====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0406 from reel: NP 6848 (1996-08-17 to 1996-10-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/48873 Title: Congress Gets Back to Work Summary: Congress returns to work with priorities including avoiding government shutdown and passing spending legislation, with Republicans and Democrats having different agendas. Category: national news Subjects: federal government; legislation; congress; politics Named Entities: Gingrich, Newt [House Speaker]; Clinton, Bill [President] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Avoidance of a Shutdown Is Its No. 1 Priority Summary: Congress faces pressure to avoid government shutdown as a top priority, with both parties having different approaches to spending legislation. Category: national news Subjects: federal government; legislation; congress; politics Named Entities: Gingrich, Newt [House Speaker]; Clinton, Bill [President] Confidence: 0.8 Title: French Scientist Returns to Earth Summary: French astronaut Claudie Deshaies and two Russian cosmonauts return to Earth after 193 days in space aboard the Mir space station, conducting over 100 experiments. Category: national news Subjects: space exploration; astronauts; Russia; France Named Entities: Deshaies, Claudie [astronaut]; Lucid, Shannon [astronaut] Confidence: 0.8 Title: No Date for Summit Summary: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators fail to set a date for a summit between Netanyahu and Arafat, with both sides expressing commitment to peace talks but no agreement reached. Category: national news Subjects: Middle East peace; Israel; Palestine; politics Named Entities: Netanyahu, Benjamin [Israeli Prime Minister]; Arafat, Yasser [Palestinian leader] Confidence: 0.8 Title: The University of Kansas Faculty and Staff Fall Convocation Summary: Notice of Fall Convocation for faculty and staff scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 1996 at 3:30 p.m. in Kansas Union Ballroom, featuring discussions about university state and future direction. Category: campus news Subjects: university events; academic calendar; faculty meetings Named Entities: Hemenway, Robert E. [Chancellor]; Shulenburger, David E. [Provost] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: University of Kansas; Hair Experts Design Team; Douglas County Bank; Godfather's Pizza; Twin Oaks Golf Complex; Apple Computer, Inc. Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 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.