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Six named named Six Vol.4,No.6 Vol. 4, No. 6 March 17,1978 1978 March 17, Staff Staff Publisher and Editor: Publisher and Editor: International Editor: International Editor: Technical Editor: Technical Editor: Correspondents: Correspondents: Art Direction: Art Direction: Staff Cartoonist: Staff Cartoonist: Typography: Typography: Ralph C. Lally II Ralph C. Lally II Managing Editor: Managing Editor: David Pierson David Pierson David Snook David Snook Editor, Coin Slot Editor, Coin Slot Robin Minnear Robin Minnear Game Doctors Game Doctors Roger C. Sharpe Roger Gene C. Sharpe Beley Gene Beley DickWelu Dick Welu Katey Schwark Katey Schwark Norm Rockwell Norm Rockwell Skybird Typography Skybird Typography Circulation Manager: Circulation Manager: Debbie Barnes Debbie Barnes Advertising Representative: Advertising Representative: Ralph C. Lally II Ralph C. Lally II European Representative: European Representative: Esmay Leslie Esmay Leslie PLAY METER, March 17, 1978. PLAY METER, March 17, 1978. Volume 4, No. 6. Copyright 1978 by Volume No. 6. Copyright 1978 by Skybird4,Publishing Company. PLAY Skybird PLAY METER Publishing is publishedCompany. semi-monthly on METER is published semi-monthly on the first and third Fridays of the the first and third Fridays of the month. Publishing offices: 112 North month. Publishing offices: 112 La. North 70124, Roadway, New Orleans, Roadway, New Orleans, La. 70124, P.O. Box 24170, New Orleans, La. P.O. Box 24170, New Orleans, La. 70184. Tel : 504/ 282-0261. Subscrip70184. Tel: 504/282-0261. SubscripU.S. and Canada-$25; tion rates: tion rates: and Canada-$25; Europe andU.S. Japan-$45; elsewhereEurope andorder Japan-$45; elsewhere$50. One subscription: 2-9, $20 $50. One order subscription: $20 each; 10-24, $17 each; 25 2-9, or more, each; 10-24, $17 each; 25 oravailable more, $15 each. Advertising rates $15 each. Advertising rates available on request. No part of this magazine onmay request. No part of this magazine be reproduced without expresmay reproduced sed be permission . Thewithout . editors expresare not sed permission. editors aremanunot responsible forThe unsolicited responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. Second class postage paid at scripts. Second class postage at La . and other paid mailing New Orleans, New Orleans, La. andSend otherform mailing offices. Postmaster: 3579 offices. Postmaster: Send Box form24170, 3579 to PLAY METER, P.O. toNew PLAY METER, P.O. Box 24170, Orleans, La. 70184. New Orleans, La. 70184. European Office: Play Meter PromoEuropean Office: Play Meter Promotions, 15 Great North Rd., Brooktions, 15 Great North Rd., Brookmans Park, AL 96 LB, Hertfordshire, mans Park, AL 96 LB, Hertfordshire, England. England. for phonograph phonograph line line for Rock-Ola has appointed six new Rock-Ola has its appointed six new distributors for phonograph and distributors for its phonograph and vending machines. vending Best machines. Distributing Company, Salt Best Distributing Company, Salt Lake City, has been appointed Lake City, distributor has beenfor appointed exclusive Rock-Ola exclusive distributor for Rock-Ola phonographs and beverage vending phonographs andstate beverage vending machines in the of Utah. Eldon machines state offor Utah. Eldon Kingston inisthe manager Best DisKingston tributing. is manager for Best Distributing. Bob Goad Enterprises, Inc ., MemBob Goad Enterprises, Memphis, Tennessee, is nowInc., responsible phis, Tennessee, is now responsible for Rock-Ola sales and service for Rock-Ola western sales and service throughout Tennessee, throughout western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and and eastern northern Arkansas, Mississippi, Ed Doris reports. eastern Arkansas, Ed Coin Doris Machine reports. DistribuMountain Mountain Machine Distributors, Inc., Coin formerly owned and tors, Inc., formerly owned andis managed by the late Peter Geritz, managed by thethe late management Peter Geritz, isof now under under no the management w of MartinCerin. Cerin. Martin Portale Automatic Sales of Los Portale Automatic Sales of Los Angeles, which recently opened Angeles, which recently opened sales and service facilities in San sales and service facilities in San Francisco, now covers California, Francisco, now covers Arizona, and Hawaii plus California, the western Arizona, and Hawaii plus westernis portion of Nevada. TomtheHigdon portion of Nevada. is sales manager at Tom the Higdon new San sales manager at the new San Franciscooffice. office. Francisco Distribution of Rock-Ola phonoDistribution of Rock-Ola phonoand vendors in the southeast graphs graphs and vendors in the southeast portion of Texas will now be handled portion of Texas will now be handled by Peterson Coin Machine Distribby Peterson Coin Machine Distrib-in uting Company. Their offices uting Company. Their offices inof Houston are under the direction Houston are under the direction of Richard Peterson. Richard Peterson. Lanie! Canada, Inc., Inc ., with with headheadLaniel Canada, quarters in St. Laurent, Quebec, is quarters in St. Laurent, Quebec,sales is now responsible for Rock-Ola now responsible for Rock-Ola sales and service service inin the the provinces provinces of of and Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Quebec, New Edward Brunswick, Scotia, Prince Island,Nova New Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Foundland and a portion of Ontario. Foundland and a portion of Ontario. Gaetin Laniel Lanie! isis president president ofof this this Gaetin Canadian distributor. Canadian distributor. MOMmeeti meeting MOM ng postponed poned post Cancel those reservations! Cancel those reservations! According to MOM General ManAccording ager Walter to P . MOM ManerGeneral Ill, the ManMusic ager Walter P. Maner III, the Music Operators of Michigan (MOM) has Operators Michigan has postponedof its annual (MOM) convention postponed its forannual convention which was set March 31 and April which was set for March 31 and April 1 in Southfield, Michigan. 1 inNo Southfield, date has hasMichigan. been set set for for the the No date been rescheduling of the convention. rescheduling of the convention. EIGN BAL €. RossB. B .Scheer Scheerof ofBally BallyManufacturing Manufacturingcongratulates congratulatesKenneth Kenneth Lunceford, Lunceford, Ross 19, of Columbus, Georgia, the winner of Baily's Super Shooter Pinball 19, of Columbus, Georgia, the winner of Bally's Super Shooter Pinballin Tournament which was held at the Playboy Towers Hotel in Chicago Tournament which was held at the Playboy Towers Hotel in Chicago in Mid-February (See March PM, page 41). His first-place prize included the Mid-February (See March PM, page 41). His first-place prize included the Bally machine between the two men and a Datsun 280Z steel gray sports Bally the two men and atournament Datsun 280Z steel gray sports car. machine The totalbetween prize structure of the totalled $125,000. car. The total prize structure of the tournament totalled $125,000.