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University Daily Kansan
Page 0236_2 from reel: L 748 (1970-02-03 to 1970-07-28)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/77531

Title: Senate Lowers Voting Age
Summary: The U.S. Senate votes to lower the voting age to 18, approving the 26th Amendment to the Constitution that would enfranchise millions of young voters.
Category: national news
Subjects: voting rights; legislation; constitutional amendment
Named Entities: Mansfield, Mike [senator]; Allen, James B. [senator]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: University Senate Fails to Draw Quorum for Third Week in a Row
Summary: The University Senate fails to achieve quorum for the third consecutive week, preventing votes on budget matters and academic policies.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university governance; student government; academic administration
Named Entities: Chalmers Jr., E. Laurence [chancellor]; Embry, Dennis [student]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Kansan Sponsors Candidate Debate
Summary: The University Daily Kansan hosts a debate for student body presidential candidates, featuring discussions on campus issues and candidate platforms.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student elections; campus politics; student government
Named Entities: Williamson, Terry [staff writer]; Ebert, Bill [student candidate]; George, Peter [student candidate]; Miller, Dave [student candidate]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Bill Averts Undeclared War
Summary: Massachusetts House approves legislation requiring state attorney general representation for citizens in undeclared wars, potentially limiting presidential war powers.
Category: national news
Subjects: war powers; legislation; foreign policy
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Oil Slick Threatens Refuge
Summary: An oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico threatens a national waterfowl refuge, with Interior Secretary Hickel assessing the environmental damage.
Category: national news
Subjects: environmental disaster; wildlife protection; oil spills
Named Entities: Hickel, Walter J. [interior secretary]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: The University Daily Kansan Masthead
Category: other
Confidence: 0.9

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