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1 Tuesday - July 1975
Dominion Day (Canada) - 182nd Day - 183 Days to Come

Call from Manny Lefkowitz. They have decided to go ahead with THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME. Harry Lorayne will be leaving town tomorrow, so Manny asked me to call him.
Called Harry. He will be back in town on 7/9 and then will go to Europe before the end of the month. I said that I'd pick up the model this week and have the preliminary rules written by the time he gets back. He'll call me as soon as he gets back.
2nd call to check on the financial details. Reiss will give Harry 10% royalties. We will split this .8 to him and .2 to me. We both agreed that we prefer to have Reiss send us separate checks. I asked and Harry said he is getting a $1500 advance. Also a claude that if the game is not out in 6 months it goes back to Harry.
Called Manny and told him I'd pick up the model tomorrow. I told him about the separate checks, but he said nothing has been signed yet.
I asked if he had done any thinking about FIGHT CITY HALL. No, but he'd like to talk about it when I come in tomorrow.

Rcd. [received] a letter from Ray O'Farrell of Nelson (Australia). Thanked me for my letter and has sent a xerox to Peter Carr. (No answer req'd. [required])

Rcd. from Scribner's SIXTH BOOK FO MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS FROM SCI AM. While looking at the chapter that contained FOCUS saw a mention of a game ZIG-ZAG. Looked through my files but couldn't find it. I'll have to check with Martin Gardner.

Wrote to Haar Hoolim. Mentioned STEPPING STONES, G&P; KING OF THE CASTLE (with my reconstruction of the board), FOCUS; ARROWS, Martin Gardner; THERE AND BACK, UP WITH THE KING; HIDE AWAY; Robert Abbott, CHECKERS, PLOY, CHESS, EPAMINONDAS, CROSSINGS; BANKO; LIVE AND LEARN (after playing some by myself), FORCES, TURNOVER (after finding an error in his solution).

At Dave Horn's showed him how to play ALL FIVES. He was interested in learning a more interesting domino game.

(cont. from 7/3) [7/21]

Wrote to Ron Sokolec asking about Earl Doherty's FACE OFF and LAND GRAB.
Wrote to Jerry Brown asking about the "Paper Back Games" - THE JOY OF SIX, DIRTY OLD MAN, THE MEANEST GAME IN TOWN, THE WORDSPELL CHALLENGE, CAST YOUR LETTER TO THE WIND, REAL PERSONALITY STAND UP, THE HOT SLOT PAYOFF, MAKE YOUR DOLLAR HOLLAR. Also SUPER CRIBBAGE.
Wrote to Steve Curtis asking about THE SEX CONNECTION and 221B BAKER ST. Sent repro [reproduction] of column with AIRPORT.
Wrote to Clyde Peters of Stackpole Books asking for a review copy of A PLAYER'S GUIDE TO TABLE GAMES by John Jackson. Also
(cont. from 6/30)

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