, Jack [precinct leader]; Alexander, Thomas [precinct leader]; Shearer, Charles [precinct leader]; Roter, Robert [precinct leader]; Duckworth, Vincent [precinct leader]; Baker, Fred Thomas [precinct leader]; Crump, John [precinct leader]; Tinklepaugh, John [precinct leader]; Rees, John [precinct leader]; Rader, Robert [precinct leader]; Barnes, Robert [precinct leader]; Elliot, Jack [committee chair]; Mead, Almond [committee member]; Moore, Jean [committee member]; Tinklepaugh, Bob [committee member]; Rees, John [committee member]; Roter, Charles [committee member]; Adams, William [committee member]; Lawrence, Brown [committee member]; Evans, Francis [committee member]; Wyman, Donald [committee member]; Jackson, John [committee member]; Rader, Vincent [committee member]; Ba- [partially visible]; Moss, Arthur [committee member]; Alexander, Thomas [committee member]; Shearer, Charles [committee member]; Hum- [partially visible]; Sands, William [committee member]; Friesen, Ernest [committee member]; Crump, John [committee member]; Mau- [partially visible]; Barnes, Robert [committee member]; Jackson, Jack [committee member]; Crump, John [committee member]; Mau- [partially visible]; Barnes, Robert [committee member]; Hastings, James [committee member] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Four Students Named to Intercollegiate UN Summary: Four K.U. students appointed to executive committee of National Intercollegiate United Nations, will work with Jean Moore. Category: campus news Subjects: student representation; intercollegiate organizations Named Entities: Heschemeyer, Dorothy [student]; Tincher, William [student]; Margaret van der Smissen [student]; Beck, College junior [student]; Kenneth [student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Dr. Nash Speaks Today on Juvenile Crime Plan Summary: Dr. Bert Nash of School of Education to speak on juvenile crime plan at Y.M.C.A. meeting sponsored by Y.M.C.A. at 4 p.m. today. Category: campus news Subjects: juvenile justice; crime prevention; campus events Named Entities: Nash, Dr. Bert [speaker]; Clark, Tom [organizer] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Dames Have 'Interest' Meet Summary: K.U. Dames 'Interest Night' meeting held Wednesday night in 32, Frank Strong hall, with Louise Kellogg in charge of program. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; campus events Named Entities: Kellogg, Louise [organizer]; Conwell, Wilma [organizer]; Berg, Mrs. Dee [organizer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Fowler Reading Room Changed to Quonset Hut Summary: Reading room for Western Civilization in Fowler Shops will be closed at 10 p.m. Friday; new reading room opened Monday in quonset hut north of Frank Strong hall. Category: campus news Subjects: university facilities; library services Confidence: 0.8 Title: Star Strike Still On Summary: Strike of contract carriers at Kansas City Star continues, with metropolitan newspaper moved into seventh day of strike. Category: campus news Subjects: labor disputes; newspaper industry Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sun-Tanned Geologist Returns to Kansas Winter, 'Civilized' Life Summary: Earl K. Nixon, geologist with state geological survey office, returns to Kansas after 16 months in South American jungles, describes experiences and contrasts with 'civilized' life. Category: features/profiles Subjects: geology; South America; career transitions Named Entities: Nixon, Earl K. [geologist] Confidence: 0.85 Title: YMCA Discusses Plans for Spring Semester Summary: YMCA discusses plans for spring semester, including activities for freshmen and meeting schedules, with Ray Evans and Robert Thayer present. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; campus planning Named Entities: Evans, Ray [business manager]; Thayer, Robert [freshman president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Editor Sees April Housing Price Drop Summary: Arthur A. Hood, editor of American Lumberman magazine, predicts housing prices will drop 30 to 40 percent by April due to post-war building boom. Category: national news Subjects: housing market; economics; construction industry Named Entities: Hood, Arthur A. [editor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: 'Continue to Help Chinese'—Stettinius Summary: Edward R. Stettinius calls for continued U.S. aid to China, with message from George C. Marshall emphasizing friendship between China and U.S. Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; China relations; post-war diplomacy Named Entities: Stettinius, Edward R. [U.S. secretary of state]; George C. Marshall [U.S. secretary of state] Confidence: 0.8 Title: French Reject Request to Repatriate Germans Summary: France rejects U.S. request to return 620,000 German prisoners to their homes, with French making counterproposal for long-range repatriation plan. Category: national news Subjects: post-war diplomacy; German prisoners; France relations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Bank Recognizes Thompson as Acting Georgia Governor Summary: Atlanta bank recognizes M.E. Thompson as acting governor of Georgia, honoring him with $100,000 check for executive department fund. Category: national news Subjects: state government; banking; Georgia politics Named Entities: Thompson, M.E. [acting governor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Marshall, Truman Confer, Acheson Promises to Stay Summary: Secretary of State George C. Marshall meets with President Truman, with Dean Acheson promising to stay on as undersecretary despite earlier resignation offer. Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; diplomacy; government transitions Named Entities: Marshall, George C. [secretary of state]; Truman, Harry S. [president]; Acheson, Dean [undersecretary of state] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sprague Replaces Denfeld as Navy Personnel Chief Summary: Louis E. Sprague replaces William M. Denfeld as chief of naval personnel, with John H. Towers taking command of Pacific fleet about March 1. Category: national news Subjects: military appointments; naval command Named Entities: Sprague, Louis E. [admiral]; Denfeld, William M. [admiral]; Towers, John H. [admiral] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Byrd Group Has Third Crash Summary: Byrd Antarctic expedition suffers third aerial mishap when helicopter crashes into sea 700 miles northeast of Scott Island. Category: national news Subjects: aviation accidents; Antarctic exploration Confidence: 0.8 Title: 'Poland Sold Down River' Summary: Polish Ambassador Jan Ciechanowski accuses U.S. of 'selling Poland down the river' to communism by appeasing Premier Josef Stalin. Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; Poland relations; diplomatic disputes Named Entities: Ciechanowski, Jan [Polish ambassador] Confidence: 0.8 Title: War Investigation Goes On Summary: Republican senators win first test of strength with Democratic majority in Senate, voting to continue war investigation for another year. Category: national news Subjects: congressional investigations; post-war politics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Asks Immigration Ban Summary: Rep. Ed Gossett asks Congress to change immigration laws to bar anyone who has served in enemy military force or participated in subversive activities. Category: national news Subjects: immigration policy; congressional actions Named Entities: Gossett, Ed [congressman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Marine General Geiger Dies Summary: Lt. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, former commanding general of Pacific fleet marine forces, dies today at Bethesda naval hospital at age 62. Category: national news Subjects: military deaths; Pacific theater Named Entities: Geiger, Roy S. [general] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Missouri Bonus Proposed Summary: Another soldiers' bonus proposal introduced in Missouri legislature, with plan to make payments to World War II veterans by levying two per cent tax on all property in state. Category: national news Subjects: veteran benefits; state legislation Confidence: 0.8 Title: Hoover Will Go to Germany Summary: Former President Herbert Hoover announces he will go to Germany at President Truman's request to study food conditions with view toward 'relieving some of the burden on American taxpayers.' Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; Germany relations; post-war diplomacy Named Entities: Hoover, Herbert [former president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: High Farm Goal Is Set Summary: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson sets high 1947 farm production goals, with demand for 'gambling' that demand would remain high. Category: national news Subjects: agriculture; farm production; economic policy Named Entities: Clinton P. 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