Velcro marks 50th anniversary along parade route with really long r-r-r-rip

                   
canoe.ca     May 13, 2008            

By Holly Ramer, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Preparing for Velcro USA's 50th anniversary celebration in downtown Manchester, N.H., Tuesday May 13, 2008, Velcro consultant Scott Spradling of Loudon, N.H. left, and Velcro machinist Ron Pepin, right, of Rochester, N.H., haul out a large roll of velcro for... [read full story]                    

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Velcro marks 50th anniversary with 1.5-mile-long r-r-r-rip

ibtimes.com     May 13, 2008          

Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route Tuesday to mark half a century since the Velcro brand was trademarked in the United States. Former and current...                    

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Velcro marks 50th anniversary with 1.5-mile-long r-r-r-rip

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route Tuesday to mark half a century since the Velcro brand was trademarked in the United States. Former and current...                    

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Velcro marks 50th anniversary with 1.5-mile-long r-r-r-rip

signonsandiego.com     May 13, 2008          

Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route Tuesday to mark half a century since the Velcro brand was trademarked in the United States.                    

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Velcro marks 50th anniversary

courierpostonline.com     May 13, 2008          

By HOLLY RAMER • Associated Press • May 13, 2008 Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route today to mark half a century since the Velcro brand was...                    

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Velcro marks 50th anniversary with 1.5-mile-rip

msn.com     May 14, 2008          

Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro. To celebrate the company's U.S. anniversary, Velcro employees lined up for more than a mile to tear apart eight-inch lengths of the company's famous fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro tape being torn apart...                    

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Velcro: 50 years of sticking around

nashuatelegraph.com     May 14, 2008          

By HOLLY RAMER The Associated Press MANCHESTER – Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route Tuesday to mark half a century since the Velcro brand was...                    

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Velcro marks 50th New Hampshire city celebrates Velcro's 50th birthday

telegram.com     May 14, 2008          

From right, Velcro employees Jason Bean, Michael Drake and Terry Roberge wait for the signal to rip their Velcro pieces during a birthday celebration in Manchester, N.H. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) MANCHESTER, N.H.— Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro...                    

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Velcro marks 50th anniversary with 1.5-mile rip

msn.com     May 14, 2008          

Former and current employees line up to tear apart the famous fasteners Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route Tuesday to mark half a century since the...                    

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R-r-r-r-i-p!

wtsp.com     May 14, 2008          

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — R-r-r-r-rip. That's the sound of Velcro's 50th anniversary. Yesterday, current and former employees of Velcro USA lined the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire, for a rip-roaring celebration. For more than mile, people ripped apart strips of the fastener that has gone the...                    

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A ripping yarn: Velcro's history began with burrs and fur

signonsandiego.com     May 14, 2008          

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade route yesterday to mark half a century since the Velcro brand was trademarked in the United States.                    

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