Memphis Memories

One word on a plastic sign hardly seems enough. After all, this was where the people of Memphis fought one of their most impassioned battles, and you'd think there would be something more than a single, six-letter word to sum it all up and tell how it ends. Full story »

25 years ago: The Memphis Symphony Orchestra got a big boost -- in more ways than one -- when 860 supporters of the arts turned out for the 1983 Symphony Ball in two ballrooms of The Peabody on Saturday night. Full story »

While most appraisers agree the Ford machine is not a total wreck, it appears to be in need of some major repair. Full story »

Mayor Dick Hackett -- piling up a huge majority in predominantly white precincts -- swept to victory without a runoff in yesterday's city election. Full story »

The person elected mayor of Memphis today or in the Nov. 8 runoff will be the 51st or 52nd chief executive of the nation's 15th largest city. Full story »

25 years ago: St. Francis Hospital yesterday bowed out of negotiations to buy rights to 250 beds licensed to City of Memphis Hospital. St. Francis had proposed to pay $2.5 million a year over the next 20 years for the beds. The deal was touted as a means to aid St. Francis in its expansion efforts and to provide more money for City of Memphis Hospital's indigent patient care. Full story »

The Plough Foundation has taken steps to ensure the perpetual donation of millions of dollars in future gifts to Memphis civic and charitable organizations. Full story »

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Mayor Dick Hackett led all candidates in contributions and expenditures -- $143,374 raised and $130,665 spent as initial financial disclosure forms were filed yesterday with the Election Commission. Full story »

25 years ago: 1983: The wry wit of Gloria Steinem -- nationally known journalist and political activist -- provided a spark and a feminist twist to the day-long career women's seminar yesterday put on by Sales & Marketing Executives of Memphis Inc. Full story »

Pops concerts have been a staple of Memphis Symphony Orchestra season planning for many years, but as sort of special, extracurricular presentations. Full story »

Joyce McMackin, who has brought four years of tranquility to the City Court clerk's office, is hoping tranquility will translate into popularity at the polls in her re-election bid. Full story »

Mayoral candidate D'Army Bailey said yesterday "the pundits are misreading the tenor of the black community" and predicted John Ford, one of his opponents, would not get the black support his family is used to receiving. Full story »

The Mid-South Fair found its "Perfect 10" yesterday in the form of an 18-year-old Memphis nursing student who was crowned Miss Mid-South Fair of 1983. Full story »

Yearning for "a perfect 10" days, the Mid-South Fair began its 127th run here yesterday with a perfect first as gobs of children swarmed over the grounds and proceeded to do exactly what kids are supposed to do at fairs -- eat everything in sight and drive their guardians to the brink of nutdom. Full story »