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University Daily Kansan
Page 0581 from reel: L 3198 (1989-11-15 to 1990-07-25)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/96394

Title: Take Action: Lobby Day Presents Students With Opportunity to Express the Need for Margin of Excellence
Summary: Editorial encouraging students to participate in Lobby Day to advocate for the Margin of Excellence funding program, detailing transportation and participation logistics.
Category: opinion
Subjects: student advocacy; university funding; higher education policy
Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Rising From Ashes: Tobacco Tax Would Rebuild Education Budget
Summary: Editorial advocating for a tobacco tax to fund education, discussing legislative proposals and potential revenue generation for higher education.
Category: opinion
Subjects: education funding; state budget; tax policy
Named Entities: Bond, Dick [state senator]; Hayden, Mike [governor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Blacks Still Turn to TV Page
Summary: Column by Bob Greene analyzing television's role in Black representation and media consumption patterns in American society.
Category: opinion
Subjects: media representation; television; racial diversity
Named Entities: Greene, Bob [columnist]; Gates, Henry Louis Jr. [scholar]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Railroads Pump Life Into Rural Towns
Summary: Staff column discussing how railroad infrastructure supports rural Kansas communities and the economic benefits of maintaining rail service.
Category: opinion
Subjects: rural development; rail transportation; economic revitalization
Named Entities: Schmidt, Derek [staff columnist]; Hayden, Mike [governor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Money for Peace
Summary: Reader letter advocating for redirecting military spending to peace initiatives and social programs.
Category: letter
Subjects: military spending; peace advocacy; foreign policy
Named Entities: Longabach, Paul [letter writer]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: East German Motorworks
Summary: Political cartoon satirizing East German automotive industry during the period of German reunification.
Category: editorial cartoon
Subjects: German reunification; automotive industry; Cold War
Confidence: 0.7

Title: [comic strips]
Category: comic strips
Confidence: 0.9

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