Newspaper Articles @ Pinball,,,,,,,
Have Copy?,Newspaper,Date,Pages,Title,Author,Abstract,Pictures
Photocopy,Atlanta Journal & Atlanta Constitution,"Sept. 21, 1985",W55,Can't Beat the Wizardry of an Old-Fashioned Pinball Machine,David Scott,Consumer Electronics Column on Purchasing Pinball Machines,
Photocopy,Atlanta Journal & Atlanta Constitution,"Jul. 9, 1988",D2,"Company to Quit Making Video, Pinball ... (BALLY)",,This is a summary of the Chicago Tribune article.  Brief blurb about Bally selling its gaming unit to WMS.,
Photocopy,Atlanta Journal & Atlanta Constitution,"Nov. 26, 1995",G4:1,Flipping For Pinball,Macon Morehouse,About Jonathon Dietch and Brain Dominy setting up an Atlanta area pinball league.  Scott and Tamar Piehler are also interviewed with mentions of their daughter Amanda.,"Pictures of Johnny Mnemonic and Riverboat Gambler (along with J. Dietch, B.Dominy, S. Piehler and A. Piehler)."
,Barron's,"My. 8, 1995",44:1,Bottom Line For Art,Bill Buerschinger,about art on pinball as compared to another artist's,
??,Boston Globe,"Jun. 8, 1987",20,Dario Fo and Franca Rame Discuss 'Archangels Don't Play Pinball',,,
??,Boston Globe,"Jun. 11, 1987",34,Kevin Kelley Reviews 'Archangels Don't Play Pinball' at Loeb Drama ...,,,
 ,Boston Globe,"Jun. 11, 1987",21,,,,
,Boston Globe,"Jun. 24, 1988",29,The Ball's Still In Play,,,
,Boston Globe,"Jul. 11, 1988",10,"Bally to Sell Pinball, Video Unit",,,
,Boston Globe,"Oct. 14, 1989",'2:2,Japanese Leaders Move to Head Off Scandal over Pinball,,Pachinko,
Photocopy,Boston Globe,"Apr. 3, 1994",'26:1,Students engineer games for disabled,Beth Daley,,
Photocopy,Boston Globe,"Dec. 24, 1994",'21:2,Art that plays the game of life,Christine Temin,About a temporary art show using pinball as part of a visual effect.,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Apr. 11, 1985","Sect. 2, p. 4",Hearings Set on Videogame Permits,,One paragraph about vids and pins which were seized for not having permits and how the owners are fighting to get them back.,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Nov. 25, 1985","Sect. 4, p. 17",Pinball Wizard,,Photo of Exhibit at Pinball Expo ...(Image Only),
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Oct. 13, 1989","Sect. 1, p. 1:2",Pinball Industry Scandal Rocks Japan's Leadership,Ronald E. Yates,Pachinko,,
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Dec. 3, 1989","Sect. 1, p. 27:1",Pachinko Wizards Go Full Tilt in Japan,Ronald E. Yates,Pachinko,,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Dec. 31, 1989","Sect. 10, p. 14-19",Full Tilt,Russell Roberts,"About WMS, Premier, and Data East reviving pinball.  A great article.  It has some good industry quotes and insights.","Taxi, BK, Elvira (Playfield), BK2K (backglass)",
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"My. 21, 1990","Sect. 4, p. 1:4",Pinball Machine Maker Tilts Toward Advertising,Bob Wiedrich,About WMS putting advertising into its games (DMD),Rollergames (long shot and close up of advertising on playfield).,
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Jul. 6, 1990","Sect. 3, p. 3:5",WMS Plans to Move Its Headquarters Here,Merrill Goozner,About WMS moving to Chicago,,
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Aug. 9, 1991","Sect. 5, p. 1:1",Low-Tech Japan Also Plays to Fans in U.S.,Paul Galloway,Pachinko,,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Oct. 27, 1991","Sect. 2C, p.5:1",Pinball Still Scores with Many People,Peter Kendall,,,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Nov. 24, 1991","Sect. 18NW, p. 1,6,7 or just page 6 (depending upon edition)",Pinball Wizard of Mt. Prospect,Larry Mayer,"'@ Dick Bueschel, very good article.",,
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Jan. 5, 1992","Sect. 7, p. 5:1",Investors Find a Good Gamble in WMS,Charles Storch,@ WMS stock doing so good in the previous year (Top Earner),,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Apr. 5, 1992","Sect. 5, p.1:2",Roll Playing:  New Generation of Pinball Wizards Faces a Dazzling Mechanical Array That Promises Some Beep Thrills,Jon Anderson,@ IFPA 2 - good article.,Partial pictures of Operation Thunder playfield and TAF cabinet.,
Photocopy,ChicagoTribune,"Sept. 18, 1992","Sect. 1, p.20",Michaelmania,,Brief blurb about Michael Jordan custom pins... for charity.,,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Aug. 8, 1993","Sect. 13, p. 4:2,5:1,29:1",Chicago's Pinball Revolution,Clifford Terry,,,"Pictures of Indiana Jones, T2 Flyer, Riverboat Gambler Flyer, Star Wars Flyer, Jurassic Park"
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Aug. 8, 1993","Sect. 13, p. 5:3",How Pinball Developed Flippers,Clifford Terry,Pinball History,,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Feb. 5, 1994","Sect. 1, p. 1:3",Addicted Pinball Wizards Flip for Glory and Cash,Kenneth R. Clark,"Front Page, Top of Page!!! - @ PAPA and pinball fans in general.",,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Feb. 13, 1994","Sect. 5, p.1:5",Sound Minds,Greg Beaubien,"Interview with 4 WMS Sound Designers about their jobs, etc.",,
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Mar. 6, 1994","Sect. 18NW, p. 1:3",Control freaks:  Happ Controls is in business for the fun of  it,Paula Lauer,@ a business who designs parts for pinball machines and video games.,,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"Apr. 25, 1994","Sect. 2C, p. 3:1",Tourney Tries to Put New Tilt on Pinball's Image,Michael A. Lev,Brief blurb about IFPA and them hoping to get people interested in starting/joining leagues.,
Photocopy,Chicago Tribune,"My. 9, 1994","Sect. 4, p. 1:2",Pinball Power Puts Money into the Slots,Stephen Franklin,@ WMS going into Slots business as well as concentrating on pinballs.,Pictures of WCS(playfield) and Demolition Man (Side)
Don't Want,Chicago Tribune,"Apr. 19, 1995","Sect. 3, p. 1:2",WMS Game For Slot In Gaming Market,David Young,@ WMS buying Bally Gaming International Inc.,
Photocopy & Transcribed,Christian Science Monitor,,"Feb. 7, 1995",Pinball WIzards,'3:3,About PAPA tournament,
,Columbus Dispatch,"Fri., Sep. 10, 1993",D1,,,,
,Denver Post,"Jun. 23, 1995",C2:1,Briefing,,WMS to acquire Bally - Slot Machines...,
Photocopy,The Detroit Free Press,"Apr. 17, 1977",8D,Pinball:  'It's All a Big Ego Trip',by ?,,"Pictures:  Wizard (playfield and Backglass detail), ?"
Photocopy,The Detroit Free Press,"Nov. 14, 1980",4C,Pinball Gains a Lot of Pizzazz,by Rick Ratliff,,
Don't Want,The Detroit Free Press,"My. 18, 1994",7C,Pinball Machine Maker Is Betting On Slot Machines,Stephen Franklin,About Bally getting into the fitness clubs,
Photocopy(Partial),The Detroit Free Press,"Dec. 22, 1995",D1,Five Ways Families Can Take a Break From the Holidays,David Lyman,Has a section about Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Farmington Hills,
Don't Want,The Detroit Free Press,"Jan. 7, 1996",J7,On a Ski Deal... and Pinball Championships,,Small blurb about the upcoming Flint Pinball Tournament.,
Photocopy,The Detroit Free Press,"Jan. 18, 1996",C1,Pin Heads:  The Brothers Wilson are Going Full Tilt Into this Weekend's Flint Pinball Tournament,James Ricci,Interview with Wilson brothers... very good.,
Photocopy,The Detroit News,"Apr. 20, 1993","B1:2,2:1",Pinball machine collector's hobby has wife crying 'tilt',Mike Martindale,'@ James Schelberg,
Photocopy,Fanfare,"Jan. 11, 1978",11,"Lethal Games:  Pinball, Perfect for a Mathematician or an Android",By Lawrence Bruner,,
,Guardian,"Nov. 2, 1989",'8:4,Tokyo's Pinball Bribes Scandal Shows Up Anti-Korean Bigotry,Kevin Sullivan,Pachinko,
,Guardian,"Aug. 3, 1993",Sect 1. pg 9:3,Chrysalis To Give Up On Its Niche In Slot Machines,Sarah Whitebloom,,
,Guardian,"Mar. 23, 1994",Sect 1. pg 5:1,Pinball Millions Prop up Pyongyang,Kevin Rafferty,Pachinko,
Transcribed,Los Angeles Times,"Jan. 3, 1993",Home Edition:Business page 3,Revisiting the Top Stock of 1991,by Tom Petruno,WMS skyrocketed 669% in 1991...,
Transcribed,Los Angeles Times,"Jul. 4, 1993",South Bay Edition:Metro page 3,What's Law Got to Do With It?,by Kim Kowsky,Brief mention that pinball is still illegal in Hermosa Beach,
Transcribed,Los Angeles Times,"Sep. 24, 1993",Orange County Edition:Metro page 1,"For Would-be Pinball Wizards, the Thwack's the Thing",by Dana Parsons,Interview with John Ridgeway of the Pinball Palace.  Discusses history and more.,
Photocopy,Los Angeles Times,"Nov. 10, 1993",D3:1,Redstone spending his loose change on game maker,Tom Petruno,About Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone buying WMS stock.,
Transcribed,Los Angeles Times,"Aug. 27, 1994",Home Edition:D1,Pinball Still Filling the Arcades,by Amy Harmon,"brief, about SEGA acquiring Date East",
Transcribed,Los Angeles Times,"Aug. 31, 1994",Orange County Edition:D2,Pinball Still Filling the Arcades,by Amy Harmon,"brief, about SEGA acquiring Date East",
Transcribed,Los Angeles Times,"Feb. 7, 1995",Home Edition:A8,Minnesotan Captures Pinball Championships,Associated Press,'@ Paul Madison winning PAPA,
Photocopy,The Michigan State News,"Nov. 20, 1979",12,Technology Invades Arcades:  Pinball Games Move Into Future,by John Pattison,,Picture: Star Trek
Photocopy,The Montreal Star,"Feb. 5, 1977",G1,Bad Image Tilted,by Claude Adams,,"Picture: Rio, Variety, Atlantic City"
Transcribed,Newsday,"Feb. 3, 1995",B5,Follow the Bouncing: Pinball Despite Sledgehammers and Videos the Game Survives and Thrives,Frank Lovece,"Great article about PAPA, history, etc",
,Newsday,"Feb. 4, 1995",,Pinball Wizards Hit NY,Tan Kopin,About PAPA,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Nov. 19, 1941",25:2,Test Case to Outlaw Pinball in the State Causes Conviction of 2 Persons in Queens,,,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Dec. 28, 1941",25:3,'Politician' Linked to Pinball Games,,,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Jan. 22, 1942",'19:5 & 23:?,Police Open Raids on Pinball Games,,About police confiscating pins the day after they were deemed illegal.,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Feb. 1, 1942",32:8,3261 Pinball Machines Siezed,,Very brief blurb about the seizing of pinball machines after being declared illegal.,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Feb. 22, 1942",30:2,Pinballs to Go Into War Effort,,About LaGuardia using pinball remains for war production,Picture of LaGuardia 'harvesting' pinballs
Photocopy,New York Times,"Oct. 17, 1942",'17:2,Mayor's Ire Turns On Pinball Games,,,
No copy desired,New York Times,"Nov. 24, 1942",'8:5,,,About slot machine remains being used for WW2 War Effort (Lights used in a map to show location of troops).,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Mar. 7, 1943",34:1,Pinball Boards to Train Flyers,,Army wants pinball machines for Technical Training!!!,
Don't Want,New York Times,"Mar. 18, 1988",A4,Pinball Madness:  Bigger than the Military Budget,,Pachinko,
Don't Want,New York Times,"Oct. 13, 1989",A12:3,Pinball Scandal Erupts in Japan,David E. Sanger,Pachinko,
Don't Want,New York Times,"Oct. 22, 1989",Sect 1. pg 3:1,"Behind Japan's Passion for a Pinball Game, the Unsavory Side of Society",Steven R. Weisman,Pachinko,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Jan. 13, 1990",A29:1,Barroom Wizard Sure Plays Up a Pinball Mien,Douglas Martin,@ Lou Perfidio an editor at vending times and his claim of being the best pinball player in the world.,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Feb. 6, 1991",C1:1,Pinball's Back and Wizards Tilt with Joy,James Barron,@ PAPA and pinball in general.,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Apr. 12, 1991",C1:1,A Baedeker for Devotees of the Little Silver Ball,Lou Perfidio,Review of places to play pinball in New York City,Picture of Elvira from players perspective.
Don't Want,New York Times,"Oct. 13, 1993",D2:4,Paramount's Suitors Make Other Deals,Geraldine Fabrikant,@ Redstone investing in WMS,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Nov. 4, 1993 vol. 143",C3(L) col 1,Pachinko:   A Game or an Obsession?,by Elaine Louie,,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Dec. 2, 1993 vol. 143",C3(L) col 1,Title:  A Pinball Wizard Who Collected the Best of an Era (Gordon A. Hasse Jr),by Suzanne Slesin,Abstract = about a person's collection and its being displayed at an exhibition,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Jan. 23, 1994",WC2:1,Pinball Addict's Dream:  A Museum for Playing and Viewing,Lynne Ames,@ Andrew O'Rourke and his collection.  He hopes to open a museum dedicated to pinball.,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Jan. 28, 1994 v143","C1(L) col 1, continued on C26(L)","Title:  The New Pinball: Music, Lights, Voices.",by William Grimes,About PAPA,"Pictures of Terminator 2, The Addam's Family, and Fish Tales, also Tee'd Off"
Photocopy,New York Times,"Aug. 27, 1994 v143",21(N) 39(L) col 6,Title:  Sega Pinball Acquisition,,About Sega acquiring Data East Pinball,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Feb. 1, 1995 v144",A18(N) B3(L) col 5,"Title:  For an Artist of Pinball, It's Time for the World Series.",by Michael T. Kaufman,About Kai Bateman,
Photocopy,New York Times,"Feb. 6, 1995 v144","B2(L), col 3",Title:  Making Names in Flashing Lights at Pinball's Pinnacle.,by Richard Perez-Pena,About PAPA,Picture of Lyman Sheats Jr.
Don't Want,New York Times,"Jul. 14, 1995",A23:4,"W. T. O'Donnell, 72, executive who guided expansion at Bally",Barry Meier,Obit - O'Donnell,
Transcribed,Rocky Mountain News,"Feb. 4, 1992 (Associated Press Article)",,What Make a Pinball Wizard?,by ?,about Rick Stetta and PAPA,
,San Fransisco Chronicle,"Oct. 30, 1989",A17:5,Pinball Scandal Perils Ruling Party in Japan,Michael Berger,Pachinko,
,San Fransisco Chronicle,"Nov. 3, 1993",D1:2,Simple Allure of Pachinko Money,Michelle Magee,Pachinko,
,San Fransisco Chronicle,"Mar. 10, 1994",E7:1,New Wizards Flipping Out Over Pinball,Sylvia Rubin,,
Photocopy,The State Journal (MSU),"Jan. 29, 1977","D3,11",Pinball Tops in Arcade,by Lee Upton,,
Photocopy,The State News,"Welcome Week, 1981",B21,The Aliens are After Your Quarters,by Dave Poulson,,
,St. Louis Post Dispatch,"Jun. 4, 1991",A3:1,"Replay!  Museum Boasts Pinball, Video Classics",Christine Bertelson,,
,St. Louis Post Dispatch,"Jun. 6, 1991",E1:2,Pinball Bounces Back,Thomas I. Miller,,
,St. Louis Post Dispatch,"Mar. 29, 1993",BP13:1,Pinball Bounces Back,Robert Sanford,About collecting Pinball,
,St. Louis Post Dispatch,"Feb. 24, 1994",E9:2,Pinball's Wizardry Grows Up,Dick Richmond,,
,Times Picayune,"Oct. 31, 1990",E1:2,Pay and Play,Angus Lind,About the AMOA convention in New Orleans,
,Times Picayune,"Jul. 8, 1991",D1:2,60 Years of Pinball,Katy Read,,
,Times Picayune,"Jan. 29, 1992",E1:4,His Pastime After Post Time Pays Off,Angus Lind,,
,Times Picayune,"Apr. 19, 1995",C1:2,Bally to Merge with WMS,Mike Hughlett,
,Times Picayune,"Sept. 8, 1995",LAG4:1,Quarter Arcade Comfortable with Change,Kenneth Snow,
,USA Today,"Mar. 9, 1990",D1:2,"Pinball, Alive and Flipping at Age 60",Dylan Jones,
,USA Today,"Apr. 7, 1992",A10:3,Too Old For Video Games?  Back to Pinball,Joe Urschel,
,USA Today,"Jul. 1, 1993",D1:2,A Jurassic for Pinball Wizsaurs,Mike Snider,
,USA Today,"Jul. 20, 1993",D6:1,The Wizards Who Make the Pinball Machine Ring,Stephen Schaefer,Backstage at TOMMY
Transcribed,USA Today,"Feb. 2, 1995",?,Amateur Sports Across the USA,by Reid Cherner,Just mentions PAPA... but as an amateur sport!!!
Photocopy,Village Voice,"My. 21, 1985:Vol 30, No 21 ",8,A Comic Strip...Taking place at the Broadway Arcade!!!,Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies,
Photocopy,Wall Street Journal,"Jul. 24, 1985",1,The Pinball Machine Still Goes At Full Tilt In Video-Game Era,Evelyn C. White,About pinball and the Broadway Arcade... good article.
Photocopy,Wall Street Journal,"Jul. 11, 1988",30,About Bally selling its gaming division to WMS.,Associated Press,
Don't Want,Wall Street Journal,"Aug. 14, 1987",1,"Michael Dukakis Faces Growing Pressure, Criticism ...",,"Using pinball as a metaphor compares Dukakis to a ""pavlovian pinball machine""."
Photocopy,Wall Street Journal,"Apr. 27, 1990",B8:2,Reaching Pinball Wizards,,About WMS putting advertising in Rollergames (DMD)
Don't Want,Wall Street Journal,"Apr. 13, 1992",B2:5,Focus on Franchising,Jeffrey A. Tannenbaum,Pachinko
Photocopy,Washington Post,"Dec. 3, 1989",WMAG - pg 27:3,Pinball Love,Jeanne Marie Laskas,About how the writer got into pinball and why she loves it.  Quite good.
Photocopy,Washington Post,"Aug. 2, 1990","MD1:1,10:1",Device TurnsDisabled Into Pinball Wizards,Felicity Wright Evans,
Don't Want,Washington Post,"Jul. 14, 1995",C6:4,'Obit for O'Donnell,William T. O'Donnell,About O'Donnel who brought Bally Mfg from just Pinball into many other markets.
Photocopy,Weekly World News (A Tabloid(Rag)),"Dec. 14, 1993",19,Deathball 2000,by Karl Crane,Mock up of a Deathball 2000 (looks like a modified Sears ...)
,Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio),"Nov. 25, 1981",,,,About the inventor of Whiffle