====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0697 from reel: NP 8426 (1999-08-16 to 1999-10-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/53288 Title: House Passes Bill for Patient Rights Summary: The House approves legislation allowing patients to sue health insurance companies, with provisions for suing HMOs and limitations on damages. Category: national news Subjects: healthcare legislation; patient rights; insurance industry Named Entities: Hastert, Dennis [Speaker]; Clinton, Bill [President]; Norwood, Charlie [Representative] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Wyoming Addressing Issue of Intolerance After Shepard Murder Summary: Laramie, Wyoming responds to the murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard with increased focus on tolerance education and policy changes. Category: national news Subjects: hate crimes; LGBTQ+ rights; university response Named Entities: Shepard, Matthew [victim]; Dubois, Philip [university president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Iraq, United States Attempt to Improve Relations Summary: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sends message to President Clinton offering political reforms and improved relations between the two nations. Category: national news Subjects: international relations; Middle East diplomacy; Iraq-US relations Named Entities: Hussein, Saddam [Iraqi leader]; Clinton, Bill [President]; Abdullah II [Jordanian king] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Cement-Filled Bombs Used by Planes to Cut Civilian Casualties Summary: US military uses cement-filled bombs to minimize civilian casualties during airstrikes in Iraq, according to military officials. Category: national news Subjects: military technology; collateral damage; aerial warfare Named Entities: Waters, Michael [military official] Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Student Senate, the University of Kansas; The Kansas State Collegian; DreamWorks Pictures 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.