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agement firm handling the show. The
number is (312) 333-9292.
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AAMA submits
statement to lTC
The American Amusement Machine
Association has submitted a statement
to the U.S. International Trade Com-
mission to follow-up an lTC hearing
held in October on U.S. preferential
tari!t treatment given specific products
o! developing countries.
Glenn BraswelL AANJ.A executive
director. said information obtained
!rom industry sources and the FBI
indicates that Korea has become the
major source o! counterfeit video
games imported in the U.S.
"Notwithstanding the necessity o!
the U.S. generalized system o! pre-
ferences in assisting the development
o! bene!iciary countries." Braswell
said. "AANJ.A strenuously objects to
having the U.S. government subsidize
the the!! o! U.S. intellectual property
rights by Korean nationals who manu-
facture and ship counterfeit coin-
operated electronic video -game
printed circuit boards to the U.S."
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AMOA officers named
Alvin A Marsh was named 1985-86
president o! the Amusement & Music
Operators Association November I at
the organization's board meeting
during AMOA Expo '85 in Ch.icago.
Marsh. president o! Hart Novelty.
Inc .. o! Bellingham. Wash .. succeeds
John Estridge. president o! Southern
Games Distributing o! Brentwood.
Tenn. Marsh served as first vice presi-
dent until beg.inn.ing his term as presi-
dent November 3.
In h.is installation speech. Marsh
said the main goals o! his admin.istra-
tion would be to continue "grassroots"
development o! state organ.izations.
increase commun.ication between the
national and sta te organizations.
increase monitoring o! " national
matters in Washington. D.C.." mon.itor
taxation a!tecting membership. and
continue monitoring leg.islation affect-
Ing copyright licensing.
Other 1985-86 ot!icers named at
the AMOA show were R.ichard Haw-
kins. president o! D&R Star. Inc.. o!
Rochester. Minn.. t.irst vice president;
Walter G . Bohrer. Jr .. o! Hastings Dis-
tributing Co. o! Milwaukee. secretary;
and Clyde F. Knupp. president o!
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Amuse-0 -Matic Co. o! Fort Dodge.
Iowa. treasurer.
Members also approved three
AMOA vice presidents and 10 direc-
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tors at the meeting.
THE
CALENDAR
1986
March 4-5
International Gaming Business Expo-
sition. Troplcana Hotel and Country
Club. Las Vegas. Nevada. USA. Con-
tact Conference Management Cor-
poration. 17 Washington Street. P.O.
Dox 4990. Norwalk, Connecticut
06856. Telephone: 203/852-0500.
Telex 284997.
Lothar Mueller
Joseph Ostroski
Intermark names Mueller,
Ostroski, and Wllllams
lntermark Gaming International.
Inc .. has named three new executives
to its sales. research and develop-
ment. and manufacturing staff.
Lothar Mueller has been appointed
manager o! research and develop-
ment. Formerly vice president o! engi-
neering and a founder o! G&L Manu-
facturing. he was responsible lor the
hardware and so!tware enhance-
ments o! the lntermark 6809 Micro-
processor Garn.ing Device System.
A founder o! Modutest Systems. Inc ..
he was a vice president o! that com-
pany !rom 1970 to 1984. He previously
was a sen.ior diagnostics analyst lor
Basic Four Corp. and held techn.ical
positions with NASA Xerox Data Sys-
tems. and Honeywell.
Joseph Ostroski has been named
manager o! manufacturing. From
1980 to 1985 he was vice president o!
operations o! Validation Systems. Inc ..
a company o! w hich he was a founder
and that developed and manufac-
tures a coin-operated mechan.ism
and totalizer.
Before 1980 he was general man-
ager o! manufacturing lor Omn.icomp.
an electron.ic test-equipment manu-
facturer. and held positions at Micro
Games. General Electric Co. Com-
puter Operations. and Computer
Access Systems. Inc.
Arthur Williams has been named
manager of sales. He previously was
vice president. director of casino
games. at the R.iviera Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas. where he rede-
signed the 650-machine floor to
improve profitability and opened a
new 300-slot-machine arcade and
bingo operation. He also was director
of slots at the Landmark Hotel and
Casino and was a manager for the
Sllverblrd Hotel and Casino.
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March 7-9
American Coin Machine Expo. Expo-
center. Chicago. Contact W.T.
Glasgow at 312/333-9292.
March 1 4-16
South Caroline Coin Operators Asso-
ciation annual convention and trade
show. The Carolina Inn . 937
Assembly St.. Columbia South
Carolina. Contact Helen G. Sikes.
803/254-4444.
May 29-Jun• 1
Florida Amusement/Vending Asso-
ciation (FAVA) convention trade-
show. Hyatt Orlando. Kissimmee.
Florida. Contact Norm Jensen at
904/878-3134.
lnt•matlonal Shows
1986
January 13-16
ATEI , Olympia. London. Contact
Amusement Trades Exhibitions. 122
Clapham Common North Side.
London SW 4 9SP. Telephone 01-228
4107.
Janaury 23-25
IMA. Messegelande. Frankfurt. West
Germany. Contact Heckmann
GmbH, Messen and Ausstellungen.
Kapellenstr. 4 7. D-6200 Wiesbaden.
West Germany. Telephone 06121/
524071. Telex 04186518.
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