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Now Hear This ... all you fellows and gals who appreciate, as I do, what our classmates in the military have done and are doing for the well-being of our country. The latest recipient of the "eagle" to wear on his shoulders is James M. Landrigan, who was promoted to the rank of Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps as of September 1, 1968. Jim's distinguished three-war military career began in World War II, when after V-12 training at Dartmouth (and some action on the gridiron) he served in the South Pacific where among other things he was a platoon leader in the assault on Okinawa. During the Korean conflict "Big Jim" received the Silver Star while in action as an infantry company commander. The late '50's found him at Parris Island as head line coach of its football team, and then at Tufts University as its Marine Officer Instructor. In 1963-4, as a Lt. Col., Jim was a military attache in Moscow. A tour of duty in Vietnam found him the recipient of the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Silver Star, in 1967. His latest post is J4-P, USSTRICOM, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla. 33621. Jim, Lillian and their four children thus are affiliated with those who wear the blue, and even this ex-swabbie will speculate that the latter will — or should - profit by it.

Tom Rowe, a top insuranceman for the Woody Agency in Chicago, has been made a member of the Equitable Society's Hall of Fame. Tom, who has been in Equitable's National Leader Corps consistently for years, ranks as one of the Society's senior sales consultants.

Also in Windy City-land, Richard K. Frey has been named executive vice president of the Lake Shore National Bank. Dick, Mary and their daughters, Martha Mary and Susan Hilary, have the Winnetka, Ill., address of 318 Rosewood Avenue. Dick's outside activities include holding the purse-strings of the Chicago Financial Advertisers and memberships in the Economic Club and the Executives' Club of Chicago.

From Bergenfield, N. J., comes the good word that Kenneth J. Edelson has been named president of General Sportcraft Co., Ltd. This firm, with which he has been associated since 1957, imports, manufactures and packages an extensive line of sports equipment and games which it distributes throughout the United States and Canada. Sports play an important role outside of the office too, as Ken is a Little League manager, and also serves as a Big Brother in New York City and as an adult leader at the "Y" Ken, Jill and their four sons reside at 136 Unadilla Road, Ridgewood, N. J.

We now have a home address to supple- ment the announcement of Clift Whiteman's Scent affiliation with Investors Diversified Services. He and Shirley are unpacking cartons at 5201 Blake Road, Edina, Minn. 55436. Need any liniment, Shirley? In case you're missing that favorite sombrero, Clift, it's probably locked up in that house back in Montclair.

Jack Dwyer is the new president and chief managing officer of the Franklin Society Federal Savings and Loan Association. He has been with Franklin since 1953, when he started as assistant secretary. He was elected a vice president in 1958, a senior vice president in 1964, and executive vice president in 1968. He worked for the Morgan Guaranty and Trust Company for three years after graduation before joining Franklin. With Mary Alice and their two sons, he lives in Franklin Lakes, N. J.

Insuranceman Bill Sapers of Brookline, Mass., has been elected vice-chairman of the New England Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith. He will serve as chairman of the Community Service Committee, which is one of three functioning committees operating within the Board. Bill also is a town meeting member of Brookline, chairman of the Democratic Town Committee, and is on the board of directors of the Businessmen's Council of the Combined Jewish Philanthrophies.

Roger S. Hillas has been appointed president and chief administrative officer of the Provident National Bank in Philadelphia. He previously was executive vice president and was in charge of the commercial division of that institution.

In the world of communications, Francis M. Austin has been named Bronx general manager of the New York Telephone Company. He must have had made some good connections to get that position.

Donald J. Hall is spearheading the initial concept for the Crown Center of Kansas City into reality. The first buildings of this $115 million business and residential community on 85 acres near the downtown district will be occupied in 1970. Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., plans to build more than 50 structures over a 15-year period; however, more than half the acreage will be set aside for parks, pedestrian bridges, malls and other public space.

For those of you who like to know who is where, Capt. T. Robert O'Neil, U.S.N, is with the office of the Secretary of Defense (Administration), Room 3C915 Pentagon, Washington, D. C. Also on hand in the nation's capital to see the new administration take office was Harry R. Melone, a foreign service officer whose address is Conakry, Department of State, Washington, D. C. (Speaking of foreign service, there is a newly established special scholarship fund at Dartmouth for the sons and grandsons of foreign service officers, the S. Pinkney Tuck 1913 Memorial Fund. Mr. Tuck, who was the first United States Ambassador to Egypt, died in 1967.)

Francis L. Lion still calls 211 Volney Road home, but the municipality of North Syracuse, N. Y. 13212 now claims his tax dollars, rather than Liverpool, N. Y. Prof.John B. Henry can again look down on the tumult of New York City, having resumed his former address of Village Towers, 15 Charles Street, N. Y., N. Y. 10014. Prof.Richard D. Leonard also has a Big City address, 245 East 63rd St., N. Y., N. Y. 10021.

Dick Kirkwood has a new location in Roanoke, Va. 24019 of 816 Dexter Road, N.W. Jim Melville has shifted Pittsburgh, Pa., addresses, and now may be found at 651 Valleyview Road, ZIP 15243. And in the sunny south, Joe Stehlin now is receiving his mail at 751 Pine Drive, Pompano Beach, Fla. 33061.

I am very sorry to report that SolomonJ. Goldfine passed away on January 8, 1969 in Scarsdale, N. Y. The deepest sympathies of the Class are extended to his family.

Secretary, 19 Claybar Dr. West Hartford, Conn. 06117

Treasurer, 281 Pondfield Rd., Bronxville, N. Y. 10708