G I Joe prototype up for bid in $600000 auction
The 1962 handmade G I Joe prototype, kept in Don Levine’s Rhode Island home, is expected to fetch about $600000 at auction potentially becoming the most expensive toy. Levine, a Korean War veteran and Hasbro executive, created the movable action figure to rival Barbie gear and inspire a new era in boys play.
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Report Finds Life Improving for American Children
A federal report summarizes data on about 72 million U.S. children from birth to 18. It notes longer life, less smoking, more honors courses, and lower teen births, but rising obesity, smaller births, and housing cost strain persist. Black and Mexican American youths show notable trends.
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