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The hurricane twins, Dave and Fred, were not a stellar pair of halfbacks. (An old friend, known for his forays into the opposition's secondary, once earned the nickname.) No, this pair just came with rain and winds and left after spewing havoc along the entire seaboard side of the Appalachians. Some places, like ours, were hit worse than others. It took the rest of September to clean up.

Now fall has come with its magic palette. This year, however, we shall miss the New England canvases. By late October, when we gather for our mini-reunion, even the deep reds of the oaks will have fallen.

Gridiron gleanings: three Saturdays and no wins. Vestiges of an old refrain return. The defense sparkles, but its function is to prevent, not to score, points. Still, it has been responsible for 50 per cent of the touchdowns! The offense sputters. Breaking in a new quarterback simply takes time, often as long as a season. Wong '82, one of four, waits in the wings; he gains experience piloting the junior varsity.

Even though his territory is southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, Bruce Parker might stretch things a bit to help you if your interests are in northern New England. Bruce recently joined Land/Vest as a residential, commercial, and industrial property consultant. Land/ Vest, a marketing, sales, and land man agement firm, is operated by New Englanders who are professional planners, surveyors, and foresters as well as experienced in business. Their purpose is to offer clients the services of investment, ownership, and disposition in effective land management techniques. Bruce's extensive experience in real estate, including the acquisition and management of several apartment and condominium complexes, will improve the quality of Land/Vest's Boston office. Weston is home for Bruce and Virginia.

Alex Hoffman, group vice president of Doubleday and Company, was elected to chair the Association of American Publishers last spring. In this role, Alex has proposed that the association tackle the demons of government neglect, interference, and regulation head-on. In his inaugural speech, he argued that dealing actively and effectively with government at all levels "... is the single most important area of responsibility for the AAP." He also noted that "... the time has come when it is necessary for authors and publishers clearly to demand compliance with new (copyright) laws." Evidently, the copying machine has become a scourge.

Alex joined Doubleday in 1969, giving up a position as vice president with Bristol Myers. His primary field of expertise is marketing. Within the publishers association he has chaired both the copyright and postal committees. He is also on the board of the Direct Mail Marketing Association. But books are his foremost interest, and he serves as a trustee of the Darien library. Alex and Twinks are avid skiers, so their vacation home is in Dorset, Vt.

For the next nine years, Scott Probasco will serve as the governor's appointee to the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee. Scott's vocation is banking, and his principal job is serving as president of Ancorp Bancshares and as vice chair of the American National Bank and Trust Company in Chattanooga. His avocation is education, and he has been a member of the Tennessee higher education commission since its inception in 1967. This commission coordinates and monitors the activities of the university and the state's board of regents, the governing body for other state colleges and universities. Scott serves as a director of numerous companies, including Combustion Engineering, General Portland Inc., Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, and the Navarre Corporation of Chattanooga. Scott and Sparky, the parents of four, live and play golf in Lookout Mountain.

Tidbits from here and there: The annual service at the Old German Church in Waldboro, Maine, was conducted by Dick Petersen, pastor of Christchurch in Portland. Ed Hale shifted his base of operations to Tupper Lake, probably as a ploy to avoid the congestion within Lake Placid during the winter Olympics. Ray King writes that he has changed companies but notes neither the old nor the new. No news has been no news, but the last news from Dave Vogel — that daughter Marie is an '82 — is good news. The injunction used to be to "Go West," but Dave Taylor has left San Francisco and the Golden Gate to settle in — hold onto your hats — Hanover.

That's all for now, except to note, for a change, that the mail sack has been unusually bare and that the reserves have dwindled to virtually nothing. So what are you doing or thinking?

Easy with the turkey leftovers. Too much nibbling will negate several mornings (or evenings) of pavement pounding. Cheers, anyhow.

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