1970

There is a good deal of news to report this month. Some of it has taken a while to reach me and may be somewhat out of date. I hope that those mentioned, or their friends, will bring us up to date if there have been changes in the interim.

William Dabney (Dab) and Susan Burrows were married in October 1976, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Dab has been attending the University of Denver, working toward an M.B.A., and serving as a national product manager for a small plastics firm in Denver. Word has been received that Brian Sweeney is a diplomate in internal medicine. Brian has completed his residency in internal medicine and has been serving as the chief medical officer at the U.S. naval facility in Argentia, Newfoundland. FredFountain and.his wife Janet have found Halifax, Canada, to be a delightful spot. Fred has been practicing law there under his own shingle. TimFrawley, for his part, has been working as a deputy district attorney in Sacramento, Calif., and been getting considerable trial experience.

Lee Badger was able to visit with Frans Bax several times this fall. Franz was at the University of Chicago, where he was serving as a visiting professor for the fall term. Lee also reports that he has seen Nick Brand, who has been in Chicago from time to time conducting hearings for Amtrack regarding future routes. Lee noted that "Nick is presiding over the shutdown of the Chicago-Miami route and the opening of a Chicago-Hanover, N.H., route, reflecting reordered priorities and customer demands." Remember, you heard it here first, as they say.

Bruce Rohrer has spent the last year or so first as a field examiner, then a benefits counselor, for the Veterans Administration regional office in Chicago. In his spare time he has been struggling to rehabilitate a Victorian graystone, and to make the inner city safe for the middle class. Both appear to be real challenges, but surely worth the effort. GaryMiller might well say the same of the surgery and radiation treatments he has undergone in the past year. After finishing a naval warfare publication, Gary and his wife Debbie and daughter Gina expect to be moving to Monterey, Calif., where Gary will attend the aviation safety officers course at the Naval Postgraduate School there. Then the family is due back in Virginia Beach, where Gary will begin flight-instructor duty. Not content with all this, Gary has been pursuing an M.B.A. on a part-time basis.

Last spring, John Jenness finished defending indigent criminals in New York City (working for the Legal Aid Society) and purchased his uncle's practice in South Paris, Maine. The firm has been staffed by family members since 1905. The law office building where the firm is located is a landmark which dates from the Civil War period and has housed a law firm almost continuously from that time. John ex- pects to be handling a full range of legal work including both criminal and civil matters. He hopes to enjoy the closeness of a small New England community and to pursue the outdoor activities he loves.

Also in Maine is the Buschmann family. Chris, Sandy, and a delightful daughter, Kelly, are cozily ensconced in Farmington. The family has recently moved into a new home that they had built to their specifications. Chris is just a few miles away from work at a Honda and snowmobile dealership. There's always plenty to do up in Maine. The Sunday when I had to return south, the family and friends were setting out for a day of cross-country skiing.

Greg Church, for his part, has been in the Kennebuck, Maine, region for the last two years, after bank training in Indiana. Greg was promoted this fall to the position of commercial loan officer with the Ocean National Bank in Kennebunk. Greg is married and has two children. Meanwhile, in Lancaster, Pa., RustyLong and family are settling back in Rusty's home town. Rusty has begun practice as an orthodontist and is serving as the president of the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic. He has just completed a master's thesis at the University of Pittsburgh and will be working on a Ph.D.

Word has been received that Paul Gambaccini'sPaul McCartney in His Own Words has now been published in Japanese. The GuinnessBook of British Hit Singles, which Paul coauthored with several others, was due to be released in December 1977. Those of us who get to England or can pick up the BBC radio 1, can listen to the Paul Gambaccini show on Saturdays at noon. The show features American hits.

Finally, those of us in the New York area had a real treat on February 23. This was the occasion of a gala Dartmouth Night in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria. It was quite a meal, and the fellowship was great!

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