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...will be taking on a new assignment as chairman of Time Inc.'s Magazine Group, acting as senior adviser to Kelso Sutton, the group's president. Before moving on, I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has contributed to TIME's success. When I took over in 1978, worldwide ad revenues were $208 million; the total this year will approach $500 million, the highest ever recorded by any magazine. U.S. circulation has increased by 350,000 in the past four years to 4.6 million; around the world, circulation is almost 6 million. That is 32 million readers each...
That explains why many of this season's toys look like souped-up versions of previous hits. Convertible robots, the surprise success of 1984, are back in droves. Tonka's GoBots, which reached sales of nearly $100 million last year, and Hasbro's Transformers, which brought in $114 million, have been challenged this year by two riveted rivals, Voltron and MASK. Produced by Cincinnati's Kenner Products, MASK is a line of seven ordinary-looking vehicles that bristle with hidden weapons. Rhino Rig, the flagship, converts from a common truck into a fearsome fighting machine...
...toys are warriors. The success of Kenner's cuddly Care Bears has prompted a toymaking rush to stuffed animals. The friskiest new critters in sales are Pound Puppies, a breed of soft, sad-eyed and bewrinkled hounds packaged in kennel-shaped carrying cases. They come in 80 different patterns of brown, tan, gray and white, and are meant to be "adopted," like Cabbage Patch Kids. The youngster who gets one can send to the manufacturer, Tonka, for a dog tag and ownership papers. Minnesota-based Tonka, which is diversifying from its traditional line of sturdy toy trucks, expects to sell...
Both Felsenfeld and Amatruda agree that it is comforting to belong to a department that does not necessarily equate success with a senior thesis...
Amrein and Dr. Sigmund A.Weitzman, also of MGH, were part of a research team of physicians that tested the drugs' effect on 70 patients over the past two years. Amrein reported a 20-30 percent success rate when the drugs are used after radiation therapy. He said the success rate is about 75 percent when they are used in conjunction with surgery...