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The convention
convention included
included an
an
The
address by
by Dick
Dick Hawkins,
Hawkins, president-
president-
address
elect of
of the
the AMOA,
Aflf.OA and
and the
the election
election of
of
elect
the following
following new
new PAMMA
P Aflf.MA officers:
officers: Del
Del
the
Guerrini
of Guerrini
in Lewis-
Lewis-
Guerrini of
Guerrini Vending
Vending in
town, president;
president; Sam
Sam Strangis
Strangis of
of
town,
Morgan
Amusements
in
McKeesport
Morgan Amusements in Mckeesport,
first vice
vice presidnet;
presidnet; Fred
Fred Wood
Wood of
of State
State
first
Amusement
Co.,
in
State
College,
Amusement Co., in State College,
second vice
vice president;
president; Sharon
Sharon Harris
Harris
second
of Stan
Stan Harris
Co. in
Philadelphia,
of
Harris Co.
in Philadelphia,
secretary; and
and Arne
Arne Taksen
Taksen of
of D&L
D&L
secretary;
Distributing in
in Harrisburg,
Harrisburg, treasurer.
treasurer.
Distributing
included a
a panel
panel discus-
discus-
Seminars included
Seminars
led by
by John
John Milliron,
Milliron, PAMMA
PAflf.MAexe-
sion led
sion
exe-
cutive director,
director, and
and attorney
attorney Grainger
Grainger
cutive
Bowman on
on current
current litigation
litigation and
and
Bowman
legislation. Frank
Frank "The
"The Crank"
Crank" Senin-
Senin-
legislation.
sky conducted
conducted a
a technical
technical seminar,
seminar,
sky
and Caroline
Caroline Smith
Smith discussed
discussed PAMMA's
PAflf.MA's
and
proposed statewide
statewide public-relations
public-relations
proposed
campaign.
campaign.
tion Committee,
Committee, has
has announced
announce'd a
a national
national tournament
tournament for
for players.
players.
tion
Operators may
may award
award entry
entry certifi-
certifi-
program to
to encourage
encourage jukebox
jukebox Operators
program
cates
to
league
champions,
or
hold
a
licensing.
licensing.
cates to league champions, or hold a
local playoff.
playoff.
Under the
the new
new program,
program, jukebox
jukebox local
Under
"It was
was good
good to
to see
see so
so many
many opera-
opera-
owner/ operators, distributors,
distributors, and
and
"It
owner/operators,
tors from
from different
different parts
parts of
of the
the country
country
others may
may report
report unlicensed
unlicensed juke-
juke- tors
others
all in
in the
the same
same place
place having
having such
such a
a
boxes to
to the
the Copyright
Copyright Office,
Office, Licens-
Licens- all
boxes
good
time."
•
ing
Division,
Washington,
D.C.,
20557.
time."
good
ing Division, Washington, D.C., 20557.
The office
office then
then will
will send
send a
a license
license
The
application form
form to
to the
the owner/opera-
owner/ opera-
application
tor of
of the
the jukebox.
jukebox. If
If the
the owner/opera-
owner/ opera-
tor
tor
does
not
license
the
jukebox, all
all
tor does not license the jukebox,
information will
will be
be turned
turned over
over to
to the
the
information
performing rights
rights organizations,
organizations, ASCAP,
ASCAP,
performing
and
SESAC.
for
legal
action.
For
BML
BMI, and SESAC, for legal action. For
each
song
performed
on
an
unlicensed
each song performed on an unlicensed
jukebox, damages
damages of
of up
up to
to $50,000
$50,000
jukebox,
may be
be awarded.
awarded.
may
The Jukebox
Jukebox Administration
Administration Com-
Com-
The
mittee was
was established
established in
in May
May 1985
1985 as
as
mittee
part of
of an
an agreement
agreement between
between
part
ASCAP, BMI,
BML SESAC,
SESAC. and
and the
the AMOA.
Aflf.OA.
ASCAP,
For
more
information
about
the
For more information about the
program,
call
George
Lanier
of
the
program, call George Lanier of the
U.S. Copyright
Copyright Office
Office at
at (202)
(202) 287-
287-
U.S.
W AM.O elects
elects directors
directors
WAMO
The Wisconsin
Wisconsin Amusement
Amusement and
and
The
Music Operators,
Operators, Inc.,
Inc., (WAMO)
(W Aflf.0 ) elected
elected
Music
.
two new
new directors
directors to
to its
its board
board at
at the
the
two
recent 1986
1986 WAMO
WAflf.O State
State Convention
Convention
recent
and Trade
Trade Show
Show in
in Green
Green Bay.
Bay.
and
Michael Bohrer
Bohrer of
of Hastings
Hastings Dis-
Dis-
Michael
tributing in
in Milwaukee
Milwaukee and
and Roger
Roger
tributing
Westmont of
of Modern
Modem Specialty
Specialty Co.
Co. in
in
Westmont
Madison are
are the
the new
new board
board members.
members.
Madison
Richard Jacomet
Jacome! of
of Red's
Red's Novelty
Novelty Co.
Co.
Richard
in West
West Allis
Allis was
was elected
elected to
to the
the board
board
in
after being
being appointed
appointed to
to serve
serve out
out an
an
after
unexpired term
term in
in the
the past
past year.
year.
unexpired
The WAMO
WAflf.O board
board will
will name
name three
three
The
8130.
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8130.
new officers
officers when
when it
it takes
takes office
office July
July 1.
1.
new
Ralph
Fleege
of
Mitchell
Novelty
in
Ralph Fleege of Mitchell Novelty in
1,324 compete
compete in
in
1,324
Milwaukee has
has been
been nominated
nominated as
as
Milwaukee
Bullshooter Challenge
Challenge
president; Jim
Jim Stansfield,
Stansfield, Jr.,
Jr., of
of Stans-
Stans-
Bullshooter
PAMMA
president;
field Vending
Vending in
in La
La Crosse
Crosse has
has been
been
field
nominated
as
vice
president;
and
Competitors
from
37
states,
Austra-
UM
Competitors from 37 states, Austra- nominated as vice president; and
USEMENT
PENI
Dave Fonder
Fonder of
of Hallada
Hallada Coin
Coin
ATION
lia, Canada,
Canada, and
and England,
l ,324 Dave
CI
SO
lia,
England,
1,324
MUSI
entrants in
in all,
all, participated
participated in
in Arach-
Arach- Machines
Machines Co.
Co. of
of Green
Green Bay
Bay has
has been
been
entrants
nid's First
First Annual
Annual $25,000
$25,000 English
English Mark
Mark nominated
nominated to
to return
return as
as secretary/trea-
secretary / trea-
nid's
surer.
Darts Bullshooter
Bullshooter National
Challenge surer.
Darts
National Challenge
May 24-26
24-26 at
at the
the Ramada
Ramada Inn
Inn O'Hare
O 'Hare
Four WAMO
W Aflf.0 board
board members
members are
are
Four
May
in Chicago.
Chicago.
sons of
of previous
previous directors.
directors. Bohrer's
Bohrer's
in
sons
Tom Pace
Pace of
of Rockford,
Rockford, Ill.,
Ill., won
won the
the father,
father, Wally,
Wally, now
now secretary
secretary of
of AMOA,
Aflf.OA
Tom
$2,000
top
prize
in
open
singles.
Joe
served
as
a
past
president
as did
did
$2,000 top prize in open singles. Joe served as a past president as
Fawaz and
and Richie
Richie Grand
Grand of
of Houston
Houston Jacomet's
Jacomet's father,
father, Jerome,
Jerome , now
now
Fawaz
won $1,000
$1 ,000 each
each for
for first
first place
place in
in open
open deceased.
deceased. Anthony
Anthony Urso
Urso was
was pre-
pre-
won
doubles. Bill
Bill and
and Colleen
Colleen Washburn
Washburn ceded
ceded on
on the
the board
board by
by his
his father
father
doubles.
of Chicago
Chicago won
won $1,000
$1 ,000 each
each for
for first
first
Gene, now
now vice
vice president
president of
of AMOA,
Aflf.OA
of
Gene,
palce in
in mixed
mixed doubles.
doubles. Judy
Judy Roewer
Roewer and
and vice
vice president-elect
president-elect Stansfield
Stansfield
palce
and Colleen
Colleen Washburn
Washburn of
of Chicago
Chicago was
was preceded
preceded by
by his
his father,
father, Jim.
Jim.
and
Bill Cravens
Cravens (left),
(left), Capcom
Capcom USA
USA vice
vice won
won $1,000
$1 ,000 each
each for
for first
first place
place in
in
executive director
director Joe
Joe
W Aflf.0 executive
Bill
WAMO
president of
of sales,
sales, models
models the
the wig
wig he
he women's
Phillips will
will continue
continue to
to serve
serve the
the asso-
asso-
president
women's doubles.
doubles.
Phillips
wore to
to encourage
encourage auction
auction donations
donations
wore
ciation through
through his
his management
management firm,
firm,
Operators watching
watching the
the competi-
competi- ciation
Operators
at PAMMA's
PAMMA's recent
recent convention.
convention. Looking
Looking
at
Torii Advertising,
Advertising, Inc.,
Inc., under
under a
a new
new
tion, which
which required
required 81
81 English
English mark
mark Torii
tion,
on is
is Stan
Stan Harris
Harris of
of Stan
Stan Harris
Harris Co.
Co. of
of
on
two-year
contract.
Darts
boards,
included
Tony
Moore
of
Darts boards, included Tony Moore of two-year contract.
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.
With more
more than
than 100
100 members,
members,
State Amusement
Amusement Co.
Co. in
in Roanoke,
Roanoke, Va
Va.;
State
.;
With
Mike
Evans
of
Yellowstone
Specialty
in
·
W
Aflf.0
is
the
fourth
largest
state
asso-
'WAMO
is
the
fourth
largest
state
asso-
Mike
Evans
of
Yellowstone
Specialty
in
The
convention's
exhibition
floor
The convention's exhibition floor
Idaho Falls
Falls and
and Pocatello,
Pocatello, Idaho;
Idaho; ciation
ciation in
in the
the industry.
industry.
•
featured 32
32 booths
booths of
of equipment.
equipment. Idaho
featured
Dwight
Grey
of
Class
Amusements
in
Other activities
activities included
included an
an auction
auction Dwight Grey of Class Amusements in
Other
Houston; and
and George
George Ferris
Ferris of
of Pensa-
Pensa-
and cocktail
cocktail reception
reception sponsored
sponsored by
by Houston;
and
Atari holds
cola,
Fla
cola,
Fla.
R.J.
Reynolds
and
Nabisco.
The
auction
R.J. Reynolds and Nabisco. The auction
reunion meeting
meeting
Operators
entered
league
players
Operators entered league players reunion
of games
and accessories
accessories donated
donated by
by
of
games and
through
membership
in
BullShooter
26 manufacturers
manufacturers raised
raised $21,000
$21 ,000 for
for through membership in BullShooter
26
magazine, Arachnid's
Arachnid's official
official English
English
Atari Games
Games Corporation
Corporation joined
joined
.
Atari
PAflf.MA's legislative
legislative fund.
fund.
•
magazine,
PAMMA's
Mark Darts
Darts publication.
publication. Members
Members more
more than
than 85
85 of
of its
its U.S.
U.S. and
and European
European
Mark
were eligible
eligible to
to buy
buy 12
12 to
to 36
36 entry
entry distributors
distributors May
May 21-23
21-23 for
for a
a reunion
reunion
were
Jukebox compliance
compliance
Jukebox
certificates
for
league
players.
meeting
at
the
Mark
Hopkins
in San
San
certificates for league players.
meeting at the Mark Hopkins in
program announced
announced
According to
to Russ
Russ Peters,
Peters, editor
editor of
of Francisco.
Francisco. The
The company
company also
also an-
an-
program
According
BullShooter, "The
"The national
national is
is designed
designed nounced
nounced winners
winners of
of the
the Gauntlet
Gauntlet
BullShooter,
The U.S.
U.S. Copyright
Copyright Office,
Office, in
in con-
con- to
to complement
complement the
the operator's
operator's existing
existing Maze
Maze Design
Design Contest,
Contest selecting
selecting the
the
The
junction with
with the
the Jukebox
Jukebox Administra-
Administra- league
league program
program by
by providing
providing a
a best
best from
from more
more than
than 130
130 entries
entries by
by 88
88
junction
Col
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PLAY METER,
METER, June
June 15,
PLAY
15, 1986
1986
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