====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0440_2 from reel: L 746 (1969-02-04 to 1969-07-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/73786 Title: Program for Progress Begins Lawrence Drive Summary: A three-week city-wide campaign for the $18.6 million University of Kansas Program for Progress drive begins, with specific areas for giving including Student Aid, Faculty Development, and Supporting Resources. Category: campus news Subjects: university fundraising; community engagement; campus development Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Pershing Rifles to Sponsor Meet Summary: The University Tri-Service drill meet, sponsored by Pershing Rifles company E-7 and its affiliate the E-Co Berets, will be held 6-10 p.m. Wednesday at the National Guard Armory. Category: campus news Subjects: ROTC; military organizations; campus events Confidence: 0.8 Title: Microbiology Students Get Grants Summary: A $67,702 grant by the U.S. Public Health Service for training of advanced degree students was announced by the department of microbiology. Category: campus news Subjects: academic research; grants; science education Confidence: 0.8 Title: Palestinian Commando Here Summary: A representative of the Palestinian Commandos, Saadat Hasan, will discuss "Why A War of Liberation?" at 7:30 tonight in the Kansas Union Jayhawk Room. Category: campus news Subjects: political events; campus speakers; international relations Named Entities: Hasan, Saadat [Palestinian Commando representative] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Marines to Recruit Law Students Summary: A representative of the Marine Corps Judge Advocate General's Office will speak to all interested law students on opportunities as a Marine Legal Officer at KU 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Court Room in Green Hall. Category: campus news Subjects: military recruitment; legal education; career opportunities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Research Awards Available Now Summary: Awards for undergraduates at the University wanting to do research this summer and next academic year will be available if applications are made by deadlines of May 10 and September 15. Category: campus news Subjects: academic funding; undergraduate research; scholarships Named Entities: Shankel, Delbert [assistant dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences] Confidence: 0.8 Title: GAX Members Attend Ad Day Summary: Members of Gamma Alpha Chi (GAX), a national advertising sorority, recently attended Ad Day in Kansas City. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; advertising; professional development Named Entities: Hurley, Jack [president of Alpha Delta Sigma] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Student Wins Broadcasting Award Summary: Philip R. Higdon, Prairie Village senior, won second place in the 1969 Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters scholarship competition. Category: campus news Subjects: academic competitions; broadcasting; scholarships Named Entities: Higdon, Philip R. [Prairie Village senior] Confidence: 0.8 Title: NSF Grants $15,000 for Computer Summary: Gerry Kelly, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been awarded $15,000 by the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a POP-9 digital computer. Category: campus news Subjects: academic funding; computer science; research equipment Named Entities: Kelly, Gerry [assistant professor of electrical engineering] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Ohio State Professor to Speak Summary: Barry Lentnek, a professor at Ohio State University, will speak on "Webbacks and Whatnot" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union Parlor A. Category: campus news Subjects: academic lectures; campus events; higher education Named Entities: Lentnek, Barry [professor at Ohio State University] Confidence: 0.8 Title: AIESEC Offers Overseas Work Summary: AIESEC offers overseas work opportunities for students, with placements in Australia and other countries for business and economics students. Category: campus news Subjects: international opportunities; student exchange; career development Named Entities: Zackary, Bud [Wichita senior]; Jackson, Greg [Lawrence junior] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Speedy Press Devices Displayed Summary: Cathode ray scanners, mini-computers and other printing devices will be demonstrated at the University of Kansas soon. Category: campus news Subjects: technology; journalism equipment; campus demonstrations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Official Bulletin Summary: Today's events include Music Therapy Club meeting, Oread Gilbert & Sullivan Co. interviews, Physics Film showing, and Christian Science Organization testimony meeting. Category: calendar/listings Subjects: campus events; student activities; university calendar Confidence: 0.8 Title: Student-Written One-Acts: Theatre Now Summary: Experimental Theatre presents student-written one-act plays including "John John Young Goodman Brown" and "The Day the Fish Got Away" on April 29-30 and May 1,4-10. Category: arts Subjects: theatre; student performances; experimental theatre Named Entities: Wasson, John [playwright]; Goodman, Stephen [playwright]; Brown, Lannie [playwright]; Fellers, Lannie [playwright] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Weather Summary: The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies with occasional showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, with temperatures ranging from 55-60 degrees tonight to 72-80 degrees today. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; local conditions; meteorology Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Experimental Theatre 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.