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University Daily Kansan
Page 0508 from reel: NP 7853 (1998-08-17 to 1999-01-22)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/47720

Title: Lawrence's Dollar House Rides Into Sunset
Summary: Hillcrest Theatres, a 25-year-old dollar theater in Lawrence, closes due to weak ticket sales and concession revenue, with employees expressing disappointment about the closure.
Category: local news
Subjects: theater closures; local businesses; entertainment industry
Named Entities: Hillcrest Theatres; Keri Krueger [theater manager]; Corey Peck [student]; Cheryl Mottern [student]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Hurricane Cancels Trip by Students to Louisiana
Summary: Nine University of Kansas students had their trip to a petroleum engineers' convention in New Orleans canceled due to Hurricane Georges approaching the Gulf Coast.
Category: local news
Subjects: hurricane Georges; student travel; natural disasters
Named Entities: Pallavi Agarwal [staff writer]; Brian Holmes [Society of Petroleum Engineers president]; Melanie Convery [student]; Edna Freshman [student]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Gulf Coast Braces for Georges
Summary: Hurricane Georges approaches the Gulf Coast with forecasts predicting strengthening before landfall, forcing evacuations and preparations across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Category: national news
Subjects: hurricane Georges; weather forecasting; natural disasters
Named Entities: Ronnie Jones [Louisiana State police lt. col.]; Mike McCarty [resident]; Paul Trotter [National Weather Service]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: 16-Year Reign Ends in Germany for Helmut Kohl
Summary: Helmut Kohl's 16-year chancellorship in Germany ends as Gerhard Schroeder and the Social Democrats defeat Kohl's party in national elections.
Category: national news
Subjects: german politics; election results; Helmut Kohl
Named Entities: Helmut Kohl [former German chancellor]; Gerhard Schroeder [new German chancellor]; Angela Johnson [staff writer]; Benedict Kemmerer [student]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Ace Personnel; Lookout Lawrence; Kansas Union; Timothy G. Riling; Eastside Auto Service
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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