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he mythical adventures of a and mistakenly has been declared In the third spot, the sergeant is T retired Canadian Mountie who legally dead. After announcing that purchasing a home. While Braxton encounters land title problems in an he has a claim against the property, talks with the seller, a cowboy rides amusing manner while searching for the relative decides to wait for his up on horseback, claiming to be the peaceful home ownership have won money in the Braxton living room­ owner of the property under the will ALTA free public service broadcast and passes the time by releasing his of his late uncle. After an argument, time on two major national radio pet bats from a cage for some the cowboy chases sergeant, seller networks. exercise. and dog from the real estate by firing .44 calibre bullets at their feet. Both the Mutual Broadcasting In another episode, Sgt. Braxton and System, which has more than 800 Zing return home to find that a city At the close of each spot, an affiliated stations, and the work crew just dug up their rock announcer advises homebuyer Associated Press Radio Network, garden under a previously listeners to take precautions against which has 665 affiliates, have undisclosed road easement. The possible problems of land title-and accepted the 1979 ALTA public foreman tries to be helpful by suggests writing ALTA for free service radio spot package for dumping the rocks in some "funny­ information on the subject. broadcast. In addition, hundreds of lookin' weeds" until the sergeant Besides acceptance by the two radio additional local stations from coast decides what to do with them, and networks, the popularity of the to coast are airing the public service the "weeds" turn out to be the Braxton spots is underscored by announcements (PSAs) offered by sergeant's prized ivy vines. praise from personnel at individual the Association. As a result, millions of listeners are being informed of the need for land title protection in messages attributed to ALTA through this activity of the Association public relations program. The success of the announcements has been achieved through three, 60-second spots in the package that highlight the homebuying experiences of Sgt. Braxton, Royal Canadian Mounted Police retired, and his lead dog, Zing, also retired. These spots are created and written by ALTA Director of Public Affairs Gary L. Garrity, and produced in conjunction with ADS Audio Visual Productions, Inc., Falls Church, Va. In one of the spots, the indefatigable sergeant and his dog are visited at home by a previously undisclosed relative of a deceased former owner In the Sgt. Braxton episodes, a knock on the door can only mean trouble. In this case, the cal­ of the residence. The relative, in ler bears a striking resemblance to Count Dracula and claims to be a previously undisclosed Dracula-like voice, advises that he relative of the deceased former owner of the Braxton home. The ALTA radio PSA package is has been abroad for several years distributed to stations with this picture as the cover.

5 stations, as the following comments Michael Hauxwell, news/PSA demonstrate. director, WGRY, Grayling, Mich.­ Allen Collins, general manager, "Sgt. Braxton is one of the funniest WHBI, New York City-"Good series out. Keep up the good work." spots." Tim Verthein, public service director, Ren Nichols, public service director, WMIN, St. Paul, Minn.-"Braxton WVLC, Orleans, Mass.- "Spots draw spots are fantastic! Keep it up! good comments from our listeners." Great stuff!" Eva Collins, program director, Wayne Dais, PSA director, KSDN , WDOC, Prestonburg, Ky.-"Very Aberdeen, S.D.-" Very well produced good." and humorous." Alan Boyer, public service director, Terry Benton, public service director, WCPE, Raleigh, N. C.-"Our KYWN, Omaha, Neb.- "Great, send audience has found them to be the more." most entertaining we've heard in a Gigi McGrath, public affairs director, long time. Let me encourage you to KCFM, St. Louis-"Great PSAs!" keep up with further sagas of Sgt. Rocky Williams Braxton and Zing." , PSA director, KBRS, Springdale, Ark.- "Sgt. Braxton Thorn Thompson, program director, spots are excellent." WSOL, Tampa, Fla.-"Have you Linda Bates, public service director, thought about a full series with Sgt. KNTO, Wichita Falls, Texas-"These Braxton and Zing? Good material." are a welcome change from the Ralph Mitchell, II, program usual!" information director, KEPT, Tom Whiddon, program director, Shreveport, La.-"Sgt. Braxton is our KBCR, Steamboat Springs, Colo.­ announcers' favorite PSA." "We love Sgt. Braxton." William Hazzard, public service Dave Stone, production director, director, WCMB, Harrisburg, Pa.­ KGRM , Boise, ldaho-"Well "Creative, humorous, well produced ." produced, thanks for some decent Terry Phillips, public service director, PSAs." WCVL, Crawfordsville, lnd.-"Gotta have more Sgt. Braxton and Zing !" Pearl Miller, public service director, WICH, Norwich, Conn.-" Excellent." Barry Wortel, program director, KTOE, Mankato, Minn.-"Good quality." William Hale, public service director, WRTL, Rantoul, 111.-"The Sgt. Braxton spots are the only ones we have ever run which we had requests Pictured above are actors featured in to play Gust as a request for a other ALTA radio public service announce­ record). " ments. Top to bottom, they are Marion Tony Novitski, WTCH , Shawano, Ross of ABC- TV's "Happy Days," Phil Wis.-"Good spots-entertain Country and western music star Roy Clark Foster of ABC- TV's "Laverne ing." and Shir· appears in an ALTA television public ley" and Joseph Campanella. service announcement.

6 aired repeatedly by around 70 stations in approximately 35 states and reach millions. Featured in the minidrama already distributed is a woman who makes a hit at parties with her impersonation of a famous movie actress-and who is persuaded by a neighbor to pose as his wife and sign the deed so he can sell his home without the consent of the spouse. Fireworks erupt when his real wife returns and discovers the deception. Serving as the basis for the second minidrama is the story of an irritable old man who signs many wills during his lifetime. After his death, A woman performs her popular imper­ Emmy-award winning actress Nancy sonation of a famous movie actress in an the unwary buyers of his home are Marchant of CBS's "The Lou Grant Show" ALTA television public service minidrama. is featured in anAL TA television public shocked when a yardfull of his Later, she impersonates the wife of a service announcement. relatives assemble- each with a neighbor and signs the deed so he can sell his home without the consent of his (co ntinued on page 19) Mike Donnell, program director, spouse. KPSH , Almagordo, N.M.- " Sgt. r:RI!IInT'I"'nrrT.r:r11T'11..-Jl Braxton super again! " Alan Richmond, program manager, KMJ, Fresno, Calif.- "We will air as many as possible for an indefinite period of time, please continue to send." John Frost, manager, KRNS, Burns, Ore.- "We're all big Sgt. Braxton fans here at KANS. Send us more." The ALTA radio package also includes PSAs featuring Phil Foster of ABC-TV's " Laverne and Shirley;" Marion Ross of ABC-TV's "Happy Days;" and Joseph Campanella, veteran actor. In addition to radio, this spring ALTA sent stations the first of two 50-second television public service minidramas designed to call home­ buyer attention to the importance of owner's title insurance. A second minidrama will be distributed to stations this fall. The 60-second television offerings are produced in conjunction with Planned Communication Services, Inc., New York City. Although a use Unwary buyers are shocked when a yardful of relatives of a deceased former owner assem­ report for the first 1979 minidrama ble-each with a claim against the property and each with a different will of the late individual. has not been received at this writing, The camera records this climactic scene for another ALTA television public service minidrama. these announcements typically are 7 §ETTLEMENTOR·--m A new industry standard in Automated Escrow Closing

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Braxton part of his broadcast activity focuses most popular with station personnel. in the area of golden age radio nostalgia and he is thoroughly Following is an interview with encountering land title problems that familiar with the radio serial art form. Braxton's creator, Gary L. Garrity are hair-raising and amusing to the who is ALTA's director of public listener, he maintains his aplomb affairs. Garrity discusses Braxton's and endures to fight another day. Q. Do you think Sgt. Braxton will creation, his personality and the Listeners are able to identify with the endure? reasons for the Mountie's wide character as homebuyers while popularity among radio station being entertained. A. Station personnel around the personnel. country have urged that Sgt. Braxton be kept alive-something unusual in Q. Do you think being a retired itself where public service activity is Mountie adds to his appeal? Q. How and when did you come up concerned. In light of this reaction, with the character of Sgt. Braxton? A. It gives him a strong identity and the ALTA Public Relations justifies his constant companionship Committee and staff hope to bring A. Sgt. Braxton was born three years with a retired lead dog who responds Sgt. Braxton and Zing to the ago when we were searching for an to him with monosyllabic barking. airwaves in new adventures next unusually entertaining and creative This "dialogue" helps move the year and farther in the future as well. public service announcement that Braxton episodes along. would improve ALTA visibility across the country in the face of growing Although he is a retired Canadian Q. Do you see a time where Sgt. Braxton may have to change with competition for free public service air Mountie, Sgt. Braxton is involved in the times if he is to remain a viable time. the adventure of homebuying in America and manages to represent a public relations tool? Sgt. Braxton symbolizes the spirit of popular ideal in this country­ the serials in the golden age of A. If changes in the homebuying perserverance in the face of radio, which were an important part market so indicate, the situations adversity. of the national cultural fabric more encountered by Sgt. Braxton and than 30 years ago. His adventures While the homebuying adventures in Zing will be shaped accordingly. are designed so that they entertain which Sgt. Braxton finds himself are through the ear of the listener bizarre, the title problems portrayed Q. How do you come up with because of superior production. are real. This is the underlying different and exciting situations for From the land title industry justification for the Braxton spots­ the dynamic duo and what are the viewpoint, the Braxton success is public interest information presented criteria for deciding what these will impressive because the spots in an entertaining format. be? emphasize the need for title Q. Do you think the ability of A. Creating the Braxton situations precautions in a humorous format. Americans to laugh at themselves involves applying creatively This brings a positive reaction from has any relationship to the appeal of humorous insight into land title station personnel and listeners. the Braxton spots? problems of individual homebuyers. A. The close relationship between Q. Why is this positive reaction comedy and tragedy has been Q. This year, the Braxton spots are important? detailed many times by observers of being used nationwide by two radio A. With respect to station personnel, humor. By repeatedly landing in networks and are being broadcast by high acceptance means the spots amusing but threatening situations individual stations as well. To what are aired frequently in free time where title problems are involved, do you attribute this popularity? while they build a positive Sgt. Braxton probably fulfills a basic A. It's combining a worthwhile impression of the title industry. As concept of comedy. Although message with a well-produced and for listeners, the announcements are basically in the role of a straight entertaining spot. I personally valuable in reinforcing a positive man (dog), Zing adds an important introduced Sgt. Braxtoh to leading climate of public opinion for the title element of comic relief. His network personnel here in business while reminding of the single-bark answers to the questions Washington and did so with some importance of land title protection. of his master definitely contribute to confidence that they would get along the humor of the spots, as response famously. They did. Individual station Q. How would you describe Sgt. from broadcasters clearly indicates. popularity has resulted from Braxton? broadcast personnel auditioning the A. Sgt. Braxton is an appealing Q. Why is Ed Walker, a Washington, spots and finding them far better in character and listeners enjoy making D.C. , radio-television personality, well quality than the usual public service his acquaintance. Despite repeatedly suited for the part of Sgt. Braxton? offerings they receive.

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In the following question and answer ALTA: The U.S. Department of Real estate settlement procedures interview, Sen. Jake Gam (R·Utah) Housing and Urban Development and services differ from state to discusses the role the federal (HUD) at present is actively reviewing state, and indeed, often differ from government should play in the real the Real Estate Settlement one locality to another within the estate transfer process. Other Procedures Act (RESPA) and will same state. This unique aspect of questions that he answers relate to submit its recommendations to real estate makes federal legislation the lender-pay concept of settlement Congress in 1980. The two principal in this area fundamentally costs and controlled-business. He purposes of RESPA are to educate inappropriate. Particular problems also identifies major issues he the consumer with regard to the real and needs encountered in the expects the Senate Banking estate settlement process and to settlement industry should best be Committee to focus on during the provide advance disclosure on resolved by state legislative action. 96th Congress. related settlement costs. How do Sen. Gam, who is a native Utahn, you evaluate the present RESPA law, was elected to the U.S. Senate in and what role should the federal ALTA: As part of the RESPA review, 1974. At the start of the 96th government play in the real estate HUD is to report to Congress on Congress, he was elected secretary transfer process? whether or not lenders should pay of the Senate Republican the cost of some or all settlement Conference. services normally paid by the borrowers. What impact do you think He is the ranking Republican on the Sen. Gam: Congressional enactment this lender-pay scheme would have Senate Banking, Housing and Urban of the original RESPA occurred on the homebuying public? How will Affairs Committee and serves on the immediately before I took office. mortgage lenders seek to recoup the Housing and Urban Affairs and Responding to consumers and amounts they will have to spend for Insurance subcommittees as ranking members of the settlement industry settlement costs? What would minority member. He is also on the who were outraged by the increased lender-pay do to interest rates? Financial Institutions Subcommittee. complexity, delays and costs caused by this Act, I recommended repeal of Appointed to the Senate Committee RESPA's most cumbersome and on Appropriations in the 96th Sen. Gam: The question illustrates unnecessary provisions. I am Congress, Sen. Gam has many of the evaluations and particularly interested in RESPA assignments on the following problems which need to be explored because my bill containing the subcommittees: Defense, Public before enactment of a lender-pay amendments which became law was Works, Agriculture and Related scheme. the first piece of legislation bearing Agencies, Foreign Operations, State, my name. I am troubled with many aspects of Justice, Commerce and Judiciary. lender-pay. This concept was With respect to the federal Sen. Gam is a former insurance proposed under the theory that government's role in the settlement executive and served in the U.S. settlement costs would be reduced if Navy as a pilot. area, I believe that it should be lending institutions, rather than restricted to insuring that consumers consumers, were bargaining for receive clear, accurate and basic settlement services. Also, it was information about the settlement proposed to relieve the consumer procedure, encouraging the use of a from " front-end" expenses at settlement simple uniform closing. However, mortgage lenders , and setting up model statement would increase their interest rates on systems prompting recordation the loans to recover settlement improve their own systems. states to costs. In itial payment of the settlement costs would actually be

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Write todtty lor your compllmentttry copy (to Title Companies only} PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION 722 Paul Drive • San Rafael, California 94903 • (415} 472-1964 Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. has announced the election of two assistant vice presidents, a state counsel and a branch counsel. Elizabeth M. Griggs has been elected assistant vice president, general accounting in the home office, Richmond, Va. Griggs has been with the company 45 years. In Columbus, Ohio, Douglas R. Taylor has been P. McNeely J. Naylor elected assistant vice president, sales. Illinois. Patrick M. McNeely is another newly appointed assistant been with the company 21 years. vice president. McNeely works at Dwight P. Russell also was elected a Commonwealth's Charlotte, N.C., senior vice president for office. Transamerica. Russell is managing the company's Washington and Alaska offices and is responsible for directing title and escrow services in these states. Russell is a 20-year veteran of Transamerica. Elected to the office of vice president were Ronald H. Erhardt, E. Griggs D. Taylor Paul F. Dickard Jr., and Gary L. Opper. With this promotion, Erhardt The two recently elected counsels is the manager of the company's are Charles A. Meyer, Tennessee J. Howe T. Allen Arizona branches, and has operating state counsel, and Jack E. Cowart control of title and escrow services Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. branch counsel. in the state. Dickard manages the Meyer, a 19-year veteran of the title Chicago Title Insurance Co., Atlanta, company's Texas operations and insurance business, is also vice Ga., has named Howard L. Stillwell directs title and escrow services in president and title officer of Mid­ Jr. manager of special accounts. 25 Texas branch offices. Opper is South Title Insurance Corp., a Stillwell is an active leader in the the current manager of the Lawyers Title subsidiary. Georgia title industry. His current company's Michigan operations and posts include president of the Dixie directs title and escrow services in Land Title Association, treasurer of 20 Michigan branch offices. the Georgia Title Insurance Association, and director of the In the San Francisco area, four of Mortgage Bankers Association of the company's managers were Georgia. promoted to vice presidents. The four new vice presidents are John W. Boyan, director of marketing; Jerrel L. Guerino, title and underwriting counsel; Edwin P. Lynch, director of Otis L. Tennant, a vice president of systems and procedures; and Chelsea Title & Guaranty Co., Richard P. Pauletich, C. Meyer J. Cowart Northern recently observed his 50th California regional manager. Boyan anniversary with the company and evaluates marketing activities and with its predecessor firm, Tampa coordinates business planning and Several new appointments were Abstract & Title Insurance Co. development. Guerino is responsible made within Commonwealth Land Tennant began his career with the for providing title counsel and Title Insurance Co. Thad A. Allen of company while in high school. Since reviewing procedures in the Spring, Texas, has been appointed a 1967, he has been in charge of insurability and underwriting of title vice president. A titleman with 15 public relations for Chelsea Title. policies. Lynch directs title plant years of experience, Allen will work development, data processing out of Commonwealth's Houston systems support, and feasibility office. analyses of title plant conversions. In Illinois, John Howe has been Pauletich directs title and escrow At Transamerica Title Insurance Co. appointed assistant vice president services in 18 California ten new promotions were counties. and manager and works out of the announced. Harley D. Brown was Elected to the position of assistant Oakbrook, Ill., office. In addition to elected a senior vice president. vice president of Utah operations his Commonwealth responsibilities, In his new position, Brown will be was James Naylor, formerly in Howe lectures on the title insurance in charge of directing title charge of escrow operations for industry and the real estate and escrow services in Michigan's Colorado. profession at colleges throughout urban counties, while retaining his responsibilities as manager of the Colorado and Utah offices. He has

15 Indiana Titleman Is Dead at 61 ERRORS AND Gerald H. Ewbank, owner of Ewbank Abstract Office, Lawrenceburg, Ind., OMISSIONS INSURANCE and senior partner of the law firm Ewbank, Meyer & Kramer, died June 8, at the age of 61. FOR Mr. Ewbank represented the third generation of family owners of • Abstracters • Title Insurance Agents Ewbank Abstract Office, which was established by his grandfather in • Title Searchers • Title Opinions 1885. A well known leader in both the legal and title professions, Mr. Ewbank was a past president of the Indiana· Land Title Association and the Indiana and Dearborn County bar associations, and was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar Association. He was a fellow of the THE R.J. CANTRELL American Bar Foundation as well as a member of its House of Delegates. AGENCY He received his education and legal training at the University of Indiana. Mr. Ewbank is survived by his wife, Eleanor, six children, and four grandchildren. His son, Robert J. Ewbank, is an attorney at the Ewbank Abstract Office. Bankruptcy Laws Discussed at PLTA Meeting iTLE

Topics of discussion at the recent Pennsylvania Land Title Association annual convention in Lancaster, Pa., ranged from the state's new bankruptcy laws to an update of the Pennsylvania Land Title Institute which is the new PL T A educational Call us or write unit. P.O. Box 857 Guest speakers included ALTA President Roger N. Bell and ALTA 2108 North Country Club Road Executive Vice President William J. Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 McAuliffe Jr. (918)-683-0166 Joseph D. Burke of Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. is the newly elected PL T A president. Vice president is Frank Finch of Chicago Title Insurance Co. F. Victor Westermaier of Chelsea Title and Richard Burroughs of Title Insurance Corporation of Pennsylvania were elected treasurer and secretary "A Title Man for Title People" respectively.

16 First American Board Chairman Parker Dies George A. Parker, chairman of the he rejoined the firm and began his of Commerce and a chairman of the board of The First American ascendance through the company Santa Ana Civil Service Commission. Financial Corp. and its principal ranks. He became secretary of the He is survived by his wife, Dorothy subsidiary, First American Title company in 1928, president in 1943, Mead Parker, one son, C. E. Parker, Insurance Co., died June 2 after a and was made board chairman in and four grandchildren. long illness. He was 81. 1963. A nephew of Mr. Parker's, D. P. Mr. Parker started working as a Mr. Parker served as secretary to the Kennedy, is president of the First young boy with the company he later Orange County Bar Association for American Financial was to head. After graduating from Corp. and First 42 years and was a member of the American Title Santa Ana College and the University Insurance Co. and is California Land Title Association a member-at-large of Southern California Law School, of the ALTA executive board. He had been Executive Committee. president of the Santa Ana Chamber Former ALTA Finance Chairman Succumbs Former board chairman of Title interest in the Los Angeles firm of Insurance and Trust Co. (TI) and Land Title Insurance Co., Mr. Warn Pioneer National Title Insurance Co. was made executive vice president (PNTI), Hale Warn, is dead at the age of Land Title Insurance Co., followed of 69. He died July 1 in San in 1953 by his election as director Francisco after a lengthy illness. and president. A San Mateo, Calif., native, Mr. Warn When California Pacific Title was began his long and distinguished acquired by Tl in 1959, he moved to career in the title insurance business Tl's corporate office as executive . in 1928 when he joined the Redwood vice president. Seven years later, he City office of the California Pacific was elected a senior executive vice Title Insurance Co. president and became president of In 1942, he was made vice president Tl in 1968. His election as chairman and manager of California Pacific of the Tl and PNTI board occurred in Title's Sacramento subsidiary, 1972-a post he held until his Capital City Title. retirement in 1975. He remained on the board of directors until April Subsequent to California Pacific 1978. Title's acquisition of substantial Mr. Warn was active in ALTA and the California Land Title Association (CLTA). He served both on the ALTA Board of Governors and Executive Committee (1969-72). Over a period ranging from 1966 to 1972, Mr. Warn SOUNDEX PANELS FOR SALE chaired four ALTA committees. They are the Finance Committee, Membership and Organization Less than 100 100orMore Committee, the Special Committee Sperry Rand Steel $14 ea. $12 ea. to Study Voting Procedures and the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. Office Systems Aluminum $12 ea. $10 ea. He also served on the Planning Dividers $1 ea. $.75 ea. Committee (1965-66) and the Retirement Committee (1970-72). He was president of CLTA Minimum order is 10 panels. Additional during the discounts for volume orders. 1959-60 term and is one of only 11 persons elected as a CLT A honorary member-a distinction he was awarded in 1975. Mr. Warn is survived by his wife 516 Third Street Mary, a son, a daughter, five grandchildren and one great Des Moines, lA 50309 grandchild. Phone 515-288-3335

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An International Real Estate representatives, government agency Pre-registration for participation at Marketplace Seminar and Exposition representatives, mortgage bankers, the three-day Marketplace is $99 per will be held at the Opryland Hotel brokers, real estate investment trust person; a scheduled use of one of and Convention Center in Nashville, officers, corporate real estate people the communication centers is $75 Tenn., Oct. 17-20. The event is under and title companies. additional, and $500 for an exhibit the sponsorship of the National The program for the three days will space which includes seminar and Association of Corporate Real Estate involve general sessions, workshops, Marketplace participation for two Executives (NACORE) with the goal seminars, and exhibits. Located on persons. of bringing together the buying, the exhibit floor will be several Inquiries regarding seminar selling, consulting and exchange communication centers which registration should be directed to segments of the real estate industry participants may use for seminars Adelin Browne, director of for mutual learning and exchange of and exhibits not needing the time or conventions, NACORE, 7799 information. area provided by a full exhibit space. Southwest 62nd Avenue, South According to NACORE President Miami, Fla. 33143. Joseph R. Bagby, the Marketplace is a response to a growing need for a central information source for the CLT A Convention Recapped real estate industry. This need, he says, has arisen because of the The California Land Title Association and their services was Roger L. recently met for its annual complexity of real estate McNitt, formerly California deputy convention in Rancho Mirage, Calif. transactions today, the number of insurance commissioner and Program topics focused on key professions now a part of real estate currently a practicing attorney with issues facing the industry and new activity, and the impact of Fredman, Silverberg & Lewis, Inc. association officers were elected. multinational corporations. Exhibitors Other key speakers included Roger and participants at the Marketplace Among speakers during the business N. Bell, president of ALTA, giving a will represent an estimated 50 program was Charles J. Weissburd, report from ALTA, and Gerald L. categories of professionals active in chief deputy of the Los Angeles lppel, executive vice president of Title Insurance and Trust Co., Los real estate, land use, and services. Department of Registrar-Recorder. Angeles, speaking on the ALTA Title They include land planners, builders The title of Weissburd's speech was Insurance Political Action Committee and building suppliers, legal "What You Always Wanted To Know (TIPAC) program for services, development planners, site About Recording But Were Afraid To 1979. selection experts, computer services Ask." Speaking on title companies A wide range of topics concerning the title industry was covered in the remaining seminars of the business program. These included the impact of Proposition 13, the interdependent relationship between escrow officers and title people, suggestions for changes in the CLTA Insurance Policy, and a report on CLT A activities during the past year. The election of new CL TA officers Professional Energy for the 1979-1980 term of office was also a main event of the convention. Services Co. David R. Porter was elected Chain sheets president of CL T A. Porter is senior Abstracts vice president and western region Mortgages manager for the Title Insurance and Lease take-offs Trust Co., Los Angeles. The new first vice president is Steven R. Walker from the Western Title Insurance Co. in San Francisco, 1400 CNO Oldg. ·::.::: :.:: : :: .":".: :: .. . where he is vice president and chief Shreveport. La. 711 01 •·· ··· ...... A/C 318 legal officer. Ph. ··-· ...... 222-0150 -··-· ·- .. - ·. ····· ·.·.-:::: :: ·.-: :·::· ·.-.: Richard J. Shramm was elected Meeting all the needs of the second vice president. Shramm is Abstract Title Industry senior vice president and region manager for Chicago Title Insurance Co., Los Angeles. CLT A's new treasurer is Darrel E. Pierce, the secretary-counsel of Inter­ County Title Co. in Placerville.

18 winning actress on CBS's "The Lou Cancer Claims CTI Exec Grant Show;" Roy Clark, country and western music star, and Eric Estrada, the company since 1955. Before star of NBC's "CHIPS." joining Chicago Title, he was The ALTA celebrity television spots employed by Home Title Guarantee have been aired in free time by some Co. He was a member of the ALTA 200 stations from coast to coast. Title Insurance Forms Committee. This includes visibility in the District Mr. Healey graduated from Fordham of Columbia. University and Fordham Law School, By combining an informative and was admitted to the New York message emphasizing land title State Bar in 1946. precautions with a creative He is survived by his wife and one entertainment approach, ALTA public daughter. relations capability once again is reaching a vast nationwide audience with television and radio offerings that favorably identify the land title Public Re la tions-(concluded) industry and counter misinformation. Members of the ALTA Public claim against the property and each Relations Committee include carrying a different version of his Chairman H. Randolph Farmer, will. Francis E. O'Connor, LeNore Plotkin, Also in the realm of television, at the James Robinson, Edward Schmidt, beginning of this year, ALTA sent Bill Thurman and Thomas Watson. stations a package of three, Edward F. Healey, vice president and 30-second public service regional general counsel of Chicago announcements in which celebrities Title Insurance Co., died June 8, at advise learning the facts on the age of 62. He had been ill with homebuyer precautions in advance­ cancer. and suggest writing the Association A member of Chicago Title's New for free information. Featured are York staff, Mr. Healey had been with Nancy Marchant, Emmy-award-

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19 August 2-4, 1979 September 26-29, 1979 Idaho Land Title Association Dixie Land Title Association North Shore Lodge and Convention Center The De Soto Hilton Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Calendar Savannah, Georgia of October 5-7, 1979 August 8·15, 1979 Palmetto Land Title Association American Bar Association Meetings Palmetto Dunes Hyatt Dallas, Texas Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

October 6-10, 1979 August 9·11, 1979 , American Bankers Association Montana Land Title Association New Orleans, Louisiana Sheraton Inn Great Falls, Montana October 14-17, 1979 ALTA Annual Convention August 10-11, 1979 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Kansas Land Title Association San Francisco, California Glenwood Manor Motor Hotel 9200 Metcalf October 19, 1979 Overland Park, Kansas September 12·15, 1979 Nevada Land Title Association Washington Land Title Association Hyatt Lake Tahoe August 16-18, 1979 Admiralty Resort Incline Vi llage, Nevada Minnesota Land Title Association Port Ludlow, Washington Thunderbird Inn October 28-November 2, 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota September 13-15, 1979 U.S. League of Savings Associations North Dakota Title Association Chicago, Illinois Jamestown, North Dakota September 7·9, 1979 November 15-17, 1979 Missouri Land Title Association September 19·21 , 1979 Florida Land Title Association Hotel Sheraton St. Louis Nebraska Land Title Association Bahia Mar Hotel & Yachting Club 910 North Seventh Street Holiday Inn Ft. Lauderdale, Florida St. Louis, Missouri Columbus, Nebraska December 5, ·1979' .. '·· September 8-11, 1979 September 25-28, 1979 Louisiana Land Title Ass ~iation Indiana Land Title Association New York State Land Title Association Royal Orlean~ :..-. it Sheraton West Kutsher's Country Club ~e~ OriE!~ns f Louisiana Indianapolis, Indiana Monticello, New York December 6-7, 1979 September 9·11, 1979 September 26-28, 1979 National Title Underwriters Association Ohio Land Title Association Wisconsin Land Title Association Annual Meeting Sawmill Lodge Pfister Hotel Royal Orleans Hotel Huron, Ohio Milwaukee, Wisconsin New Orleans, Louisiana

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