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Bet most of you guys have never heard of DHART, pronounced "dart" by those in the know. It's the acronym for Dartmouth Hitchcock Air Response Team. And they are IT in northern New England—the region's only air medical transport capability. With two twin-engine helicopters ready for takeoff, they represent a vital life-saving service. Who said Hanover is isolated?

We only recently discovered that Francis P. Murphy Jr., who died in 1973, made a generous bequest to the college of $1.2 million for scholarships. Murph was a flying instructor after graduation until Tufts Medical School called, did research in psychiatry at Harvard MS, and served as an Army division psychiatrist in Korea. In 1958 he established a practice in Fort Lauderdale with a bachelor pad near the beach. Murph joins a select group of'44s who've given over a million to Dartmouth. The College was notified last fall after the death of a lifetime beneficiary, who was a lady friend of the bachelor psychiatrist.

You only expect major movie stars and sports heroes to have 1,500-word news obituaries with two photos in The New York Times. However, legendary restaurant operators are most important to the country's No. 1 destination. And so, the remarkable business career of Jerry Brody earned that coverage in the Times of May 18, with photos of Jerry and of Gallagher's Steak House. A friend of ours served with Jerry on the city's "good works" committees. She says, "Jerry was a character, but no one did more to help the homeless in New York City."

Vacationing together last spring in lush Palm Desert, California, were Bill and Liz Craig, Bud and Arlene Welch, Joe and Ann McDevitt, Bill and Barbara McElnea (when not riding in horse shows). Bob and Ann McLaughry skipped the desert this year to take a cruise.

Hey guys, you've read about the great fall mini that Wemo Epply and Burt Bickford have organized. So make plans. Come on up! September 27-29.

Stay well! Stay with it!

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