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University Daily Kansan
Page 0355_2 from reel: L 2339 (1944-02-08 to 1945-10-25)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/156054

Title: Director Wiley's Frosty Windows Donated to Ball
Summary: Windows frosted with epsom salts and beer mixture will be used for decoration at the President's Ball, with proceeds going to the infantile paralysis fund.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university events; student activities; fundraising
Named Entities: Wiley, Russell L. [director]; Jenson, William [student chairman]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Navy Answers Senate by Citing Record
Summary: The navy defended itself against Senate charges regarding war production, citing records of achievement in various areas.
Category: national news
Subjects: military; congress; war production
Named Entities: INS [news service]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Children Find New Playground
Summary: Small children living near campus have found a new playground under the stadium where the department of aeronautical engineering stores equipment.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university facilities; student life; campus improvements
Named Entities: Jones, J. O. [dean of School of Engineering and Architecture]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Nazi Wehrmacht, Home Guard Fall Back in North, West Poland; Russians 138 Miles From Berlin
Summary: Radio dispatches report that Nazi forces are falling back in northern and western Poland as Russian armies advance, with Russians now 138 miles from Berlin.
Category: national news
Subjects: world war II; military operations; eastern front
Named Entities: Russia; Berlin; Poland
Confidence: 0.85

Title: W.P.B. Will Turn Lights Down Low in New Brownout
Summary: The War Production Board will implement a new brownout policy on campus, reducing lighting levels to save fuel and electricity.
Category: campus news
Subjects: war conservation; campus policies; energy saving
Named Entities: Dean Jones [University official]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Four Curtain Calls Hail Chiapusso in Annual Piano Recital
Summary: Professor Jan Chiapusso received four curtain calls for his performance at the annual piano recital, with audience appreciation for his technical skill.
Category: campus news
Subjects: music; performing arts; faculty profiles
Named Entities: Chiapusso, Jan [professor of piano]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Loan Bill Delays Wallace Nomination
Summary: The Senate commerce committee has delayed action on Henry Wallace's nomination as Secretary of Commerce due to a loan bill under consideration.
Category: local news
Subjects: politics; congress; nomination process
Named Entities: Wallace, Henry [nominee]; Jones, Jesse [Secretary of Commerce]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: KSTA Cancels Annual Meeting
Summary: The Kansas State Teachers Association has canceled its annual meeting scheduled for February 1-3 due to war conditions and compliance with mobilization directives.
Category: local news
Subjects: education; teacher organizations; war impact
Named Entities: Phillips, Clyde U. [president]; Byrnes, James F. [war mobilization director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Paratrooper and Dancer Convicted in London
Summary: An American paratrooper and an English dancer were convicted in London for the murder of a London cabby and sentenced to be hanged.
Category: local news
Subjects: crime; military justice; international news
Named Entities: Carl Hulten [paratrooper]; London [location]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Beauty Queens Nominated
Summary: Eighty-three co-eds have been nominated for beauty queen at the University of Indiana.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student life; beauty pageants; campus events
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Weather Forecast
Summary: Fair and not much change in temperature tonight in west. Low in mid-20's.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather; climate; local conditions
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Movie Here to Show K.U. Hospital Unit
Summary: A colored movie of the activities of Evacuation Hospital No. 77 will be shown at 8 p.m. Thursday in Fraser theater, featuring the hospital unit's work.
Category: announcement
Subjects: hospital; entertainment; servicemen
Named Entities: Dr. T. G. Dillon [executive officer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: -Watch for the Servicemen's Weekly-
Summary: The Daily Kansan will publish a weekly one-page sheet for servicemen containing campus news, with the first issue to be printed this week.
Category: announcement
Subjects: publication; servicemen; campus news
Named Entities: Tippin, Miss [selector]; Ruth Tippin [editor]
Confidence: 0.8

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