1957

As this column goes to press, officials of President Ford's administration disclosed that Larry Silberman, the number two man at the Justice Department for the last year, is expected to be named the President's Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Larry is expected to remain as Deputy Attorney General at least for a brief time to assist the new Attorney General, Edward H. Levi. Under the major trade reform bill passed in 1974 by Congress the post of Special Representative for trade negotiations was raised to a cabinet-level office, paying $60,000 a year. Larry's nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate.

Larry is a graduate of the Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Honolulu and then became a lawyer with the National Labor Relations Board in 1967. Two years later he was named solicitor, or chief legal officer, of the Labor Department by former President Richard M. Nixon, and served as Under Secretary of Labor from 1970 to 1973. Larry then practiced law in Washington until his nomination as deputy to former Attorney General William B. Saxbe in January, 1974. Congratulations again, Larry!

Philip Byers has been named general manager of the newly-created Oil and Gas Division at Apache Corporation, Minneapolis. He joined the firm in 1966 and was formerly manager of its oil and gas programs. The new division indicates a timely move on the diversified company's part to increase its attention to oil and gas exploration. It currently manages 26 drilling programs for public investors, and owns 58 per cent of Apexco, Inc., a Tulsa based oil and gas company.

Since we are in the midst of the skiing season and since - happily - the New England ski areas are enjoying their first good snow in three years, the following note from Tom Dewitt is timely. Tom writes: "After 13 years of being a lawyer and public defender in Tunkhannock, Pa., I'm back in New England. Checked out of the law practice and am into running a ski lodge in northern Vermont - Inglenook Lodge at Jay Peak, in North Troy. If anyone has read Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, they'll know why I switched careers in midstream. Besides, it's more fun servicing people's fantasies than their legal and personal problems." Tom plans to be at our 20th Reunion; in the meantime, he is ready to welcome class skiiers at his lodge.

A new banker's trust was formed this past January when Peter Falcon, a vice president of Chemical Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., married Eileen Anne Griffin, assistant secretary and commercial loan officer for the same bank.

Bob Lee has been named president of the Old National Bank of Washington. The bank has more than $400 million in deposits and branches throughout the state of Washington; the headquarters office is in Spokane. Bob joined the bank in November, 1973, as executive vice president and director, after working for 14 years at Northwest Bancorporation in Minneapolis.

Dr. Jim Scott recently appeared in a series of lectures sponsored by the Hamilton (Ohio) Science Academy and held on the Hamilton Campus of Miami University. Jim is a cardiologist in Hamilton. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati Medical School in 1961 and served his internship in lowa. After additional training at the University of Cincinnati, he returned to Hamilton to set up his own practice. Jim is presently president of the Butler County Branch of the Southwestern Ohio Heart Association.

Another doctor recently heard from is Dr.Robert Creasy. Bob's specialty is academic obystetrics and gynecology and he is based at the University of California in San Francisco. Bob travels a fair amount, attending meetings and giving lectures. The Creasy family lives in Corte Madera, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

Bill Davidow is also out in California (in Atherton) and is in general management on the technical side with Intel Corporation. Bill's work is with microcomputers and he is interested in helping Thayer School become more involved in that field of technology. Bill took his masters at Thayer and went on to earn his Ph.D. from Stamford. Bill plans to be in Hanover for our 20th.

Out in the cold, cold country of Edina, Minnesota - a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Ned Bixby is director of distribution for General Mills. After completing the Harvard Program for Management Development, Ned has moved up through the ranks; he was most recently director of purchasing for the company. The Bixbys - Marlene and their three children, will "probably" be at our 20th. What's this "probably," Nathan?

Dick Burch '57 accepts a first prize inInternational Film and TV Festival. Hedirects Newsweek's Education Dept.

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