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* ^ ^ _ S ' " c * 1 9 JJB fJP® * l Ted Turner employees'take exemption' Editor: We, who are Jews, must take exception to the over-reaction of the Jewish Community to the facetious remarks made by Ted Turner on April 5th at a breakfast meeting. As six Jewish employees of this man we find him fallible, but not anti-Semitic. Speaking from combined experience of 27 years of working with Ted Turner we know his character. Ted Turner consistently proves his open-mindedness with his unbiased hiring prac tices, his commitment to chari ty, his whole-hearted civic pride and even his choice of personal advisers. He takes much pride in awards received from Hadassah and the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation. We are concerned that his remarks, taken out of context, mis lead the uninformed about the enigma that is Ted Turner. This man is an off-the-cuff speaker, and he is good at it. But extem poraneous presentations have disadvantages. A speaker may fail to preface a joke or facetious remark in such a way as to in advertently mislead a listener. Ted Turner has publicly apoli^ized fqr his remarks. His Lipshutz Editor: I read with interest your “Letter to the Editor” in the April 1 edition of the Southern Israelite headlined “Disagree ment with Lipshutz”. It is unfortunate that Mr. Travis took the liberty of writing this letter, obviously without having read my speech. I am sure that you, as a newspaper man, agree that it is most unfor tunate when someone reacts to excerpts of a speech without go- All violence wrong Editor: Regarding the article entitled “Nazis try to make comeback in Frisco” on April 8:. From Pharoah to Hitler — to present, we as a people have always suffered but have always pulled through and we have always set our values and goals above all else. This is why ar ticles like the above mentioned disturb me so. Adolf Hitler used many tac tics to achieve his deathly hold on a great mass of people. One of these methods, was the burning of books — all books. This task was accomplished so well that in the end propaganda that only a mad-man could have dreamed of existed. This isolated case of book bur nings in San Francisco may not be on the scale of WWII, but it is along the same lines. A Nazi bookstore was attacked and burned out of pure hatred. Have we not learned from the past? When will we start to fight back with our minds instead of our hands? If book burning under Adolf Hitler was wrong, then this too is wrong! We have a system of government and laws in this country that enable us to speak out and protect our rights. It is a unique condition, and I propose that we exploit this alternative to its fullest extent. Daniel Schwartz If your mailing label is marked * and you wish to continue receiving The Southern Israelite, see important information, page 27. apology has been accepted by Stu Lewengrub of the A.D.L. A student of history, Turner understands the turbulent history of the Jewish people and he is sincere when he says, “Anti-Semitism is no joking matter.” His actions in our behalf speak far louder than hk ill-conceived remark. It k our contention that Ted Turner has been — and will re main — on the side of the Jewish Community and on the side of every individual, regardless of origin. Respectfully, Sidney Pike, Vice President and Director of Television Operations, Turner Communica tions Corporation. Stan Kasten, Executive Assis tant, Atlanta Braves. Andrew Harrison, Broadcast Account Executive, WTCG-TV. Morray W. Scheinfeld, Assis tant Controller, Turner Com munications Corporation. Bob Levi, Broadcast Account Executive, WTCG-TV. Jacqueline Lando, Program Assistant, WTCG-TV. responds ing to the trouble of reading the entire text. Therefore, I am taking the liberty of sending to you a copy of the speech, along with a letter which I received afterwards from Rabbi Joseph P. Sterns- tein, President of the Zionist Organization of America. I would appreciate your forwar ding a copy to R. M Travis. Sincerely, Robert J. Lipshutz , Counsel to the President * mmsn. of CONEY ISLAND ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★■A* Finally High rise apartment living in Buckhead. At a price not everyone can afford. In today’s world, you know you get what you pay for. At La Forgt in Buckhead, you get a.lot. Look inside. Over-sized rooms with elegant standard appointments. Baths in marble and plated gold. Kitchens in natural wood, with compactor, microwave oven and ceramic cooktop range. Downstairs a graceful lobby and a garden level with rooms equipped for exercise, cards, billiards, suanas and parties. Look outside. A sculptured swimming pool. Lighted tennis court. And 5'/j acres of private woodlands, nature paths and flower gardens. It’s all tucked neatly into one of the finest residential neighborhoods in Atlanta. With a prestigious Buckhead address, total privacy and security. Our apartments rent for $450 to $1,350 a month. And once you’ve seen them, we think you’ll agree the price is right.