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KANSAS CITY<br />
^^iiiircen Durwood, wife of Crown Cinema<br />
i<br />
orp president Richard M. Durwood,<br />
Ringold<br />
Cinema<br />
Equipment Inc.<br />
8421 Gravois St. Louis, Mo. 63123<br />
ALL<br />
MAJOR<br />
LINES OF<br />
EQUIPMENT<br />
INTERIOR<br />
DECOR<br />
DRAPES<br />
CARPETING<br />
CHAIRS<br />
CONTACT<br />
Harry or John<br />
Phone (314) 352-2020<br />
TECHNICAL SERVICES<br />
ASC CORPORATION<br />
P.O. Box 5150 • Richardson, Texas 75080<br />
SERVING THE NATIONS EXHIBI<strong>TO</strong>RS SINCE 1937<br />
<strong>TO</strong>TAL BOOTH SERVICE, SOUND,<br />
PROJECTION, PARTS, INSTALLATION<br />
AND MAINTENANCE<br />
Write or call collect 214-234-3270<br />
STAR TREATMENT SERVICE - ?<br />
is the newlj elected Midwest regional president<br />
of the Brandeis University National<br />
Women's Committee. Maureen's election<br />
marks the first time in 28 years that the<br />
region's president has not been a Chicago<br />
resident.<br />
Bev Miller, president of Mercury Film<br />
Co., and his wife Mary-Margaret depart<br />
Sunday (17) for Europe. They are flying<br />
Icelandic direct to Luxembourg, where they<br />
will meet with their friend Mrs. Rosemary<br />
Ginn (formerly of Columbia), this country's<br />
ambassador to the grand duchy. The Millers<br />
will drive south from Luxembourg through<br />
scenic Switzerland and the Brenner Pass<br />
. . .<br />
into Italy before heading for Monte Carlo,<br />
Monaco, to attend the Variety Clubs International<br />
convention. Following the powwow<br />
there. Bev and Mary-Margaret will<br />
head west across France to visit Andorra,<br />
a tiny country nestled high in the Pyrenees<br />
Mountains which separate Spain and France<br />
Anyone who intended to send Bev a<br />
birthday card will have to seek the belated<br />
variety. He celebrated Friday (8).<br />
Other inilnsin id's from Kansas City who<br />
plan to attend the VCI convention in Monte<br />
Carlo include Mr. and Mrs. Richard Orear,<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Doug J. Lightner and Mr. and<br />
Mrs. Glen Dickinson. The Dickinsons reportedly<br />
intend to make a swift trip via the<br />
supersonic Concorde, the bi-national, fastmoving<br />
bird with the droopy beak which<br />
recently was barred from landing at JFK<br />
in<br />
New York City but which, by presidential<br />
authority, is allowed to operate from Dulles<br />
in Washington, D.C.<br />
Doug Raden, National Theatre Supply,<br />
vacationed at home last week, recuperating<br />
from the rigors of a hectic Show-A-Rama<br />
schedule.<br />
CINERAMA IS IN<br />
SHOW BUSINESS IN<br />
HAWAII <strong>TO</strong>O.<br />
When you come to Waikiki,<br />
don't miss the famous<br />
BlEW Uon Ho [hawaii] bhow. .<br />
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at<br />
[ hotels j Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.<br />
IN WAIKIKI: REEF REEF <strong>TO</strong>WERS • EDGEWATER<br />
MID-CONTINENT Theatre Supply Corp.<br />
1800 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo. 64108<br />
Phone (816) 221-0480 W. R. "Bill" Davis, Mgr.<br />
PROMPT • EFFICIENT<br />
• COURTEOUS<br />
'Airport IT Opens<br />
With 425 in Kaycee<br />
KANSAS CITY—"Airport '77" landed<br />
here with a 425 to lead 1 1 newcomers and<br />
the still-strong "Rocky" which grossed 410<br />
in its tenth round.<br />
(Average Is 100)<br />
Blue Ridge, Ranchman—The Pink Panlher Strikes<br />
Again (UA), 15th wk 120<br />
Blue Ridge, Ranchman—Rocky (UA), lOlh wk 410<br />
Embassy—Silver Streak (20th-Fox), 14th wk 275<br />
Embassy, Watts Mill—Nasty Habits (SR) 295<br />
Fairyland—Resurrection of Eve (SR) 125<br />
Fine Arts—Cousin Cousine (SR), 10th wk 95<br />
Five theatres—The Domino Principle (Emb) 165<br />
Four theatres—The Cassandra Crossing (Emb),<br />
7th wk<br />
70<br />
Four theatres—The Eagle Has Landed (Col) 205<br />
Four theatres— Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster<br />
(SR), 2nd wk<br />
75<br />
Glenwood—The Slipper and the Rose (Univ) ...<br />
Highway 40, Trail Ridge—Death Collector (SR) 2S<br />
Metro Plaza, Midland—Emma Mae (SR), 3rd wk. 110<br />
Midland—Mohammad, Messenger of God<br />
(Irwin Yablans) 150<br />
Oak Park, Seville—The Late Show (WB) 260<br />
Plaza—Airport '77 (Univ) 425<br />
Plaza— Islands in the Stream (Para), 4th wk 150<br />
Seven theatres—Mr. Billion (20th-Fox) 100<br />
Six theatres—Freaky Friday (BV), 7th wk 165<br />
Three theatres—Fun With Dick and Jane (Col),<br />
7th wk 245<br />
12 theatres—SuperVan (Empire) 140<br />
"Airport," 'Mohammad,' 'Domino'<br />
Have Big Openings in Chicago<br />
CHICAGO—First-run grosses were bolstered<br />
by three strong openings and by the<br />
championship form of "Rocky" which still<br />
was able to earn a 350 in its 15th week at<br />
the Water Tower. "Airport "77" led the<br />
averages with a 360 as it opened in six<br />
theatres. "Mohammad, Messenger of God"<br />
grossed 300 in its opening week at the Oriental<br />
Theatre in the Loop and "The Domino<br />
Principle" bowed at 255 in five situations.<br />
Carnegie—Pumping Iron (SR), 2nd wk 300<br />
Chicago, Norndge—The Sentinel (Univ), 7th wk 150<br />
Cinema—Cousin Cousine (SR), 22nd wk 175<br />
Five theatres—Fun With Dick and Jane (Col),<br />
7th wk 150<br />
Five theatres— The Domino Principle (Emb) 255<br />
Four theatres—The Town That Dreaded Sundown<br />
(AIP), 2nd wk 2
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