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conversions.
NSM-Lions in July will begin mak-
ing high-tech consumer products
under an agreement with IBM.
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ber of businesses and government
agencies are voluntarily segregating
smokers and encouraging employees
who smoke to attend programs to help
them stop.
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Premier, Aladdin's Castles
host pinball playoff
Scott Studebaker
AAMA names
legal director
Scott Studebaker is the American
Amusement Machine Association's
new director of legal affairs. He
replaces Peter Kopke, who left early
this year to take a job in Michigan.
Studebaker relocated to Washing-
ton, D.C .. from Denver. where he spe-
cialized in commercial litigation. He
has provided insurance defense and
has also done his own investigation
work.
A cooperative venture of Premier
Techno logy and Bally's Aladdin's
Castles brought hundreds of specta-
tors to the Premier/ Aladdin's Castles
Pinball Playoff recently in suburban
Matheson. Ill .. at the Lincoln Mall Fun
Center.
Contestants ranging in age from
nine to 46 from metropolitan Chicago
competed for a chance to win a Rock
pinball and be on TV.
Hosted by ABC-TV's " Rock on Chi-
cago," a music-video program. the
tournament was seen by more than
300,000 teenagers and young adults.
In addition to tournament action. the
program included interviews by
"Rock on Chicago" host Brant Miller
with contestants . spectators. and
Premier Technology game designers.
Representing Premier were Gil
Poll ock. president: Jeff Walker .
national sales manager; and John
Trudeau and Adolf Seitz, Jr .. design
engineers. Also present were Barb
Seifert. Aladdin's Castles advertising
and sales promotion manager. and
Dave Grant. store manager.
"Promotions like this one strengthen
the image of the companies involved
and present the entire coin-op indus-
try in a positive way to the public."
Walker said.
Ed Liberman. 14, won the cham-
pionship and a Rock pinball game
with a score of 5,338.700 points. Each
finalist received an Aladdin's Castles
T-shirt. and all contestants received a
Rock poster and Aladdin's Castles
visor.
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Nintendo promotes Weber
Nintendo of America has promoted
Linda Weber to director of administra-
tion for commercial products.
Weber has been with Nintendo for
three years. most of that time as mar-
keting administrator for commercial
products.
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Bally Sente recognizes
Brady and Lanier
Bally Sente. Inc. recently reported
1 985 distributor sales results. recog-
nizing Brady Distributing Company as
its leading U.S. distributor and Lanie!
Automatic Machines. Inc.. as its top
Canadian distributor.
Brady Distributing, a Charlotte.
N .C.. company in operation for more
than 40 years. was cited for achieve-
ment in both sales of game cabinets
and software kits for the Sac I system.
Lanie! Automatic Machines is located
in Montreal.
Wall plaques commemoratin g
their achievements have been sent to
both companies along with a note of
Studebaker is familiarizing himself
with copyright protection and will
be AAf..AA.'s liaison with law-enforce-
ment agencies.
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Smoking ban opposed
The president of the Central Ohio
Lung Association. Marie E. Collar!. has
said that a law banning smoking in
public places in Columbus would flop
because the public would resent and
ignore it.
Collar! said telephone calls to her
office indicate everyone from civic
leaders to the general public opposes
enacting the legislation because "citi-
zens are concerned about govern-
ment interfering in issues where
people feel government does not
belong." A similar law has been
adopted in Cincinnati.
She added that an increasing num-
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"Rock on Chicago" host Brant Miller prepares to interview Premier's Jeff Walker.
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