1969

An article in the Wall Street Journal chronicled the vacation adventures of some of the movers and shakers in the business world. Among them were Bill Kneisel and Ken Wilson. Bill went salmon fishing on the Ponoi River above the Arctic Circle in northwest Russia. This area is one of the best for Atlantic salmon fishing because the entire area was closed to foreigners during the Cold War. Bill said the weather was like Maine but with more mosquitoes. Ken, in contrast, preferred the less exotic environs of his ranch in Montana. As for me, I spent my vacation tiling the bathroom floor and mowing the lawn. It was all I could do to avoid the media glare.

From the military: Bay Wille (colonel, USAF) has recently taken command of the Southeast Air Defense Sector, moving up from his status as vice commander for the past two years. Bay is a career officer who received his commission as second lieutenant in May 1970.

On the political front, John Kitzhaber won the governor's race in Oregon. John has been in die forefront of many crucial issues over the years, particularly health-care costs. I suspect that we may see his name in the national scene over the next few years. On die judicial side, Don Pogue was appointed to the Connecticut Superior Court. Don has two former roommates of note—Ken Paul at Dartmouth and some fellow named Clinton at Yale Law.

Corporately speaking, Gene Grayson is now vice president for marketing with Security- Connecticut Life Insurance Cos. Gene has been in the life-insurance industry for 25 years and was most recendy president of Travelers Equities Sales Inc. In a more hardwareoriented business, Nick North is now president of Moen International Inc., a global plumbing-products manufacturer and distributor. He will still be vice president of International, Moen Inc. What's in a name? In his new position, Nick will oversee his company's expansion into markets in South and Central America as well as the Far East. To show that it is indeed a small world, I bought one of Nick's products while re-doing the bathroom (see above).

Finally, to round things out, a note from the art world. Bob McGuire has just recently finished building and installing a 17-foothigh kinetic ball machine. Located in the Sciencenter in Ithaca, N.Y., it is a sculpture in which balls travel through a dizzying maze of tracks and coils, hoisted and dropped, striking bells all the way. The machine doesn't do anything practical other than intrigue watchers. Bob operates Rock Stream Studios, which builds kinetic art works. Other Rock Stream sculptures are on display at the Port Authority in New York City and airports in Boston, Philadelphia, San Jose, and Santa Barbara. There are more than 20 other pieces on display overseas.

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Bob McGuire has recently finished building a 17-foot-high kinetic ball machine. RICK WILLETS '69