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Quinlan to to Quinlan Ebonite Ebonite Vol.4, No.14 Vol. 4, No. 14 August 1, 1978 August 1, 1978 Staff Staff Publisherand and Editor: Editor: Publisher Managing Editor: Editor: Managing International Editor: Editor: International Technical Editor: Editor: Technical Correspondents: Correspondents: Art Direction: Direction: Art StaffCartoonist: Cartoonist: Staff Typography: Typography: Ralph C. Lally II Ralph C. Lally II DavidPierson Pierson David Dennis Quinlan Quinlan was was recently recently Dennis named southeast regional sales named southeast regional sales manager for for Ebonite Ebonite Billiards Billiards and and manager Games, a Fuqua Sports Company. Games, a Fuqua Sports Company. According to to Don Don Drunno, Drunno, national national According sales manager , Dennis will be sales manager, Dennis will be responsible for over-seeing sales responsible for over-seeing sales activities inin eleven eleven southern southern states, states, activities including Texas. Texas . including Prior to to joining joining Ebonite Ebonite Billiards Billiards Prior and Games, Quinlan served as aa and Games, Quinlan served as promotions manager for Victor RecRecVictor promotions manager for reational Products, Products, aa major major sporting sporting reational goods manufacturer manufacturer and and distributor. distributor. goods He has has also also served served inin operations operations He management with a major insurance management company. with a major insurance company. Robin Minnear Minnear Robin GameDoctors Doctors Game GeneBeley Beley Gene DickWelu Dick Welu KateySchwark Schwark Katey NormRockwell Rockwell Norm VickieLofton Lofton Vickie Administrative Assistant: Assistant: Administrative ValerieMitchell Mitchell Valerie Circulation Manager: Manager: Circulation Debbie Barnes Barnes Debbie Advertising Representative: Advertising Representative: RalphC. C. 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Hertfordshire, September15-17 15-17 September Carolina Coin Operators Carolina Coin Operators Association , annual annual convention, convention , Association, Sheraton Center, Center, Charlotte, Charlotte, North North Sheraton Carolina Carolina North North September21-23 21-23 September Amusement and Music Operators of of Amusement and Music Operators Virginia , annual convention, John Virginia, annual convention, John Marshall Hotel, Hotel, Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Virginia Marshall October5-7 5-7 October West Virginia Virginia Music Music and and Vending Vending West Association, annual annual convention, convention, Association, O' Town Town Motor Motor Hotel, Hotel, O' Charleston Charleston Heart Heart November10-12 10-12 November Amusement and and Music Music Operators Operators Amusement Association , annual convention and Association, annual convention and trade show, show, Conrad Conrad Hilton Hilton Hotel, Hotel, trade Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois DavidSnook Snook David Editor, Coin Slot Editor, Coin Slot RogerC. C. Sharpe Sharpe Roger CALENDAR CALENDAR Backgroundmusic music Background The Independent Independent Background Background The Music Operators Operators will will hold hold its its annual annual Music IBMA convention September 10-13 IBMA convention September 10-13 at the the San San Diego Diego Hilton Hilton inin Mission Mission Dennis Quinlan Richard Raymond at Dennis Quinlan Richard Raymond Bay, California. California . Bay, For more more information, information, contact contact For Steve Jones, Jones, MUSI-CAL, MUSI-CAL, 1608 1608 Steve PolmyritaAve., Ave., Riverside, Riverside, California California Polmyrita 92507. 92507. Manufacturers wishing wishing to to exhibit exhibit Manufacturers should contact Wally Rubin, TAPEThe board board of of directors directors of of Mirco, Mirco, should contact Wally Rubin, TAPEThe ATHON, P.O. P.O . Box Box814, 814, Inglewood, Inglewood, Inc., aa manufacturer manufacturer of of electronic electronic ATHON, Inc., California 90301. California 90301. and pinball pinball machines, machines, video games games and video has announced announced the the appointment appointment of of has Richard N. Raymond as president. Richard N. Raymond as president. Raymond replaces replaces John John L. L. Atari schools Raymond Walsh, a founder of Mirco who Walsh, a founder of Mirco who resignedMay May23. 23. August will will be be aa busy busy month month for for resigned August Raymond had been vice president Atari's field service staff. Six schools Raymond had been vice president Atari's field service staff. Six schools ofEuropean European operations operationsfor for Mirco, Mirco , in in on onAtari Atarivideo video and andpinball pinballelectronics electronics of charge of activities for the company's are presently planned . charge of activities for the company's are presently planned. Frankfurt, West West Germany Germany plant. plant. He He Dates and and sponsoring sponsoring distributors distributors Frankfurt, Dates will continue to oversee European are as follows : will continue to oversee European are as follows: activities while while adding adding responsibility responsibility August August 11 and and 2-Rowe, 2-Rowe, Kansas Kansas activities for domestic operations and exCity, Missouri for domestic operations and exCity, Missouri pdnsion into into other other foreign foreign markets. markets. August August 33 and and 4-Rowe, 4-Rowe, Denver, Denver, pansion Raymond joined the company in Colorado Raymond joined the company in Colorado December, 1973, 1973, when when Mirco Mirco acacAugust 14-Struve, 14-Struve, Montana Montana OpeOpeDecember, August quired the assets of Arizona Autorators Association, Association, Great GreatFalls, Falls , MonMonquired the assets of Arizona Autorators mation , Inc., Inc ., for for which which Raymond Raymond tana tana mation, served as president . August 16-Struve, 16-Struve, Salt Salt Lake Lake City, City, served as president. August UT Mirco,which whichwas wasfounded foundedinin1971 1971 UT Mirco, Week of of August August 28-Rowe 28-Rowe and and as aa manufacturer manufacturer of of computer computer test test Week as equipment, earlier this year comRobert Jones, Syracuse, New York; Robert Jones, Syracuse, New York; equipment, earlier this year comRowe and and Robert Robert Jones, Jones, Dedham, Dedham, pleted divestiture divestitureofofits itstest test division division to to Rowe pleted Massachusetts concentrate on its games division, Massachusetts concentrate on its games division, stepping up up introduction introduction of of new new Anyone interested interested inin attending attending Anyone stepping products, overseas expansion and these schools should contact the these schools should contact the products, overseas expansion and manufacture of of electronic electronic gaming gaming sponsoring sponsoring Atari Atari distributor distributor inin his his manufacture machines. area for for reservations ·reservations and and details. details. machines. area Mirconames Mirco names Raymond Raymond Atari schools 1