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-Rcd. a letter from ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'' with a questionaire directed towards<br>
+Rcd. [received] a letter from ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'' with a questionnaire directed towards
 toy wholesalers or retailers. (Discarded.)<br>
-<br>Rcd. the 4th quarter royalty statement and check for $11.26 from <br>
+Rcd. [received] the 4th quarter royalty statement and check for $11.26 from
 <u>Tom Atwater</u> - for <u>ODD OR EVEN</u>, <u>TEMPO</u>, <u>INTERPLAY</u>, <u>TRANSFORMATION</u>.<br>
-<br>Rcd. the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts (2) and a note from <u>Bob Johnson</u>.<br>
+Rcd. [received] the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts (2) and a note from <u>Bob Johnson</u>.
-Called <u>Felicia</u> to tell her that I rcd. the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts. Bob had told<br>
+Called <u>Felicia</u> to tell her that I rcd. [received] the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts. Bob had told
-me to sign it and return it to <s>her</s> him without saying that Felicia<br>
+me to sign it and return it to <s>her</s> him without saying that Felicia
-should sign it. And there was no provision for her signature on the<br>
+should sign it. And there was no provision for her signature on the
-contract. She said to send it back but to call Bob's attention to the<br>
+contract. She said to send it back but to call Bob's attention to the
-fact that she should sign it too. After she hung up I looked at the<br>
+fact that she should sign it too. After she hung up I looked at the
-other Hallmark contracts and they were all the same. Some she had<br>
+other Hallmark contracts and they were all the same. Some she had
 signed and others not.<br>
-Told her that I hadn't heard from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. Felicia called <u>Ruth</u><br>
+Told her that I hadn't heard from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. Felicia called <u>Ruth</u>
-in Texas to tell her the "good news" about <u>HOLIDAY</u>.<br>
+in Texas to tell her the "good news" about <u>HOLIDAY</u>.
-Called <u>Bill Eckhart</u> in G.A.F. to ask about <u>VIEWLINE</u> and <u>JUNGLE RACE</u>.<br>
+Called <u>Bill Eckhart</u> in G.A.F. to ask about <u>VIEWLINE</u> and <u>JUNGLE RACE</u>.
-Out for the rest of the day. Supposed to be in tomorrow.<br>
+Out for the rest of the day. Supposed to be in tomorrow.
-Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. The contract with Athol was signed Friday.<br>
+Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. The contract with Athol was signed Friday.
-He mentioned his call to Felicia and said that he had told her that he had told<br>
+He mentioned his call to Felicia and said that he had told her that he had told
 me not to say anything until it was definite.<br>
 <br><u>HOLIDAY</u> will be shown at Toy Fair - just the final artwork of the box.<br>
-<br>He wants the <u>PATTON</u> game from me but there is no big hurry. By the<br>
+<br>He wants the <u>PATTON</u> game from me but there is no big hurry. By the
-beginning of May will be O.K. We both agreed that we don't want anything<br>
+beginning of May will be O.K. We both agreed that we don't want anything
-nearly as complicated as an A.H. [Avalon Hill] game or a Simulations. He met<br>
+nearly as complicated as an A.H. [Avalon Hill] game or a Simulations. He met
-someone who was an A.H. "freak" but said that <u>1914</u> was completely<br>
+someone who was an A.H. "freak" but said that <u>1914</u> was completely
 unplayable.<br>
-He wants to be at the Stationery Show but can't afford a whole booth.<br>
+He wants to be at the Stationery Show but can't afford a whole booth.
-He's thinking of contacting Jed Gaines about sharing one. He asked<br>
+He's thinking of contacting Jed Gaines about sharing one. He asked
-me if I knew how <u>MYWORD!</u> did at X'Mas. Told him that I see Jed but I<br>
+me if I knew how <u>MYWORD!</u> did at X'Mas [Christmas]. Told him that I see Jed but I
 don't ask him about business.<br>
-Bob asked me if I had any other games on the shelf, like <u>HOLIDAY</u>. Told<br>
+Bob asked me if I had any other games on the shelf, like <u>HOLIDAY</u>. Told
-him I had all kinds of things, and we'll go over them after Toy Fair<br>
+him I had all kinds of things, and we'll go over them after Toy Fair
 and work on the '74 line. I asked about <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u>. That will be for '74.<br>
-Bob said that Urban Systems is now trying to get out of games. They have<br>
+Bob said that Urban Systems is now trying to get out of games. They have
-been hit by Judgements over <u>THE GODFATHER GAME</u> and<br>
+been hit by Judgements over <u>THE GODFATHER GAME</u> and
-<u>THE HOWARD HUGHES GAME</u>. Bob wondered if any of their games would<br>
+<u>THE HOWARD HUGHES GAME</u>. Bob wondered if any of their games would
-be worth taking over. I told him that <u>SMOG</u> was their best game.<br>
+be worth taking over. I told him that <u>SMOG</u> was their best game.
 But we both had doubts about sales potential for ecology games.<br>
 Took his new address: <br>
 {<u>Bob Gellman</u><br>
-Rm. 356, 200 5th Ave.<br>
+{Rm. 356, 200 5th Ave.<br>
-(924-7575)<br>
+{(924-7575)<br>
-I'll drop by in the near future to look at the <u>HOLIDAY</u> box.<br>
+I'll drop by in the near future to look at the <u>HOLIDAY</u> box.
-Called <u>Fred Feucht</u>. He apologized for not telling me about the Urban<br>
+Called <u>Fred Feucht</u>. He apologized for not telling me about the Urban
-Systems deal. He said that he heard from them last week<br>
+Systems deal. He said that he heard from them last week
-that there was a problem in their stock issue, but it was <br>
+that there was a problem in their stock issue, but it was
-definitely not dead. But in any case it makes coming out with new<br>
+definitely not dead. But in any case it makes coming out with new
 things this year impossible. They still like the idea of the<br>
 (cont. on 1/20)