1955

Now that my editor has let the cat out of the bag with the news of my Washington stint it's safe to relate some of my Washington experiences. This is being written enroute to Chicago on one of my frequent weekend trips home. Margie and our three teenagers are remaining in Winnetka to avoid two school changes in one year. I'll return to Winnetka permanently next summer.

Washington is a fascinating city. They spell politics in capital letters here. At this moment in history the struggle between the executive and legislative branches seems almost titanic to me. I'm working in the executive branch as are all my colleagues in this industry-government program. Congressional relations occupy a lot of everyone's time.

At one of our periodic luncheons recently I was delighted to encounter Art Boudreau. Art came to Dartmouth from Melrose, Mass., spent his freshman year with us and then entered West Point. I hadn't seen him since then but he hasn't aged much so was easily recognized. He's now working at the U.S. Department of Commerce in the aerospace field. After graduation from West Point, where he had a fine record in hockey, he spent 11 years on active duty. He became disillusioned with the Army during his Vietnam service and resigned his commission in 1967. He's in fine shape and looks like he could still handle RedHennigar, his old high school buddy.

In one of my flights to Washington I sat next to Jail Braestrup. Jon's still living in Portland, Ore., and working for Boise Cascade. He's responsible for selling the kraft paper output of Boise's mills to manufacturers of corrugated containers. This is a highly competitive, commodity oriented business. It's a very fast moving business which is currently operating at full capacity but unable to fully service demand. In this climate all manufacturers are thriving after some bad years in 1970 through 1972.

This column reported some time ago that JudHale was the editor of Yankee magazine. The publishers of Yankee are also responsible for almanacs and books about New England. They have recently acquired The New Englander magazine and Jud will now become a member of its editorial board as an additional responsibility. This group will set the editorial policy of the magazine to insure relevancy of content to the business opportunities and problems of New England.

And in Michigan, Eliot Smith has been made marketing manager for Stanley Door Systems, a division of the Stanley Works in Birmingham. Elliott was most recently new products marketing manager for the Veeder-Root Company. He holds his CE from Thayer and has completed a part of an M.B.A. program at the University of Rochester. Bob and Trix are the parents of three sons and live in Rochester, Mich.

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