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Show Thursday, March 18, Apg 1982-Mag- na Times 70c!o 00:200 CDOGDClby? In towns and cities across the nation public officials are considering, or have already imposed, restrictions on the use of video games and arcades by teenagers. According to a recent art ide in U .S . News and W orld Report , owners of the games are raking in $8 billion in quarters each year. The concern of the dty fathers, of course, is the source of all of that revenue. In many places, video mania is being blamed for increase vandalism of coin operated car washes; cigarette, candy and drink machines; and parking meters. Youngers, it seems, will go to any length to get the quarters necessary to play the games. Armed Forces recruiters are taking advantage of the video game interest by applying video technology to combat training experiences. The games have proven to increase physical dex-- f erity and mental exercise. Salt Lake County Commissioners recently imposed restrictions on video arcades. They may be closer than 1500 feet from any school or .rch. The ordinance is similar to laws viously imposed that restrict proximity of . r bars and aduli entertainment centers. . !.. , 'arlborough, Massachusetts has restricted evening video game use for those under 18. Bradley, Illinois the games are banned for fren under 1G as a result of what the mayor rted seeing in a nearby town, i.e., hundreds (supervised teenagers pumping quarters, in mana smoke 1C led arcades, the next few weeks, the whole issure is cted to come to a head wit ha determination he Supreme Court about the of e Mesquite, Texas law which .nits video gm 's to those 17 years or older, s accompaniv i I; y a parent . ' Con-ionali- ese prohibit: ion of thous:'- games for - v . ty however, dont answer the of parents who purchased istmas and havent seen a ision program :nce. the social ; chologists, the video game become ye' another phenomenon of iv.uerican culture which they are plunging their mental hooks into, hoping to discover an answer to the fadnation held by our youngsters. You will undoubtedly hear more about the video game mania. : Service news STEVEN M. FARRELL ARMY AND AIRFORCE HOMETOWN NEWS Airman 1st Class Steven M. Farrell, son of John J. and Beatrice Farrell of 28 S. Mojave Road, Las Vegas, Nev., has graduated from the U.S. Air Force radio operator course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Graduates of the course learned to operate radio receivers and associated equipment, and earned credits toward an associate degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force. . Farrell will now serve at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.,, with the 2152nd Com-- , munications Squadron. , ' His wife, Jeanette, is the daughter of Robert L. Stebbing of 4874 West 5100; South; Salt Lake , City, Utah. He is a 1976 graduate of Hicjcsville High . . -- School, N.Y. HENRY E. KETCH AM ARMY AND AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS Henry E. Ketcham, son of Harry M. and Clarissa E. Ketcham of Rural Route 2, Greenville, N.Y., has been promoted in the U.S. Air Force to the rank of major. Ketcham is an acquisition management officer at Los Angeles Air Force Station. His wife, Darla, is the daughter of Alma G. and Lou R. Anderson of Granger, Utah. The major received a masters degree in 1976 from Valdosta S tate College, Ga. IMPORTED CANADIAN WHISKY A BLEND 80 PROOF CALVERT DIST CO . N YC |