====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0480_1 from reel: L 1681 (1978-08-23 to 1979-02-21) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/19167 Title: Legislators Tell County About Lawsuit Bills Summary: Kansas legislators discuss proposed legislation regarding liability insurance and lawsuit bills with Douglas County officials, including potential impacts on county governments and individual officials. Category: local news Subjects: county government; lawsuits; legislation; liability insurance Named Entities: Higgins, Bill [staff reporter]; McFarlane, Mike [county engineer]; Glover, Peter [commission chairman]; Whitening, John [county attorney]; Johnson, Rex [county sheriff] Confidence: 0.85 Title: KU to Contest '80 Budget Cuts Summary: University of Kansas officials prepare to contest proposed budget cuts for fiscal year 1980, with discussions about funding formulas and legislative requests. Category: campus news Subjects: university funding; budget cuts; state appropriations; academic funding Named Entities: Bibb, James [state representative]; Dykes, Archie [chancellor]; Pearson, James [senator] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sen. Pearson to Teach at KU Summary: Former U.S. Senator James Pearson accepts position as visiting professor at University of Kansas, teaching political science courses. Category: campus news Subjects: faculty appointments; political science; senators; academic positions Named Entities: Pearson, James [senator]; Shankel, Richard [chancellor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Aid Packets Available; State Grants Awaited Summary: Information about financial aid availability for students, including details about aid packets and state grant applications. Category: informational content Subjects: financial aid; student assistance; scholarships; state funding Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Brighter Roads Inc.; Pyramid Pizza; Naismith Hall; Lazy Daze Waterbeds; Jayhawk Bookstore Category: advertisements 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.