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iSuppliers Planned
DETliorr S.iiii Nuthun.soii. fornur Detroit
fllmlte. back In town to negotiate a deal
jjor distribution of his product with Albert
iDeiel Productions, dlsclased some delalls of
hU plans lor a national organization of Independent
film exchanges to handle film for
television. Nathanson plans to use existing
jmoUon picture exchanges where possible, rc-
'verslng previous trends In the Industry, which
ha* kept carefully away from video.
Nathanson plans to set up the central office
to his organization in Hollywood and Is
turrently in the fourth week of a seven- week
toast-to-coiust lour to negotiate with Individual
exchanges and survey conditions in
key cities across the country.
Current product which Nathanson I: handling
Includes "Hollywood News Reel." a film
news ga-islp column type release; "Adventures
of Patches." a puppet show which has been
Ion the air for two years on the west coast;
"Nickelodeon," a series of musical shorts, and
Miml," feature release with Douglas Falranks
Jr. and Gertrude Lawrence.
Nathanson was formerly with the Columia
sales staff here 22 years ago and is a
irother of Charles Nathanson, Detroit theatical
attorney, and Nat Nathanson, now Chiago
manager for AUied Artists.
feighborhood Houses Hit
By Election TV Returns
theatres in this area
ere adversely affected election night by the
t..Ida radio and TV coverage, some did not
jfeel the competitive impact at all and some
reported business was better than average
Jiat evening.
The Cleveland downtown houses generally
•eported average Tuesday attendance. Most
neighborhood houses, however, said that at-
;endance was definitely off. In Lorain, busiless
was way off, John Tender of the Tivoli
ITieatre said, while in Ashtabula, everybody
litayed at home for election news, according
to Dale Tv'singer, manager of the Shea, who
Uld that theatres, night clubs, bars and all
places where people generally assemble, were
tmpty.
especially where TV facilities
ire not too good, theatre business picked up
m election night, Dick Wright, Warner
Jieatre district manager, reported.
Joseph LaRose, 62, Stricken;
Detroit Theatre Manager
Ol-.TUOir Jo,il)li Uilti) nood House for rcrrbral
palsy victims. Shown left to riKht: .\Holph Ooldborc chief iKirker of the Drlroit
tent; Col. William McCraw. executive director of Variety International: Jack Beresin.
Phnadelphia, international Chief barker: J. J. Chisholm. international press ifTJy.
Toronto, and Jack Zidc, international represenUtive, Detroit.
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