====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0450 from reel: L 3148 (1988-08-24 to 1988-10-06) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/16227 Title: Ad Astra Per Aspera Summary: Article about the Space Shuttle Discovery launch, including memories of the Challenger disaster and KU community reactions to the shuttle program. Category: national news Subjects: space shuttle; NASA; space exploration; Challenger disaster Named Entities: McMahon, Debbie [staff writer]; Liechti, Paul [assistant director of biological survey]; O'Leary, Liz [Overland Park sophomore]; Crawford, Jeff [Wichita senior]; Fullenwider, Henry [professor of Germanic languages] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Shuttle Ready Summary: Report on the Space Shuttle Discovery's readiness for launch, including system checks and background on the shuttle program since the Challenger disaster. Category: national news Subjects: space shuttle; NASA; space exploration; launch preparations Named Entities: Henshel, Chuck [NASA test conductor]; Hauck, Frederick H. [commander]; Richard O. Covey [pilot] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Workers Table Draft Statement Against Margin Summary: Article about KU classified employees rejecting a draft statement opposing the Margin plan for faculty salaries and expressing concerns about job security and compensation. Category: local news Subjects: university employees; salary negotiations; classified senate; academic funding Named Entities: Woodward, Laura [staff writer]; Dyal, Diana [chairman of Classified Senate's Personnel Affairs Committee] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Clothing Stores in Sharp Battle Summary: Report on intense competition among clothing stores in Lawrence, with independent retailers facing pressure from larger department stores and shopping malls. Category: local news Subjects: retail competition; local businesses; consumer market; Lawrence economy Named Entities: Good, Janell [staff writer]; Campbell, Winn [owner of Campbell's Clothing]; Johnson, Leslie [owner of The Loft] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Soviets Beat U.S. Team Summary: Brief report on the U.S. basketball team's loss to the Soviet team in the Seoul Olympics. Category: sports Subjects: Olympics; basketball; international competition; Seoul Olympics Confidence: 0.75 Title: Sen. Bentsen Arrives in KC Summary: Article about Democratic vice-presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen's arrival in Kansas City and his criticism of Republican economic policies. Category: national news Subjects: politics; election campaign; U.S. Senate; Kansas City Named Entities: Niemi, Daniel [staff writer]; Bentsen, Lloyd [U.S. senator]; Bush, George [Republican presidential candidate] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Campbell's Clothing Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds Confidence: 0.9 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.