1955
Capt. Jim Waldman is now a flight examiner at Stewart Air Force Base in Tennessee after a busy year in the hot spots of Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic, and a side trip to the cold spot of Greenland. He spent six and a half months in Southeast Asia, flew 84 combat missions, and was decorated with the Air Medal and two oak leaf clusters for "outstanding airmanship and courage." He took "part in what he calls "the initial phases of the Dominican fracas," last April and May, and won the Air Force Commendation Medal. Somewhere Jim also found time for several weeks in Turkey. In December he was made a flight examiner on the 4413th Troop Carrier Wing Standardization-Evaluation Board, at Stewart AFB. His wife Ann had a second child, first son, Jeffrey, in October, and then in February and March Ann and Jim took a welldeserved vacation in Aspen, where they found "wonderful skiing" and, of course, Dick Mount. Dick reports that "Jim looked like the original fur coat salesman skiing in his high-altitude flying outfit," but adds, "as wild as he looked, he skied very parallel."
Jim also mentioned that in addition to those 84 missions in Southeast Asia, he, survived a drinking bout with Bill Gavitt, too. Bill is also an Air Force captain, and has spent most of his Viet Nam tour in radar outposts. His wife Shirleyann reports that Bill keeps in close touch with her and the children by daily tape recordings, frequent letters, semi-monthly colored slides, and almost-weekly packages of books, toys and "goodies to pamper and bring me pleasure." Sounds like Bill wouldn't have much time left for the Viet Cong. His year in Viet Nam ends this summer. Before this tour he was in the Atlas missile program at Schilling Air Force Base in Kansas, and for his work there was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Bernie Fulton moved from his antipoverty job in New Jersey to become deputy director for operations of the Washington, D. C., local anti-poverty program. A flattering article about Bernie in The Washington Evening Star described him as being "committed to the involvement of everyone - rich and poor - in a community action effort to wipe out poverty." It described how Bernie, as a high school football player in Harrisburg, caught the attention of a Dartmouth coach, and eventually won a scholarship to the college. "If I am self confident myself," Bernie was quoted as saying, "it's because I've had enough little victories in my life. That is what the poverty program must give people who have known only failure - a taste of victory.... We want to help poor people win victories, even little victories, in their lives and as citizens that will give them the confidence to get ahead. Bernie's post is one of the top four in the Washington program, and The Star said his job is "to see that the complex... operation, which handled $17 million in the past year and a half, runs effectively." It added: "He wouldn't be afraid to knock heads together, but doesn't believe in unnecessary toughness."
Bob Wool reports that his Inter-American Foundation for the Arts, which he founded, is "finally taking hold." It now has two big art shows traveling, one in this country and in Latin America, and it publishes a monthly newsletter in Spanish which is circulated throughout Latin America. Translations of contemporary Latin American plays fnto English are under way, and the, Foundation plans to hold a symposium this fall, probably in Venezuela, bringing together about 60 artists, writers, sculptors, and musicians. Bob travels to Latin America a preat deal to nurture his projects. In his fpare time, he has been writing a novel about Latin America — just being finished - and a film script intended for Hollywood. The script is an adaptation of William Sty ron's novella, The Long March, about the recall of two Marine reservists for the Korean War. "It's so timely now," Bob notes.
Dr. Al Root reports hurriedly: "Full time at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as assistant endocrinologist. Newly purchased home" He lives in Penn Valley. Steve Scbmieder has returned to California after two years in Hamburg, Germany, but the only reason he gives is "to enjoy the sunshine " Larry Nadler writes from Hampstead, Quebec, that he's "now executive vice president of our family business — Canadian Lady Corset Co.— which is expanding nicely." He encountered Skip Mackey in Florida last winter and found; he "hasn't changed, except lost a little hair."
Kilt Andrew was promoted from director of group training to director of group sales administration for Union Mutual life Insurance Co., Portland, Me. He's now respon- sible for training, budgets, field offices, and group publications. Dr. Bob Edwards, back from Government service in Asia, is now completing his surgical residency at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. He reports seeing John Baldwin, who's in the same program; Dick Flagg, at the Naval Hospital in Oakland; and Bob Sachs, who's on the dental faculty at the University.
Ryutaro Shindo is now in the Hamburg, Germany, office of a Japanese firm. JimHillis was made a partner in the Indianapolis law firm of Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd. Dick Leßoeuf is now a vice president in Pacific Outdoor Advertising Co.'s New York office. The firm's headquarters is in Los Angeles. Dick formerly was vice president and part owner of Arizona Outdoor Advertising Co. in Yuma, and he's maintaining his interest in that company. Previously he was with Young & Rubicam in Los Angeles.
Skip Millman is an installation supervisor for Western Electric in New York City. Bruce Gardener reports he's "now driving a B-52 for SAC" at Travis Air Force Base in California. Warren Girard, by his own account, is "taking life easy as a news editor on the Los Angeles Times. Still single and swinging." Gere Coffey is district manager and sells advertising space for Steel magazine in Pittsburgh. Art Wellman, "sparetime curator" of the newly-formed Fenton Historical Society in Jamestown, N. Y., represented the Society at a two-week seminar in Virginia sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The conference was limited to 14 curators of historical museums. Art's an interior decorator by trade.
New arrivals: Dave and Carol Cudlip, a daughter, Carolina, January 17; the Cudlips now live in Greenwich, Conn., and Dave works for Overseas National Airways at Kennedy Airport in New York. Dick andMaxine Sklover, a son, Andy, last July. Mai and Ricki Roth, a girl, Julianne, February 6. Mark and Gerdi Starr, a boy, Stefan, November 3. Paul and Margot Zimmerman, a daughter, Julie, September 30. Ted and JoanChadbourne, a girl, Deborah, January 31. Charlie and Carol Greenberg, a daughter, Julie, January 27. John and Judy Mansfield, a girl, Suzanne, February 12. Tom and Ann Byrne, a son, March 1. The Mike Gortons, a daughter, Kimberly, August 11. Ogden and Jane Morse, a son, Herbert Ogden III, December 6.
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