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5/16 5/14 5/13 4/25 MONDAY 17 MAY Rogation Day 1971 137th day - 228 days to come

To Stationery Show and got a Press Badge. To 3M: Dick Littlefield and the other salesmen were quite en- thusiastic about EXECUTIVE DECISION. Dick asked if I would do autographing appearances without compensation. I said, sure, as long as I get at least a few days advance notice. We missing Father's Day with EXECUTIVE DECISION because of changing the rules, but Brentanos will have it in their X-Mas catalog. SLEUTH will be advertised shortly. Harry Cunningham (I believe) said that TWIXT and ACQUIRE are the mainstays of the 3M line. STOCKS & BONDS had two very good years but has fallen off now. FACTS IN FIVE is strong right now. A sheet "What's New" lists SLEUTH, EVADE, HECTIX, KRESKIN'S KRYSTAL (KRESKIN'S ESP no longer put out by M.B. I was told), SPEED CIRCUIT, MR. PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DECISION. BAZAAR was dropped from the "Fun & Games" catalog. Cambe by a number of times during day but always missed Bill Caruson. Stancraft: Spoke to Hank Laub. He will see to the advance check as soon as he gets back. Told him about my objections to being an imitator in the matter of the wrap-a-round packing for [crossed out] AIRLINE. He said that the catalog shows it. I pointed out other differences. He'll check with Mary. TRANSFORMATION wasn't there till the afternoon when one copy came. It wasn't shown very prominently. I showed a salesman how to play and at one time we got mixed up between "available color" stones and "playing field" stones. Off course, the playing conditions weren't very good. Met Tom Atwater at Stancraft. He told me that Hallmark has sent three contracts for Alex: POT (TOO BAD - see 1967), BUFFALO, and THE MOEBIES. He doesn't like the contracts "hold harmless" and only $250 advance. (Didn't tell him Felicia got $500.)