1972

The professional sports' powers may have the right idea. In those metropolitan areas with the heaviest populations and the heaviest urban problems, distract the local citizenry with more than one team per sport (New York, Los Angeles and, in summer, Chicago). The theory is that every year at least one team per sport should still be in the thick of things towards the end of a season, providing the politicians and the chic, though not avid, sports fans with something to talk about. (Avid sports fans root for only one team in their town and wouldn't be caught dead rooting for the other.) For instance, during the past few years the Yankees have been weak, while the Mets have been very competitive. This year the Yanks finally look respectable, while the Mets would like to regroup as an expansion team and pick up what they can from other teams. Now bear with me a second, and switch sports to politics. Each state has two senators. In case one has a bad year, hopefully the other will have a good one. The United States is a big country, with complex problems. Maybe we should have two presidents, in case one has a bad year. Just a thought...

On to the news. James Stearns has been elected president of United Cerebral Palsy Association. Jim, who has cerebral palsy, was told 30 years ago that his rehabilitation efforts would not be successful enough to allow him to be a fully functioning member of society. He was quoted as saying, "This is a lifelong dream, my hope is that my election will serve as an example to people with disabilities—they too can succeed despite any obstacles." Jim is a special counsel to the Philadelphia firm of Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul in their Washington office, specializing in international trade. He served in the Department of Commerce under Carter, and then was one of the few Carter appointees in the Reagan Administration.

In other news about other classmates in the legal profession, Stuart Sixnms, state's attorney for Baltimore City, appeared at a town hall meeting at the Jewish Community Center in Park Heights, Baltimore, in February. He was a guest speaker on the topic "Crime: Is It Controlling Our Lives?" Stu has been state's attorney in Baltimore since 1987. Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Charles Schudson was profiled in Wisconsin Lawyer. The article briefly chronicled his career, including the national acclaim for his innovative work with battered women, his landmark book, On Trial: America's Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children, and his efforts three years ago to keep Robin Yount in Milwaukee. Strong commitment to diverse issues.

I received a nice note from William Cunningham's father, class of '39. Bill was recently promoted to captain in the USNR medical corps after 12 years of active service in the navy as underseas medical officer. He resigned his active commission to become the medical director of FPA Health Care, a health maintenance organization in Southern California, and now lives in Mission Viejo, staying nearby and hopefully, for his patients who cannot swim, above water.

Wayne Fujisawahas been appointed director of group benefits and officer of Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company. He was a senior systems engineer prior to his appointment. Wayne has been with Benefit Trust since 1984 and lives in Riverwoods, Ill. He also holds the insurance-industry honor of being a fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Richard Krant has been named senior vice president for strategic operations at Case Corporation in Racine, Wis. Dick will coordinate a worldwide restructuring of Case as per its parent Tenneco's decision. He will also work on redirecting the company. Until April Dick was in charge of Case's European operations. Dick will have the opportunity to write the latest chapter of the Case case, a favorite of business policy classes at many business schools. The Case case has had new chapters added at least three times (as of the early to mid '70s), and Dick's new one will soon be available at B-schools near you.

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