New Ways Sought To Woo The Public Electronic Games Eroding Monopoly's Popularity
Beverly Massachusetts AP reports Parker Brothers seeks to revive Monopoly as sales slip from 3 million in 1974 to about 2 million last year. An unprecedented push includes a $4 million ad campaign and a new Playmaster electronic brain.
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Beverly
Mass
R. Bruce Jones
Parker Brothers
Charles Darrow
Darrow
Atlantic City
N.J
Mediterranean Avenue
Marvin Gardens
Monopoly
Lodi
Calif
Washington State University Coech
Washington, D.C
Jones
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Ralph Anspach
University of California At Berkeley
Playmaster
Infant Receives Liver Transplant in Minnesota Miracle
11 month old Jamie Fiske received a liver from a brain dead donor after her father appealed to doctors. Doctors say the next two weeks are critical with infection and rejection risks, but a 70 percent chance of surviving a year if she avoids rejection.
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Minneapolis
Jamie Fiske
John Najarian
University of Minnesota
Najarian
Jamie
New York
Thompson Wins Illinois Governor Race Board Scrambles For Ballot Recounts
Incumbent James R. Thompson narrowly defeats Adlai E. Stevenson by about 9 400 votes in Illinois with final unofficial returns showing 1,813,133 for Thompson and 1,803,732 for Stevenson. Officials prepare for a statewide recount as ballot issues spark caution from county clerks and Stevenson staff weighs legal challenges.
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Chicago
James R. Thompson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Thompson
State Board of Elections
Cook County
Stanley Kusper
Kusper
Kansas City Power & Light rate hearing notice in Kansas
The State Corporation Commission of Kansas schedules hearings on KCPL rate increase proposal. Hearing begins December 13 1982 at 10:00 a.m. in Topeka with a second session December 14 1962 at Mission Kansas. Interventions may be filed. KCPL seeks 19.8 percent rate rise, estimated $26.65 million annually. Residential bill may rise about $11.35 monthly. Documents available at KCPL in Kansas City and at the Commission office.
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State Corporation Commission
State
Topeka
Kansas
Johnson County
Lamar
Mission
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Commission
Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City
Missouri
State Corporation Commission of Kansas
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Wen
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South Main
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