====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0135_2 from reel: L 2338 (1942-11-03 to 1944-02-07) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/157711 Title: Budget Requests Reduced Summary: University budget requests reduced by Board of Regents, with significant cuts to laboratory equipment and geological survey funding for 1943-44. Category: campus news Subjects: university budget; academic funding; campus administration Named Entities: Board of Regents; Geological Survey Confidence: 0.9 Title: Miss Black Is Advisor for WAAC's Summary: Mathematics professor Florence Black appointed as faculty advisor for Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at the University. Category: campus news Subjects: military education; women's roles; campus personnel Named Entities: Black, Florence [mathematics professor]; WAAC Confidence: 0.85 Title: Bus-Trolley Collision Injures 20 Summary: Twenty people injured in bus-trolley collision at 15th and Brooklyn in Kansas City, Missouri, including two seriously injured. Category: local news Subjects: traffic accidents; public transportation; injuries Named Entities: Kansas City, Mo. Confidence: 0.8 Title: Roosevelt Directs Mine Workers to End Strike Summary: President Roosevelt directs striking anthracite coal mine workers to return to jobs immediately and declares government will intervene if order not followed within 48 hours. Category: national news Subjects: labor relations; presidential intervention; industrial disputes Named Entities: Roosevelt, Franklin D. [President] Confidence: 0.85 Title: 55 Women Start Aircraft Study Summary: Fifty-five women begin training program for aeronautical technicians in cooperation with major aircraft manufacturers including North American, Boeing, Beech, and Cessna. Category: campus news Subjects: aviation training; engineering education; women in STEM Named Entities: North American; Boeing; Beech; Cessna Confidence: 0.8 Title: Research Man Will Speak at Convocation Summary: Charles Franklin Kettering, research director of General Motors, to speak at University convocation in Hoch auditorium on January 26. Category: campus news Subjects: academic lectures; industrial research; campus events Named Entities: Kettering, Charles Franklin [research director]; General Motors Confidence: 0.85 Title: Review Editor Will Speak in Fraser Theater Summary: Norman B. Cousins, editor of Saturday Review of Literature, to speak on 'Contemporary Literature in the United States' in Fraser Theater. Category: campus news Subjects: literary events; campus lectures; academic programming Named Entities: Cousins, Norman B. [editor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Reserves to Get Fees, Credit Summary: Proposal to refund fees and grant partial credit to college students called to active duty before end of spring semester passes Kansas Board of Regents. Category: campus news Subjects: academic policies; military service; student affairs Confidence: 0.75 Title: Optimism Rules as Parliament Members Meet Summary: Optimistic atmosphere at British Parliament meeting as United Nations soldiers, sailors, airmen bring victory nearer following axis subjugation. Category: national news Subjects: British politics; World War II; parliamentary proceedings Confidence: 0.75 Title: Rex Cowan Graduated as Aerial Observer at Brooks Field, Tex. Summary: Bertram Rex Cowan graduated as aerial observer at Brooks Field, Texas, and was commissioned as second lieutenant. Category: local news Subjects: military training; aviation; graduation ceremonies Named Entities: Cowan, Rex [aerial observer]; Brooks Field, Tex. Confidence: 0.75 Title: The Weather Summary: Kansas: Continued cold today and tonight. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecasts; climate conditions Confidence: 0.7 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.6 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.