Wrestling Brings Theater Into Living Rooms Every Weekend
In a vivid look at southern pro wrestling, the piece details a Atlanta arena scene with stars like Tony Atlas and Abdulah the Butcher. It describes fan fervor, match dynamics, and the spectacle of two TV tapings capturing both real drama and staged action for Saturday viewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Atlas
Porte Room
Abdulah
Sudan
Gene
Olie Anderson
Georgia
Lars
Atlanta
Gordon Solie
Solie Mentors Atlanta Wrestling Taping and Touring Scene
The piece covers Gordon Solie guiding a morning wrestling taping on W. Peachtree St with scouts watching, describing live vs taped outcomes, and Solie defending wrestling as strategic “human chess.” It notes frequent moving between cities for money, and highlights stars like Thunderbolt Patterson, Atlas, Wrestling One and Two, Paul Jones, and Cowboy Bill Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sentell
Thunderbolt Patterson
Anderson Brothers
Cowboy Bill Watts
Tony Atlas
Excitement Dick Slaten
Shiek
George
Dixie
Texas
Captain Midnight
Gordon Solie
Atlanta
Municipal Auditorium
Rocky
Mr. Wrestling Two
Channel 17
W. Peachtree St
Victorius
Solie
Marietta
Valdosta
Freddie Miller
Jim Dillon
Atlas
Essive
Paul Jones
Bill Watts
Report Asserts Carter Wrong In Folding Clinch River Project
The GAO reports that ERDA moves to halt subcontracts for the 2.2 billion Clinch River Breeder Reactor could violate the Rent Control Act of 1974. Comptroller General Staats notes that ending funds or winding down the project may amount to an improper action. The clash centers on a plan to reduce funding from 150 million to 30 million to finish design work and mothball the project near Oak Ridge Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clinch River
General Accounting Office
Sens
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
White House
Capitol Hill
GAO
Energy Research and Development Administration
Congress
Richard M. Nix
Elmer B. Staats
ERDA
Carter
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Supreme Court Frees States To Give For Parochial Aid
The Supreme Court ruled states may finance several services for parochial schools including standard tests and public staff visits. It upholds parts of Ohio’s aid program, but rejects some new forms such as free field trips. Justice Blackmun wrote the opinion, with the decision split among five opinions.
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Supreme Court
Lyle Denniston
Washington Star
Washington
Ohio
Harry A. Blackmun
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THE
Decatur Daily
Butcher
Yank
Gene Anderson
Brother
Olie
Wild Bill Howard
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium
Lawn & Garden Problems
Corner Hwy
Stratford Rd
Ran Orthopedic
Strickland Drug Co
Hartselle, Ala
John Fialka
Country Kitchen
W. Moulton St
U.S
United States Department of Agriculture
W. Moulton
Horace Mann
Dwayne
Clover
Millionaire Managers Club
Agency Managers Leaders Club
Life Millionaire
Horace Educators Marketing Services Corporation
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