Adult toys invade the 1981 Toy Fair market
The Toy Manufacturers of America notes a growing market for adults including seniors with electronics. The 78th American Toy Fair in New York City previews Christmas 1981 products, with games now 22 percent of sales and Bandai America’s The Brain Knows All showcasing voice synthesizer play.
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Pan Ae Wagner
Toy Manufacturers of America
Wagner E
Newark City
Wagner
Bandai America
TMA
Bernard Loomis
Loomis
Tewart Sims
Ideal Toy Corp
Irm
Sims
Effanbee
Lesney
Ginny
Mego
Neighae
Privy catalog makes chic out of outhouse designs
Delafield Wisconsin business Sun Designs offers 25 outhouse floor patterns in a catalog titled Privy featuring elegant names like Yacht Club Roman Bath and Chalet with prices 12.95 to 18.95. The owner warns to check local zoning and soil conditions before building.
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Marblehead
Knob Hill
Olde Bailey
Governor
Sun Designs
Chic
Dear Abby Surgery Restores Male Sexual Capabilities
A 72 year old man seeks marriage after a prostate operation ended his sex life. The letter notes a penile implant procedure at Baylor Hospital in Houston, claiming it can restore sexual function if nerves remain intact.
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Abby
Baylor Hospital
Houston
Rome Daily American
Missoni Sweaters Heat Up New York Street Fashion
Ottavio Missoni and Cesare Rubini wear bold oversized knit cardigans on frigid New York blocks. The designer’s men’s knits, priced from 400 to 1300 dollars, feature rich textures, ribbed wool, Lurex threads, and a range of patterns from stripes to Aztec motifs.
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Ottavio Missoni
Missoni
Rosita
Cesare Rubini
Heloise
Spencer and Childress named February Silverbell AAUW girls
Sherry Spencer and Jane Childress both 17 were chosen as February Silverbell and AAUW girl for Ward High School by the Service League of Chaves County and the American Association of University Women. Spencer is Honor Society member and senior class representative. Childress presides French Club and Student Council, National Senior Honor Society, and Assisteens, and has Rotary Exchange experience.
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Sherry Spencer
Jane Childress
Ward High School
Service League of
Chaves County
American Association of University Women
Miss Spencer
Samuel Spencer
Chiquita Ln
Elk’s
Goddard
Miss Childress
Gerald Childress
Assisteens
Rotary
Freedom Essay Contest Prompted by SERTOMA in Roswell
Roswell Pecos Valley SERTOMA chapter invites sixth graders to submit essays on chosen freedoms. Essays address assembly, speech, religion, or press and imagine life in America without that freedom. Local winners named Thursday, with entry advancing to national contest.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
Service To Mankind Oration
Sertoma
America
Sertoma International
George Wespangtont
Sertoma Club
el Charro
Hints from Heloise: DIY decor and quick fixes
Readers share thrifty home hacks from using twin flat sheets for shower curtains to homemade knit cuffs for warmth. Tips cover plastic liners, matching trims, fabric hacks, kitchen chrome shine, and simple brush cleaning with baking soda.
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Heloise
Diane la
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Jennifer Taylor Armstrong
Joan McCarthy
Los Angeles
U.S
Wilshire Club
United States
Dear Abby
Times News Service
New York
Silverbell
Spencer, Childress
Nick
Canoga Park
Calif
Paul J
Betty Johnston
Adair Weston
Marion Johnson
Sandy Keller
National Endowment For the Arts
The
Advertising Council
God
Heaven
Son
Jesus
Earth
Tom Ingram
Fidelity Insurance
Jack
Barbara McClellan
Newspaper Bible. Inc
P.O
Roswell, N.M
Tyndale House Publishers
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