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Pan Am Account Takes Test Flights ATLANTA--A handful of Florida agencies, which requested anonymity, confirmed last week they had been contacted about the Pan American World Airways review. The account has been at Weller, O'Sullivan, Zuckerman & Lightcap Advertising in New York for more than a year. The incumbent has been invited to participate along with 11 undisclosed agencies. Sources said the account is worth approximately $5 million. Invited shops were to have responded by Dec. 3. Carfax Checks Out Mid-Atlantic Agencies ATLANTA--Carfax, a provider of vehicle history information in Fairfax, Va., has contacted undisclosed shops in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore area about handling its $1 million account, sources said. Cadmus/O'Keefe won the account last summer [Adweek, Aug. 4]. The client declined comment. Shoney's Restaurants Resets Finals ATLANTA--Officials with Shoney's Restaurants last week said that final presentations for their $26 million account had been rescheduled for Dec. 18. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company also reported that incumbent Bernstein-Rein, Kansas City, Mo., has withdrawn from the review. That leaves McKinney & Silver, Raleigh, N.C.; Partners & Shevack, New York; and Italia/Gal, Los Angeles, as finalists. Crispin, Paradigm Withdraw From Reviews ATLANTA--Crispin Porter & Bogusky in Miami said it would not participate in client Sunglass Hut's agency review. Remaining competitors for the $5 million ad business are: Harris Drury Cohen, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; HMS Partners, Miami; Ogilvy & Mather, Atlanta; and WestWayne, Tampa, Fla. Separately, Tampa-based Paradigm Communications withdrew from the contest for Delaware Savings Bank's $2 million account, leaving co-incumbent Davis & Co., Washington, D.C., to fend off undisclosed contenders. Rockett Tops Inaugural Sammy Awards ATLANTA--Rockett, Burkhead, Lewis & Winslow in Raleigh, N.C. was the top winner at the first Southeast Award for Magazine Excellence Awards (Sammy) last week. The agency won for its work with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina. The competition was created by the Magazine Advertising Represent-atives of the South (MARS). Paradigm, Fahlgren Sweep Tampa Show ATLANTA--Paradigm Communications and Fahlgren were the top winners--with seven and six awards, respectively--in the Right Brain Show, produced by the Creative Club of Tampa Bay, Fla. The former was honored for its WMNF Radio and Junior Lightning Hockey work, while the latter received kudos for clients Tire Kingdom, Brew Doctors, The Tampa Tribune and the University of South Florida Athletic Department.

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