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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C. 20549
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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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              CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
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                                 CHEMICAL BANK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                              13-4994650
(State of incorporation                                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)

270 Park Avenue
New York, New York                                                         10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

                               William H. McDavid
                                General Counsel
                                270 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                              Tel: (212) 270-2611
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                                TIME WARNER INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                              13-1388520
(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification No.)

75 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York                                                         10019
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

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                    Subordinated Notes due December 23, 1997
                      (Title of the indenture securities)
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                                    GENERAL

Item 1.  General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

         (a)  Name and address of each  examining  or  supervising  authority to
              which it is  subject.  New York State  Banking  Department,  State
              House,  Albany,  New York 12110. Board of Governors of the Federal
              Reserve System,  Washington,  D.C.,  20551 Federal Reserve Bank of
              New  York,  District  No. 2, 33  Liberty  Street,  New York,  N.Y.
              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.


         (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

              Yes.


Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.

         If the  obligor is an  affiliate  of the  trustee,  describe  each such
affiliation.

         None.


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Item 16.   List of Exhibits

           List  below  all  exhibits  filed  as a part  of  this  Statement  of
Eligibility.

           1. A copy of the  Articles  of  Association  of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980,  September 9, 1982,
February  28,  1985 and  December  2, 1991  (see  Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in
connection with  Registration  Statement No. 33-50010,  which is incorporated by
reference).

           2. A copy of the  Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business  (see  Exhibit  2 to Form T-1  filed in  connection  with  Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference).

           3. None,  authorization  to exercise  corporate  trust  powers  being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

           4. A copy of the  existing  By-Laws of the Trustee  (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-84460,  which is
incorporated by reference).

           5.  Not applicable.

           6. The consent of the Trustee  required by Section  321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with  Registration  Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference).

           7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

           8.  Not applicable.

           9.  Not applicable.

                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Trust  Indenture  Act of 1939 the
Trustee,  Chemical Bank, a corporation  organized and existing under the laws of
the State of New York,  has duly  caused this  statement  of  eligibility  to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized,  all in the
City of New York and State of New York, on the 8th day of June, 1995.

                                 CHEMICAL BANK


                                 By /s/ R. Lorenzen
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                                        R. Lorenzen
                                        Senior Trust Officer


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                             Exhibit 7 to Form T-1


                                Bank Call Notice

                             RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                      CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                                 Chemical Bank
                  of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                     and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                    a member of the Federal Reserve System,

             at the close of business March 31, 1995, in accordance
         with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District
             pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.




                                                                        Dollar Amounts
                     ASSETS                                               in Millions


                                                                       
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
     Noninterest-bearing balances and
     currency and coin .................................                    $  5,797
     Interest-bearing balances .........................                       5,523
Securities:  ..........................................
Held to maturity securities............................                        6,195
Available for sale securities..........................                       17,785
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
     agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
     bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
     and in IBF's:
     Federal funds sold ................................                       2,493
     Securities purchased under agreements to resell ...                          50
Loans and lease financing receivables:
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income  $68,937
     Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses   1,898
     Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve ...     113
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income, -------
     allowance, and reserve ............................                      66,926
Trading Assets .......................................                        37,294
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
     leases)............................................                       1,402
Other real estate owned ...............................                           99
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
     associated companies...............................                         148
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
     outstanding .......................................                       1,051
Intangible assets .....................................                          512
Other assets ..........................................                        6,759
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TOTAL ASSETS ..........................................                     $149,034
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                                  LIABILITIES

                                                                       
Deposits
     In domestic offices ................................                    $44,882
     Noninterest-bearing .........................$14,690
     Interest-bearing ............................ 30,192
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     In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
     and IBF's ..........................................                     32,537
     Noninterest-bearing .........................$   146
     Interest-bearing ............................ 32,391
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Federal funds  purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
     of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
     Federal funds purchased ............................                     10,587
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .....                      3,083
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ..............                          464
Trading liabilities ...................................                       31,358
Other Borrowed money:
     With original maturity of one year or less .........                      7,527
     With original maturity of more than one year .......                        914
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
     leases .............................................                         20
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding                       1,054
Subordinated notes and debentures .....................                        3,410
Other liabilities .....................................                        5,986

TOTAL LIABILITIES .....................................                      141,822
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                                 EQUITY CAPITAL

Common stock ..........................................                          620
Surplus ...............................................                        4,501
Undivided profits and capital reserves ................                        2,558
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities ......................                         (476)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ...                            9

TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ..................................                        7,212
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED
     STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL ..........................                    $149,034
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani,  S.V.P. & Controller of the  above-named  bank, do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance  with the
in- structions  issued by the appropriate  Federal  regulatory  authority and is
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                               JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI


We, the  undersigned  directors,  attest to the  correctness  of this  Report of
Condition  and declare  that it has been  examined by us, and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in  conformance  with the in-  structions
issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.


                                    WALTER V. SHIPLEY       )
                                    EDWARD D. MILLER        )DIRECTORS
                                    WILLIAM B. HARRISON     )

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