1974

There is presently a big controversy between the Criminal Defense Bar and the IRS because the latter is requiring law firms to identify "John Doe" clients who pay them more than $10,000 in cash. As a close personal friend of mine used to say, that's a "high level" problem. I once had a John Doe client, not quite as rich, who managed to get himself arrested, pled, sentenced, and was actually serving time at a penitentiary under someone else's name. The name he chose, that of his brother, had worked in his favor since his brother had a cleaner prior record and John Doe was more likely to get a lighter sentence with his brother's rap sheet. Well, the whole thing worked against him when his brother showed up at the Federal Penitentiary during one visitation day and suddenly I inherited this no-name client.

There I was face to face with John Doe at the federal lock-up. "Who are you?" I asked. "I don't know and I'm not telling you," he answered. Sometimes it's better that way.

Congratulations to Jim Gardner and Cherie Courtney, who were married Saturday, October 26 at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rieken in Clairmont, Calif. Present from Dartmouth were ChrisBaldwin, Mike and Ellie Pancoe, Jeff '76 and Paula Rieker, Bob Grondine, KenStowe, Steve and Patty Whiting, Dave Howe '76, Fred Wall, Kirt Pruyn, and Frank Sottile '76.

More congratulations to Douglas Clark, who has been selected as the recipient of the Advance Placement Recognition Award. Douglas is chairman of the mathematics department and holder of the Wallace W. McLean Chair in mathematics at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Doug Lind reports the Iditarod update on Fritz. "Ms. Butcher has talked Fritz into running. built so close to the ground. This year Fritz is going to stay in Nome through summer tourist season and sell baseball cards."

Bill Carpenter reports that after 14 years with Johnson & Johnson he has received the offer he couldn't refuse from Reckitt and Coleman to become president of their household products company. Company brands include Woolite, Black Flag insecticides, Airwick air fresheners, arid Easy-Off oven cleaners. Bill and Chrissy now have five children, Kelly 14, Joey 12, Lisa 8, Mary 5, and Tommy 2. They live in Mountain Lakes, N.J.

Another classmate who has shifted positions is Kent Allenby, who has left private practice in northern Virginia to become an associate director of cardiovascular research for Miles Pharmaceuticals, makers of designer drugs for cholesterol, hypertension, and heart disease. Kent and his wife, Diantha, daughter Kristy 9 and Brian 11/2, live in Madison, Conn.

Richard Brown and his family have just moved to Japan, where Richard will be director of new product planning and market research for Eli Lilly Japan K.K. (That's good because Richard was a Russian language major). Richard and Diane have three children, Nick 12, Chris 10, and Heather 6.

Jack Martin will return to his law practice to take on a nationally noteworthy murder case in Perry, Ga., where he will be residing at the new Perry Hotel for approximately six weeks during the trial. The case will be televised on the Court Channel so watch for Jack.

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