1961

Read and Jenny Ambler had a single baby boy!! Maybe that doesn't sound shocking to you but all who know Read well were fully expecting mat Read wouldn't settle for less than octuplets — so's he'd have a full shell to coach to glory at Henley '85. Not to be outdone, George and Holly Whitehead brought forth a young lady named Cara Louise. My, but we are a dedicated group of population exploders!

A large number of '61's, eager to join the Great Baby Race, have taken the requisite first step over the summer by tripping gaily up the aisle. For example: Cleve Carney and his bride Alice-Marie are now living in Chicago where Cleve is in grad school. Harry Altick and Donna Thiemecke looped up in May in Ohio. Ann Archer looked properly beguiling as she supported Lack Selph throughout the ceremony last March. Dick is a pilot for Pan Am in NYC. Navy Lt. Rick Reed and May wife Mary Lynda are still hanging around San Francisco till Rick finishes "his tour of duty. Roberta Anne Fletcher married Dr. Dave Heisterkamp in Concord early this summer. Architect DickNordhaus selected May as the time when the signs were most favorable for taking Mary Kaltenbach to wed in Pennsylvania. Dick and Mary have set up camp in Montreal. Here's an interesting way to admit you've married - "Mr. John HaughranHadley Jr. relinquished his membership in the Bachelors upon his marriage" - I should hope so, John Baby, can't have your cake and eat it too ya'know. The reason John forsook the Bachelors is Aileen Coberly of L.A. Another man of medicine RonFagin decided to tie the suture and added Beth Odess to the beneficiary column on his Medicare policy. Beth and Ron were married in June. Robert Vale and his love, the former Emma Katherine Meekins were married in Washington, D. C., on June 5. Bob is a lawyer with the Southern Railway. Cartter Frierson had no less than four big strapping brothers to carry him up to the altar where Patricia Browne was eagerly awaiting him. Howie Bovers was Frierson's best man. The happy couple is living in Philly whilst hubby slaves over hot textbooks at Wharton. Here's one from the "Sword of Damocles File," Margaret Lanpher and Bob Fuller are planning an October wedding. Robert is a lawyer in Norwalk, Conn. That is the end of the Baby / Wedding / Engagement section (whew) of this month's (gasp) column (urp).

Now what do we always talk about after getting through the weddings ... no, guess again ... no, and you should wash out your mouth ... last try. ... Yes! you lucky fellows it is time for our staunch businessmen and world leaders to Collect Rewards And Praise. Here's our opening grabber: Laurence Sims has been promoted in the Fieldcrest textile company as an (or the) industrial relations representative at the Spray, N. C., plant. Fieldcrest makes good towels by the way, everybody buy Fieldcrest towels. Robert "Belli" Anderson has been awarded the editorship of the UCLA Law Review in The City of Angels (and riots). Our stalwart Head Class Agent, Mike "Shyloek" Hecht is the new merchandise manager of Stewart's Department Store in Baltimore. Bill Blue is still behind the mike for WAVY-TV in Norfolk announcing sports events until he leaves the Navy (I assume by column time he will be on land and at UCLA Business). Hal Levenson is a fullfledged producer at WNBC in N. Y. Hal produces both the "Searchlight" and "Direct Line" shows for the tube. Frank and Laraine Crouse sent a copy of their family newspaper, the "Crouse Crow." It was meaty with news, the most important item being that the Crouses, including son Keith, are now back in the U.S. from the Philippines and are scooting around in their new Austin Healey looking for upscale jobs for father Frank. One of the world's greatest men, Mr. Charles A. Dale (father of Steve - another of world's greatest men, but he needs experience) wrote in behalf of son Steve. Steve got out of the Navy in January after serving on one of the destroyers that was in the Tonkin Gulf crisis. Steve is now in Wilmington with DuPont in their marketing and advertising department.

Hank Laurelli was awarded his M.D. in June as an honor student. Hank will intern at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Dick Taft is studying in Europe after having received his law degree from Chicago. Sarge Potter is a dentist! As far as I know he is the first D.D.S. from the class. Sarge will serve a two-year hitch in the Army before attacking mankind at large with his "painless" drills, chisels, saws, etc. LanceStoker is an osteopath with the Detroit Osteopathic Hospital. I assume he will be able to take over anything Potter can't handle. Mike Gazzaniga was given his Ph.D. by Caltech in psychobiology. By the way, for those of you who don't know what psychobiology is, it involves psychoanalyzing African violets and gardenias 10 help eliminate neurotic flower boxes. Dr. Morton D. Lynn will be serving his internship at University Hospital in Cleveland.

Harry Ames has made the big time! You remember the traditional Admiral's aide in the movies - the guy that always pulls the old man out of a flaming ashtray or off a sinking crouton. Well, landlubbers, that's what Harry is. He's the aide to Admiral m charge of Navy activities in the South American area. Harry seems to be enjoying his role as well as his many trips to virtually every spot in South or Central America. Kuril Kruger is frittering away his time in Miami Beach East - Saigon. An earlier column reported some of Kurn's doings in that apparently fascinating though explosive (no pun) city. Kurn gets my vote for Best Binge of The Year with his 5-day splurge in Hong Kong to the tune of $13,000. I don't want to even think about the fun Kurn must have had — whoopee!!

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