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University Daily Kansan
Page 0262_2 from reel: L 746 (1969-02-04 to 1969-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/74140

Title: BSU Elects Squad
Summary: The Black Student Union announces the formation of an all-black pom-pon squad as an alternative to the existing all-white squad, following a meeting with university administrators.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; Black Student Union; cheerleading; campus diversity
Named Entities: BSU; Black Student Union; Balfour, William M. [dean of student affairs]; Reynolds, Clarence [BSU president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Pakistan President Replaced by Army
Summary: General Yahya Khan takes control of Pakistan after President Ayub Khan resigns amid widespread demonstrations and political unrest.
Category: national news
Subjects: political coups; military governments; Pakistan politics; international relations
Named Entities: Yahya Khan [Pakistan president]; Ayub Khan [former Pakistan president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Ike's Condition Is Critical
Summary: Doctors report that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's condition is critical due to severe heart congestion at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Category: national news
Subjects: former presidents; health conditions; medical news; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Named Entities: Eisenhower, Dwight D. [former US president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Thieu Wants NLF Talks
Summary: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu offers to hold private talks with the National Liberation Front to help end the Vietnam War.
Category: national news
Subjects: Vietnam War; peace negotiations; South Vietnam politics
Named Entities: Thieu, Nguyen Van [South Vietnam president]; NLF [National Liberation Front]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Soviet Ruler Accuses Mao
Summary: A Soviet politburo member accuses Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong of stabbing the Soviet Union in the back during the Berlin crisis.
Category: national news
Subjects: Soviet-Chinese relations; Cold War politics; international diplomacy
Named Entities: Mao Zedong [Chinese Communist Party chairman]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Senate Focus on Racing
Summary: The Kansas Senate introduces a resolution calling for a study of pari-mutuel wagering in Kansas.
Category: national news
Subjects: gambling legislation; racing industry; state politics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Surfax Extension Asked
Summary: President Nixon asks Congress to extend the 10 percent surtax for another year to fight inflation and balance the budget.
Category: national news
Subjects: economic policy; tax legislation; Nixon administration
Named Entities: Nixon, Richard [US president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Defense Postponed
Summary: The cross-examination of Bernard Diamond, a key defense witness in the Sirhan Sirhan trial for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, is postponed.
Category: national news
Subjects: criminal trials; legal proceedings; political assassinations
Named Entities: Sirhan, Sirhan B. [assassin]; Kennedy, Robert F. [senator]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Black Pom-Pon Squad Members
Summary: Group photograph of the newly elected all-black pom-pon squad members with their names listed below.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Summary: Portrait photograph of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower accompanying the article about his critical condition.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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