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Created page with "'''24 WEDNESDAY * OCTOBER 1973'''<br> UNITED NATIONS DAY * 297TH DAY * 68 DAYS TO COME ---- Rcd. Oct. ''<u>TOYS</u>''. Nothing in particular.<br> <u>Earl</u> called and offered to have me teach the course in <u>BRIDGE</u> (see 10/19)<br> and he'll give over the money to me. Said "no thanks, but what I meant<br> was that he really had to study up in order to teach the course - not that<br> I wanted to do the teaching myself."<br> Made a tentative date for 11/9...."
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UNITED NATIONS DAY * 297TH DAY * 68 DAYS TO COME | UNITED NATIONS DAY * 297TH DAY * 68 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Rcd. Oct. ''<u>TOYS</u>''. Nothing in particular. | Rcd. [received] Oct. [October] ''<u>TOYS</u>''. Nothing in particular. | ||
<u>Earl</u> called and offered to have me teach the course in <u>BRIDGE</u> (see 10/19) | <u>Earl</u> called and offered to have me teach the course in <u>BRIDGE</u> (see 10/19) | ||
and he'll give over the money to me. Said "no thanks, but what I meant | and he'll give over the money to me. Said "no thanks, but what I meant | ||
was that he really had to study up in order to teach the course - not that | was that he really had to study up in order to teach the course - not that | ||
I wanted to do the teaching myself."<br> | I wanted to do the teaching myself."<br> | ||
Made a tentative date for 11/9. I'll call Issy | Made a tentative date for 11/9. I'll call Issy & Claude to check with them. | ||
Call from <u>James Trager</u> concerning his game <u>BAWDY BESS</u>. Told him | Call from <u>James Trager</u> concerning his game <u>BAWDY BESS</u>. Told him | ||
that I just hadn't had an opportunity to get to it and am not | that I just hadn't had an opportunity to get to it and am not | ||
sure just when I can. Told him that I certainly wouldn't object to | sure just when I can. Told him that I certainly wouldn't object to | ||
his taking back his model. He said he wants me to work on it and | his taking back his model. He said he wants me to work on it and | ||
will call me in about a month. | will call me in about a month. | ||
Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She rcd. a package from 3M with <u>PROFIT</u>, | Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She rcd. [received] a package from 3M with <u>PROFIT</u>, | ||
<u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u>, and <u>LINK-UP</u>. Told her that I already had | <u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u>, and <u>LINK-UP</u>. Told her that I already had | ||
the latter and she asked me if she could give it as a gift to a kid | the latter and she asked me if she could give it as a gift to a kid | ||
whose father is out of work. Sure.<br> | whose father is out of work. Sure.<br> | ||
She has a game called | She has a game called <u>SPIDER</u> which she finds interesting.<br> | ||
<u>Hans Goldschmidt</u> wants to send her loads of things and she is | |||
trying to get him to send her a description first. She finds that he | |||
often takes an existing idea, makes a small change, and expects to | |||
be paid royalties. | |||
Rcd. [received] a package from American Greetings with <u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u> | |||
and <u>FAIR SHAKE</u>. | |||
Call from <u>Harold Saperstein</u>. He has ''<u>S & T</u>'' #32, 33, 34, and 35. Told | |||
him I'd bring him up to date when we visit him. | |||
Call from <u>Claude</u>. He is still working on the puzzles aspects | |||
of <u>DIABOLIQUE</u>. He likes the way differently colored numbers | |||
fall into patterns when arranged for solutions.<br> | |||
Told him about the tentative date for 11/9. | |||
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(cont. from 10/31) [10/31] | |||
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for changes we have made. <br> | |||
We signed the <u>HOLIDAY</u> and <u>PATTON</u> contracts - 2 of each - | |||
(and I later dropped them at Athol for <u>Bob Gellman</u>'s | |||
signature. He was out).<br> | |||
Took <u>ECLIPSE</u>, <u>POP-SHAPE-AND SHETTER</u>, <u>PAIR OFF</u>, and <u>OVER 'N OVER</u> | |||
with me. Also the copy of <u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u> from 3M. | |||
To "Gamut of Games". <u>Phil</u> was playing <u>BACKGAMMON</u> with Nick | |||
and didn't feel much like talking. That rush of games for | |||
me to come up with that he spoke of yesterday won't be | |||
until the spring - if it materializes. Those supermarket games | |||
will be $1.89, not $1.49. I will probably have to spend<br> | |||
(cont. on 10/22) | |||