European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday. October 17,1986 faces n p aces uncovering fhe Rufh behind executive briefs from Presh dispatches in s a Short Story but it has taken years 10 uncover in. The executives of Colagra inc., a diversified food company in Omaha neb., were hiding something from the Public their underwear. The company s 100 executives have the Colagra Emblem and Roe 20" monogrammed on their shorts. The slogan refers to the company s goal of gelling 20 percent return on equity for its stockholders. Whenever a new executive joins Colagra guess whal he gris said chairman Charles m. Harper. The idea came from greyhound corp. Chairman John Ocels who joined the con Agra Board in 19s3. After hearing Colagra officials talk constantly about 2 1 percent Roe. To acis suggested to Harper that the looking Good a Model in Paris shows off the Lotos in Eye Wear from the collection of japanese designer Nisei Miyake. They Aren i actually glasses there Ore no lenses. Slogan be tattooed on the Colagra chairman s shorts. The underwear was unveiled at a management meeting in St. Louis in 1985, but it remained a secret to outsiders until a Fortune Magazine reporter uncovered the Story. A picture of Harper holding the shorts is in the Magazine s oct. 27 Issue. Rosy proposition it May look like everything s coming up roses for Heidi Button but she has been left with a thorny problem. Blanton a sales assistant at Merrill Lynch in Raleigh . Received 100 Long stemmed red roses andean engagement ring wednesday morning at her of fice. Several hours later she received 120 More roses from a different Man. Everybody keeps telling me How Lucky i am said Blanton who turned Down the marriage proposal. It s Nice to gel them the Robe but not to try to outdo the other one Blanton 23, said Shi had been dating both men but that she never expected their affections to Bloom like this. I told them both to leave me alone until i deride what to pee in Rose Parade Pels the former soccer Star from Brazil says being chosen grand marshal of the 1987 Rose Parade in Pasadena Calif is almost like winning the fourth world Pule who led his brazilian Cums to three championships in the International soccer tournament was chosen wednesday to Lead the traditional new year s Day Parade. Sport is the important thing in does t matter what sport it brings people together said the 45 year old Pele the second foreigner chosen As grand marshal since the Rose Parade began in 1890. Tha Nat Khotan an official from Thailand became the first in 1967. Lottery win for Sale a new Hampton Iowa Farmer who has put off cashing a 550,000 lottery ticket because he does t want the Money going to creditors says he has been flooded with Calls from strangers offering to buy the winning stub. Dennis Leichl Tan recently divorced said wednesday he has substantial debts and faces foreclosure on 236 acres of Farmland. He declined to reveal How much he owes but said he does not want Outback fights Back australian Karen barges replies in her own Way to tilt scism of Fromon Lio Freo for Short aired on a "60 minutes program about the America s cup trials location. The show referred to australians As Outback his winnings going to said that people who heard reports thai he was considering not cashing the 150,000 tic feel Tele phoned him this be been getting All these Long distance Calls from people wanting my ticket i m gelling upset licht Man said. I be isl got to get out from under these ills after the divorce. I m not willing to give them his Bankers a says he is Happy about being the win do smile but Seldom he said. I m smiling now it s a Good feeling but t la have to see How this works easy to use charts before Yugo All out this year s overseas video audio photo shopper s guide is better than Ever it s packed with over225 pages of video audio photo and computer information easy to compare product charts references How to articles information on where to buy specs and prices forever 2,400 items and a free audio test record to test your stereo connections and calibrations the overseas shopper s guide is available at stars and stripes bookstores for $2.95 per copy
