1952

Four years ago a major issue in the Chicago mayoral race was snow removal, and Jane Byrne beat the incumbent Mayor Bilandic. This past week we had another election. For the two prior weeks, all the Chicago snow plows and sanders were on parade, patrolling the streets in search of a single snowflake. This was the year of no winter in Chicago, and Jane Byrne lost the election. And such is the logic of Chicago politics!

An article in The Deerfield Review of Deerfield, Ill., reported on how Baxter Laboratories was subcontracting work to mentally handicapped children as part of a vocational program at a local school. Steve Lazarus, senior vice president of Baxter, was the originator and prime mover of the program. It is a great idea, and it is something that more businesses could be doing.

I spoke with Charlie Clough after reading of his elevation to the posts of executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Nashua Corporation. The weak economy has not spared the Nashua Corporation, and Charlie has been putting in a lot of overtime. The signs on the horizon appear encouraging, so maybe won't be in this slump too much longer.

It must be 1952's month to be in print! Phil Dougherty's column in The New York Times reported an interview with Gerry Lukeman who is the head of Audience Studies Inc., a firn! which specializes in advertising copy research It was a nice article, Gerry.

Sandy Wiper received honorary membership in the National Association of Biology Teachers. The inscription on the certificate reads, "This recognition is made for outstanding contributions in biology and in biological science education and represents the highest honor within the power of the association to confer." The award was presented at the association's national convention in Detroit in October 1982. (Good news travels slowly, Sandy.) As I recall, Sandy teaches at Newton High School in Massachusetts, which was attended by the likes of not only Sandy, but also Bill Hovey, Chet Wiley, and yours truly.

That's all the news, so I'll blow out the candle.

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