Miss Ripe Tomato Contest in Conroe Draws Crowds
Darlene Knappenberger, 72, sought the Miss Ripe Potato title at Friendship Gardens near Conroe while Ruby Ray, Miss Ripe Tomato 1976, arrived fashionably late. Judge Geoffrey Wakefield, a British architect and associate of the Montgomery County aging committee, evaluated tomatoes on ripeness size appearance shape and quality.
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Tex
Darlene Knappenberger
Knappenberger
Friendship Gardens
Ruby Ray
Ruby
Reva Gilmer
Montgomery County Committee On Aging
Ray
Geoffrey Wakefield
Wakefield
United Kingdom
Ripe Tomato Pageant Sparks Garden Justice and Cobras
In Conroe a Friendship Gardens pageant crowns Miss Ripe Tomato 1977, with Alden Celsten launching the garden project and a $9,300 Montgomery County grant supporting plots. Nearby reports describe Barbadian-US negotiations on a naval base lease, COMECON seeking Vietnam’s entry, and Stockholm guarding offices with a deadly king cobra after a $2,500 theft.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Skansen
National Park and Zoo
Eternal popularity in music hinges on calendar hooks
Mitch Miller discussed by Dr Crane readers as a panel member with Andy Griffith and Lee Liberace. He compares hit records like Sandy Sleighfoot to lasting classics such as Silent Night, urging composers to craft works tied to recurring holidays and events for centuries of revival. Elvis is cited as a top producer whose work may fade without calendar relevance.
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Mitch Miller
Andy Griffith
Lee Liberace
Mitch
Texas
Irving Berlin
CBS
Earth
Elvis Presley
Career corner: Fired executives seek redress and counsel
A trend grows as midlevel executives fired after long service pursue legal action and outplacement help. Age discrimination lawsuits rise, while reforms make employers prove poor performance to a jury. Firms weigh severance, retraining, and extended job searches amid automation pressures.
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Joyce
T.F
Cincinnati
Ohio
Federal Labor Department
Rep Jim Collins Targets Quotas After Bakke Ruling
Texas Republican Rep Jim Collins says the Bakke decision exposes flaws in affirmative action and pushes for a Civil Rights Act amendment to ban quotas goals or explicit objectives. He notes perceived wage disparities and cites minority breakthroughs in sports while warning judges will interpret vague language differently.
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Supreme Court
Jim Collins
Texas Republican
Collins
Bakke
Congress
Texas
Sam Hall
Omar Burleson
W.R. Poage
Alan Bakke
California
America
Boston
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Usda Choice
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Colby's
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Conroe’s Friendship Center
Montgomery County Commissioners’ Court
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Virgie Sweet
Miss Ripe Tomato
Denture Cleanser Company
Bucharest
Romania
Vietnam
Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
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le Than Nghi
Comecon
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Barbados
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Henry Forde
Cobra Patrol
Hong Kong
Odessa
Thurdune
Fridune
Melwani Holiday Inn
Ale Ee Eal Mrad Ward
Caa Reavens
Kodak Ebtacolor
42Nd & Grandview
Winwood Mall
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