In Manhattan this week, workmen on Gimbels' toy floor were putting the finishing touches on a 30-ft. space ship, outfitted with an "artificial gravity generator," a "viewport" (windshield), "radar bridge" and "teleceiver." As every Space Cadet knows, these marvels enable the pilot to see as well as talk ship-to-ship, ship-to-earth, ship-to-planet. Across the street in Macy's toy department, the normal sales staff was boosted from 200 to 1,000. In Atlanta, Rich's department gave its toy department 15% more space than last year, and put in a special department just to sell doll...
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