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University Daily Kansan
Page 0779_2 from reel: L 728 (1959-09-17 to 1960-08-02)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/190358

Title: Kennedy Train Rolls Toward Win
Summary: Sen. John F. Kennedy nears Democratic presidential nomination with 714½ votes, just 46½ short of needed 761 votes. Massachusetts senator receives support from Gov. Herschel Loveless and Iowa delegation.
Category: national news
Subjects: presidential elections; democratic party; political campaigns
Named Entities: Kennedy, John F. [presidential candidate]; Johnson, Lyndon B. [vice presidential candidate]; Humphrey, Hubert H. [vice presidential candidate]; Stuart Symington [vice presidential candidate]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Reds Report on Shooting
Summary: Soviet Union reports shooting down U.S. Air Force RB-47 reconnaissance plane over Bering Sea, claiming violation of Soviet airspace. Two of six-man crew survived.
Category: national news
Subjects: cold war; international relations; aviation incidents
Named Entities: Russia [Soviet Union]; United States
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Cuba Seeks Council Action in Conflict
Summary: Cuba asks United Nations Security Council to consider 'repeated threats, maneuvers, reprisals and aggressions' by the United States.
Category: local news
Subjects: united nations; cold war; international diplomacy
Named Entities: Cuba; United Nations
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Wescoe Seeks News of Matzke
Summary: University of Kansas officials seek information about Dr. Howard Matzke, professor conducting research in the Congo. Diplomatic check requested after family received letter from former Belgian colony.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university faculty; academic research; international studies
Named Entities: Matzke, Howard [professor]; Wescoe, W. Clarke [chancellor]; Miller, Arden [dean]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Grant Renewed for Fly Study
Summary: Robert R. Sokal, associate professor of entomology, receives $14,500 Army Medical Research contract renewal for fifth year of genetics of housefly research.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic research; entomology; scientific funding
Named Entities: Sokal, Robert R. [associate professor]; Sullivan, Robert L. [research associate]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Book Relates State's Story
Summary: Everett Rich's book 'The Heritage of Kansas' provides panoramic view of Kansas life through selections from 40 observers, including Carl Becker's analysis of Kansas spirit.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: kansas history; literature; state heritage
Named Entities: Rich, Everett [author]; Becker, Carl [historian]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Art Campers Star in 3rd Summer Show
Summary: High school students from Midwestern Music and Art Camp featured in third University Theatre summer production, performing three short plays in 'The World of Shalom Aleichem.'
Category: arts
Subjects: theater; student performances; arts education
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Weather
Summary: Temperatures to average four to six degrees above normal with normal minimum 60 to 65 and maximum 90 to 95. Rainfall averaging .30 to .60 inch with occasional showers or thunderstorms late in week.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecasts; temperature predictions; precipitation
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: KU Previews Students
Summary: Recent high school graduates attending KU Previews summer program, typical of hundreds of students expecting to enter University this fall.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: university orientation; student life; summer programs
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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