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University Daily Kansan
Page 0346 from reel: L 3014 (1986-08-20 to 1986-12-02)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/32654

Title: Easy Targets, Dire Results
Summary: Article discusses the dangers faced by journalists worldwide, focusing on the murder of Chilean journalist Jose Carrasco and the challenges of press freedom under restrictive regimes.
Category: opinion
Subjects: press freedom; journalism; international relations
Named Entities: Tapia, Jose [journalist]; Carrasco, Eduardo [editor]; Pinochet, Augusto [Chilean president]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: The Irony of Silence
Summary: Commentary on the silence surrounding the Iranian hostage crisis and the contrasting approaches of the Carter and Reagan administrations to the situation.
Category: opinion
Subjects: hostage crisis; Iran; Reagan administration; foreign policy
Named Entities: Reed, Frank Herbert [hostage]; Kilburn, Peter [librarian]; Carter, Jimmy [former president]; Reagan, Ronald [president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Sharing Success and Ills
Summary: Article examines the increasing presence of women in American politics, noting their successes in recent elections and the challenges they still face.
Category: opinion
Subjects: women in politics; gender equality; American politics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: 'Spy' Talk Sizzles in Washington
Summary: Analysis of the diplomatic tensions surrounding the arrest and release of American journalist Nicholas Daniloff in the Soviet Union, and the political implications for U.S.-Soviet relations.
Category: opinion
Subjects: Cold War; espionage; U.S.-Soviet relations; Reagan administration
Named Entities: Daniloff, Nicholas [journalist]; Reagan, Ronald [president]; Gorbachev, Mikhail [Soviet leader]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: President's Supporters Deal Harshest Criticism
Summary: Examination of how President Reagan's strongest supporters have become his most vocal critics on various policy issues.
Category: opinion
Subjects: Reagan administration; political criticism; conservatism
Named Entities: Reagan, Ronald [president]; Thomas, Helen [journalist]; Will, George [columnist]; Safire, William [columnist]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: War on Drugs Cartoon
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Uncle Sam in a war on drugs, with one panel showing frustration at not finding those responsible and another showing the overwhelming nature of the drug problem.
Category: editorial cartoon
Subjects: drug policy; Reagan administration; political cartoon
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Cunningham Off Base
Summary: Letter to the editor criticizing Chris Cunningham's column on women in academia, arguing that his views on gender differences in academic performance are biased and unsupported by evidence.
Category: letter
Subjects: sexism in academia; gender bias; University of Kansas
Named Entities: Cunningham, Chris [author]; Hoyland, Jane [geology department]; Ballard, Barbara [Women's Resource Center]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Excuses Hide Sexism
Summary: Letter responding to an earlier article discussing gender differences in academic performance, arguing that such differences often reflect systemic biases rather than inherent capabilities.
Category: letter
Subjects: sexism in education; gender bias; University of Kansas
Named Entities: Lineberry, Robert [dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Skewed Priorities
Summary: Letter criticizing what the author perceives as skewed priorities at the University of Kansas, particularly regarding the emphasis on athletics over academics.
Category: letter
Subjects: athletics; academics; University of Kansas priorities
Named Entities: Brown, Neil [Lawrence graduate student]
Confidence: 0.8

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