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University Daily Kansan
Page 0389_2 from reel: L 2249 (1981-10-20 to 1982-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/182106

Title: Industry, Other Schools Lure Faculty From KU
Summary: Article discusses how industry and other universities are attracting KU faculty away due to better salary offers, with specific examples of professors who have left and analysis of salary comparisons.
Category: campus news
Subjects: faculty retention; university salaries; academic employment
Named Entities: Brady, Michael; Brinkman, Del [dean]; Tollefson, John [dean]; Carlin, John [regent]; Angino, Ernest [chairman]; Meriage, Lawrence [former associate professor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Employees Blast Proposal: Pay Plan May Cut Classified Salaries
Summary: KU classified employees protest proposed pay plan that may cut their salaries while faculty receive increases, with concerns about fairness in compensation distribution.
Category: campus news
Subjects: employee compensation; university budget; classified staff
Named Entities: Cacy, Colleen [staff reporter]; Hamilton, Gail [classified senate president]; O'Neill, Jan [classified senate president]; Hess, Paul [committee chairman]; Doyen, Ross [senate president]; Carlin, John [regent]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Bill's Passage May Set Stage for State Low-Level Waste Site
Summary: Article about legislative bill that could lead to Kansas being chosen as a site for low-level radioactive waste disposal, with discussion of compact agreements and state considerations.
Category: local news
Subjects: radioactive waste disposal; state legislation; environmental policy
Named Entities: Helliker, Kevin [staff reporter]; Charlton, Betty Jo [state representative]; Solbach, [unnamed official]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Glow of Stadium Lights Could Attract TV Contracts
Summary: Discussion of potential plans to add stadium lights at Memorial Stadium to attract television contracts for football and basketball games, with analysis of costs and benefits.
Category: sports
Subjects: athletic facilities; television broadcasting; college sports
Named Entities: Hatchell, Steve [Big Eight commissioner]; Fambrough, Don [football coach]; Lessig, James [athletic director]; Temple, Floyd [assistant athletic director]; Brinkman, Del [faculty]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Weather
Summary: Daily weather forecast for Lawrence, Kansas, indicating cloudy conditions with temperature and wind information.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecast; local conditions
Confidence: 0.9

Title: But, Who's Going to Fly the Plane Now?
Summary: Cartoon illustrating the faculty retention issue with an airplane labeled 'KU' and 'BETTER PAY' falling as top professors leave for better opportunities.
Category: editorial cartoon
Subjects: faculty retention; salary issues; academic employment
Confidence: 0.9

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