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No, I was not sent with the marines to Haiti to help "restore democracy." Perhaps for good reason. I am reminded of an old "Doonesbury" strip in which generals and admirals are asked at a Congressional subcommittee hearing, "How long will it take to restore the government of the United States in the event of a direct nuclear strike on Washington?" After conferring for a moment with his Pentagon colleagues, the senior general replies, "Sir, about two weeks, unless an inordinate number of lawyers survive."

In case you have been holding back on your cards, calls, faxes, and letters, "com- mence firing" as soon as possible. Please include your class secretary on your holiday card list. Yes, I know, yet another card to send. But while you are at it, jot down a word or two about you and yours to share with your classmates. Better yet, if you produce a family newsletter every December, send me a copy. It would be almost like sending a "Season's Greetings" to the class of' 73.

Steve Stetson, who quarterbacked the Big Green during his years in Hanover, is in his fourth year as a faculty member and head football coach at Hartwick College in Oneon- ta, N.Y. Susan Burt Stetson, who joined our class from Middlebury College, also works at Hartwick in the administration. Stets and Sue have three children on their own Team Stetson.

Stets and Sue went to Hartwickin 1991 to reintroduce intercollegiate football after a lapse of more than 40 years. The results caught the eye of the national sports media. After a year of recruiting in 1991, Stets fielded a Hartwick team of all freshmen that won one and lost eight in 1992. In 1993 they won four and lost only two. By the end of September the Hartwick record was two wins (over Alfred University and the University of Rochester) and two losses. Stets can also claim the only Russian collegiate football player in the U.S. What a recruiting trip that must have been!

Author in search of publisher: From the Ivory Coast in West Africa Mahmoud Diallo writes that he has been between jobs since 1991, when he left his position in banking after a dispute over "having tried to do well what [he] was hired for....This can happen... only in Africa in the hands of colonialminded Englishmen with the collaboration of some mindless [locals]." Mahmoud sued his former employer, and won a seven-figure judgment two years ago. Appeals are expected to delay resolution of the matter until the end of this year.

Mahmoud plans to write a book about his experience, and he is looking for a publisher in the United States, the United Kingdom, or in France. If you or anyone you know could help Mahmoud in this matter, please contact him at this address: Mahmoud Diallo, 01 BP 5353, Abijan 01, Republic of Cote D'lvoire, West Africa.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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