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University Daily Kansan
Page 0624 from reel: L 2447 (1982-08-19 to 1983-01-14)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/38793

Title: Success Could Hinge on Small Salary Cut
Summary: Professor Hutton Barron proposes a plan that would increase employee benefits and earnings through fringe benefits rather than direct salary increases, potentially saving the state money.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university faculty; salary negotiations; benefits packages
Named Entities: Barron, Hutton [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Prof's Plan Increases Benefits, Earnings
Summary: Professor Hutton Barron's plan suggests that fringe benefits could be more valuable than direct salary increases, potentially saving the state money while benefiting employees.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university faculty; salary negotiations; benefits packages
Named Entities: Barron, Hutton [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Cuts Spoil State's High Ranking in School Funding
Summary: Recent budget cuts have caused Kansas to drop in its ranking for higher education funding, with the state now ranking 21st among states in per-student funding.
Category: local news
Subjects: education funding; state budget; Kansas education
Named Entities: Koplick, Stanley [regents executive officer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Wheat Meet Grosses $13,000
Summary: The annual Wheat Meet fundraiser grossed $13,000, with proceeds going to the Cancer Research Fund of the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fundraising; cancer research; student activities
Named Entities: Merritt, Rob [ Omega sorority president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Karate Tournament
Summary: Karate tournament scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lawrence Community Building, with competitors paying $10 and spectators $3.
Category: announcement
Subjects: student activities; sports events; community events
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Calling All Non-Traditional Students
Summary: Non-traditional students invited to potluck picnic/snack at Potter's Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 3:30-6 p.m., with a rain location available.
Category: announcement
Subjects: student activities; campus events; community building
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Homecoming Dance
Summary: Homecoming Dance scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 1982 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Kansas Union Ballroom, featuring Tex Beneke.
Category: announcement
Subjects: student activities; campus events; performances
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Celebrate K.U.'s Fabulous Forties With Tex Beneke Week
Summary: Series of events celebrating 1940s music and culture featuring Tex Beneke, scheduled throughout the week of October 25-29, 1982.
Category: announcement
Subjects: student activities; campus events; performances
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Valentino's; Sally's Steak & Smokehouse; Hibachi Hut, Brother's, Auntie Mae's Parlor, the Avalon; The Sports Fan-Attic; Lawrence Community Building; KU's Fabulous Forties; Minsky's Pizza
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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