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University Daily Kansan
Page 0014_2 from reel: L 730 (1961-02-06 to 1961-08-01)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/197693

Title: Prestons Tell of Being Hostages
Summary: Associate professor Floyd Preston and his family recount their experiences as hostages on the hijacked liner Santa Maria, describing the events and their interactions with the pirates.
Category: campus news
Subjects: hostage experiences; university faculty; international incidents
Named Entities: Preston, Floyd W. [associate professor]; Preston, Mrs. Floyd W.
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Solons Approve Funds for KU
Summary: The Kansas Legislature approved $100,000 in additional funding for the University of Kansas to support more than 900 students over original enrollment estimates.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university funding; state legislature; academic resources
Named Entities: Conard, John [representative]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: CRC Referendum Petition at 1,000
Summary: The Civil Rights Council has collected over 1,000 signatures for a petition condemning discrimination and calling for a student referendum on the civil rights resolution.
Category: campus news
Subjects: civil rights; student activism; petition drives
Named Entities: Heitz, Tom [CRC member]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Pirates Are More Than Child Fantasy
Summary: Harold and Bruce Preston, sons of Professor Floyd Preston, recount their experiences as hostages on the Santa Maria, describing their interactions with the pirates.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: hostage experiences; personal narratives; international incidents
Named Entities: Preston, Harold and Bruce [sons of Floyd Preston]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Geographer Sees Legal Bars to Water Projects
Summary: Professor Walter M. Kollmorgen discusses how current federal laws may hinder water projects in the Wakarusa Watershed area, including the Clinton Dam.
Category: local news
Subjects: water resource management; federal regulations; geography
Named Entities: Kollmorgen, Walter M. [professor of geography]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: JFK Presents Medical Plan
Summary: President Kennedy presents a medical plan to Congress that would provide hospital and nursing care for Americans over 65 through social security financing.
Category: national news
Subjects: healthcare policy; federal legislation; social security
Named Entities: Kennedy, John F. [President]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Demos Din Domestic Difficulty
Summary: The KU Young Democrats face internal difficulties as Jim Lawing announces his resignation as president, with Phil Brooks calling for a meeting to address the situation.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; political parties; campus governance
Named Entities: Lawing, Jim [KU Young Democrats]; Brooks, Phil [Independence, Mo. junior]
Confidence: 0.9

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