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University Daily Kansan
Page 1344 from reel: L 3015 (1986-12-03 to 1987-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/84635

Title: Weak Dollar Forces KU Libraries' Budget Cuts
Summary: Article discusses how budget cuts due to a weak dollar will force KU libraries to cancel subscriptions to popular magazines like Playboy, Reader's Digest, and People, as well as scholarly journals.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university libraries; budget cuts; academic resources; financial management
Named Entities: WYLIE, STORMY [staff writer]; Ring, Richard [KU collections development librarian]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Libraries to Cut Some Scholarly Magazines
Summary: Follow-up article detailing how KU libraries will cut subscriptions to scholarly journals due to budget constraints, with discussion of alternative solutions and impact on academic research.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university libraries; budget cuts; academic resources; scholarly publications
Named Entities: WYLIE, STORMY [staff writer]; Ring, Richard [KU collections development librarian]; Allen, Arly [owner of Allen Press]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Commissioner Asks for Preservation Measure
Summary: Article about Douglas County Commissioner Dennis Constance requesting a preservation ordinance to protect historic structures in Lawrence, with community response and government considerations.
Category: local news
Subjects: historic preservation; local government; community development
Named Entities: HAYS, KRISTEN [staff writer]; Constance, Dennis [commissioner]; Lopes, Steve [president of Old West Lawrence neighborhood association]; Finney, Oliver [Lawrence Alliance member]; Amyx, Mike [mayor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Regents Select New Chairman to Head Board
Summary: News brief about Donald C. Slawson being selected as the new chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents, with background on his appointment and previous positions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university governance; academic administration; leadership
Named Entities: SLAWSON, DONALD C. [chairman of Kansas Board of Regents]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: KU Official Named to School Board
Summary: News brief about Barbara Ballard, a KU official, being elected to the Lawrence School Board as its new president, with details about her background and the board's composition.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university officials; local education; academic governance
Named Entities: BALLARD, BARBARA [KU official]; FOWLER, ALICE [vice president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: KU Student Injured in Head-on Collision
Summary: News brief reporting that KU student Thad Petry was injured in a head-on collision and is in stable condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student safety; traffic accidents; campus community
Named Entities: PETRY, THAD [student]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Clarification
Summary: Correction notice regarding an earlier article about Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, clarifying details about their appearance and the focus of the event.
Category: announcement
Subjects: corrections; newspaper accuracy; academic events
Confidence: 0.75

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Flavors; Strick's Restaurant
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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