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Jack Slater, president of Ridgeline Products, is among tent makers caught in bureaucratic Catch-22 situation that they say could cost them business.
Jack Slater, president of Ridgeline Products, is among tent makers caught in bureaucratic Catch-22 situation that they say could cost them business.

Jack Slater, president of Ridgeline Products, is among tent makers caught in bureaucratic Catch-22 situation that they say could cost them business.

Date6/8/1987
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New hope: Activision senior vice-president Thomas Lopez believes IBM's new home computer will bring stability to the market and says that's what video-game makers are looking for
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