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Buying a memory rather tacky
The piece notes how New Yorkers and retailers quickly sold John Lennon memorial items after his death. It contrasts public sentiment with commercial fever as vendors push buttons T shirts and posters, while store owners debate the ethics of profiting from the tragedy and fans seek tangible memories.
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Dolores A. Barclay
Associated Press
NEW York
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
John Kennedy
Lennon
Century City
Calif
Times Square
Linda Sondheim
Brentano’s
Westwood
Los Angeles
Dana Levy
Philadelphia
Broadway
Presley
Elvis
Ms. Sondheim
Alan Slater
N.G. Slater Corp
Morton Ohren
Creative Fashions
Beatles
New American Library
Weingeroff