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[[caption]] JOHNNIE WALKER RED "ON THE ROCKS" CONTEST WINNERS—Shown during recent Johnnie Walker Red Contest awards ceremony, held at Manhattan's Rainbow Room, from the left, are: Howard E. Sands, media manager, Herbert J. Jacobs, vice president and group marketing director, Martin M. Turbee, director, special markets, East, all of Somerset Importers, Ltd.; Janet Mueller, of New York, winner of the $10,000 five-carat diamond second prize, and Patrick J. Cooney, of Minnesota, grand prize winner of the $25,000 ten-carat diamond prize in the Johnnie Walker Red Contest; John E. Heilmann, president and chief executive officer, Al Schexnayder, manager, special accounts, Eastern Division, George L. Camisa, senior vice president and national sales manager, all of Somerset Importers, Ltd. The third prize winner was unable to attend the recent awards ceremony but was presented her $5,000 prize in Florida by a Somerset representative. The three winners elected to take the cash equivalent of the diamonds' value. Prize winners were selected from entries submitted with correct answers to three questions. Answers could be found on the labels of Johnnie Walker Red Scotch. More than  627,000 entries were received, making this the largest return in a contest staged in the liquor industry. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] From the left, are: Al Schexnayder, Evelyn Ray, John E. Heilmann, Patricia Collins, and Dick Gregory. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] BOXING GREATS GATHER FOR TANQUERAY AWARDS PRESENTATION—Former boxing champions Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey give a friendly hand clasp to John E. Heilmann, president of Somerset Importers, Ltd., as Jersey Joe Walcott and Willie Pepe look on, following presentation of the Tanqueray Achievement Awards at a recent luncheon held at Gallagher's Restaurant in Manhattan. Mr. Heilmann presented the 10th Annual Tanqueray Trophies to boxers Howard Davis and Sugar Ray Leonard for their outstanding accomplishments as Gold Medal winners in the Olympics, prior to their recent professional debuts. [[/caption]]

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