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University Daily Kansan
Page 0117_1 from reel: L 2249 (1981-10-20 to 1982-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/182651

Title: $2 Billion Boon
Summary: Article about oil drilling operations in Kansas prairie, featuring roughnecks working for Mid-States Energy and the economic impact of oil discovery in the region.
Category: local news
Subjects: oil industry; energy resources; Kansas economy; petroleum exploration
Named Entities: Lattimore, John [oil company president]; Orr, Steve [roughneck]; Angleton, Bob [roughneck]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photos by Earl Richardson
Summary: Photographs of oil workers in action, including images of drilling equipment and roughnecks at work on Kansas oil fields.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: oil industry workers; petroleum drilling; roughnecks
Confidence: 0.8

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