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EUGENE WAGNER
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"Youth of today need a supervised place to go for
constructive entertainment."
child from entering an arcade. The American Pinball
Association recommends this ordinance for all com-
munities.
Eugene Wagner
Owner Arcade-5, Northville
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Arcades, carpeted, well lit, demanding high
behavioral standards, with adult supervision at all times,
are an asset to any community. Pinball is not going to
corrupt the morals of youth. Example ... set by we parents,
businessmen, politicians, teachers, and others either
reinforces or morally bankrupts youth.
Kids have rights and responsibilities. Some kids
ignore the latter. Some parents ignore both. Youth is
welcome in Arcade 5 locations on our terms. Wholesome
leisure activity is provided at about the same price as
bowling. We don' t show or sell pornography. Our exam-
ple ... does not allow smoking, drinking, drugs, spitting,
snowiJlling, sexual activities, loitering , or obscenities in
the area for which we are legally responsible. Kids don't
learn these things at our Arcade. These activities are
against the law and it's time these laws are enforced and
obeyed.
We will do more than our share. How about it kids?
How about it parents?
Several local communities adopted a strong model
arcade ordinance, which adheres to the state curfew law,
and gives each parent the opportunity to prohibit their
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Bad when this type of business, in conjunction with
several other establishments, helped to cause a crowd
control problem on east Grand River in Brighton last
summer.
Pinball Arcades tend to draw primarily the young
people. These people combined with others, seem to draw
a group, a very small group, which sometimes cause
trouble for all.
In order to try to alleviate some of these problems, the
Brighton City Council is working on an ordinance (No. 158)
which would try to alleviate some of the past problems
through licensing of pinball establishments and each
machine.
This type of business, when properly run, can be a fine
thing for the young, as well as the entire community.
Charles L. Bidwell
Brighton Councilman
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