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$3.2 Million Expansion Program Carowinds Constructing Man-Made River v-aiuwmus uieme pars nas an nounced that it is creating a $2.75 million man-made river as part of a $3.2 million expansion program for 1982. “This is Carowinds’ most ambi tious expansion project to date,” stated Carowinds General Man ager Dean Nahrup. “The $2.75 million price tag alone is more than we have ever invested in a single ride including the $2.1 mil lion Carolina Cyclone added for the 1981 season.” Nahrup explained that guests will ride down the river in round, eight-passenger boats that will spin, tip and splash their way through and around rapids, wave lakes, geysers, canyons, water falls and a cavern. A trip around the river is esti mated to take 4 minutes, 18 seconds _ “This attraction is unlike any thing else currently at Caro winds,” continued Nahrup. "Guests will be in free floating boats and will experience a sen sation very similar to rafting down a white-water river.” Unlike the large roller coasters at Carowinds that have limited appeal to teenagers and young 4|tMlts, Nahrup stated that the new river attraction will be equally exciting to every member of the family, young or old. The river, which winds through a heavily-wooded 4.6 acre site in the Plantation Square area of the park, will contain over one million Black Radi More than 100 black college radio stations saluted CBS Records as the Record Company of the Year at their convocation in At lanta. At a time when most record companies are cutting back in promotional and financial assist ance to college stations. Conven tion Chairman Lo Jelks noted that a questionnaire survey of black college radio representatives found that CBS “...continued to provide more general assistance and support to black college radio” than any other company. gallons of water that will be circulated by four 250-horsepower pumps capable of pumping 8.6 million gallons of water per hour. Special effects along the river will include five wave-makers that will create turbulent whitecaps at two different lake areas; three waterfalls, one of which will sub side at the last second to allow boats to pass through a cavern; two geysers that will spray water 20 feet into the air; and a 40-ft. whirlpool. ‘‘We have set out to create much more than a ride,” said Nahrup. “The entrance to the river area will be strongly themed as a plant ation town on the edge of the wilderness to fit into the Plantation Square area of the park. Food and merchandise facilities around the entrance will be designed to create a river-landing feeling.” _Nahrup stated that special care is being taken to create an au thentic river atmosphere with the -new attraction. Aunougn the rivers 2,000-ft. long bed will consist of 3,500 cubic yards of concrete, the shore line will be accented by over 2,000 tons of rock, with some single rocks weighing as much as 30 tons. Over 550 pine, river birch, tulip, maple, weeping willow, corkscrew willow and willow oak trees will be planted along the banks to add authenticity to the river experi ence. “We are also constructing a three-tier observation deck over o Convention Black college radio's importance was stressed throughout the con vention. Jelks said that the col lege market is and has always been the starting point for young communicators ana many artists whose music could not and still cannot be heard anywhere else. Aphrodite's Wigs #8 334-6151 ' GRADUATION GIFTS > . 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Site preparatiorjfeegan in Fe bruary, 1981, aiw‘construction crews are currently finishing ex cavation and beginning to pour I concrete along the riverbed. The river is expected to be completed and ready for testing in OctoberJM81. but guests will not he able tflj^down the river until Carowin'd^Hn|s for the 1982 sea son next A begin its daily (CLOSED FR^llS) operation on June 8. The 73-a9^^heme park, now in its ninth anon, is lo cated 10 miles south omharlotte on 1-77 at the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Dne Day A» A l ime” Ann's business arch-rival, Fran cine (special guest star Shelly Fabares), tricks Ann into going after a fat promotion, without bothering to tell her that it will mean moving to Amarillo, Texas (in the prologue episode to a two part story), on “One Day At A Time", to be rebroadcast Sunday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m on WBTV, Channel 3. Ann is forced to accept the promotion or quit; leave her daughter Barbara behind and move alone to Texas or remain in Indianapolis - unemployed Z' . AND SKIMhOD bottling company Prepared! The Swndrop Silver Dollar Man May Visit You. He will give you a silver dol lar for every bottle or can up to 10, of Sun-drop in your re frigerator..or if you don't have any Sun-drop, a silver dollar for every time, up to 10 tim es, that you have written Sun drop on a piece of paper prior to his arrival. STOCK UP TODAY! Be ready #er The Svndrop Silver Dollar Man No Purchase Necessary V _
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