Mouth of the South Turner reshapes TV and sports empire
The piece profiles Ted Turner, Atlanta magnate, detailing his ascent from Savannah youth to owning the Braves and Hawks, pioneering cable TV with CNN and WTBS, and leveraging a growing media grip to challenge ABC CBS and NBC. It notes his CNN and Turner Broadcasting strategy, NFL deal, and a Jacksonboro plantation as lifestyle.
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Ted Turner
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Cincinnati
Turner
Savannah
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Hawks
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New England
WTBS
Braves
ABC
Turner Broadcasting
NBC
NFL Players’ Union
CBS
Little Guy
David
Goliath
Jacksonboro
Charleston
South
A Fitting Name Grass Roots Organizing Workshop
The environmental group GROW pushes pesticide avoidance among South Carolina farmers. Farmers warn that if GROW succeeds, grass roots may become all that remains in their fields.
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Grass Roots Organizing Workshop
South Carolina
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Tiger Theme
Ashley Sees It notes Clemson's Labor Day matchup with Georgia on national TV and references the Tigers’ rallying theme song The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. The column pivots to a WWII draft anecdote and a string of pithy musings on stock markets, morals, mortgages, and jokes.
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Clemson
University of Georgia
Tiger
Georgia
Earning More But Getting Less
The Tax Foundation reports that median U.S. family income rose from 11 152 in 1972 to 23 895 in 1982, but after rising federal taxes and inflation, real purchasing power fell from 9 702 to 8 543, a decline of about 1 200 dollars. Higher taxes and spending, not insufficient taxation, drive the hardship.
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Washington
Tax Foundation
U.S
Uncle Sam
United States
Salley Rescue Squad thanks town for bake sale support
Readers express gratitude to Salley Rescue Squad donors for bake sales and fund drives enabling emergency medical services. The piece praises volunteers and notes fundraising costs. A second letter thanks June Murff of the Greater Aiken Chamber for removing United States Post Office letters from the old building, guiding them to the museum.
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Salley Rescue Squad
Salley
Sallley Rescue Squad
Lester M. Stillinger
June Murff
Greater Aiken
Aiken
U.S. Post Office
Judge Harte Clarifies Resignation Statement
John W. Harte Jr explains that travel demands and a larger caseload influenced his Family Court resignation not money. He praises the newspaper for accurate reporting and clarifies the August 31 1982 article impression about his reasons.
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Family Court
John W. Harte, Jr
The
Family Court of the Second Judicial District
Why God Allows Problems in Our Lives
A reader asks why God permits difficulties. The minister explains that problems arise from a fallen world, but the focus should be on reactions. Difficulties can reveal dependence on God and foster growth in patience and trust through trials.
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DR. Graham
God
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