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University Daily Kansan
Page 0781 from reel: L 3015 (1986-12-03 to 1987-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/85198

Title: House OKs 3 Bills to Trim KU Budget
Summary: Kansas House of Representatives approves three bills that would reduce KU's budget by approximately $13 million for fiscal year 1988, with cuts affecting faculty, classified employees, and capital improvement projects.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university budget; state legislature; higher education funding
Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Hayden, Mike [governor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Mall Developer Says Sears Shows Interest
Summary: Developer Todd Cohen reports that Sears has expressed interest in locating a store in a proposed downtown Lawrence mall, with Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs planning to begin an advertising campaign for a mall referendum.
Category: local news
Subjects: commercial development; retail expansion; local economy
Named Entities: Cohen, Todd [reporter]; Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs [developers]; Jones, Don [JVJ vice president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Chemist, Benefactor Higuchi Dies
Summary: Dr. Takeru Higuchi, a distinguished KU pharmaceutical chemist and benefactor, has died. The article details his academic contributions and legacy at the university.
Category: campus news
Subjects: faculty obituary; academic legacy; university benefactors
Named Entities: Higuchi, Takeru [chemist]; Budig, Gene A. [chancellor]; Mossberg, Howard [dean of pharmacy]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: High Black Drop-Out Rate Concerns KU Officials
Summary: KU officials express concern over the high dropout rate among black students, which has averaged 20% higher than white students since 1978. The article examines potential causes and institutional responses.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student retention; racial disparities; higher education
Named Entities: Gordon, Jacob [associate professor of African studies]; Pennington, Dorothy [associate professor of African studies]; Sanders, Robert [associate professor of biochemistry]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Play Ball
Summary: Former KU baseball standout Steve Jeltz has joined the Philadelphia Phillies organization, with details about his career and current position with the team.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; athlete profiles; professional sports
Named Entities: Jeltz, Steve [former KU baseball standout]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Award Winner
Summary: KU graduate and KCTV-5 news anchor Wendall Anschutz will receive the Radio-TV Alumni Award Citation from the William Allen White School of Journalism for outstanding achievements in broadcasting.
Category: announcement
Subjects: academic awards; journalism recognition; student achievements
Named Entities: Anschutz, Wendall [KU graduate and KCTV-5 news anchor]; White School of Journalism [award presenter]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Dry Dog
Summary: Photo of graduate student Joe Triggs and his seeing-eye dog Tristan walking in the rain, with Triggs dressed in a raincoat to keep dry.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: weather; student life; campus photography
Named Entities: Triggs, Joe [graduate student]; Tristan [seeing-eye dog]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Iran Warns Against U.S. Attack
Summary: Iran's parliament speaker warns the United States against military action in the Persian Gulf, stating such actions would be considered an attack on Iran and could lead to retaliation.
Category: national news
Subjects: international relations; Middle East politics; U.S.-Iran tensions
Named Entities: Rafsanjani, Ali Akbar Hashemi [Iranian parliament speaker]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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