Minden Gears Up for 58th Christmas Lighting and Pageant
In Minden Nebraska the Christmas City tradition continues with its 58th lighting display topping the courthouse dome with over 10 000 bulbs and a 28th annual pageant staged on three courthouse square sides. Carillonic bells fill the town with seasonal music as crowds gather.
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Minden
Neb
Nebraska
Plains
Muinden
Christ
Courthouse
Kearney County
Toy Trends Spur 1973 Kids Play Revolution
The 1973 toy trend spotlights child centered learning by doing with Sit'n Spin for ages 1.5 to 5, a no battery indoor usable wheel spinner. Warm Bake Oven uses hot water to bake cake without electricity. Walt Disney nostalgia fuels a Sing Along Juke Box and Mickey themed items. Mini gyro powered SSP racers and Rapd racing sets offer speed and stunts for preschoolers.
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Walt Disney
Toyland
Mickey
Donald Duck and Friends
Mickey and His Mouse Factory
Big Brothers
Pee Wees Firefighter
Remco Martels
New toy trend features highbanked curves and multi use tots
The Cyclones Cycles Crunch Course by Lesney showcases stunts and traps. Tonka releases four hot rod kits for kids to assemble race and disassemble. Shade Snowmobile by Cox rides on dirt pavement snow and more. Testor markets Artre Cat El Tigre with turns jumps and skids. Space conscious homes like Rescue Training Center from Playskool add a fire station garage and heli port. Kenner debuts Ever-Go-Round Butterflies a motorized mobile with long battery life.
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Lesney
Tonka
Cox
Artre Cat el Tigre
Rescue Training Center
Playskool
Educational Gift Items From Sesame Street and Electric Company
New York parents gain access to over two dozen CTW produced toys books and records tied to Sesame Street and The Electric Company. The line includes a mini computer for teaching numbers and letters and early Electric Company reading books. CTW collaborated with major publishers and manufacturers to bring the educational items to market.
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New York
Sesame Street
The
Electric Company
Children's Television Workshop
CTW
James O Grake
Horrible Herod’s Rise to Power and Bethlehem Massacre
Herod the Great ruled Palestine from 37 to 4 B.C. His cruelty is famed for the massacre of Bethlehem’s children. The event prompted Mary and Joseph to flee to Egypt. He married ten women and had many children.
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Herod
Herold the Great
Palestine
B.C
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
Egypt
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Mike McKee
Bankers Life & Casualty of
Chicago
Melody City Music
Marthie Spirit of Christmas
Jade Manufacturing, Inc
Cabe
Esrest Noitay
Sidney
Montgomery Car and Truck Center
Kenner
Sabens
RED Roof
Dairy Queen
Greer Aee Ting
You
Gordon’s Mobile Plaza
Gordon Wrecking CO
Jfk
Implement, Inc
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