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Show BUSINESS RHPORTFR: TAR A UlKiC.AN Till: DAILY 2 Ml FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 20Gl RM .1) (www HarkThcHcrald.com) ., 1 Industry backs off violent products 1 Kt - ar "" ' jt. J -- attacks terror started showing up in national eco- statistics. The claims are certain to nomic - go higher yet, analysts say, as the effects of layoffs and and other military playthings in the closet, hidden from her 5- and sons. Instead, she has bought them figures, like fire-- i fighters and policemen. In the aftermath of the rescue-her- o terrorist attacks, Gonzales and other parents are trying to rid their children's lives of violent toys. "We just need a break," said Lisa Eastman, a New Yorker who bought Lego blocks and puzzles for her girl and old boy. "My kids now have nightmares about fires and about all those bad guys." The industry also has been doing some pulling toys off shelves, rethinking products and putting off the release of items that might be seen as too violent. Chris Byrne, an independent toy analyst, predicted that "nasty toys that destroy enemies for the sake of unspecified violent play" will CHARLES ; VIENNA, Austria (AP) &PEC members have decided to continue pumping at Current levels of production "despite a dramatic drop in oil prices since the terrorist attacks on the United States. Representatives of the BENNETTThc AsMKiated Press AJ Benante plays with a toy firetruck at Zany Brainy's Changing direction: Eighteen-month-olin Chicago. In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks, parents are moving away from violent games and destructive toys in favor of hero toys and figures. d be replaced by heroes who restore order. of this destruction and combat play has been possible because it is so abstract," he said. "Now 'the threat' is real." Retailers such as have noticed more sales of rescue vehicles and firefighter and police figures. One hot seller has been Mat"Rescue tel's Fisher-Pric- e Heroes," unveiled in 1998. Analysts also believe that Hasbro's newly relaunched GI Joe could be attractive to parents who want to help children act out their fears. "All Wal-Ma- OPEC to keep pumping oil j 9-ye- New WASHINGTON claims for unemployment benefits rocketed to a nine-yehigh last week as the NEW YORK Patty Gonzales is keeping toy soldiers 11 claims hit Associated Press Writer AP Rusincsx Writer ISept. Unemployment-banen- By JEANNINE AVERSA By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO ! B9 rt a( ): et which contains a mission card with a specific goal: save New York from a villain called Vitriol, who stands atop the World Trade Center, ready to blast the city with deadly energy waves. Bandai America plans to play down the fighting at current rates Organization of Petroleum Countries Exporting announced their decision Thursday after a final round of talks at the cartel's headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Confronted by shrinking demand for oil and uncermilitary tainty over U.S.-led For others, like Eastman and Gonzales, military action figures are just too much. "It's bad enough that they see the Army in the airports," said Gonzales, a from New York. Mattel, the world's largest toy manufacturer, has withdrawn its Heli-Jvehicle, aspect of its Power Rangers action figures and push "teamwork and friendship," said Colleen Sherfey, director of marketing. She said the company has redesigned some of its advertising. couldThis n't come at a more critical time for retailers and manuwhich have facturers, their prodshipped already ucts to stores for the Oct. 1 holiday deadline. How long consumers' increased sensitivity will last is anyone's guess, but many experts see a new climate favoring less violent types of toys. J7 TUT action against terrorism, OPEC delegates plan to reconvene on Nov. 14 to review market conditions. 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On Wall Street, investor .A$ CVSiiY CARNIVAL - PRIZES FUN & GAMES FOOD - ENTERTAINMENT Plus A Chance To Win A New Car! t OPEC supplies almost 40 percent of the world's oil. in ccupsn savings in your Sunday issue of The Daily Herald Slim Fast high- - ar ft? "p i September 2001 . . lost business spread. Separately, the Conference Board in New York said Thursday that newspaper want ads, a key barometer of the job market and the economy, had low in sunk to an before even the August, attacks. the In Washington, Labor Department reported that for the workweek ending Sept. 22, new jobless claims jumped by a seasonally adjusted 58,000, to 450,000, the highest level since July 25, 1992. Economists believe the increase shows only the first wave of layoffs stemming from the Sept. 1J. attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. For the workweek ending Sept. 15, claims because fell actually stunned workers, trying to get their bearings, didn't get around to filing for job r; Fri.-Sa- t. HUDINHtm Mon.-Thur- s. 7-- 6 7-- 7, Sun. ;: 9-- 5 FOOTWEAR 356-260- 0 -- jjm |
