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PITTSBURGH<br />
prank Jay "Bud" Thomas and his wife<br />
Helen, on a short vacation, visited<br />
former West Virginia exhibitors Charles<br />
ind Dale Warner, residing on Easy Street<br />
n Bridgeport, near Clarksburg. They are<br />
in good health and still interested in the<br />
movie business.<br />
in most of the Garden features. He got the<br />
billing for "Beyond Fulfillment" with "A<br />
Norman Fleishman told us that brother<br />
Sam is on the job regularly at the Regent<br />
Square Theatre, with two days out for spe-<br />
of a minimum of 23 to attend the national<br />
NATO convention October 1-4 in New<br />
Orleans.<br />
Abe Beter books the same films for his<br />
Lamp, Irwin, and Penn, Mount Pleasant,<br />
and advertises the theatres and attractions<br />
together in newspapers, including the<br />
Greensiburg publications . . . Although there<br />
has hecn no report, no doubt Variety Club<br />
CINERAMA IS IN<br />
SHOW BUSINESS IN<br />
HAWAII TOO.<br />
When you come toWaikiki<br />
don't miss the famous<br />
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[hawaii]<br />
Don Ho Show. .<br />
.<br />
at<br />
tHOTELsl Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.<br />
IN WAIKIKI: REFF REEF TOWERS EDOEWATlJt<br />
Tent I's 49th banquet is being prepared.<br />
It's usually held on a Sunday evening in<br />
late October . Bruss handles "Man-<br />
Eater" for this territory.<br />
Mort Magill and Turner Magill represent<br />
Scotia American Films, now offering "The<br />
Night They Robbed Big Bertha's." out of<br />
Philadelphia for western Pennsylvania . . .<br />
Max Shabason of Perilman Films here attended<br />
the recent CinAmerica sales meeting<br />
in New York . . . John Currie, vice-presi-<br />
Sid Dickler, "ye olde tyme music man."<br />
is the new editor of the weekly East Suburban<br />
Shopper, which is making a "new<br />
look" appearance after 48 years. He writes<br />
an entertainment column and other features dent of the Theatre Equipment Ass'n. who<br />
. . . Mrs. Kathy Meyer is handling group started in the business here as an NTS salesman<br />
and became general sales manager of<br />
discount sales for attractions at Heinz Hall<br />
... A "Nashville" truck with characters that firm, was in Toronto for the recent<br />
was iparked in front of the Warner Theatre TEA sessions . . . The Post Gazette, in its<br />
for the opening of "Nashville." with balloon first issue in over a month July 28. because<br />
decorations, etc. . . . Big John Holmes stars of a walkout, favored via editorial the continuation<br />
of the city's 10 per cent amasement<br />
admission tax.<br />
Ryain. eighth vice-president. Burtonsville.<br />
Md.). These officials, except for Bordonaro.<br />
then [proceeded to the international conven-<br />
library of more than 5.000 older slicks.<br />
Noah says this is the largest invenitinuous<br />
hours of entertainment, while<br />
mounted frontiersmen, Indians. Paul Revere,<br />
NSS, had to go to Poland to get run iresentative, enjoyed recent lA meetings, in-<br />
down by an automoibile. Now home from cluding one in Ha^risburg. this being the colonial ladies and gentlemen and clowns<br />
her vacation in Europe and in fair shape,<br />
were in the crowds and Home's. Kaufmann's<br />
District 4 session of which veteran Philip<br />
Cele was injured when run down in Warsaw.<br />
"Blackie" Bordonaro. Tarentum. is secre-<br />
and Gimbels also staged free shows, exhib-<br />
She also was plea,sed with visits in tary (also present were Walter F. Diehl, in-<br />
etc. The only movie we saw being adverits,<br />
England and Denmark and particularly enjoyed<br />
a number of opera preformances. general secretary-treasurer, and John J.<br />
ternational president; Harold F. Cheswick. tised was a limited distribution of a 12-page<br />
color booklet on "Bite the Bullet." an interesting<br />
giveaway on horses.<br />
State House Bill 1270 "clarifies offenses"<br />
of obscene matter in film and responsibility<br />
tion held at Hot Springs, .'Krk.. which lasted<br />
cial hosipitalization and treatment . . . Ernie<br />
for selling, lending, distributing, exhibiting,<br />
two weeks. Torreano has been in projection<br />
Sihepherd of old NSS has been assisting<br />
giving away or .showing such to a person<br />
and active In the union 46 years. His son<br />
Kay Grotto at the Paramount office under age 17 includes not only the film exhibitor<br />
but the film producer and film dis-<br />
. . .<br />
Marty jr. continues busy as manager-projectionist<br />
at Cinemette South, twin unit on<br />
NATO of Western Penimsylvania. in addition<br />
to its two telephones, used two tributor.<br />
additional<br />
This measure would amend Title<br />
Greentree Road.<br />
telephones during the city newspaper blackout<br />
to inform the public regarding films<br />
18 (crimes and offenses) of the commonwealth<br />
consolidated statutes and is in the<br />
Movie Ads, an operation of Emil Noah,<br />
showing hereabouts . . . Rocco Serrao of<br />
hands of the House Judiciary Committee.<br />
is supplying 8!/2xl 1-inch slicks containing<br />
Ford City hopes to make up a charter The flight<br />
profw.sal to create a censor boaxd,<br />
ads for new movies, in many cases ahead<br />
HB1243, is before the House professional<br />
of press sheets, plus institutional ads and a<br />
licensure committee.<br />
Giveaways at Adult Theatre<br />
PHILADELPHI.A—While it hardly heralds<br />
the return to the days of di,shes, it is<br />
significant to note that a midtown theatre is<br />
resorting to giveaways to stimulate attendance<br />
for its X-rated film programs. For the<br />
return engagement of "Deep Throat" and<br />
"The Devil in Miss Jones." the Studio<br />
Theatre is offering a "free gift" to those<br />
bringing the newspaper ad to the boxoffice.<br />
The free gift also is of the "adult" variety.<br />
Cinemas to Be Sold at Auction<br />
COLONIE. N.Y.—The Circle Twin cinemas.<br />
625 Watervliet-Shaker Road, were<br />
scheduled to be sold at public auction at the<br />
Albany Coimlv Courthouse recently, the<br />
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