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Vol. 5, 5, No. No. 2 2 Vol. Feb. 1, 1, 1979 1979 Feb. Staff Publisher and and Editor: Editor: Publisher Managing Editor: Editor: Managing Ralph C. C. Lally Lally IIII Ralph Marketing & Marketing & Research: Research: Editor: International Editor: International Technical Editor: Editor: Technical Correspondents: Correspondents: Art Direction: Direction: Art David Pierson David Pierson Beau Eurell Eurell Beau David Snook David Snook Coin Slot Slot Editor, Coin Editor, Robin Minnear Minnear Robin Game Doctor Doctor Game C. Sharpe Sharpe Roger C. Roger Zac Oliver Oliver Zac Tom Howarth Howarth Tom DickWelu Dick Welu Mary Claire Claire Blakeman Blakeman Mary Katey Schwark Schwark Katey Administrative Assistant: Assistant: Administrative Typography: Typography: Circulation Manager: Manager: Circulation Valerie Mitchell Mitchell Valerie Vickie Lofton Vickie Lofton Gloria Dering Dering Gloria Advertising Representative: Representative: Advertising Ralph C. II Ralph C. 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No No part part of of this this magazine magazine on be reproduced reproduced without without expresexpresmay be may sed permission. permission . The The editors editors are are not not sed responsible for for unsolicited unsolicited manumanuresponsible Four new new vice vice presidents presidents of of Stern Stern Electronics, Electronics , Inc. Inc . are are pictured pictured with with Gary Gary Four -Stern , president. president. From From left left are are Alex Alex Darnell, Darnell, Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Stephen Stephen Stern, Kaufman , Marketing; Marketing; Gary Gary Stern; Stern ; Larry Larry Siegel, Siegel, Sales Sales and and Administration Administration Kaufman, and Marty Marty Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Engineering. Engineering. and Stern promotes Stern promotes four four to vice to vice president president posts posts Stern Electronics, Electronics, Inc. Inc . has has ananStern nounced the the promotion promotion of of four four nounced department directors directors to to positions positions as as department vice presidents. vice presidents. Larry Siegel, Siegel , formerly formerly of qf Pacific Pacific Larry International Amusements, Amusements, aa San San International Francisco-based operations operations comcomFrancisco-based named vice vice president president pany, has has been been named pany, of sales sales and and administration. administration . Siegel, Siegel , a a of native of of southern southern California, California, has has aa native long history history in in the the coin coin machine machine long industry . He He has has been been employed employed by by industry. Segasa, Madrid, Madrid , and and Williams Williams ElecElecSegasa, and with with these these companies, companies, tronics, and tronics, was primarily primarily concerned concerned with with EuroEurowas pean distribution. distribution . During During the the past past pean four years four years,, Siegel Siegel owned owned and and operated Pacific International operated International Pacific and The The Original Original Juke Juke Amusements and Amusements Box and and Pinball Pinball Store, Store , aa San San Box Francisco-based home home sale sale comcomFrancisco-based pany. pany. Heading up up marketing Heading marketing activities, activities, Stephen Kaufman Kaufman has has been been named named Stephen vice president president of of marketing. marketing . vice head of Alex Darnell, Alex Darnell, as as head of plant plant operations, has has been been named named vice vice operations, president of manufacturing. president of manufacturing. Marty Rosenthal Rosenthal will will direct direct the the Marty and engineering engineering departments departments design and design as vice vice president president of of engineering. engineering . as These vice vice presidents presidents have have alalThese ready assumed assumed their their new new duties, duties , ready Sam Stern, Stern , executive executive vice vice joining Sam joining president, and and Gary Gary Stern, Stern, president president president, company . of the the Chicago-based Chicago-based company. of Gary Stern said , "The "The elevation elevation of of Gary Stern said, our top top these four four fine fine individuals individuals to to our these will add the experadministration will administration add to to the expertise, efficiency efficiency and and success success of of Stern Stern tise, Electronics ." Electronics.' 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Bally gets gets favorable favorable decision decision Bally Bally has has received received aa favorable favorable Bally decision from from the the New New Jersey Jersey decision Department of of Environmental Environmental ProProDepartment tection for for the the demolition demolition of of the the tection rotunda tower tower of of Bally's Baily's Blenheim Blenheim rotunda in Atlantic Atlantic City, New Jersey Hotel in Hotel City, New Jersey.. According to to Bally's Baily's chairman, chairman, According William T. T . O'Donnell, O'Donnell, "this "this favorable favorable William on behalf behalf of of Bally Bally will will now now decision on decision company to to expand expand its its allow the the company allow Atlantic City City casino casino to to 80,000 80,000 square square Atlantic feet during during the the second second phase phase of of its its feet building program program from from the the initial initial building 60 ,000 square square feet feet with with which which the the 60,000 will open." open ." casino will casino O'Donnell concluded concluded by by noting noting O'Donnell currently building building the the that "Bally that "Bally is is currently foundation for its 510 room Atlantic foundation for its 510 room Atlantic City hotel hotel and and 60,000 60,000 square square foot foot City on casino with current construction on casino schedule for for an an opening opening on on or or about about schedule 1979, or or less less than than seven seven July 1, 1, 1979, July today ." months from months from today."