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University Daily Kansan
Page 0777 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/43989

Title: NBA Blows Whistle on All-Male Referee Cadre
Summary: The NBA hires two female referees for the first time in major professional sports, marking a significant change in the league's all-male officiating staff.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; professional sports; gender equality; sports officiating
Named Entities: Rodman, Dennis [NBA player]; Barkley, Charles [NBA player]; Kantner, Dee [NBA referee]; Palmer, Violet [NBA referee]; Sloan, Jerry [NBA coach]; Thorn, Rod [NBA executive]; Walsh, Donnie [NBA executive]; Lopiano, Donna [NBA executive]; Gera, Bernie [first woman umpire]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: John Woo John Woo John Woo John Woo John Woo Guns, Babies, Toothpicks, Guns, Babies, Toothpicks, Guns
Summary: Promotional advertisement for a John Woo film screening at the Lied Center on November 1st with free admission available through voucher distribution.
Category: arts
Subjects: film; cinema; action films; John Woo
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Watkins Health Center; Nabi; Sunchase; Kansan; Henry T's Bar & Grill; The Kansan; Kansan Ads
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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