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University Daily Kansan
Page 0131_2 from reel: L 1681 (1978-08-23 to 1979-02-21)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/19862

Title: Harper Rejects Tax Proposal
Summary: Chancellor Harper rejects a proposed tax to fund intercollegiate athletics at KU, stating the university already receives sufficient funding from other sources.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university funding; athletics; tax policy
Named Entities: Harper, Richard [chancellor]; Brownback, Sam [student body president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Students Question State Fire Code
Summary: Students and university officials express concerns about state fire code restrictions on carpeting in residence halls, particularly regarding flame spread standards.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fire safety; student housing; university regulations
Named Entities: Markley, Paul [fire safety consultant]; McElhenie, Fred [director of residence programs]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: VD Still Concerns Health Officials
Summary: Health officials report that venereal disease cases remain a concern at KU, with 342 cases of syphilis and 289 cases of gonorrhea reported in the first half of 1978.
Category: campus news
Subjects: public health; sexually transmitted diseases; university health services
Named Entities: Wollman, Martin [director of student health services]; Burt, Larry [chief of VD control]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Med Center to Redraw Contracts With Physicians
Summary: The University of Kansas Medical Center plans to renegotiate contracts with physicians, implementing recommendations to improve billing and administrative practices.
Category: campus news
Subjects: medical contracts; healthcare administration; university medical center
Named Entities: Dykes, Archie R. [chancellor]; Mann, Richard L. [University director of institutional research]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Suit Filed Over Pier I Explosion
Summary: A lawsuit has been filed regarding a gas explosion at Pier I Imports that killed two people, with the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the incident.
Category: campus news
Subjects: lawsuits; gas explosions; public safety
Named Entities: Coleman, Michael M. [plaintiff]; Du Pont de Nemours & Co. [defendant]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Cone Head
Summary: Photo of Shawn David Kretschmer wearing a large cone-shaped hat, taken during what appears to be a university event or celebration.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: student activities; athletics; university events
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Hanging On
Summary: Photo of Vicki Edleman, an Overland Park special student, rappelling down the side of the Military Science building during a ROTC training exercise.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: military science;  ROTC; university activities
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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