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University Daily Kansan
Page 0278_2 from reel: L 744 (1968-02-06 to 1968-07-30)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/72044

Title: LBJ, U.S. Officials Will Meet to Prepare for Vietnam Talks
Summary: UPI News Roundup reports on Vietnam peace negotiations, with President Johnson accepting North Vietnam's offer to talk and planning to establish contact with representatives in Honolulu.
Category: national news
Subjects: Vietnam War; peace negotiations; U.S. foreign policy
Named Entities: Johnson, Lyndon B. [President]; Nguyen Van Thieu [South Vietnam president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: 'Screw' Folds, Leaves Campus
Summary: The Screw, a local underground newspaper, is folding after four months due to lack of popular support and pressure from Lawrence police, with operations moving to Kansas City.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student publications; campus media; underground newspapers
Named Entities: Andrews, Kent [editor]; Bean, Jerry [reporter]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Only 1,125 Vote Here First Day
Summary: Low voter turnout reported for KU elections with only 1,125 students voting on first day, with University Party and Independent Student Party candidates competing for positions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student elections; voter turnout; campus politics
Named Entities: Brown, Scott [UP president]; Fisher, Conrad [ISP president]; Monge, Peter [student body president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Expert Says China Won't Start a War
Summary: Edgar Snow, who has visited China several times and knows Mao Tse-tung, spoke at Hoch Auditorium about China's foreign policy, predicting China won't initiate war and criticizing U.S. policy in Asia.
Category: national news
Subjects: China-U.S. relations; Cold War; Asian politics
Named Entities: Snow, Edgar [China expert]; Mao Tse-tung [Chinese leader]; Khrushchev, Nikita [Soviet leader]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Humphrey Gaining Support for Bid
Summary: Vice President Hubert Humphrey is gaining support for his presidential bid, with President Johnson pledging support and AFL-CIO President George Meany urging him to run.
Category: national news
Subjects: 1968 presidential election; Democratic Party; Hubert Humphrey
Named Entities: Humphrey, Hubert H. [vice president]; Johnson, Lyndon B. [president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Weather
Summary: The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts much colder weather with lows in the lower 20s, fair and not so cold Friday, with 20% precipitation probabilities tonight and Friday.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecast; temperature predictions; precipitation
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Last Kansan
Summary: Announcement that starting April 16, the Kansan will be printed on a new offset press, allowing for sharper pictures, full color, and pages two inches longer than before.
Category: announcement
Subjects: newspaper format change; publication schedule; campus media
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Edgar Snow Speaking at Hoch Auditorium
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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