1956
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Political pundits are still shaking their heads over the preemptive move by Russ Brace in announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Vice President. The 43 candidates seeking the nomination for President acknowledge that the move by Maine's own "Straight Arrow" was a master stroke. I heard it at the reunion. Didn't you?
John Van de Kamp has stepped down as attorney general of California to take the top spot at Interpol. International drug traffickers and political terrorists were not available for comment. Meanwhile, George Yeager admitted that he had been tapped for chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. The yen plummeted on the news. Doug Keare turned down a third term as chairman of the class in order to accept the position of secretary general of the United Nations, promising to bring peace to the world even if he has to force us to accept it. And hushed negotiations are under way to take Texaco private by a management group led by Bill Tell, financed by the well-known Wall Street takeover firm of Tamagni, Sodokoff & Bensen. I heard it at reunion. Didn't you?
Scuttlebutt has it that Cube Conroy and Tom Rosenwald will co-anchor next season's TV talk show Let's Have A Party. Unconfirmed rumors have it that the movie rights to Broadway's latest hit Les Miserables have been snared by Ken Wlaschin and Bob Wolfe. Pulitzer Prize nominations are out and the odds-on favorite for journalism is Flint Ranney. Those in the know maintain that Bob Emde is a shoo-in for the Nobel Prize in medicine for his pioneer work in sleep-induced psychologically traumatic extra-terrestrial phenomena in pre-natal quadrapods. I heard it at reunion. Didn't you?
President Ronald Reagan has nominated Ted Briggs to be the first U.S. ambassador to Outer Mongolia, a diplomatic plum that Henry Kissinger actively coveted. Senate confirmation is anticipated despite Senator Helms's concern over Ted's earlier role in giving up the Panama Canal. In Paris, President Mitterand announced the appointment of Jim Pereire as Minister of Culinary and Beverage Affairs. In a little-noticed release, the Navy Times carried an item that Tom Harper had been recalled to active duty, promoted to rear admiral, and will command the new rapid deployment fleet known as SICS PAC. Tom's flag will fly on the newly recommissioned U.S.S. Budzveiser. I heard it at reunion. Didn't you? . American Hospital Supply chairman Glen French confirmed that his company had indeed acquired the American Medical Association in an effort to contain rising hospital costs. The academic world was all agog with the news that Dudley Heath had been appointed Headmaster of the George School, promptly introducing athletic scholarships and renaming the football team the "Fighting Quakers." Dick Hlavac will leave New Zealand at the end of the summer to take up his position as librarian of the Library of Congress. Brad "Acid Rain" Leonard will be joining him in Washington as the newly appointed Secretary of Interior. I heard it at reunion. Didn't you?
Boston sports fans will be shocked to learn that Leo McKenna has acquired a 20 percent stake in the Boston Celtics. His filing with the SEC stated that the acquisition was for investment purposes only but local sports writers fear a merger with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Toby Julian is being mentioned as a candidate for coach. There is also some talk that Bob MacKay has obtained an option on the Berlin Wall with the objective of turning it into a jai alai fronton. Closer to home, the long-awaited conversion of Topliff Hall into condos will commence following completion of the summer term, announced architect Mark Mitchell. I heard it at reunion. Didn't you?
The annual spring auction at Sotheby's set new records for a Len Clark masterpiece. Dallas art dealer Fred Oman acquired the oil painting of a pilot whale beached on Cape Cod for a reported $2.5 million, although knowledgeable art devotees suspect that Oman was, in fact, fronting for Lincoln Yu, currently managing E.F. Hutton's Great Wall Fund in Beijing. In another surprise acquisition, Line Spaulding revealed that he had purchased Hallmark Cards-just the cards not the envelopes. Finally, word leaked out that Mike Zissu, whose contract with Hill Street Blues expires with the show, will be joining the Koch administration as Cultural and Community Affairs Director. I heard it at reunion. Didn't you?
