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Show family Sun Energy Display At World's Fair An experience that's entertaining en-tertaining as well as educational educa-tional that's the essence of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tenn. The theme of the Fair is, "Energy Turns the World." The theme structure is the Sun-sphere Sun-sphere a 192-foot tower topped by a 74-foot gold and glass sphere, designed as a link with the Fair's theme. k -V - k--,.. From May through October, millions of visitors from throughout the world will enter the Sunsphere through two uniquely designed de-signed Sunscopes, tubular structures located at the lower levels of the Sun-sphere. Sun-sphere. There they will learn the story of the Sun and its role in providing almost all the energy we 3 depend on today. Themulti- " sensory displays have been provided by the Sun Com- pany, the country's 11th 0 largest energy company and a major producer of oil, a gas, coal and other products. a After leaving the Sun- o scopes, visitors will enter glass-enclosed elevators for a 43-second journey to the 0 Sunsphere's observation level, where they will be 0 treated to a panoramic view c of the Fair site and the c Smoky Mountains. Eight sunenergy information dis- c 1 plays, called Sunspots, will 1 be located on this level. o e For many it will be an c unforgettable part of an c unforgettable visit to the c southeast's first-ever World's Fair. o o c o c |