[TS] Mattel Recalls 19 Million Toys Sent From China
Amid a wave of increasing safety concerns about products made in China, Tuesday’s recall threatened to set the toy industry on its heels. select.nytimes.com |
Lego Posts Higher Sales (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Lego Group reported 5 percent revenue growth in the first half of the year due to higher sales of classic products like its City, Technic and Star Wars lines. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Toy Makers’ Responses to Lead-Test Findings
Below are written responses from two public relations agencies representing RC2, the company that makes Thomas the Tank Engine toys. The first comes from Nancy Davies of Salmon Borre Group in Lake Forest, Ill. (The bold-faced sections are Ms. Davies’s summary of the questions I asked her over the phone.) The second response — about whether RC2 is offering refunds — comes from Joanne Tremulis of Burson-Marsteller in Chicago. nytimes.com |
News Briefs (Wise County Messenger)
HONOR GUARD YARD SALE - The North Texas Honor Guard will hold a yard sale at the Honor Guard building, 105 Old Lake Road in Bridgeport, Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Honor Guard is a nonprofit organization that provides final military honors for deceased veterans who were honorably discharged. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Vote for your favorite costume photo (The Record)
Jennifer Britting submitted this photo titled, "Insane Barbie Witch and Kenn." View and vote for the scariest or cutest Halloween photo. If you have a pop-up blocker enabled, please disable and click here . us.rd.yahoo.com |