1934

Once again we're indebted to EdBrown, way ijp there in what's still Marlboro Country (no-woman's-land), for a new crop of dispatches from our earthgirdling compadres.

Grove Blood's the lead-off man: "Have now fully recovered from a disability incurred during my stay in Liberia as Port Director of the Port of Monrovia. Presently working here in Summit, N. J. Not sure my feet will let me stay in one place too long, but my wife and daughter find home very attractive."

Down the road a piece, in Chatham, N. J., Bob Douglass reports from the offices of Ward & Douglass (packaging products): "As often as possible (usually twice a year) Kay and I visit our daughter Mary, her husband and their two little daughters in Decatur, Ga. We get to see my son Bill and his wife quite frequently, since they live in Manhattan. He is College Relations Consultant for Prudential Insurance Company of America in Newark. In June he completed his Marine Corps duty. In 1968, while a second lieutenant serving as platoon commander in Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V. I manage to keep pretty busy, especially since my former partner's retirement in 1964. Kay is able to go with me on most of my business trips, and that serves as our vacation."

Stan Abercromble writes from Alexandria, Va., that "after nearly 25 years with the National Educational Association, I took early retirement (November, 1970) because NEA discontinued its National Commission on Safety Education. I am now with the Office of Alcohol Countermeasures, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, and am enjoying it. The goal of OAC is to find ways whereby police agencies, courts, driver license officials, mental health people, medical and social agencies can combine forces to reduce alcohol-related traffic accidents. Alcohol is now credited with being the major contributing cause in more than half the annual traffic fatality total of 56,000."

Now a batch of news-clippings, headlining fresh achievements of our granitemuscled team-mates. A late-October item in the "Manchester (N.H.) Evening Herald" discloses that Tuck School graduate JoeSwensson, long-term member of that city's Planning and Zoning Commission, has been elected chairman of that body. A Manchester resident since 1951, Joe is national sales manager of the Norton Pike Division of. the Norton Company, manufacturers of abrasives, with which organization he has been associated since 1935.

While Joe was Tuck-ing away, Stan Neill was doing a 1 'stretch at 'Harvard Business School, whence1 in the fullness of time he has become a partner with E. Y. Neill and Company, wool brokers, and vice-president of the Winchester (Mass.) Cooperative Bank. The "Winchester star" reported last Christmas Eve that bankerbroker Stan had been again named special gifts chairman of the 1971 Winchester Community Heart Fund Campaign, 'a post be has filled annually since 1967.

And thanks to the vigilant Al Seitner, we're able to report that,in Al's Words "I. M.' Sulzbacher ' did it again'! 'A great victory for a great cause—good government!" The victory was Suzie's re-election, early in March, as Councilman of (Greater) Jacksonville, Fla. In endorsing him, the "Florida Times-Union" ' said editorially on February 23:

Sulzbacher has thrown himself whole- heartedly into the task of government since winning his first venture into politics in 1967. He has been a recognized workhorse of the Council, having been voted outstanding councilman "by" his felteW council members in 1968-69 and receiving the Richard P. Daniel distinguished councilman award, voted by City Hall newsmen, in 1969-70. He was twice chosen to head the finance committee—the most demanding of the committee assignments. Sulzbapher has been a pillar of legislative strength and of just plain hard work. To us, there is no comparison [with his opponent, whom Suzie defeated by 20,000 votes out of 84,000]. We recommend him without reservation.

That's all the new good news that's come my way—except the rumor (now being checked) that because Ray Hulsart is listed in the New York Times as Secretary of that publication, he was contacted, by mail at his Manhattan home, by the Tupamaro guerillas of Uruguay in connection with their kidnapping and detention of U. S. official Claude Fly. Whether Ray had aught to do with Flys' subsequent release may be reported here next time. No rumor, however, is the fact that Art Grimes, handling Caltex and other accounts for Benton & Bowles (advertising), is also serving as consultant to the Diners' Club in the international field.

Far less happy is the news that DickBenedict died December 10, 1970, in California; and that Lou Marrero passed away, in Metairie, La., on January 28, 1971. To their families and their host of friends, the Class extends its heartfelt sympathies.

Secretary, Apt. 1-B, 333 East 55th St. New York, N. Y. 10022

Class Agent, Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis 1750 Union Com. Bldg. Cleveland, O. 44114