NAMA NAMA Vol.No. No.33No. No.24 24 Vol. Dec.15, 15,1977 1977 Dec. appoints ints appo Newman Newman Staff Staff Donald Gregory Newman has Donald Gregorywestern Newman has been appointed manager been and appointed counsel western of the manager National of the National and counselMerchandising Automatic AssoAutomatic Merchandising Association (N .A.M.A.) . ciation (N.A.M.A.). Newman will be headquartered will.A. be western headquartered atNewman the N .A.M office in atLos the Angeles N.A.M.A. and western in will office succeed succeed Los Angeles andwho will Sidney S. Kallick died in June . Sidney Kallick died inassociaJune. national N .A.MS..A. is thewho N.A.M.A. the national association ·Jf theis vending and foodservice tion of the vending and foodservice management industry, with headmanagement headquarters in industry, Chicago with and eastern quarters Chicago and . eastern offi ce in in Rest on, Virginia office Reston,native Virginia. A inChicago and resident A Chicago native and resident until his recent move to Los until his , Newman recent move to assoLos Angeles had been Angeles, Newman had been associate director of government affairs ciate government affairsIn at Ndirector .A.M .A.offrom 1971to1973. at1973 N.A.M.A. from 1971 to 1973. he became an Assistant UIn .S. 1973 he became Assistant U.S.of Attorney for the an northern district Attorney for the northern district of Illinois and served in the criminal Illinois andunder served in theR.criminal division James Thompdivision undergovernor James R.of Thompson, now Illinois. of and Illinois. son, Asnow governor western manager counAs western coun-of sel, Newmanmanager will be inand charge sel, Newman will be in charge and of government affairs activities and activities affairs government will act as staff advisor to will act asstate staffcouncils advisorin to N.A.M.A. the N.A.M.A. state councils in the western states. Publisher and Editor: Publisher and Editor: Ralph C. Lally II Managing Editor: Ralph C. Lally II Managing Editor: David Pierson International Editor: David Pierson International Editor: David Snook, David Coin Snook, Editor, Slot Technical Editor: Editor, Coin Slot Technical Editor: Robin Minnear Robin Minnear Game Doctors Game Doctors Correspondents: Correspondents: Roger C. Sharpe Roger C.Dick Sharpe Welu Dick Welu Mary Claire Blakel'flan Mary ClaireJ.W. Blakeman Sedlak J.W. RandySedlak Fromm Randy Fromm Art Direction: Art Direction: Meyer Alewitz Meyer Alewitz Typography: Typography: Skybird Typography Skybird Typography Circulation Manager: Circulation Manager: Debbie Barnes Debbie Barnes Advertising Representative: Advertising Representative: Ralph C. Lally II Ralph C. Lally II Advertising Production: Advertising Production: Don Randon Don Randon Europeim Representative: European Representative: Esmay Leslie Esmay Leslie western states. 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