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Issue: 1979 November 15 - Vol 5 Num 21 - Page 130

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News Briefs
. . . . . "Excellent , informative , really good material , " is what Zac Oliver, techni-
cal editor of PLAY METER magazine has to say about volume two of Pinball Elec-
tronics for Pinball Mechanics .
Robert Hornick , the author of the book who hails
from Toronto , Canada , is associated with the firm of Laserscope .
Don't miss Zac ' s
review of the pinball mechanic ' s " Bible" in next month ' s PLAY METER . .. .... . ... . .. .
.. . .. Lawsuits were filed in Seattle , Washington , against two different jukebox
owners for not having the " compulsory license" required by law to perform
copyrighted material .
Defendants in one suit are Nelson and Michael Distributing
Company , and Canteen Corporation in the other .
company be fined $250 for each of five songs .
Canteen ' s suit asks that the
Seven songs allegedly were played
without permission by the Nelson and Michael Distributing Company .
The fine
sought in that case is $1 , 750 ..... . . .. . . .... . ............ . . . . . . ... . .. . . . ......... .
..... Games Unlimited and the Bravo Chapter of the City of Hope recently sponsored
Mandi Martin ' s 500 hour pledge for pinball which benefitted the City of Hope
pediatric research .
was called " fun ,
The event , which was held on October 18 from 5 until 10 p . m. ,
(a) feat of human endeavor . " ....... ... . . .... . . . .. .. . . . .... . . ... . .
. . . . . C . A. Robinson ' s West Coast Expo is slated for November 30 in Los Angeles ,
California , at 2891 West pico Boulevard (the Robinson annex) .
"Sandy" Bettel-
man, comptroller of C . A. Robinson, reported that the show is the seventh in a
row .
"A lot of perators from western states come in because not too many want
to fly all the way out to Chicago for the AMOA show ," he said .
operators are slated to attend the show .
The manufacturer ' s dinner , set for
November 29 , was held at Jimmy ' s in Beverly Hills last year .
this year is still undetermined .
More than 700
The site for
Call Sandy or Al Bettelman at 213-380-1160
for more information . . .. . ... . ... . . . . . . .. ..... . .. .. .... . ... . ... . .. . .............. .
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PLAY M ETER , November, 1979

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