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...month room. Nights, she studied for a master's degree at American University, wrote a critical paper on "Economic Planning in the Soviet Union." Most weekends, Judith went home to Brooklyn to visit her ailing parents. Her mother had heart trouble; her father, Samuel Coplon, a retired toy merchant, was paralyzed. Samuel Coplon used to be known as the "Santa Claus of the Adirondacks": he gave away thousands of toys to country kids at Christmas. One night last week, the Coplons waited in vain for Judith. For when Judith arrived at Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station...
When the pinkshirts returned, the official speeches began, punctuated by blasts on the 'Poon's toy cannon...
According to Lionel ("The Toy") Train ocC, chief promoter and engineer, ceremonies are set to take place, and because they will be held on the grounds of the "sovereign State of Lampoon," police cannot legally interfere...
Until the Communists came, Peiping tried to make the best of the New Year. Shops on Lantern Street were crammed with New Year's lanterns-paper lions, brilliant green rabbits, yellow tigers. For the children, there were toy swords and whistling yo-yos. "I don't know if people will have money to buy them all," said one shopkeeper, "but we felt like making them anyway. We have peace...
...week's end, Toy seemed ready to retire from his beachhead. "I haven't said," he pussyfooted, "that I would not give out press cards if they do not sign...