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Stalwart Kelly Coffin has bounced back from some recent illness. His job is a perpetual merry-go-round, traveling and entertaining. He's never in Atlanta. But doesn't he turn out a sparkling and stimulating "Clanging Bells"? Filled with details about our far-flung activities, his writing ranks among the best class newsletters in content, scope, variety, and style. The last issue was pure Coffin at his best.

"Mosbacher... is to yacht racing what Babe Ruth was to baseball," says an enthusiastic PR release announcing Bus's election to the board, National Life Insurance Company of Vermont, and its youngest member. So far, they haven't named a candy bar after Bus, but we're working on it. Succeeding Senator Ralph Flanders in this 118-year-old mutual life firm, Bus follows strong Dartmouth traditions established by Ernest Martin Hopkins.

The death of Bill Lothman escaped us for almost six months. I'm surprised a St. Louis classmate or alumnus didn't notify the College. I telephoned Tink Lothman with our belated condolences for this friendly, rugged guy who was close to many of you.

Would you have thought twenty-five years ago. ... Dick Kimmel would be featured in the Boston Herald advocating advantages of a third dimension floor material which has made him the darling of the needlebonded carpet market and Ozite Co. stockholders. ... John Altorfer would be a candidate for Illinois governor. ... Doc Fielding would be an expert on population explosions. ...Milt Binswanger would be seeing himself in his own mirrors all over the South. ... Herb Harrigan would be the articulate editorial voice of the "Philadelphia Inquirer." ... Bruce Jones would be running his own New York advertising agency. ... Bud Kast would be an outstanding private school headmaster Don Taylor would be a topflight New England banker with everybody's interest at heart NormProbstein would be showing the old pros how to build and operate St. Louis hotels. ... Harry Bishop would be Philadelphia's finest pediatric surgeon So they are, and such is fate.

Binney Tower has settled in Wilbraham, Mass., not far from Springfield, where he is with Milton Bradley Co. We miss him around Philly. ... Hard to believe that Martin Kane, sometimes known as Killer, has forsaken Portland, Me., and country living to return to the New York salt mines; he has moved to Huntington, Long Island, probably with a New York advertising agency. His trade reputation as copywriter is very tops. ... Called Ren Grevatt one evening. He's running his own N. Y. PR business.

All 43s in the New York area will gather for a pre-reunion reunion at the New York Yacht Club, 5 P.M., March 13. All hands are expected to muster. Among other things route maps to Hanover for the 25th Spree, June 20-23 will be issued.

Bill Seidman tells me he's going back to work now the Romney campaign has ended. We tip our hat to Bill for having courage of his political convictions to support a good man. ... Republican Tony Farrell has been appointed executive clerk for the administration of Democratic Governor Hoff of Vermont. Besides administrative function, Tony will play an important role as Hoff's liaison with the Republican-controlled legislature and will be called upon to win support for the Administration's legislative proposals. For years this column has marked Tony as a Vermont political factor. Watch him move.

From the press Bob Moyer has been appointed director, Baltimore Urban Renewal Commission, responsible for the city's anti-poverty projects. With the renewal agency since 1951 in various capacities except for three years as deputy director, Federal City Washington, Bob was a history major at Dartmouth, later took a master's in journalism from Columbia. ... Neal Tyler, lumber king and building constructor of Manchester, Conn., made the board of directors, Savings Bank of Manchester. Neal served five years in Naval Aviation, returned to Dartmouth after the war, married a Colby Jr. gal, settled in native Wyoming for nine years, then to Connecticut, where he once attended Cheshire Academy. Bimby and he have four children ... Bill Glovsky, tax expert, Boston lawyer, has been talking to Boston insurance people on "The Human Problems in Closely Held Corporations." Bill, you should see the ones they have in publicly-held corporations' Report from Salvador" is a brilliant appraisal of Brazil's present plight and struggle to survive. Author: Father Jim Malley, S.J We'll try to get the text to you in Kelly's next newsletter.

With spring almost here, June can't be far away. Make your plans now to be in Hanover on June 20.

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