Confusion Over Official Olympic Products
A columnist describes a reader providing an official list of Olympic products and explains which brands are official sponsors. The note cites Coca-Cola Anheuser Busch McDonalds American Express Levi Sports Illustrated Converse and Perrier as official items while noting hesitation about Westinghouse office furniture Canon cameras and other gear.
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Coca-Cola
Anheuser-Busch
McDonald's
American Express
Levi
Outfitter
Sports Illustrated
Westinghouse
Canon
Southland Corp
Official stamp pledge during Games noted by shopper
Lynne Katonak reports a shopper vows to buy all postal stamps at the post office during the Games. The piece mentions unusual products from a local vendor, and lists sponsors including clock makers, plastic bag suppliers, trading card firms, and video game manufacturers.
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First Interstate
Arrowhead Puritas
Ken Norton
U.S. Postal Service
Reedley Opera House Restored To Its Turn Of Century Glory
Pat Bergthold and Art Bergthold completed a 300000 renovation to Reedley Opera House, reviving its brick exterior, adding a balcony, and restoring interior details with artifacts from local schools and period sources. The project began in June and took nine months, reviving a historic cultural center once used for theatre, confessions, and even a pistol range.
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Reedley, Calif
Reedley Opera House
Pat Bergthold
San Francisco
Jesse Jansen
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Bergtholds
Reedley’s
National Trust
Hands On For This Car Contest Attracts 8 Remain
In Alexandria Louisiana the held on car squeezing contest tests who can grip the apple red Italian built Pinin Farina. Twenty contestants started at 5 p m Friday and by Sunday night eight remained. The event is sponsored by a local dealership and radio station KRRV with station manager Hank Lazarene timing the competition. The second prize is a 1600 dollar grandfather clock.
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Alexandria
KRRV
SRRV
Hank Lazarene
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