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...Tuesday you should happen to spot a white 1983 Pontiac Firebird with blue stars on the roof and the words "Capitol of Air" on that side in huge red letter, the man behind the wheel will be George W. Polk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Win-a-Car | 4/9/1983 | See Source »

...delude themselves into thinking they are doing nothing wrong. "When someone gets arrested," says Sheldon Elsen, a prominent New York tax attorney, "it can be an almost unbelievable shock. I've seen people break down completely." Carr Ferguson, a partner in the Wall Street law firm of Davis, Polk and Wardwell, has seen that too. "People only think

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheating by the Millions | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

...highest in the South, because of cutbacks in construction and manufacturing. The state prepared for another blow last week when U.S. Steel, which has already furloughed 3,500 of the 8,200 union workers at its huge Fairfield works, announced that it is considering closing the plant entirely. In Polk County, Fla., unemployment has hit 13% because of slumping demand for fertilizer made from phosphate mined in the area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Long Gray Line | 5/17/1982 | See Source »

...Polk County Championship, Polk County...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

Forgive me if you live in Mulberry or West Frostproof, but there are only two towns of note in Polk County. Both happen to be the Spring Training bases for major league ballclubs, however, so over the years the Red Sox (Winter Haven) Tigers (Lakeland) Spring series has developed into a rivalry--albeit one of the most laid-back rivalries in the history of sports. Actually, nobody cares who wins except for a few Detroit sportswriters looking for an angle and the actual residents of Polk County, but both teams promise to be interesting this year and if you have...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

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