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19 Monday - March 1973 St. Joseph - 78th Day - 287 Days to Come


Rcd. [received] a "thank you" note from Alice McElhone (TRIPPPLES).

Rcd. [received] a letter from Earl Perel. Contained a copy of a letter Earl sent to Bill Dohrmann of Panker. Mentions Alex Randolph, Marvin Glass, and me - also AGOG.

Also contained a copy of the material on DON'T BLOW A FUSE he sent to Al Richter.

Called Felicia to ask her to have Odette Willis contact me. She had Odette's new number, however: - Odette Willis 628-5378

Felicia said to tell her that American Greetings is looking at THE LION'S SHARE. As far as L'ANNEAU ENCHANTÉ DE TOM TIT is concerned, Felicia said she has had it with strategy games. I asked her what about Bob Johnson's crying for them. She said she hears (from salesmen - I think) that this is being changed. In any case, if I think it is good, she'll look at it.

She heard from Ruth Shaller. Ruth is going to order a lot of HOLIDAY from Gellman and try to establish it in Texas. Felicia wrote to her also push PATTON.

Called Odette and gave her the info on "MacMahon Cubes" and that on THE LION'S SHARE.

Called Leonard Willett and made date to go there next Tuesday.

Wrote to Graeme Levin. Mentioned AGOG, FOCUS, G & P, ACQUIRE, COMBINATION, Lech Pijanowski

Wrote to Lech Pijanowski. Mentioned PROPAGANDA, POLISH HOYLE, YOUR MOVE, KAYLES, GRUNDY'S GAME, CHESS, TRIPPPLES, TAKE THE BRAIN, SMESS, INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS, SLEUTH, EXECUTIVE DECISION, TOTALLY-, SHAPE & SHATTER, STRATEGIE, MAGELLAN, ECOPLANY, UNO, AMSTERDAM, GAZDÁLKODJ OKOSAN!, I MURI, AGOG.

TIME magazine had article on "The Art of the Playing Card," an exhibit at Yale. (Filed in 1973 Misc.)


(cont. from 3/20) [3/28]

about making it move faster at the start. He'll work on it. I did tell him that I found the cube mechanism very interesting. Made a date here on 4/20.

[Started 3/28]

Jim Dunnigan told me about an article on MONOPOLY in SATURDAY REVIEW OF THE SCIENCES. Bought a copy. (Filed in '73 Misc.)