Ted Turner tunes in; Color him and his cable empire golden; He now plays the role of comeback kid
March 19, 1990
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ATLANTA - When we last left Ted Turner, he was on the brink of disaster - as usual.
He had wasted his time and money trying to take over CBS Inc. in 1985. He had paid an outrageous $1.2 billion for MGM/UA Entertainment Co.'s film library in 1986. His annual interest payments were crippling. And he was scrounging for investors to save his neck.
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The USA's wealthiest man; No. 1 Kluge treasures taking risks
Oct. 9, 1990
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The richest man in the USA spent Monday leading a conference on one of his few new business ventures he'll acknowledge: experimental cattle breeding. John Werner Kluge, 76, invited a group of agricultural experts and devotees - including his best friend, Armand Hammer - to his Charlottesville, Va., farm to discuss bloodlines.
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'The ultimate number cruncher'; Greenspan guides the Fed with sharp eye
July 11, 1991
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While allied bombers attacked Baghdad the evening of Jan. 16, Alan Greenspan turned from his television to the personal computer beside his desk.
As millions of people around the world watched a war unfold on their TV screens, the chairman of the Federal Reserve wanted to know what was happening in the world's financial markets.
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Chrysler taps outsider; GM's Eaton to succeed Iacocca
March 17, 1992
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Chrysler passed over its own president and reached across an ocean into a rival company to find a replacement for its outgoing chairman, Lee Iacocca.
The No. 3 U.S. automaker anointed Robert Eaton, 52, - head of European operations for rival automaker General Motors - as Chrysler's supreme commander in waiting. Eaton began work at 8 a.m. Monday as Chrysler vice chairman and chief operating officer. He will become chairman and CEO when Iacocca retires Dec. 31.
