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 TH DAY - 335 DAYS TO COME
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-Sent a letter to <u>Alice McElhone</u>, thanking her for the 4 copies of  <br>
+Sent a letter to <u>Alice McElhone</u>, thanking her for the 4 copies of
 <u>TRIPPPLES</u>. Sent her the ''<u>BOOK WORLD</u>'' revue.  <br>
-Wrote to <u>Frank Armbruster</u>. Mentioned Santa Clara University,  <br>
+Wrote to <u>Frank Armbruster</u>. Mentioned Santa Clara University,
 <u>POTENTIAL</u>, <u>TANGRAMS</u>, <u>ARVESTA</u>, <u>30 CUBES</u>, ''<u>G & P</u>''.  <br>
-Wrote to <u>Don Miller</u>. Mentioned ''<u>AGOG</u>'', ''<u>LIESNARD BELLIQUEX, LE JUE DU</u>'',   <br>
+Wrote to <u>Don Miller</u>. Mentioned ''<u>AGOG</u>'', ''<u>LIESNARD BELLIQUEX, LE JUE DU</u>'',
 ''<u>THE GAMESLETTER</u>'', ''<u>THE GAMESMAN</u>'', <u>SUMMIT</u>, <u>TRIPPPLES</u>.  <br>
-Wrote to <u>Lou Zocchi</u>. Mentioned ''<u>SIMULATION/GAMING/NEWS</u>'', ''<u>S & T</u>'', <u>STAR TREK</u>, <br>
+Wrote to <u>Lou Zocchi</u>. Mentioned ''<u>SIMULATION/GAMING/NEWS</u>'', ''<u>S & T</u>'', <u>STAR TREK</u>,
 <u>SLEUTH</u>, <u>BATTLE OF BRITAIN</u>, <u>TAM-BIT</u>, <u>TAKE FIVE</u>, <u>KNOWERGASM</u>.
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-(cont. from 1/31)  [1/31]
+(cont. from 1/31) [1/31]
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 cheerful whenever he talks about <u>ACQUIRE</u>.  <br>
-<u>Jim Kraus</u> has been moved out of the game program. Bill Caruson  <br>
+<u>Jim Kraus</u> has been moved out of the game program. Bill Caruson
-has a lot of other things to work on so <u>Keith Tuggle</u> is pretty much  <br>
+has a lot of other things to work on so <u>Keith Tuggle</u> is pretty much
 in charge of the game program. Keith will be at the Toy Fair.  <br>
-They are looking for one <u>GAME</u> for the Bookshelf line in 1974. Felicia  <br>
+They are looking for one <u>GAME</u> for the Bookshelf line in 1974. Felicia
-said I should come up with something and I said <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>.  <br>
+said I should come up with something and I said <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>.
 She is afraid that 3M has too many trading games.  <br>
-One of the reasons she called Bill was to ask about <u>HIGH BID</u>. It is  <br>
+One of the reasons she called Bill was to ask about <u>HIGH BID</u>. It is
 now officially only in the Gamette line.  <br>
-She sent <u>Bob Johnson</u> a letter saying that she will be <s>expecting</s> sending  <br>
+She sent <u>Bob Johnson</u> a letter saying that she will be <s>expecting</s> sending
 him <u>DISPERSAL</u> early next week.  <br>
-S & R notified her that they made a mistake and sent her $600  <br>
+S & R [Selchow & Righter] notified her that they made a mistake and sent her $600
 too much for the 4th quarter of <u>BALI</u>.  <br>
-She thinks that <u>Bob Gellman</u> is a great salesman, but  <br>
+She thinks that <u>Bob Gellman</u> is a great salesman, but <s>some</s>
-somewhat of a phoney. She says I should ask for an advance   <br>
+somewhat of a phoney. She says I should ask for an advance
 before I work on <u>PATTON</u>.
-Call from <u>Claude</u>. He told me about an ad in ''<u>TOYS</u>'' Magazine (which  <br>
+Call from <u>Claude</u>. He told me about an ad in ''<u>TOYS</u>'' Magazine (which
-I had seen) by M.B. for someone to work on game product design.  <br>
+I had seen) by M.B. [Milton Bradley] for someone to work on game product design.
-He thought that it might be a good job for me. Possibly, but  <br>
+He thought that it might be a good job for me. Possibly, but
-I'm not ready yet to take a job.  <br>
+I'm not ready yet to take a job.  <br<
-I told him about the letter from James J. Faulkner today.  <br>
+I told him about the letter from James J. Faulkner today.
-Spoke about my notes on his game <u>CROOKED BRIDGE</u>. He'll call me  <br>
+Spoke about my notes on his game <u>CROOKED BRIDGE</u>. He'll call me
-some time so I can read them to him. (Both too tired today.)  <br>
+some time so I can read them to him. (Both too tired today.)
-Told him about Hallmark being so interested in 2-hand strategy   <br>
+Told him about Hallmark being so interested in 2-hand strategy
-games. And that I had <u>DISPERSAL</u> completely worked out.  <br>
+games. And that I had <u>DISPERSAL</u> completely worked out.
 Started working on the <u>DISPERSAL</u> board.
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+(cont. from 2/1) [2/10]
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+weekly column called "The Sunday Game." I said that I could do
+most of it myself, if the price is right. George, of course, will
+contribute. He is also working on some word puzzles.
+[Started 2/10]