The Nation - News from Dec. 1, 1985
A coalition of peace groups picketed selected toy stores across the country to protest Christmas war toys, which they contend promote violence. John Steinbach, national coordinator of International Days Against War Toys, said the groups believe toys based on films such as “Rambo,†“Star Wars†and “Masters of the Universe†are another symptom of the “militarization†of Western society. In Santa Monica’s Palisades Park, a group staged a mock burial of war toys, while in West Hartford, Conn., protesters demanded that Coleco Industries Inc. scrap plans for a “Rambo†doll.
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