Digital This Week

This edition of the Digital Equipment Corporation employee newsletter, dated May 29, 1979, contains the following highlights:

• Employee Heroism: A featured story highlights Dave Ostertag, a truck driver for Digital, who saved the lives of occupants in a burning mobile home while driving his route.
• Company News: The Mid-range Systems Development (MSD) group in Tewksbury celebrated its first anniversary.
• Employee Programs: Digital announced a new Student Loan Program for children of employees, providing low-cost, deferred-repayment loans for higher education.
• Activities & Events: The newsletter advertises an upcoming "Digital Flea Market," a "Digital Night at Stafford Speedway," and a poster contest for family outings.
• Training & Education: Information is provided regarding various seminars, including clerical skills training, CPR courses, and University of Massachusetts summer videotape courses.
• Health & Professional Development: Notices include a lecture on common skin problems, and a congratulatory note for Helen E. Sullivan, who was named "Editor of the Year."
• Classifieds: Pages 5 through 8 consist of "The Marketplace," a comprehensive classified section for employees to buy, sell, or trade real estate, vehicles, boats, pets, and miscellaneous household items.