Nostalgia and Innovation Shape the 1973 Doll World
New York AP notes a doll season blending nostalgia with lifelike features. Baby Alive and Jenny Jones introduce eating, wetting, and mothering play. Garden Gal promotes gardening play with a greenhouse. Rag dolls, Beasley, Bean figures, and country cousins expand the market.
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New York
Baby Alive
Jenny Jones
John
Garden Gal
Peachy
Saucy
Barbie
Beasley
Joyland
Baby John
Landmark 747 Third Avenue Brims with Garish Christmas Loudspeakers
In New York, William Kaufman Organization decks 747 Third Avenue with 150 Christmas trees and a porch scene. Nineteen animated loudspeakers modeled as New York workers issue holiday messages from a cop to a bus driver.
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Third Avenue
William Kaufman
Pamela Waters
747
Madison Avenue
New York
Spirit of Christmas at Stuhr Museum in Grand Island
The Stuhr Museum preserves Western life and Christmas in a recreated 1800s town. Its western village, lit displays, and a 1800s church scene attract about 5 000 visitors yearly to glimpse Christmas as the West was.
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Grand Island
Neb
Chisholm Trail
Marshalls
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Recipe For Safety In Christmas Decor
New York advisory recommends soaking evergreen branches in warm water to delay drying and applying fire retardant. Keep stems in water, use a slanted cut on the tree base, place in a water-filled stand, and keep away from heat sources. Use commercial retardants or a Forest Service recipe of sodium silicate and detergent. Maintain safe distances from flames and electronics.
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New York
U.S. Forest Service
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Inspires Christmas Cards
New York AP reports the Seagull story by Richard Bach inspires Hallmark greeting cards puzzles plaques posters and decorative pins this Christmas. The book has sold over seven million copies and topped bestseller lists for over a year as its message of love kindness and goodwill resonates at the season.
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New York
Jonathan Livingston
Jonathan
Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Macmillan
Hallmark Cards
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Rel Toe Lawes
Os Az
Raggedy Ann
Andy
Dusty
State Farm Mutual
Ralph Welch
Illinois
Ofara Pace
Biessi
Forever
SEARS
Burgett
Betty Peetz
The
Cizek Greenhouse
Merriest
14Th
Osage Sidney
Steak House
Brandin
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