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The international monetary system--and your family
Just what is the international monetary system all about? Although the phrase looks forbidding, it merely describes the way professional financiers handle transactions involving money that goes beyond national borders. Most of this money comes from a small group of large commercial banks, central bankers, investment bankers, and mammoth corporations with world-wide interests.
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Pages: 9, 10, 98
Gifts for men--under $10!
Need a last-minute gift with a small price tag? Then browse through our selection of top-quality items. There's something that will please everyone, and at a price even the youngest shopper can afford-- from 69 cents to ten dollars.
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MEXICO
The winter of 1968-69 will haunt Midwesterners for years to come. Sioux City, Iowa, received a record 60 inches of snow; the stuff clogged streets and sidewalks everywhere. Among Sioux Citians who'd "had it" were Jean and George Landsverk; a winter vacation suddenly sounded fabulous.
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Pages: 24, 25
A second car that isn't a car
Car makers are running into formidabl competition these days from none other than their big brothers, the truck people Sales figures for light trucks have soarer the past few years, but only about 20 percent of the new units are being used strictly for business. The other 80 percent serve mostly or entirely as second cars-- or else they double up for both work and play.
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Great buys in games and books
Great buys and great fun! These games and books will win your guests', your children's, and your own approval at first try. Some of the games will challenge your dexterity and some your cunning and wit. The innovations in book designs offer excitement in children's books and convenience in a dictionary for all ages.
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Father/son projects
Start now, and you and your son can complete all five of these projects in time for Christmas giving. Besides making very welcome and useful gifts, they'll help that junior craftsman master basic building techniques and learn to follow plans.
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Page: 36
A guide to snowmobiling
Just because you're not a skier, you don't have to stay home on winter weekends. Take up snowmobiling. It's a sport the whole family can enjoy-- regard less of their ages-- and you don't have to be as athletically inclined as a skier.
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The Symbols of Christmas
Here and on following pages, we invite you to explore with us the songs, stories, legends, and symbols of Christmas. You'll find it an enriching experience-- especially when you share it with your children. You can make it even better by playing your holiday records or tapes as background, while you talk.
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Pages: 96, 97
Are health examinations worth the cost?
In the horse-and-buggy days, most families put their reliance in various home remedies and called a doctor only when someone was seriously ill. The dentist got a visit only when a toothache became absolutely unbearable-- and the remedy, understood by all, was to pull the offending tooth.
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Shopping editor's choice
Discover the fun and convenience of shopping by mail You can order with complete confidence: each company will refund your money if you're not delighted.
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Page: 116
The man next door
Christine gets a little discouraged about our house, although I tell her it looks like an illustration in a decorating handbook. "That's right," she replies, "the one with the 'Before' caption."
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