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University Daily Kansan
Page 1382 from reel: L 3132 (1987-12-02 to 1988-07-27)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/86061

Title: Train Hits Car, Kills 8 Kansans
Summary: A station wagon carrying eight people was struck by a freight train at a rural crossing in southeast Kansas, resulting in all fatalities. The accident occurred when the vehicle was on the tracks.
Category: local news
Subjects: traffic accidents; fatal accidents; railroad safety
Named Entities: Hastings, Kathy; Maxwell, Lisa; Maxwell, Joel; Cobb, Joel; Hermreck, Collin
Confidence: 0.9

Title: City Policemen Accept Contract
Summary: The Lawrence Police Officers Association voted to accept a new contract that includes a 3 percent wage increase retroactive to January 1, 1988, and a 4 percent increase beginning January 1, 1989.
Category: local news
Subjects: labor agreements; police unions; wage negotiations
Named Entities: Sampson, Gary [association chairman]; Stephan, Robert [attorney general]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Commission Sends Back Zoning Request
Summary: The Lawrence City Commission voted to send a rezoning request back to the Planning Commission, rejecting a proposal to allow high-density development in a single-family residential area.
Category: local news
Subjects: urban planning; zoning regulations; community development
Named Entities: Schumm, Bob [mayor]; Guntert, David [city planning staff]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: EPA Targets Three Kansas Locations
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has identified three Kansas sites as candidates for cleanup under the federal Superfund program due to contamination from hazardous chemicals.
Category: local news
Subjects: environmental protection; toxic waste cleanup; Superfund program
Named Entities: Hydro-Flex Inc.; Pester Refinery Co.; EPA [Environmental Protection Agency]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Shuttle Overhaul Completed
Summary: NASA has completed a major overhaul of the space shuttle Discovery, which included over 200 modifications and improvements to enhance safety and performance.
Category: national news
Subjects: space exploration; NASA; space shuttle program
Named Entities: Discovery [space shuttle]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Stephan Clears Up Complex Fraud Law
Summary: Attorney General Robert Stephan issued an opinion clarifying Kansas' complex fraud law, explaining how it applies to landlord-tenant relationships and addressing concerns about its application.
Category: campus news
Subjects: legal issues; tenant rights; landlord-tenant law
Named Entities: Stephan, Robert [attorney general]; Brand, Jack [association member]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Cadets Help Each Other Over an Obstacle at Camp Warrior '88
Summary: University of Kansas Army ROTC students participating in the Leadership Reaction Course at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects:  ROTC; military training; leadership development
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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