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During the Christmas holiday we journeyed to the Hanover area to do a little skiing. It was delightful. We had Christmas dinner at the Hanover Inn. The food was excellent, and the ambiance really captured the spirit of the holiday. We spent a day with the Breeds and found them both well. Charlie is very happy with his work and doing quite well. Just so he does not forget how to raise funds for the College, he has agreed to coordinate the Campaign for Dartmouth program for the Class.

Doug Johnston writes that he was able to get back to the Hanover area in the fall. He remarks that "even after 16 months we're still basking in fond memories of the 25th reunion." Doug reports that all six of his children are doing well. "Doug Jr. just made assistant D. A. for juvenile court in Nashville; Ken successfully selling in Tulsa; Evan now has his nursing degree and working in U. of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville; Chris touring the world in a U.S. Navy missile cruiser; Edie on the honor society in junior high school; and Eddie student council rep for his fourth-grade class here in Westminster School." Well done, Doug.

Governor Snelling of Vermont has reappointed Frank Smallwood to serve another two- year term as chairman of the Vermont Higher Education Planning Commission. The commission is responsible for the coordination and development of statewide plans for all postsecondary educational activities in Vermont. It encompasses both public and private institutions and programs.

Word has been received from GusMuggenthaler concerning his entry into the world of publishing. After 20 years Gus quit his job as assistant business editor for Newsweek and moved to Burlington, Vt. A naval history buff, he set to work on a history of "German Raiders of World War II," completed it in nine months (plus several years of research), and just had it published by Prentice Hall. Gus remarks that he is presently "looking for a decent job because the book-writing experience, though long on fun, is short on cash and very bad for the nerves." Wife Iris has given up teaching and is working "heroically" at real estate. Daughter Elizabeth is a championship rider and also takes care of five horses and ponies.

The State Street Bank and Trust Company of Westwood, Mass., has elected Joe Baker to the post of senior vice president. Joe heads the bank's Correspondent Banking Group. Before joining the bank in 1969 Joe had been with the First National Bank of Boston for 17 years. He resides with wife Louise and two children in Westwood.

In the November issue of IndustrialMarketing magazine there was an article by Gary Mansur. Gary is the director of marketing services for the Damon Corporation of Needham Heights, Mass. The article was titled "Continuing Education: Valuable Tool For Industrial Marketers." Gary writes: "Technical information — the stuff of high-technology industries — is highly perishable. Companies in health care, energy, chemicals, data processing, or instrumentation, for instance, are constant targets for competition, regulation and consumer advocacy. And they employ professionals whose store of technical knowledge may have a half-life of five years. Just like lettuce, a head of technical information must be carefully nurtured, harvested, preserved, distributed efficiently, consumed and regenerated. A particularly effective means is continuing professional education." The article was very interesting and illuminating and I recommend it to those who work in fast-changing industries.

TRW, Inc. has appointed Mike Monroney vice-president, government relations. He directs the company's Washington office and is responsible for coordination of TRW relationships with federal, state, and local governments. Mike has extensive background in governmental and congressional affairs. Following graduation, Mike worked for five years as staff reporter for the Washington Post and Times Herald. For two years he was administrative assistant to Congressman Brademas of Indiana. The next six years were spent as executive assistant to the postmaster general. Following that he was special assistant for congressional relations to the president and chairman of the board of Comsat. Anybody in the Class who needs help with the feds now knows where to go!

That empties the mailbag for this month. Keep the news flowing. See you next month.

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