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University Daily Kansan
Page 0637 from reel: L 3015 (1986-12-03 to 1987-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/85342

Title: Reagan Admits Deal Was Ransom
Summary: President Reagan admits that arms sales to Iran were conducted as ransom for hostages, acknowledging responsibility for the controversial Iran-Contra affair in a 12-minute Oval Office address.
Category: national news
Subjects: Iran-Contra affair; presidential scandal; arms deals; political controversy
Named Entities: Reagan, Ronald [president]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Donors Feel Duped by Krishna Pitches
Summary: Local donors express feeling deceived after contributing to what they believed was a charitable cause associated with the Hare Krishna movement, which actually funneled money to the Nandagram school in New Vrindaban.
Category: local news
Subjects: charity fraud; religious organizations; fundraising scams; community deception
Named Entities: Bauer, Robert [donor]; Buchele, Amy [donor]; Miller, Tim [donor]; Harger, Cindy [donor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Local Man Places Trash Into Dreams
Summary: Lawrence resident Les Blevins has developed a furnace that burns trash to heat homes, hoping to provide an affordable heating solution for rural Kansans and reduce reliance on traditional energy sources.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: alternative energy; waste utilization; rural innovation; environmental technology
Named Entities: Blevins, Les [inventor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: StudEx Upholds Vetoes
Summary: The Student Senate Executive Committee upholds vetoes on revenue code revisions, maintaining current student fee structures and rejecting proposed changes to funding allocations.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; university governance; budget decisions; campus politics
Named Entities: Maloney, Lisa A. [writer]; Krakow, Jason [StudEx chairman]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Kansas House Passes Education Bill
Summary: The Kansas House approves a bill transferring community college control from the Board of Education to the Regents, aiming to centralize administration of higher education in the state.
Category: local news
Subjects: education policy; higher education governance; legislative action; community colleges
Named Entities: Biff, James [legislative liaison]; Carlson, Charles J. [Johnson County Community College president]; Hayden, Mike [governor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Rebounding
Summary: The Kansas Jayhawks basketball team aims to bounce back from consecutive losses as they prepare for their next game in the Big Eight Conference Tournament.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; Kansas Jayhawks; Big Eight Conference; athletic performance
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Photo: Les Blevins Sits on 60 Pounds of Waste Paper That Will Be Burned in His Incinerator to Heat His Home
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: President Reagan
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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