Toy Market Dislocations and the Christmas Shortage
The piece discusses toy safety concerns and advertising effects on children, noting shortages ahead of Christmas 1977. It cites instances in Charlotte where a Kick-N-Go scooter was discontinued, Kenner’s Star Wars dolls delayed, and stores resorting to gift certificates in empty boxes. Manufacturers are blamed for stock tactics despite strong profits.
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Charlotte
Kenner Toy Company
Toy Company
Air Force
Santa
Toter Mythology Picture In Street Scene
A middle aged householder chases a garbage loader down a residential street propelling a full size Mobile Toter ahead with his left hand and pulling a trailer on the right. The scene features a humorous rivalry with two toters in tow and notes about toters not built for speed. The author muses about Olympic potential and Guinness records while noting the homeowner caught the truck with toters intact.
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Guinness Records
Corporate funding surges for arts programs nationwide
A Business Committee for the Arts survey shows private and public support for the arts expanding, with corporate donations rising from 22 million in 1967 to 221 million in 1976. Exxon stands as the top private donor, while theater gains share and concerns grow over corporate influence on programming.
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Business Committee For the Arts
National Endowment For the Arts
Exxon
United States
Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus Remarked by Sun Editor
A public letter to Virginia O’Hanlon from The Sun asserts there is a Santa Claus. It argues belief comes from faith and imagination, not sight, praising love, generosity, and childhood wonder as enduring truths beyond the visible world.
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Virginia
Santa Claus
Papa
Virginia O'Hanlon
West Ninety-fifth Street
Ture
Hagedorn proposes constitutional citation rule for bills
Conservative Rep Tom Hagedorn urges a House rule requiring bills to cite the exact constitutional basis for authority. He argues federal powers are limited and enumerated, with many past laws lacking clear constitutional grounding. He cites debates on general welfare and strict construction versus living constitutionalism.
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Tom Hagedorn
Minnesota
Hagedorn
House
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Justice Story
Justice Roberts
Acronyms Drive School Funding, Says Associate Superintendent
Charles A. Haywood, associate superintendent of High Point schools, argues that acronyms and lengthy grant proposals are essential to secure funds for educational programs. He cites HOPE, YES, and CLOUT as examples of how coded titles support thousands of students, thousands in annual budgets, and employment for dozens of teachers and aides.
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High Point
Mickey Mouse
Charles A. Haywood
Santa visits Pentagon in holiday spoof
A humorous wartime fable has Santa Claus hosting military leaders in the Pentagon shopping arcade. Admirals and generals trade Christmas wish lists for missiles ships and bombs, with playful refusals and warnings about safety as Santa dispenses lollipops to all. The punchline hinges on the generals’ extravagant requests and the absurdity of arming a holiday visit.
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OMB
Santa Claus
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Barbie
Madison Avenue
Stretch Armstrong
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Toters
P.S.U
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Prudential Insurance Corp
MacNaughton
Odile Jacobs
Philip Morris
Tobacco Company
Walter Oleshuck
Whitney Museum
Friends of the Sun
Ola
Dreamer
James J. Kilpatrick
The
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Asprin
Pentagon
Admiral
Buchwald
Navy
Army
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