====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0145_2 from reel: L 726 (1957-09-12 to 1958-08-01) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/199278 Title: Conferees Seek Scientific Alliance Summary: President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Macmillan reported ready to seek a scientific alliance of 40 or more free world nations to counter Russia's new challenge. Category: national news Subjects: international relations; science diplomacy; cold war Named Entities: Eisenhower, Dwight D. [President]; Macmillan, Harold [British Prime Minister] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Asian Flu Cases Confirmed in Seven Kansas Counties Summary: The flu bug hit deep in Kansas, sending hundreds to bed, canceling high school and college football games, and causing absenteeism in industry. Category: local news Subjects: public health; influenza; epidemiology Named Entities: Mott, James [state epidemiologist] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Polish Leader Blasts Opponents Summary: Polish Communist Party leader Wladyslaw Gomulka bitterly attacked his Stalinist and revisionist opponents in a speech released today. Category: national news Subjects: politics; eastern europe; cold war Named Entities: Gomulka, Wladyslaw [Polish Communist Party leader] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Kansas Turnpike Is One Year Old Summary: Approximately four million vehicles have traveled the 236-mile Kansas Turnpike during its first year of operation. Category: local news Subjects: transportation; infrastructure; local economy Confidence: 0.8 Title: Series of Strikes Paralyzes France Summary: Nationwide strikes by millions of French workers beat leaderless France to its knees today, causing the government crisis since World War II. Category: national news Subjects: labor relations; industrial action; europe Confidence: 0.85 Title: Moscow, Syria Renew Charges Summary: Moscow renewed its warlike charges against the United States and Turkey today and said the Middle East crisis is 'becoming more dangerous'. Category: national news Subjects: international relations; middle east; cold war Confidence: 0.85 Title: UN Moves Closer to Syrian Probe Summary: Western diplomats held final consultations today on a plan to let Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold investigate the crisis between Syria and Turkey. Category: national news Subjects: united nations; middle east; diplomacy Confidence: 0.85 Title: Rocket Reaches 4,000-Mile Altitude Summary: The Air Force said today preliminary study of scientific data collected by its 'FarSide' rocket indicates it accomplished its mission by reaching a 4,000-mile altitude. Category: national news Subjects: aerospace; technology; military Named Entities: Lavier, Eugene C. [Air Force colonel] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Bakery, Textile Unions Face Stern Penalties Summary: The AFL-CIO Executive Council called two more scandal-scarred unions on the carpet today following its suspension of the mighty Teamsters Union. Category: local news Subjects: labor relations; unions; workplace issues Named Entities: Meany, George [AFL-CIO President] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Miller Jones; Bridge Standard Service; Bell Music Company; Kansas Turnpike Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 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.