1962

As reported in The Boston Globe, five Massachusetts high-tech companies threw a party for Senator Paul Tsongas June 13 at the Westin Hotel. About 250 guests half political and half business were invited by Data General, GCA Corporation, Teradyne, Thermo Electron, and Analog Devices. The entire Massachusetts congressional delegation was flown to Boston for the occasion. Other guests included members of the Massachusetts High Technology Council, Governor Michael S. Dukakis, Boston mayor Raymond L. Flynn, the leadership of the state House and Senate, and candidates for Paul's senate seat and various congressional seats. One high-tech official said the party was intended to honor Paul and his willingness to recognize the importance of business. There is a real scramble for Paul's seat by both the Democrats and the Republicans as the 1984 election approaches, with the current Republican control of the Senate in jeopardy.

Congratulations to Bob Katz, who has been appointed vice president at Marketshare, the marketing, public relations, and communications arm of BBDO International and Doremus and Company. He has also been appointed to the Marketshare Management executive committee. In his new position, Bob will manage a substantial portion of Marketshare's major client businesses and will develop plans to expand the agency's consumer products, health care, and food products capabilities. Before joining Market share,Bob was a vice president of the BBDO International Group where he was responsible for coordination of advertising and marketing for a number of multinational clients. Bob and wife Magda live in New York City with children Erika and Brent.

The Wall Street Journal recently featured a story entitled "Bettering the Odds: Cardiologists Focus Efforts on Prevention of Heart Attacks," and subtitled "Improved Tests Help Doctors Diagnose Disease Earlier, Attempt to Avoid Surgery." There is considerable controversy within the research community on the subject. The stress test may prove useful in identifying which triplevessel patients require surgery. Other researchers are refining the sensitivity of the stress test by using tracers like thallium-201, which is taken up by normal heart muscle. If scans show "cold spots" where the tracer hasn't been incorporated into the heart muscle, it is presumed that the arteries feeding these areas are narrowed. George Beller, pro- fessor of medicine and head of the cardiology division at the University of Virginia, found that the number of cold spots correlated with the severity of the disease. He explains: "We are trying to develop criteria to find how much of the heart muscle is in jeopardy, so we can identify patients at highest risk and send them on for further study."

Gene Gasbarro has made arrangements for a mini-reunion October 19-21, Harvard football weekend. The class dinner is at the Parker House in Quechee, Vt., at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 20. The tradition, started last year, of inviting sons and daughters of classmates who are attending the College will be continued.

The Alumni Council held its 148 th meeting in Hanover May 31 through June 2. John Walters, president-elect, will be chairing the Council meetings in 1984-85. The class could not have a more outstanding person in this highly visible position.

Professor Thomas A. Barthold of the eco- nomics department, and recipient of this year's Class of 1962 Fellowship, has extended his thanks to the class in a gracious note to Sandy Apgar.

413 Silver Hill Road Concord, MA 01742