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University Daily Kansan
Page 0248_2 from reel: L 2128 (1980-08-21 to 1981-01-19)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/28029

Title: KU Prof Named to Panel to Study Toxic Waste Laws
Summary: A KU civil engineering professor has been appointed to a special panel created by Governor John Carlin to study Kansas' laws concerning hazardous waste disposal.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university faculty; environmental policy; academic appointments
Named Entities: McKinney, N.T. [civil engineering professor]; Carlin, John [governor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Dole and Simpson Clash Over Issues
Summary: Kansas Republican Senator Bob Dole and Democratic challenger John Simpson debate over welfare reform, agricultural policy, and federal spending priorities in their campaign.
Category: local news
Subjects: political campaigns; welfare policy; agriculture; federal spending
Named Entities: Dole, Bob [Republican senator]; Simpson, John [Democratic challenger]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: KU Official One of Three to Question Candidates
Summary: Associate Vice Chancellor Deane Tacha was one of three panelists questioning Senate candidates Dole and Simpson at a debate sponsored by the Johnson County League of Women Voters.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; political debates; student affairs
Named Entities: Tacha, Deane [associate vice chancellor for academic affairs]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: ACT Scores Reverse After 15-Year Downturn
Summary: After 15 years of declining scores, ACT test results for KU freshmen show an increase in average composite scores, with verbal and math scores both improving.
Category: campus news
Subjects: higher education; standardized testing; academic performance
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Tomorrow Last Day to Register to Vote
Summary: Douglas County clerks remind residents that tomorrow is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming general election.
Category: informational content
Subjects: elections; voter registration; civic engagement
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Firefighters Extinguish Mobile Home Fire
Summary: Firefighters Alvin Samuels and Jim Wise work to extinguish a fire at a mobile home park near Ridgeview Estate.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: emergency services; firefighting; local incidents
Named Entities: Samuels, Alvin [firefighter]; Wise, Jim [firefighter]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Weather
Summary: Today will be mostly clear and windy with high temperatures in the upper 70s, with partly cloudy conditions expected tomorrow.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecasts; local conditions
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [comic strips]
Category: comic strips
Confidence: 0.9

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