From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 14, 1971:

Some toys just never go away. Local retailers were crediting a “nostalgia wave” with an uptick in sales of rag dolls, trains, and classic games this Christmas season. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, for example, had been around for 53 years, but they were making a strong comeback in 1971 along with other cloth dolls. Ideal Toys had re-introduced “Tiny Tears,” a crying doll popular in the 1950s. Production of Lionel trains had increased 150 percent in the past year, with 3,000 sets a day being manufactured to meet demands. Games such as Monopoly and Scrabble continued to be good sellers, as did Barbie and her friends. The classics appeared to be outselling the more “up-to-date” games such as “SOUL,” a game for teenagers highlighting inner city situations, the “Godfather” game in which players tried to gain control of crime rackets in New York City, the “Next President” game which allowed players to run primary and general election campaigns, and the art-auction game “Masterpiece.”