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Commonwealth Theatres has made several A full-page advertisement in a Friday
changes in personnel and Ms. Valerie edition of the Post featured quotes from
Dunker has been transferred from Rapid some 63 reviewers on the picture "Black
City, S.D.. to La Junta, wher she will Sunday," which is playing at the Century
supervise the operation of ihe Fox Theatre 21 Theatre.
and the La Junta Drive-In. Roger Sargent, Erratic weather patterns created a dust
who was formerly in l.a Junta, now takes storm with high winds which destroyed the
over as city manager in Cheyenne, where screen tower of the Starlite Drive-In. Rocky
he will be supervising operations in the Ford, and partially destroyed the tower in
Paramount and the Starlite and Motor Vue the LaJunta Drive-In. At the same time.
drive-ins.
all the theatres in Rapid City and Lead,
Brute Young, district manager for Commonwealth
Theatres, has five new manager-
and six-foot snow drifts.
S.D., were forced to close due to a blizzard
trainees starting in the exhibition end of the
business. They are: Scott Hartman. Beverly
Twin Theatre, Casper, Wyo.; Scott Wayne, Gala RMMPA Salute
Mile Hi Drive-In. Casper. Wyo.; Kenneth
Wheeler. Terrace Drive-In. Casper. Wyo.; To 4 Area Retirees
Bobby Sanford. Motor Vue Drive-In. Cheyenne,
Wyo.. and Paul Rodriguez, Sioux
DENVER—Bill Agren. Jack McGee,
Tom Smiley and Larry Starsmore, each recently
retired after a long career in the
Drive-in, Rapid City, S.D.
Warner Bros, held a Saturday morning motion picture industry in this territory,
invitational screening of "Viva Knievel!" will be honored at a gala dinner-dance
at the Cooper Cameo Theatre ... Ed hosted by the Rocky Mountain Motion Picture
Ass'n at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel
Bohn, who operates the drive-in at Center,
has opened a new 140-seat hardtop there Wednesday evening (27).
named the Center Cinema ... Ed Graff, There will be a full evening of entertainment
and prizes, as well as dancing to the
manager of the Hot Springs Theatre. Hot
Springs. S.D.. is a patient in Veterans Hospital
there recovering from a heart prob-
Wayne Case and his 14-piece orchestra.
Glenn Miller style of music provided by
lem . and Jean Spahn of United Cost for the evening is $20. which includes
Enterprises are celebrating the arrival of two complimentary cocktails. Cocktails are
their new grandson. The parents of the baby to be served at 6:30 in the hotel's grand
boy are Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brethour of ballroom, followed by a prime rib dinner at
Dallas and Jerry is a salesman for Columbia 7:45. To get tickets, which are going fast
Pictures.
and will be limited, contact Elaine Horvath,
ticket chairperson, at Western Service &
Supply.
Agren retired from United Artists as a
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and National General Theatres. McGee's
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PORTLAND—A preview party was hel
Wednesday (6) ahead of the public openin
of Favorite Theatres' new sixplex, the Ros
Moyer Cinemas. Publicity director Rog<
Paulsen said that hundreds of guests atteru
ed the champagne party and were trcatc
to a screening of "Bound for Glory."
Long-stem roses were given to the fir
50 ladies attending the public opening nig
(7) showing. Friday evening (8), the fit
250 patrons were given souvenir guit
picks.
The complex's grand opening was a
nounced in grand style in an advertisemd
covering about three-quarters of a page
the Portland Oregonian. Opening bookin
included "A Star Is Born," "Audrey Ros<
"The Domino Principle," "Rocky'
"Wizards."
PORTLAND
Qharles Funk, general
manager of LuxiA
Theatres, celebrated his 40th birthc
Thursday. March 31, with a catered pa/
at his new home in Vancouver, Wash. Mi':
than 75 guests from his organization d
the local media attended.
Funk said winners of Oscars on
March Academy Awards telecast
are dog
very well at several Luxury units around e
area. This list includes "Rocky" and \
Star Is Born" at the Westgate; "Netwo"
at the Broadway, Jantzen Beach, VilUi,
Valley and Southgate; "All the Presides
Men" at the Jantzen Beach. Village d
Southgate.
Portland's first International Film Festal
was very successful, reports Sonja Johnn.
promotions director for Seven Ga?s
Corp., owner of the Movie House, wire
the festival was held. "There is a real im
audience in Portland," Ms. Johnson sd.
Some of the films that did especially ill
will be shown again at the Movie Housas
regular-run
features.
Robert Altman's new film,
"Three Wtien,"
will open at the Fine Arts after "Vlcome
to L.A." ends its run. The Fine rtl
and Cinema 21 theatres recently were 'itchased
by Seven Gables, based in Seattl
Break for Senior Citizens
BRONX, N.Y.—The Globe Ciniia,
White Plains Road and Pelham Parkty,
has a new policy of $2.50 admission iieffect
for senior citizens.
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