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Article: HIGH-TECH OLYMPIC GAMES SHOWCASE HITS THE ROAD AS 'OLYMPIC CONNECTION FROM BELLSOUTH' BEGINS TOUR OF SOUTHEAST

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April 23, 1996
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Willard Scott, Steve Lundquist And IZZY Join BellSouth 

 
 CEO John Clendenin At Opening Event

ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- "Breaker, breaker!" "Ten-four, good buddy!" BellSouth Corp. and IZZY, the official character of the 1996 Olympic Games, put the pedal to the metal and got their eighteen wheels spinnin' this afternoon as they left on a 14-city, 3-month tour of the Southeast following today's launch of "The Olympic Connection from BellSouth." The dazzling, high-technology Olympic-themed exhibit features great Olympic moments from history and demonstrates some of the cutting-edge technologies being used at the 1996 Olympic Games. IZZY ...

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