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Berlin lin Ber booked booked Vol.4,No.8 Vol. 4, No. 8 April 21, 21, 1978 1978 April West Germany's Germany's forthcoming forthcoming InInWest ternational Coin Coin Machine Machine Exhibition Exhibition ternational Stan Start Publisher and and Editor: Editor: Publisher Managing Editor: Editor: Managing International Editor: Editor: International Technical Editor: Editor: Technical Correspondents: Correspondents: David Pierson Pierson David Snook David Snook David Editor, Coin Coin Slot Slot Editor, Robin Minnear Minnear Robin GameDoctors Doctors Game RogerC. C.Sharpe Sharpe Roger Gene Beley Gene Beley DickWelu Dick Welu Art Direction: Direction: Art KateySchwark Schwark Katey Staff Cartoonist: Cartoonist: Staff Typography: Typography: RalphC. C.Lally LallyIIII Ralph Norm Rockwell Rockwell Norm Skybird Typography Typography Skybird Circulation Manager: Manager: Circulation DebbieBarnes Barnes Debbie Advertising Representatives: Representatives: Advertising Ralph C. C. 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Hertfordshire, at West West Berlin Berlin to to take take place place from from at 26-28 isis set. set. All All the the stand stand area area April 26-28 April available at at the the exhibition exhibition hall hall of of the the available AMK, 22 22 Messedamm, Messedamm , D-1000 D-1000 AMK, Berlin 19, 19, has has been been booked booked out. out. Berlin According to to the the exhibitors' exhibitors' applicaapplicaAccording tions, there there will will be be several several interesting interesting tions, on display display showing showing the the novelties on novelties latest technological progress in the latest technological progress in the amusement only only (as (as well well as as field of of amusement field pay out) machines and accessories. pay out) machines and accessories. the banquet banquet inin the the Palais Palais am am Alsothe Also Funkturm highlighting the German Funkturm highlighting the German Coin Machine Machine Day Day on on the the third third Coin will be featuring exhibition day's night exhibition day's night will be featuring grand artist artist program, program , according according to to aa grand the organizers. organizers . the will be be The international international visitors visitors will The modern witnessing the world's most witnessing the world's most modern congress building building just just finishing finishing conconcongress situated opposite opposite the the struction. ItIt isis situated struction. exhibition halls. halls . Opening Opening year year of of exhibition Berlin 's most most spectacular spectacular enrichment enrichment Berlin's of architectural architectural attractions attractions will will be be of 1979. 1979. Hot Line Hot D. Gottlieb Gottlieb && Company Company has has D. announced the installation of a Solid announced the installation of a Solid State Hot Hot Line. Line . This This line line isis manned manned State during normal working hours by solid solid during normal working hours by statetechnicians techniciansand and engineers-and engineers-and state to be be used used for for solid solid state state service service isis to only. only. onGottlieb GottliebSolid SolidState State Forservice serviceon For Games the the number number isis 800-323800-323Games 9121. 9121. will be be announced announced in in A number number will A the immediate immediate future future that that can can be be the by Illinois Illinois operators. operators . used by used CALENDAR DAR CALEN April26-28 26-28 April International Coin Machine ExhibiExhibiInternational Coin Machine tion"ima "ima'78" '78"West West Berlin, Berlin, Germany Germany tion May 19-21 19-21 May TheMusic Music and and Amusement Amusement AssociaAssociaThe 1978 regional regional tion of of New New York, York, 1978 tion convention and and trade trade show, show, SteSteconvention vensville Country Country Club, Club , Swan Swan Lake, Lake , vensville New York York New ! June2-3 2-3 June Ohio Music Music and and Amusement Amusement AssoAssoOhio ciation , annual annual convention, convention, CoCociation, Gottlieb's Florida Florida Gottlieb's arrangement gement arran After the the untimely untimely passing passing of of Joe Joe After Mangone, All All Coin Coin Distributing Distributing in in Mangone, North Miami Miami Beach, Beach, Florida, Florida , MarMarNorth shall Caras, Caras, Gottlieb's Gottlieb's marketing marketing shall many of of the the chief, visited visited with with many chief, distributors in in Florida. Florida. distributors On his his return, return, he he announced announced that that On to maintain maintain continuity continuity of of sales, sales , to and parts parts back-up back-up inin the the service , and service, state, many many of of Mangone's Mangone's customers customers state, would be be dealing dealing directly directly with with would Gottlieb until until all all arrangements arrangements were were Gottlieb These include include Rowe-Miami Rowe-Miami finalized . These finalized. and Belam-Florida Belam-Florida (Miami), (Miami), RoweRoweand Tampa, Southern Southern Music Music Distributors Distributors Tampa, and Jacksonville) Jacksonville) and and (Orlando and (Orlando Rowe-Jacksonville . Rowe-Jacksonville. All have have established established service, service, parts parts All and showroom showroom facilities, facilities , and and should should and be able able to to serve serve the the needs needs of of all all of of be Florida's operators. operators. All All of of these these Florida's will be be receiving receiving shipshipcompanies will companies ments of of Sinbad, Sin bad , Gottlieb's Gottlieb's second second ments solid state state four-player. four-player . solid Consistentwith with Gottlieb's Gottlieb's policy policy of of Consistent field back-up, back-up , Dick Dick Finger Finger ran ran aa field in Miami Miami Gottlieb technical technical seminar seminar in Gottlieb and distributor distributor personpersonfor operators operators and for nel the the week week of of March March 27th. 27th . nel Ohio lumbus, Ohio lumbus, . June8-10 8-10 June Music Operators Operators of of Texas, Texas, annual annual Music meeting, La La Quinta Quinta Royale, Royale, Corpus Corpus meeting, Christi, Texas Texas Christi, June16-18 16-18 June Coin Machine Machine Operators Operators Coin Association , annual annual convention, convention, Association, Playboy Club, Club, Lake Lake Geneva, Geneva, WisWisPlayboy Illinois Illinois consin consin July 14-15 14-15 July Montana Coin Coin Machine Machine Operators Operators Montana Association , Association, annual annual convention, convention, Fairmont Hot Hot Springs, Springs , Gregson, Gregson, Fairmont Montana Montana September15-17 15-17 September Carolina Coin Coin Operators Operators Carolina Association , annual annual convention, convention, Association, North North Sheraton Center, Center, Charlotte, Charlotte, North North Sheraton Carolina Carolina September 21-23 21-23 September Amusement and Music Operators of of Amusement and Music Operators Virginia , annual annual convention, convention, John John Virginia, Marshall Hotel, Hotel, Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Virginia Marshall November10-12 10-12 November Amusement and and Music Music Operators Operators Amusement Association, annual annual convention convention and and Association, trade show, show , Conrad Conrad Hilton Hilton Hotel, Hotel, trade Chicago , Illinois Illinois Chicago, :