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Helpful Hints on Security .... ...... . . .. ... .. ...... ........... . 18
Thieves are getting smarter all the time, warns Harold
Gluck. But he offers advice on how to foil them .
A Bicentennial Salute .. ....... .. .. . .. ... .. ............ .... " .24
Humorist Dick Welu takes a backward glance at some of
the coinmen that have made America what she is today.
Fighting City Hall . .. .......... ..... .... . . ...... ....... ....... 34
Writer / operator Gene Beley chronicles his one man
campaign to change unfair tax and license laws in his
area .
A successful campaign?
Read and see .
Contracts: Yea or Nay? ... .. .. .......... .... .. .... ....... .. .. 41
Marshall Caras examines location contracts, the when,
how and why of th em, their virtues and limitations.
departments
From the Editor ........ . ......... ... ............... . ..... 6
Mailbox .. .............. ......... . . .. .. ... ....... .. . .. .. . 8
MEMBER
Volume 2/No. 7
JUly, 1976
staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Managing Editor:
Richard S . Dietrich
International Editor
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Perry Miller
Correspondents :
Marshall Caras
Robert Wick
Thomas Borden
Timothy Jarell
Tom Oliver
Mary Claire Blakeman
Circulation Manager:
Carolyn Desmond
Production:
Earl Dupre
Hellen Glass
Typography :
Skybird Typography
Photographic Adviser:
Paul Sylvester
Advert ising Representative :
Ralph C. Lally II
Coinman of the Month ............... ... . . .............. 14
PLA Y METER talks with Kansas fun center operator Bud
Gettle about locations, leases, operation and growth .
Operating ............ .. . . . . . .. ................... ...... 20
Asseciation News ........ .... . ......................... 22
Distributing ... . . . .................... . ................. 26
Credits: Drawing page 24 by Betsy Ewing.
Photograph of Mayor Beame page 20 by
Bill Stone Photography, New York City.
Critics Corner . . .. .. .... . ......... ..... . . ..... . . . .. .... . 28
Roger Sharpe reviews the new pins, and rates th em .
Music Programming . . ...... . ... . . .......... ............ 32
On the Move . ................. .. . . .. . . .. .. ...... . .. . .. . 38
Man u f act uri II 9 ... . ......... . .. ... ... .. . ..... . ... . . .. ... 45
Technical Topics ............... . ..... . . .... ..... . .. .... 47
Technical editor Perry Miller dips into the mailbag to
answer some of your questions.
New Pro ducts . . ........................... . .... . ....... 48
Classified . .. . .. ............. .. . . . ..... ..... .. .. .... .... 55
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