Jim and Al Retifâs Miss Nehi racing team also based out of New Orleans. All of the Nehiâs were first class and very competitive. The naming of the hydros was not random. The Retif family owned the RC Bottling Company in Baton Rouge and the Nehi brand was one of the sodas bottled at their plant. Iâm not sure if there was any sponsorship money involved but the Nehi brand sure got a lot of great exposure.
tributes flood in for James Bond 'Jaws' villain Richard Kiel who died yesterday aged 74. 1  Actor best known as the steel-toothed villain Jaws in 1970s Bond films. 2  Died yesterday at hospital in California - cause of death is not yet known. 3  Sir Roger Moore, who starred alongside Kiel, said he is 'totally distraught'.
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