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University Daily Kansan
Page 0750_2 from reel: L 2335 (1939-05-02 to 1940-10-08)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/160578

Title: Await Italian Blow
Summary: News coverage of European political tensions, focusing on Italy's potential military actions and preparations for war.
Category: campus news
Subjects: international relations; European politics; war preparations
Named Entities: Mussolini, Benito [Italian dictator]; Italy; France; Germany
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Fred Littooy Again Awarded Job as Manager of Campus Dances
Summary: Fred Littooy has been awarded the position of campus dance manager for a second time, beating out 13 other applicants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; campus leadership; student organizations
Named Entities: Littooy, Fred [campus dance manager]; Morrison, Rodney [reporter]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: 130 Apply for Wings in Summer Air Course
Summary: Over 130 students have applied for the summer flight training course, with more applications still coming in.
Category: campus news
Subjects: aviation training; student programs; military preparation
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Only 31 Airports in U.S. Can Handle War Planes
Summary: Only 31 of the nation's 1,824 civilian airports are capable of handling modern military aircraft, according to Civil Aeronautics Authority officials.
Category: national news
Subjects: aviation infrastructure; military preparedness; civil aviation
Named Entities: Roosevelt, Franklin D. [U.S. president]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: 9 Scholarships for High School Women Awarded
Summary: Nine scholarships have been awarded to high school women for university study, with winners announced by Professor U. G. Mitchell.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic scholarships; higher education; student achievements
Named Entities: Mitchell, U. G. [professor]; Doutzour, Frances Mary [scholarship winner]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Baccalaureate Has 10 Events
Summary: The University's baccalaureate ceremony will feature ten events including a grand commencement, invocation, and various musical performances.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university ceremonies; academic traditions; commencement
Named Entities: Koelb, Howard E. [minister]; Price, Edwin F. [dean]; Wiley, Russell L. [band director]; Wilcox, Joseph F. [glee club director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Fear Duce Will Strike Tuesday
Summary: Political circles in Rome are concerned that Mussolini may strike on Tuesday, with military preparations underway in Italy and France.
Category: national news
Subjects: European politics; Italian military actions; World War II
Named Entities: Mussolini, Benito [Italian dictator]; France; Germany
Confidence: 0.8

Title: 40 Dead in Marseilles
Summary: Forty people were reported killed in Marseilles during German bombing raids over the French port.
Category: national news
Subjects: World War II; civilian casualties; European warfare
Named Entities: France; Germany; Marseilles
Confidence: 0.8

Title: B.E.F. Commander Safe
Summary: Viscount Gort, commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, has reached London safely and was decorated with the Knights Grand Cross.
Category: national news
Subjects: World War II; military leadership; European warfare
Named Entities: Gort, Viscount [B.E.F. commander]
Confidence: 0.8

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