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University Daily Kansan
Page 0721 from reel: L 2755 (1984-08-22 to 1984-12-10)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/23439

Title: Police Continue Search for Reputed Mob Leader
Summary: FBI agents and detectives search for Carmine Persico, reputed leader of the Colombo crime family, who faces racketeering charges.
Category: national news
Subjects: organized crime; law enforcement; criminal investigations
Named Entities: Persico, Carmine [mob leader]; Smith, William French [attorney]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Woman Picks Execution Mode
Summary: Velma Barfield, scheduled to die in North Carolina, chooses lethal injection over gas chamber for her execution.
Category: national news
Subjects: capital punishment; criminal justice; death penalty
Named Entities: Barfield, Velma [death row inmate]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Family Questions Death of Son
Summary: The family of Juan Pedro Sierra-Rocha questions the official ruling of suicide after his death in a Mexican jail cell.
Category: national news
Subjects: police brutality; civil rights; criminal investigations
Named Entities: Sierra-Rocha, Juan Pedro [deceased]; Flores, Guery [coroner]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Iraq Could Restore Ties to U.S., Diplomats Say
Summary: Diplomats report Iraq may be willing to restore diplomatic relations with the United States, potentially ending a long-standing boycott.
Category: national news
Subjects: international relations; diplomacy; middle east politics
Named Entities: Hussein, Saddam [Iraqi president]; Mubarak, Hosni [Egyptian president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Nebraska Farmer Killed at Home After Opening Fire on SWAT Team
Summary: A Nebraska farmer is killed during a standoff with police after opening fire on a SWAT team sent to evict him from his property.
Category: national news
Subjects: law enforcement; fatal shootings; standoffs
Named Entities: Kirk, Arthur [deceased farmer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Army Bows to Pressure, Sets Tests for Troop Carrier
Summary: The Army announces it will conduct additional tests on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle following criticism and pressure from Congress.
Category: national news
Subjects: military technology; defense policy; weapon systems
Named Entities: Bradley, Lt. Col. Frank [military officer]; Weinberger, Caspar [Defense Secretary]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Domino's Pizza
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 1.0

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