====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0277 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/44489 Title: Least Respected Meat Turns Into Tasty Treat Summary: Article about a Spam cooking contest at the Kansas State Fair where students created various Spam-based dishes, with winners receiving prizes including a shopping spree. Category: campus news Subjects: student life; food; campus events; contests Named Entities: Gronewaller, Linda Confidence: 0.85 Title: Former Chairman Denies Memory of Calls to CIA Summary: Former Democratic National Committee chairman Donald Fowler denies remembering calls he made to the CIA on behalf of a fugitive businessman, as Congress investigates the matter. Category: national news Subjects: intelligence; congressional investigations; politics Named Entities: Fowler, Donald L.; Thompson, Fred Confidence: 0.8 Title: Israel Asks Palestinians to Meet Further Demands Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes new security demands of Palestinians in ongoing Middle East peace negotiations, as Secretary of State Madeleine Albright attempts to mediate. Category: national news Subjects: middle east peace; israel-palestine relations; diplomacy Named Entities: Netanyahu, Benjamin; Albright, Madeleine Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sinn Fein Abandons Guns to Participate in Talks Summary: Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, formally renounces violence and abandons its weapons to participate in peace talks for Northern Ireland, welcomed by U.S. Senator George Mitchell. Category: national news Subjects: northern ireland peace; irish republican army; political negotiations Named Entities: Adams, Gerry; Mitchell, George Confidence: 0.8 Title: NATO Forces Avert Clash Between Serbian Factions Summary: NATO forces prevent a violent confrontation between rival Serbian factions in Bosnia, with Radovan Karadzic's forces blocking access to Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic. Category: national news Subjects: bosnia peacekeeping; nato operations; balkan conflicts Named Entities: Karadzic, Radovan Confidence: 0.8 Title: Compuserve Sells Out, Rival America Online Benefits Summary: WorldCom Inc. announces acquisition of Compuserve in $1.2 billion deal, strengthening America Online's position in the online services market. Category: national news Subjects: technology mergers; internet services; business acquisitions Named Entities: WorldCom Inc.; Compuserve; America Online Confidence: 0.8 Title: On the Record Summary: Collection of brief police reports including thefts from KU students, damage to vehicles, and other criminal incidents in Lawrence. Category: local news Subjects: crime reports; theft; police blotter Confidence: 0.7 Title: Et Cetera Summary: Informational section containing details about The University Daily Kansan including subscription rates, office location, and publication schedule. Category: informational content Subjects: newspaper information; subscription details; publication policies Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Legal Services for Students; Shark's Surf Shop; Sigma Kappa; Harpo's Westport Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.