1968

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On the go with "Miracle-Gro," Lee Reichart has been named vice president in charge of advertising for Stern's Miracle- Gro Products, Inc. Lee oversees a $9 million advertising budget, the largest in the garden industry. Lee followed his Dartmouth career with an M B.A. from Indiana University and joined Eli Lilly in engineering and sales. In 1976 he was transplanted to Stern's in Port Washington, Long Island. Gaye and Lee have four "sprouts," Matthew, Peter, Beth, and Christopher and live in Huntington, N.Y.

To judge from his recent letter, Noel Augustyn has a new job: administrative assistant to Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Noel helps the chief justice in his administrative tasks; in addition, he moonlights as professor of evidence at Georgetown Law. He notes that the two jobs are almost overwhelming. (Is Noel courting disaster?) He offers to give interested classmates a tour of the court if they should be in Washington.

A note from Warren Cooke informs the class that the Cooke family is returning to Ridgewood, N.J., from Hong Kong. Warren headed the Hong Kong office of his law firm—Millbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy and is transferring to the interna- tional finance office at Millbank's home office. He is concerned about the uncertainty facing Hong Kong with its Chinese reversion less than ten years away; nevertheless, "Hong Kong is and almost surely will remain one of the most fascinating and vibrant cities in the world."

Tom Laughlin's name remains in the news, this time as a newly elected director of The Proprietary Association. The Association, which represents manufacturers of non-prescription, over-the-counter medications, elected Tom one of the 19 directors at its 106th meeting at the Greenbrier, W.Va., in May. Tom is vice president and general manager, Consumer Products Division, The Upjohn Company.

From Amman, Jordan, Gary Hoban writes that he is rapidly approaching the end of his tour of duty as an area specialist, learning Arabic and studying at the Royal Jordanian Armor School. With wife Elizabeth teaching high school math and son Brian completing sixth grade at the American Community School, much of their time is devoted to school activities, including their 10K run where Gary competed in the "over-40" category. Gary has enjoyed the experience in the Middle East, including visits to Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the West Bank. He might be assigned as an exchange officer to a Jordanian Army Unit for this year but plans to return to the Hanover plain for the 20th (June 17-19).