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Word: toye (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Logue called the Harvard, M.I.T. and Brandeis professors "tinker toy boys" and suggested they were frustrated academicians exploiting the people of Madison Park in order to try out their own planning ideas...

Author: By Paul J. Corkery, | Title: BRA and Roxbury Citizen Group Reach Urban Renewal Agreement | 1/6/1967 | See Source »

...just as the UPA does not trust the BRA, BRA officials frequently question the motivation of the people in UPA. Logue himself called them "tinker toy boys" and suggested that UPA was composed of frustrated academicians exploiting the people of Madison Park in an effort to try out their own planning ideas...

Author: By Paul J. Corkery, | Title: BRA and Roxbury Citizen Group Reach Urban Renewal Agreement | 1/6/1967 | See Source »

There may be a war raging in Viet Nam, but the feedback to the nation's toy manufacturers this year has been minimal. As the Christmas rush went into its last hectic week, retailers had an arsenal of toy guns, helmets, boy-size bazookas and similar military attractions unsold upon the shelves. "People are sickened by anything painted in olive drab," said Harvey Cole, a wholesale distributor in the Seattle area. There was, added a competitor, just one exception. "Along comes G.I. Joe and his endless military gear and the parents rush the stores. You explain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toys: Front & Center | 12/23/1966 | See Source »

...complete arsenal, in theory, would cost around $200, and many a family has found itself getting almost as far ahead of its original spending estimates as, say, Defense Secretary McNamara. This Christmas season, G.I. Joe is still the bestselling single new toy around, despite the competition of other dolls such as Stone Burke, paratrooper, James Bond, Illya Kuryakin and Captain Action, who can be dressed as Batman, Superman or Steve Canyon. Keeping the troops faithful to Joe are a brand-new G.I.-Joe Mercury capsule with solid silver space suit ($10), a G.I.-Joe Sea-Sled that operates under water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toys: Front & Center | 12/23/1966 | See Source »

...toy-bulldog way, Rich is engaging, and fellow musicians are hoping that the band will make it big. If so, it will be another boost for the big-band business, which is enjoying a mild resurgence. If not, says Harry James, "I'm keeping his chair warm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jazz: Buddy, the Drum Wonder | 11/18/1966 | See Source »

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