European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 3 professional engineers spent four weeks building this toy Oil drilling International toy fair is not All Tun and games text and photos by John Savard Nuernberg Bureau chief Germany it May be a toy Paradise but there Are few children in sight and the big boys and Arent playing the 32nd International toy fair in Nuernberg May Well be the worlds largest toy As officials Here buyers from around the world Are ordering the toys that will Stock store shelves next their sometimes faces reflect a general prediction of higher prices and fewer customers in the world weakened by rising Oil has Hurt toy manufacturers competing for Consumers who Are spend ing More Money on necessities than for luxuries such As childrens one British exhibitor said manufacturers in his country face Tough Competition from he said television Adver Tising has caused Young people to Loc interest in toys As Early As age German toy Industry officials said that while their Money sales were Good during rising prices hid the fact that production is one manufacturer blamed Germany declining birth rate for slumping German toy another reason May be that imported toys have taken Over a larger share of the Domestic German toy mar Ket at a time when German manufacturers Are having a difficult time exporting their according to fair this years toy fair was the largest with exhibits spread across Square me ters in 11 thirty eight countries were including the United states with 28 different it takes More than tracks and a few trains to keep the Model Railroad Buff Model army personnel carriers include Complete equipment even extra Gas some of these toy santas even talk to customers at the International toy