International projectionist (Jan 1961-Dec 1962)

Film Exchange Workers Receive Wage Hike NEW YORK — Workers at film exchanges in 30 key cities throughout the United States will receive a blanket wage increase of $5.00 per week, retroactive to December 1, 1960, under terms of an agreement just reached by the IATSE and 11 distributing companies. In addition, company payments into the Film Exchange Employees Pension Fund will be increased by two cents per hour, bringing the total weekly payment for full-time ( 37 l/z -hour) employees to $3.00. Fringe benefits include an improved vacation clause, under which workers will get three weeks off with pay after 13 years of service, instead of after 14 years as in the past. Also provided is a 13th week of severance pay for employers on a company's payroll 24 years or more. The old maximum was 12 weeks after 22 years. The settlement was reached following more than three months of negotiations, with IATSE President Richard F. Walsh taking part in the final meetings. The agreement applies to inspectors, shippers, bookers, billers, cashiers, stenographers, typists and clerks employed by MGM, Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, Warner Brothers, United Artists, Universal, Columbia, Allied Artists, Buena Vista, National Screen Service and National Film Service. iP Appointments Announced At Kodak Laboratories ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Seven members of research management have been named to new positions of responsibility in the Kodak Laboratories, it was announced today by Dr. Cyril J. Staud, Eastman Kodak vice-president in charge of research. Dr. John A. Leermakers has been named associate director of the research laboratories. He has been assistant director since 1947. Two new assistant directors have been appointed. They are Dr. Rudolph E. Damschroder and Dr. Wesley T. Hanson, Jr. Dr. Robert E. Stauffer has been named head of the emulsion research division, succeeding Dr. Damschroder. Dr. Douglas E. Piper has been appointed associate division head in emulsion research. Dr. Paul W. Vittum has been named head of the color photography division, succeeding Dr. Hanson. Dr. Arnold Weissberger has become associate division head. The appointees, who are all widely known in their respective fields, all began their new duties on February 20. The research laboratories employ more than a thousand persons in basic and applied research activities related to photography and other aspects of Kodak business. iP New Manual An extremely comprehensive compilation of motion-picture data is contained in the first edition of the American Cinematographer Manual. The publishers describe the contents of the volume "complete shooting data for the theatrical, television, industrial, military, educational and documentary cinematographer, filming 65mm, 35mm, 16mm, anamorphic or spherical motion pictures in any aspect ratio, in color or black and white, silent or syncsound, high or low camera speed, in the studio or on location, in the Arctic or in the tropics!" The text includes data on panning speeds, optical effects, ultra high speed underwater cinematography, shooting background plates, shooting process scenes, traveling mattes, shooting dayfor-night in color and black-and-white, picture and sound synchronizing methods, sound recording, artificial lighting, and color. iP L. F. Granger Named Advertising Manager for National Carbon Company NEW YORK, N.Y. — Laurence F. Granger has been named advertising manager for National Carbon Company, Division of Union Carbide Corporation. 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