.. News briefs .... news briefs .... news briefs .... n,
.. . . ..... . A federal appellate court in Washington in early July upheld the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal ' s establishing a new mechanical royalty rate of
fo u r cents per song , effective on July 1 , However , the court sent back to
the CRT for study the ruling of last December that would establish an ann· ·
ual proceeding to adjust the rate to take inflation into account.
The
federal three-judge court said the procedure set by CRT for this inflation
indexing was outside the CRT ' s authority . (However , such an inflation index
in the per-jukebox royalty rates presently stands to go into effect for
higher per-box fees than $50 after 1984.) ... . .... .. .. . . . .. . . .. ... . .......... .
.... . . .... Game-A-Tron Corporation announced that Irv Jeffries and Lawrence
Dunn are no longer affiliated with Game-A-Tron and that Bob Magistri and
Tom Chadwick have been added to the selling and marketing staff at New
Britain , Connecticut . Also , Lance Albrecht became Game-A-Tron's senior
engineer, with Bill McLaughlin as software manager. John Wasik was ap-
pointed production manager .. .. . . . .. .... .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .... . .. . . .. . . ... . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . Melvin w. LaForce was recently appointed sales manager at Kiddie-
Rides - U.S . A. LaForce had been involved in management of two radio stations
in the Quad Cities , Iowa , and in public relations for the broadcasting
industry.
He has also worked in kiddie rides installation in shopping malls .
. .. .. .. . . . Jack ' s Amusement Co . of ElDorado , Arkansas has been appointed
a distributor of Stern Electronics' Seeburg phonograph line , according to
Tom Campbell, marketing director at Stern . . .. . .... . .. .. ... . .. .. ...... . .. ... . .
..... .. . . . Martin Kallsen of Worthington , Minnesota , has been appointed
executive director for the Music Operators of Minnesota. MOM ' s board of
directors selected Kalsen in a June 30 meeting and announced that Marge
Halverson has left the p o st of executive director . . . . ... .. .. . ......... . ... . . .
... .. . . .. . Greater Southern Distributing Co . of Atlanta recently held an
open house gala for operators to view the newly remodeled and enlarged
plant of Greater Southern at 2164 Marietta Boulevard NW.
From B & S Music,
the Roy Echols family won the grand door prize at the event . .. . . . .... . . . ... . .
... .. . . ... Recel of Madrid , Spain , has started up production of video games,
and its first model--Coco Loco--was scheduled for release in Irish and United
Kingdom markets in July .... . . .. . . . , . . , , .. • . . . . •. . . .. . . .• · • • • • • • · • • · · · • · • · • · · ·
... ... .. .. Contribution of an Intruder video game by Game Plan, Inc . was
recognized by the Young Men's Jewish Council , Skokie , Illinois, as an effective
money-raiser in the Council 's recent drive for $35 , 000 to support its Center
for Enriched Living . The Intruder game was auctioned in the Council's effort
to support the social center for retarded children and youths . . . . ... ... ..... .
... ... . ... Exidy, Inc. was again saluted by the Northern California Van
Council for Exidy's support for the civic group's "Vannin ' for Tots" charity
drive to raise over 4 , 000 toys for underpriviledged children . Exidy donated
the use of a Targ video game for the club's charity Christmas program , and a
trophy was recently presented to the manufacturer for its second year of
participation ... . . .. . .... .... .. . . . ... . ............ .. .. .. .. . .... . . . . . . . .. .... .
. .. .... .. . The Game Room in Biloxi , Mississippi announced the high score on
Nichibutsu ' s Crazy Climber was set at 231,000 by 12-year-old Steve Kimo
Rodolfich on June 26 .
(Steve made it to the top of the fourth building in
the game and nearly halfway up the next building.)
Steve is the 3on of Steve
Rodolfich , owner of Dixie Amusement Co . and The Game Room in Biloxi . . . . . .. .. .
.. . .... ... Mark Manzo , 14, of East Eddington, Maine played an Asteroids video
for 29 hours , 35 minutes before calling it quits, said newspaper accounts.
He knocked off at 14 , 232 , 200 . Play location was at Murphy ' s General Store,
beginning at 9:45 a.m . on a Sunday . .. . . .. . ... . . . . .. .... ....... ..... ... . .. . . . .
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PLAY METE R, September 1, 1981