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University Daily Kansan
Page 0485_2 from reel: L 2335 (1939-05-02 to 1940-10-08)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/161108

Title: Phi Delt Confesses
Summary: John M. Claflin, member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, confesses to setting four fires at the fraternity house 'as a prank,' causing $6,100 in damages. He was questioned by investigators and will face charges of first-degree arson.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternity incidents; arson; student discipline; university safety
Named Entities: Claflin, John M. [student]; Phi Delta Theta [fraternity]; Spaulding, John [investigator]
Confidence: 0.95

Title: Smoke Trial Brings Out Petitions
Summary: Students organize petitions in response to smoking violation trials, seeking to put the matter to a direct vote of the student body. The Men's Student Council is involved in the process.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; smoking regulations; campus policy; student activism
Named Entities: Mullen, C. H. [M.S.C. President]; McClure, Jim [student]; Maloney, Pat [student]; Harbin, Emmy-Jane [student]; McKay, Bob [court clerk]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Commentator to Discuss Foreign Wars
Summary: H.R. Knickerboker, a commentator with experience covering international affairs, will lecture on foreign wars and international relations at 8:20 in Hoch auditorium.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: lecture series; international relations; World War II; journalism
Named Entities: Knickerboker, H. R. [commentator]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: To Make Movie About K.U. Life
Summary: The University plans to produce a motion picture about life at KU, with Allen Crafton heading the project in the department of speech and dramatic arts.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university publicity; film production; campus life
Named Entities: Crafton, Allen [department head]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Jail and Fine for Mrs. Palmer
Summary: Mrs. Wilma Palmer, wife of Robert N. Palmer, was found guilty of liquor possession and received a 30-day jail sentence and $100 fine in district court.
Category: local news
Subjects: legal proceedings; liquor violations; local courts
Named Entities: Palmer, Mrs. Wilma [defendant]; Hugh Means [attorney]; Judge [unnamed]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: W.S.G.A. Officers Sit in on Court
Summary: W.S.G.A. officers observe student court proceedings, which include cases ranging from 'Gone With the Wind' violations to smoking offenses.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; student court; campus governance
Named Entities: Wilson, Velma [W.S.G.A. president]; Brown, Ruth Olive [W.S.G.A. member]; Boddington, Jane [W.S.G.A. member]
Confidence: 0.8

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