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Nelson Rockefeller has received the nation's highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom conferred by President Ford on January 11 at the White House. Gene Seagle (Westport, Conn.), market and security analyst, "just took on a new job as director of technical research at Herzfield and Stern, with the added responsibility of writing 'Tactics and Technics' twice a month. No retirement for me; like the work and the new challenge." Helene and Larry Richmond expect to make Provincetown their retirement home before long. They have summered there for 36 years and have recently purchased a second house, which they are restoring. Larry has been deeply involved with the Provincetown Art Association, the Museum of Art, and various community sailing programs.

A recent pleasant chat with Carl Buhler reveals one reason that Carol and he don't go south for the winter - son Bob, aged 14, is at home and in school. It would be interesting to have a son in the class of 1984 as well as Peter '55 who lives in Weston, Mass., and is vice president of Fidelity Fund Development Research in Boston.

Our sympathy is extended to Frank Kinderman on the death of his wife Betty in February.

Chuck Jacobs (Palm Desert, Cal.) has made travel his avocation. As president and publisher of Travel Digest, he and co-editor Babette spent more than four months of 1976 sampling their wares, which included Europe and the Soviet Union, and taking a four-week 25,000-mile trip through the Strait of Magellan to Easter Island. In mid-February, Eleanor and I spent several days with the newly-returned-to-Walpole, N.H., Bowlens.

Dick is continuing his association with Accu-Sort of Doylestown, Penn., while exploring the idea of full retirement. For downhill skiing we chose Mt. Tom at Woodstock, giving only a tip of the hat to Suicide 6. A brilliant early belowzero morning, beautifully groomed slopes, no lift lines, and no casualties. It took me back to Washington's birthday, 1935, my last ski experience at Woodstock, home of the first rope tow. On the other two days, we roamed the hills of Walpole, I on newly acquired touring ski; and Dick on snowshoes (Wright & Diston circa 1940) which kept him above ground level when Gwen and he were living in Berlin, N.H. Wish I could describe adequately the pleasure of our visit.

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