Commercial Equipment Leasing/Finance Companies
Closing Stock, Thursday, February 8, 2018

Dow Jones Lost 1,032.89 Thursday  Now 23,860.46

Chesswood Group

CIT

Previous close	51.12
Today’s open	51.36
Day’s range	49.68 - 51.61
Volume	744,230
Average volume (3 months)	1,029,288
Market cap	$6.7B

 

GATX

Previous close	66.49
Today’s open	66.71
Day’s range	65.16 - 66.71
Volume	494,384
Average volume (3 months)	318,791
Market cap	$2.5

 

Marlin Business Services

End-of-day Price ($) : 26.45
Change ($) : (0.55)
Change (%): (2.04)
One Day Volume: 45,979
Day's High ($) : 27.00
Day's Low ($) : 25.80
Previous Close ($) : 27.00
Exchange: NASDAQ   

 

 

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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Jim Bates was hired as Senior Credit Manager, CHG-Meridian USA Corp., Woodland Hills, California. He is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Equipment Finance Operations Manager, Whitney Bank (March, 2015 - 2017) ; Region Credit Manager, Suntrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp., (2011 - March, 2014); VP, Funding & Administration, AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, (December, 2004 - January, 2011); VP, Funding & Administration, AIG Commercial Equipment Finance (December, 2004 - January, 2011); VP, Credit Manager, Transamerica Equipment Financial Services (1998 - 2004); Senior Credit Manager, Nations Credit Commercial Corporation (1997 - 1998); Senior Credit Analyst The CIT Group/Equipment Financial (1996 - 1997); AVP, Documentation Manager, NationsBanc Leasing Corporation (1994 - 1996); Senior Credit Manager, Textron Financial (1990 - 1994); Collections/Remarking, Caterpillar Financial (1998 - 1990).
Education: Western Illinois University, BB, Finance, Banking, Investments (1984 - 1988). Graduated Cum Laude.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-bates-9724a611/ 

Francois Bouville was hired as Senior Vice President/BDO Management, Goodman Capital Finance. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Capital Finance (January, 2008 - January, 2018); Senior Vice President, Capital TempFunds/Capital Business Credit (January, 2008 - March, 2009); Vice President, Textron Financial Corporation (May, 2002 - January, 2008); Vice President, Commercial Finance Group (March, 2001 - April, 2002); VP, CFG (2001 - 2002). Community Service: Volunteer: Staff Facilitator, Vets Journey Home (2012).  Education: Middlesex University, BA (Hons), Business Studies (1983 - 1987). Activities and Societies: University Sports Teams. BA Honors in Business Finance. Middlesex University, Business Studies, A Levels (1983 - 1987). Activities and Societies: Sports and Literary Society. BA Honors in Business Studies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/assetbasedlending/

Steven Caligor was hired as Executive Vice President, BHI, Greater New York Area. Previously he was Senior Managing Director, Monticello Asset Management, LLC (August, 2017 - December, 2017); Senior Manager, Signature Bank (June, 2015 - April, 2016); Head of NY Middle Market Commercial Banking/First Senior Vice President, Bank Leumi (November, 2011 - May, 2015); Head of Bank Leumi Leasing Corporation, (January, 2000 - May, 2015).  Volunteer Experience: Caregiver Support Team, White Plains Hospital (June, 2015 - Present); Village Board of Appeals, Village of Scarsdale (January, 2010 - January, 2015).   Education: The George Washington University, School of Business.  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Investment Management (1987 - 1988).  The George Washington University, School of Business. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Marketing and International Business (1983 - 1987).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevencaligor/

Mara Carter was hired as Account Executive, DLL, Wayne, Pennsylvania.  Previously, she was Territory Manager, Technology Finance, PNC Equipment Finance (previously ECN Capital); National Accounts Manager, Marlin Business Services (November, 2013 - August, 2016).  Community Service: Volunteer: Foster Parent, Kids Peace Foster Care (July, 2016 - Present). Education:
Manor College. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-carter-585b19126/

William Chandlee was promoted to Operations Manager, Oakmont Capital Services, West Chester, Pennsylvania.  He joined the firm October, 2017, as Operations Coordinator.  Previously, he was Account Operations Specialist, Pango Financial (October, 2016 - March, 2017); Sales/Customer Service, CAG Truck Capital (March, 2008 - October, 2016); Credit Analyst, Wells Fargo Auto Finance (March, 2004 - March, 2008). He is a Public Notary and studied Business Manager at Pennsylvania State University and Strayer University.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-chandlee-7b902141/

Kristin Dischner was hired as Operations Specialist, Targeted Lease Capital, Williamsville, New York. Previously, she was Member, Service Representative, Great Erie Federal Credit Union (March, 2016 - November, 2017); Customer Service Representative, Webmans Food Markets (May, 2006 - March, 2017).  Education: State University of New York at Fredonia. Bachelor's degree, Spanish (2008 - 2015).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-dischner-b59210158/

Gail Houser was hired as Executive Director, Corporate Lending, Mid- Atlantic.  She will be based in the association’s Westminster, Maryland office.  Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending, Bay Bank, FSB (2013 - December, 2017); SBA 504 Loan Program, Mid-Atlantic Business Finance Company (2010 - April, 2013); She joined Maryland National Bank (now Bank of America), 1990 as Vice President, Client Manager; promoted 1995, Senior Vice President, Senior Client Manager. Assistant Vice President, NCNB (now Bank of America) (1985 - 1990); London Liaison, First National Bank of Maryland (1980 -1985). Education: University of Maryland, Baltimore County. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailhouser1/

John Keenan was hired as Chief Revenue Officer, LeaseAccelerator, Reston, Virginia.  Previously, he was Chief Sales Officer, ModoPayments (January, 2014); Founder & Managing Partner, PivotalForce Partners, LLC. (January, 2008 - November, 2017); Regional Vice President, Sales, SuccessFactors - SAP (September, 2009 - March, 2012); President, Global Sales & Marketing, One Network Enterprises (February, 2005 - January, 2008); Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing (Novera/Mercator Software (January, 1999 - June, 2001); Senior Vice President & GM, North American Sales, ViryaNet (January, 1997 - January, 1999); General Manager, Global Marketing & International Sales, US Data (February, 1995 - January, 1997); Director, Global Accounts Program, Oracle (June, 1988 - February, 1995). Community Service: Volunteer: Fundraising Class Co-Chair, Jesuit Preparatory High School, Dallas (August, 2000 - December, 2012). Baseball & Basketball Coach, Dallas Parochial League, Youth Sports (August, 2000 - June, 2009).  Helping Underprivileged Children in Dallas (October, 2015 - Present). Education: Le Moyne College, Bachelor Arts, Business Administration. Graduated Magna Cum Laude from a Jesuit College in New York. McQuaid Jesuit High School. https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-keenan-08a5297/

Christine DeWitt Murnane was promoted to Supervisor, Dealer Sales, Canon Financial Services, Inc., Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. She joined the firm in 2001 and previous position was Senior Account Specialist. She began her career as Account Representative, Special Finance (1996 - 2001).  Monmouth University (1985 - 1989).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-dewitt-murnane-7a164811/

Kevin Neuse was hired as Vice President of Operations, OneWorld Business Finance, Austin, Texas. Previously, he was Managing Member and Co-Founder, Business Foundry (2010 - Present); Vice President of Operations, GasPedal (2012 - 2017); Advisory Board Member, Tuffwerx (2010 - 2016); Director, Strategic Business Relations (OneSource Financial Corp. (2006 - 2010); President and Founder, Ground Force (2004 - 2006); Vice President of Operations, OneSource financial Corp. (February, 1999 - 2003); Vice President of Operations, Monarch Business Equipment, Inc. (1990 - 1999); Sales and Customer Service Representative, Lanier Worldwide (1989 - 1999). Community Service: Volunteer: Court-Appointed Special Advocate for Children, CASA of Travis County (March, 2016 - Present).  Member, Board of Directors, DePelchin Children's Center (January, 2012 - January, 2013); Member, Board of Director, Caring Family Network (October, 2010 - December, 2011). Finance Committee Member, Texas Museum of Science & Technology (November, 2010 - September, 2011). Education: Texas A&M University.  Bachelor of Business Administration. BBA, Management (1980 - 1988). Activities and Societies: Corps of Cadets.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinneuse/

Regina Nirelli was hired as Documentation Specialist, Targeted Lease Capital, LLC, Williamsville, New York.  Previously, she was Executive Assistant, Hamister Group, LLC (May, 2015 - November, 2017); Bookkeeper, Hawk Creek Wildlife Center (August, 2015 - October, 2016); Administrative Assistant to EVP & CFO, The Hamister Group (May, 2015 - July, 2014); Speech and Language Therapist, Cleveland Hill School District (October, 2013 - February, 2014); Speech Therapist, Children's Therapy Resources (July, 2011 - June, 2013); Speech and Language Therapist, Orleans Niagara BOCES  (November, 2011 - August, 2012); Speech and Language Therapist, Erie 2- Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCCES (May, 2009 - June, 2012); Speech and Language Therapist, Williamsville Central Schools (September, 2010 - November, 2010); Speech and Language Therapist Amherst Central Schools (August, 2009 - July, 2010). Community Service: Volunteer: Parent Volunteer, Girl Scouts of Western New York.  Education: State University of New York College at Genesco. Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communicative Disorders & Sciences. https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-nirelli-b2b7735/

Shil Patel was promoted to Credit Manager, Equirex Leasing, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.  He joined the firm January, 2013 as Senior Credit Analyst, January, 2013; promoted January, 2017, Credit Team Lead, Sr. Credit Analyst.  Education: University of Windsor, Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, Finance Concentration.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/070707071best/

Kaila Paquette was hired as Funding Operations Manager, Harbour Capital Corporation, Newington, New Hampshire. Previously, she was Audit Specialist, Currency (August 2017 - February, 2018); Senior Funding Manager, Direct Capital, a Division of CIT Bank, N.A. (March, 2013 - August, 2017); Assistant Manager, Panera Bread (October, 2011 - March, 2013); Event Manager, Portsmouth Gas Light Co. (May, 2005 - October, 2011); Team Leader, Harbour Capital Corporation (December, 2007 - December, 2008). Education: Great Bay Community College, Associate of Science (A.S.), Business Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaila-paquette-2647b286/

Patrick Prout was hired as Managing Director, Practice Leader for Banking, ZRG Partners, Rochelle Park, New Jersey "...to support the firm's continued growth in the Financial Services sector."
Previously, he was Managing Director, Diversified Search, joining the firm May, 2015. Prior, he was President & CEO, The Prout Group, Inc. (June, 2002 - May, 2015); Partner, Heidrick & Struggles (August, 1997 - June, 2002); President & COO/Vice Chairman, Bank One, Cleveland, NA (1993 - 1997). Education: Harvard Business School, MBS, General Management.  United States Naval Academy, B.S., Engineering, Electrical/Electronic. "He took his commission in the U.S. Marine Corps and served two tours of duty in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star medal with combat ‘v.’  He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and serves on the Advisory Board of Women in the Boardroom."  https://www.linkedin.com/in/patprout/

Dan Rubenstein was hired as Portfolio Manager, Global Jet Capital, Danbury, Connecticut.  Previously, he was Senior Commercial Credit Analyst, People's United Bank (November, 2011 - September, 2013).  He joined Equilease Finance Services 2007, as Assistant Financial Analyst; promoted to Portfolio Analyst, Equilease Financial Services (August, 2009 - November, 2011).  Education: New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.  MBA, Specializations in finance and banking. Carleton College, BA, Philosophy.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-rubenstein-19734713/

Tom Rutherford was promoted to Division President, Crestmark Equipment Finance, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.  He joined the firm October, 2014, as Division Chief Operating Officer; COO, Tip Capital (April, 1999 - September, 2014); VP, Syndications, AT&T Systems Leasing (1995 -1999). Associations: Member, ELFA IMM.  Education: Wayne State University, MBA, Finance. UCSD, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-rutherford-8018822b/

Ken Walters was hired as Managing Director, Group Leader Equipment Finance, Investors Bank, Iselin, New Jersey. Managing Director, Group Leader, Business Leader (June, 2015 - January, 2017); Emigrant Capital as Senior Director, September, 2004; promoted January, 2011, President. Prior, he was at CIT Equipment Finance, starting as Vice President, June, 1985; promoted January, 1997, City Equity Investments.  Education: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick. BA, Economics and Account (1982 - 1986). Activities and Societies: Graduated with Honors, Member of Phi Beta Kapa. Leon Hess School of Business, Monmouth University. Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-walters-a6402b23/

Jessica Wenner was hired as Business Development Assistant, Oakmont Capital Services, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Education: Millersville University of Pennsylvania (2012 - 2017).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-wenner-56475a141/

 

 

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Top Reputable Company Seeking
Equipment Leasing Account Executive

Equipment Leasing Account Executive What sets CoreTech apart from other equipment leasing companies is our team members and impeccable reputation. Are you unhappy with the ethics of your company and the promises made to you? Come to Newport Beach and join us. To learn more, please click here www.coretechleasing.com CoreTech specializes in medium to large size companies and firms Over 100 law firms trust CoreTech for their leasing needs, why wouldn't you?

 

Pepperdine Survey Equipment Leasing Professionals
Please support by Taking the Survey

Each year Craig R. Everett, PhdD, Director, Private Capital Markets Project, Pepperdine University, Graziadio Business School, requests feedback from capital providers, entrepreneurs, intermediaries and valuation professional in the equipment leasing industry. It is a highly respected report and all participates get a copy for free.

The survey is take once each year.  Here is the direct link to the survey:
http://pepperdine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8fba8rjl7a2NIKF

You can also find links to the Pepperdine surveys and reports at http://www.privatecap.org.

 

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Leasing News Advisor
Bruce Lurie

Bruce Lurie, President, Douglas-Guardian Services Corporation, Houston, Texas, an equipment inspection and collateral management firm established in 1932.

Douglas-Guardian Services Corporation
14800 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77079
Telephone: 800-255-0552
Fax 800-529-7530
blurie@douglasguardian.com
www.douglasguardian.com

Bruce Lurie joined the Leasing News Advisory board September 12, 2007 and has been an active participant.

Since July 1995, Bruce Lurie has been president of Douglas-Guardian Services Corporation, the original equipment inspection and collateral management firm established in 1932.

When not chasing down collateral to inspect throughout the US or Canada, Bruce enjoys spending time with his wife Martha, his 3 young grandchildren and learning survival skills driving with his 17 year old daughter Danielle. Bruce is an avid jogger and former triathlon fanatic.

Prior to Douglas Guardian, his experience includes fifteen years with Brown and Root, Inc., a multi-billion dollar engineering and construction company. Primary areas of responsibility have included project development, project finance, sales, marketing, strategic planning and executive management. Extensive training in quality deployment and team building techniques. BS, Civil Engineering, BS Engineering Management, and MBA from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.

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The 23rd Winter Olympic Games are set to open in Pyeongchang in South Korea on Friday. According to data from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), there will be 102 events at which the athletes will compete for medals – more than at any previous Winter Olympics. The first one in Chamonix in the French Alps had 16 events. During the Second World War,  two games were cancelled, while the last games before the war were held in Garmisch-Patenkirchen under Nazi rule.

Dyfed Loesche, Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/12827/number-of-events-at-the-winter-olympic-games-from-1924-to-2018/

 

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Germany has so far been able to rake in most medals at the Winter Olympics, standing at 377 today. However, this is counting in all medals won by various German teams: Before WW II, while Germany was divided in to East and West and after reunification in 1990. Russia has had a good run too. Like Germany, Russia has gone through some historical changes and this chart counts in the medals won by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation.

Dyfed Loesche, Statista

https://mailchi.mp/statista/statistas-top-charts-of-the-week-cqnjh45sbi-1063017?e=4d5ee710fe

 

 

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Copley Equity Partners Backs North Star Leasing
No Ernest & Young Served as Financial Advisor

BOSTON & BURLINGTON, Vt–Copley Equity Partners, a private investment firm and single-family office, today announced that it has completed a majority investment in North Star Leasing, a provider of equipment financing solutions for businesses in a variety of industries. Mr. Daniel Feeney, North Star Leasing’s CEO and President, will continue to lead the Company.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Burlington, VT, North Star Leasing provides specialized lease solutions for customers across numerous industries including Automotive, Healthcare, Pet-Supply, and Restaurant. North Star works with thousands of equipment vendors, manufacturers, and resellers to help end customers finance and access mission critical pieces of equipment. In recent years, North Star has grown its asset base by a 20% annualized growth rate and nearly quadrupled its workforce.

Dan Feeney
CEO, North Start Leasing

“We’re thrilled to have Copley Equity Partners join the North Star team as we continue on our aggressive growth plan,” said Dan Feeney, CEO of North Star Leasing. “The availability of capital through Copley will allow us to take advantage of the much fragmented industry and help bring our business to an exciting new level.”

Peter Trovato
Managing Partner
Copley Equity

“North Star Leasing has experienced tremendous growth and has become one of the leading companies in the micro-ticket leasing sector,” said Peter Trovato, Managing Partner at Copley Equity. “We’re proud to be partnering with Dan Feeney and the entire North Star team to help support their expansion for many years to come.” Copley will be represented on North Star Leasing’s Board of Directors by Peter Trovato, Andrew Miller and Matthew Bryson.

Ernst & Young acted as the financial advisor to Copley Equity Partners and Perkins Coie LLP provided legal counsel. Colonnade Securities LLC acted as the transaction advisor to North Star Leasing and Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC provided legal counsel.

About North Star Leasing Company
Founded in 1979, North Star Leasing is a provider of equipment financing solutions for businesses in a variety of industries. For over 38 years, North Star Leasing has focused exclusively on helping businesses grow by providing lease financing for mission critical pieces of equipment. North Star is a direct funder and takes a personalized approach to each application. www.northstarleasing.com

About Copley Equity Partners
Copley Equity Partners is a private investment firm with offices in Boston and Denver. Copley partners with established lower middle-market businesses with significant growth prospects. Copley invests in companies across a broad range of sectors and is comfortable in both majority or minority ownership positions. Copley invests out of an evergreen, single-family office, capital base making the firm agnostic to the standard private equity fundraising cycle. Copley’s patient and flexible capital base allows the firm to focus on providing each portfolio company significant support post investment. www.copleyequity.com

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Valentine’s Day Special
By Fernando Croce

From “Gone With the Wind” to “Titanic,” romance has long played a key role in the magic of movies. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, check out our recommendations for Netflix’s collection of romantic favorites, and settle down with a movie to go with the flowers and heart-shaped chocolates.

Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946): Though associated far more with suspense than with romance, Alfred Hitchcock often dealt with intense emotions and with the uncertain nature of relationships. That side of his genius is beautifully demonstrated in this masterpiece, which follows the shifting bond between its protagonists with breathtaking complexity and subtlety. As Nazi officers hide from justice, a U.S. government agent (Cary Grant) recruits a socialite (Ingrid Bergman) to act as a spy, going undercover and winning the affections of a German fugitive hiding in Brazil (Claude Rains). As her masquerade grows more dangerous, Bergman’s liaison with Grant grows more volatile. Featuring a famously long kiss between its glamorous stars, Hitchcock’s classic is an espionage thriller that doubles as a barbed look at love and its ecstasies and dangers.

Carmen Jones (Otto Preminger, 1954): No stranger to provocative projects, director Otto Preminger brought Bizet’s famous opera to the screen with an all-African-American cast in this unconventional, passionate retelling. Dorothy Dandridge shines as the eponymous spitfire, a factory worker whose sheer lust for life intoxicates the straight-laced soldier (Harry Belafonte) assigned with escorting her to prison. When they go on the lam after he deserts the Army, Carmen falls for a prizefighter (Joe Adams), leading to tragic consequences. Adapted from the musical by Oscar Hammerstein II, the film boldly captures the ardor of Bizet’s original while daringly connecting it to black American concerns. Featuring sumptuous visuals and a fiery score, Preminger’s film is a valuable showcase for electric performances, above all Dandridge’s sultry incarnation.

The Way We Were (Sydney Pollack, 1973): The old opposites-attract chestnut gets the megawatt treatment with this irresistibly old-fashioned melodrama. Spanning several decades and cultural shifts, the story follows the ups and downs in the relationship of a politically-conscious activist (Barbra Streisand) and a career-obsessed writer (Robert Redford). Meeting at a college rally and instantly disliking each other, the two nevertheless form a bond that endures during years and turmoil. As they move to Hollywood in the 1950s and face trouble from McCarthyism, they’re pulled apart only to find each other again in the 1960s. Though it sounds a lot like “Love Story,” this is a superior romance due to Sydney Pollack’s shrewd direction and, above all, to Streisand and Redford, who show how superstar chemistry can smooth over a movie’s rough spots.

An Officer and a Gentleman (Taylor Hackford, 1982): A perfect example of formula transformed by execution, this box-office smash from the early Eighties blends grit with fairy-tale charm with crowd-pleasing deftness. Richard Gere stars as a troubled young man who hopes to find a direction in his life by enlisting in the Navy. While enduring strict training from the hard-as-nails sergeant (Louis Gossett Jr., who scored a Best Supporting Actor Oscar), he becomes involved with a working-class tough-girl (Debra Winger), a fellow outsider who has lessons of her own to learn. Basically a military-school redemption arc and a Cinderella story in disguise, the predictable story nevertheless remains compelling thanks to Taylor Hackford’s slickly dynamic treatment, which wisely concentrates on the palpable, steamy chemistry between Gere and Winger.

The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992): A master of taciturn urban thrillers, Michael Mann is not a name that readily comes up when discussing romantic directors. And yet few movies have a more ardent sense of yearning than his gorgeous historical drama, set in the 18th-century but crafted with a propulsive modern eye. During colonial times, the last members of the Mohican tribe—including a half-white warrior named Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis)—find themselves on the verge of a possible war when the daughters of a British officer are kidnapped. Offering to rescue them, Hawkeye and the other Mohicans set out on a search mission that’s complicated by the intense love that develops between him and the headstrong captive woman (Madeleine Stowe). The results are visually beautiful, thrilling, and emotionally lush.

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Looking for an Attorney?
Here are Specialists in Banking, Finance, Leasing

Attorneys Who Specialize in
Banking, Finance, and Leasing

Birmingham, Alabama The lawyers of Marks & Associates, P.C. have over 30 years experience in dealing with virtually every type of equipment financing and are recognized throughout the industry for prompt, practical solutions and exemplary service. They offer cost-conscious, effective lease enforcement and good counsel.  Email: Barry@leaselawyer.com Website: www.leaselawyers.com
Kenneth C. Greene California Leasing and Financial consultant, active in several leasing associations, as well as involved in music and film production in LA.  Mention "Leasing News" for a free consultation. 818.575.9095 Skype: 424.235.1658 ken@kengreenelaw.com	Connecticut, Southern New England:  EVANS, FELDMAN & BOYER, LLC Collections, litigation, documentation, portfolio sales and financing, bankruptcy. We represent many of the national and local leasing companies doing business in this state. Past chairman EAEL legal committee. Competitive rates.  email: rcfeldman@snet.net
Los Angeles/Santa Monica Hemar & Associates, Attorneys at Law Specialists in legal assistance, including debt collection, equipment recovery, litigation for 35 years. Fluent in Spanish.  Tel: 310-829-1948  email: phemar@hemar.com	David G. Mayer Partner, Dallas, Texas Schackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton  9201 N. Central Expressway Fourth Floor Dallas, Texas 75231 Telephone: (214) 780-1400 http://shackelfordlaw.net/attorneys/david-g-mayer/
Los Angeles, Southern CA  Seasoned attorney representing secured creditors in auto finance and truck/equipment lease industry.  Bankruptcy and State Court litigation.   Vincent V. Frounjian (818) 990-0605 or email: vvf@pacbell.net.	Encino, California: Statewide “ELFA”  Hemar, Rousso & Heald, LLP 30 yr excellent reputation Lessor representation commercial litigation, debt collection, and bankruptcy. Call Stephen E. Jenkins Esq (818) 501-3800
Los Angeles, Statewide: CA.     "ELFA" Aggressive creditors rights law firm specializing in equipment leasing handling collection matters on a contingency, fixed fee or hourly cbasis. email:RGarwacki@prodigy.net	Los Angeles, Statewide: CA      "ELFA" Practice limited to collections, bankruptcy and problem accounts resolution. Decades of experience. 10-lawyer firm dedicated to serving you. Call Ronald Cohn, Esq. (818)591-2121 or email. Email: rrcohn@aol.com
Los Angeles- Statewide, CA Lawyer specializing in banking and leasing issues statewide. Documents and litigation.  Tom McCurnin, Barton, Klugman & Oetting. Voice: (213) 617-6129  Cell:(213) 268-8291 Email:  tmccurnin@bkolaw.com	California & National Paul Bent – More than 35 years experience in all forms of equipment leasing, secured lending, and asset based transactions. Financial analysis, deal structuring, contract negotiations, documentation, private dispute resolution, expert witness services.  (562) 426-1000 www.paulbent.attorney pbent@paulbent.attorney
Illinois   Kevin E. Trabaris: Concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial finance, corporate and business transactions. Extensive experience representing banks, financial companies, equipment lessors, insurers and other funding and intermediary entities and borrowers in connection with thousands of business financing matters. He has handled everything from small ticket transactions to billion dollar syndicated loans, real estate financing to asset-based facilities. Email:  ktrabaris@culhanemeadows.com Telephone:  847-840-4687 www.culhanemeadows.com	Massachusetts Joseph G. Bonanno, Esq., CLFP.  Transactional/Documentation. Past special industry consultant to The World Bank,  industry expert witness in litigation, appointed to Governor’s Counsel to adopt Articles 2A and 9 in Massachusetts, MA continuing legal education co-instructor,  past (5) Term Certified Leasing and Finance Professional Board Member, CLFP review instructor, numerous authored and co-authored published articles and conducting educational seminars. (781) 328-1010; law@jgbesq.com
National: Coston & Rademacher: Business attorneys serving the lease-finance industry since 1980. Transactional, documentation, corporate/finance, workouts, litigation, bankruptcy, portfolio management. Chicago-based national practice. Jim Coston, CLP (Members: ELFA, NEFA).  email: Jcoston@costonlaw.com Website:www.costonlaw.com	Michael J. Witt, experienced bank, finance, and leasing attorney, also conducts Portfolio Audits. Previously he was Managing Counsel, Wells Fargo & Co. (May, 2003 – September, 2008); Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Advanta Business Services (May, 1988 – June, 1997) Tel: (515) 223-2352 Cell: (515) 868-1067  E-mail: MWitt@Witt-Legal.com Web: www.witt-legal.com

News Briefs----

Rabobank has been fined $369 million by the U.S.
  after admitting it handled millions in illicit funds.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/08/news/rabobank-mexico-drug-money-laundering/index.html

Fed Backs Marijuana-Focused Credit Union
  Conditional Approval
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-backs-marijuana-focused-credit-union-1517870188 

New York Times Co. Subscription Revenue
    Surpassed $1 Billion in 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/new-york-times-company-earnings.html

Water forecast is bleak for major reservoir in Southwest US
  10% Chance could be "normal"
http://www.capitalpress.com/California/20180207/water-forecast-is-bleak-for-major-reservoir-in-southwest-us

 

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Winter Poem

The Eagle and the Hawk
Words and Music by John Denver and Mike Taylor

I am the eagle, I live in high country
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky
I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers
But time is still turning they soon will be dry
And all those who see me and all who believe in me
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly

Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops
Sail o'er the canyons and up to the stars
And reach for the heavens and hope for the future
And all that we "can" be, not what we are

 

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Sports Briefs---

Best, worst and most surprising moves at a wild NBA trade deadline
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22366075/2018-nba-trade-deadline-best-worst-most-surprising-moves-espn-experts-5-5-debate

49ers lock in Jimmy Garoppolo with massive five-year deal
http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article199098739.html#emlnl=SportsBreakingNewsAlert 

Jimmy Garoppolo just did Kirk Cousins a big favor
https://nypost.com/2018/02/08/jimmy-garoppolo-just-did-kirk-cousins-a-big-favor/

Quarterbacks will dominate the 2018 NFL offseason
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/02/08/quarterbacks-will-dominate-the-2018-nfl-offseason/110230944/

Jim Harbaugh is a big loser on national signing day
https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/jim-harbaugh-is-a-big-loser-on-national-signing-day/

Bill Murray vs. Clint Eastwood in a classic Pebble Beach showdown
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Bill-Murray-vs-Clint-Eastwood-in-a-classic-12559949.php

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California Nuts Briefs---

Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong Confirmed Buyer
    of Union-Tribune, L.A. Times
http://sdbj.com/news/2018/feb/07/soon-shiong-confirmed-buyer-union-tribune-l-times/

Union Pacific signals it will not make 2018 federal deadline
     to install crash-prevention system
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article199110499.html#emlnl=Breaking_Newsletter

How the Volkswagen diesel scandal could ease traffic
    between Sacramento and Davis
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/city-beat/article199183249.html#emlnl=Breaking_Newsletter

 

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“Gimme that Wine”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

Robert Boyd Promoted to President of Joseph Phelps Vineyards
https://www.winebusiness.com/people/?go=getPeopleArticle&dataid=195462

Renowned Quady Winemaker Michael Blaylock Retires,
   Protégé Darin Peterson Takes The Reigns
https://www.winebusiness.com/people/?go=getPeopleArticle&dataid=195410

Millennials love tequila and Gen X prefers rum, says study
http://www.austin360.com/news/millennials-love-tequila-and-gen-prefers-rum-says-study/VaWWmUItzWgC3uc5Q5n6sN/

Wine Prices by vintage
http://www.winezap.com
http://www.wine-searcher.com/

US/International Wine Events
http://www.localwineevents.com/

Leasing News Wine & Spirits Page
http://two.leasingnews.org/Recommendations/wnensprts.htm

This Day in History

     1773 - Birthday of William Henry Harrison (d. 1841), Charles City County, Colony of Virginia.  The 9th president of the United States (March 4-April 4, 1841), his term of office was the shortest in our nation's history-32 days. He was the first president to die in office (of pneumonia contracted during inaugural ceremonies).
    1775 - English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion.
    1794 - The first warship to capture an enemy shop after the Revolution was the U.S.S. Constellation, a 36-gun frigate of 1,265 tons. Off the island of Nevis, West Indies, the 36-gun Constellation, under the command of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, met and captured the 40-gun French frigate Insurgente, inflicting 70 casualties at the cost of only 4 American casualties.  The battle had lasted only seventy-five minutes. Truxtun was headed for the island of Nevis when he caught sight of the French frigate L'Insurgente. After pursuing the Frenchman, Truxtun prepared for action. However, as the two ships were on the verge of engaging one another, a squall engulfed them, snapping the main topmast of the French frigate. The loss of mobility, coupled with the French tendency to fire high into the opponent's rigging, gave Truxtun a deadly advantage."A very fine frigate [is] being added to our infant Navy" was the report sent to Stoddert.
http://www.navysna.org/awards/Hall%20of%20Fame%20Write%
20Ups/Truxton.htm
    1812 - Pioneer missionary Samuel Newell married fellow Congregationalist Harriet Atwood. Afterward, they sailed for India with Adoniram and Ann Hasseltine Judson. (Harriet Newell and Ann Judson thereby became the first American women commissioned for missionary work abroad.)
    1819 - Birthday of Lydia E. Pinkham (d. 1883), Lynn, MA.  Developed a home tonic of herbs and 19% alcohol that she gave her children. As the tonic grew famous in her neighborhood, she made her first sales in 1875 to earn money since she was married to a dreamer whose ship never came in. Later, her son marketed the home remedy under her direction.  The "women's tonic" meant to relieve menstrual and menopausal pains, although Pinkham's Vegetable Compound sold well to the general public, it was regarded by health experts as quackery.
    1825 - John Quincy Adams was elected president of the United States by the House of Representatives, into which the election had been thrown by the failure of any of the four candidates to win a majority in the Electoral College. Henry Clay, one of the candidates, assisted Adams cause in the House. In the four-way race of Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William Crawford, Jackson had received more electoral votes than Adams, but no majority.
    1849 - Laura Clay at the 1920 convention became the first woman to receive a vote for the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. She was a noted suffrager and first president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
    1861 - Tennessee votes against secession. On June 8, pro-slavery advocates stop anti-slavery voters at the polls, whereupon Tennessee secedes from the Union.  The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis president and Alexander H. Stephens vice president.
    1870 – President U. S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress establishing the US Weather Bureau.
    1886 - President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence. These protests were also seen in other Northwest cities due to the influx of “cheap” Chinese labor.
http://immigrants.harpweek.com/ChineseAmericans/Items/Item095L.htm
    1873 - In the foremost scandal of the day, Victoria Woodhull, publisher, was arrested for writing that renowned preacher Henry Ward Beecher had committed adultery. The postal authorities charged her with sending obscene literature through the mail. She was acquitted of the charge. What made the event more newsworthy is that Beecher was subsequently sued for alienation of affections by Theodore Tilton. The jury and the public found Dr. Beecher innocent but found Mrs. Tilton guilty.
    1874 - Birthday of American poet Amy Lowell (d. 1925), Brookline, MA. Her eccentricities inspire more discussion then her poetry. A lesbian and a very fat woman, she wore frilly clothes, smoked cigars, slept during the day, wrote poetry at night and kept all the mirrors in her house covered. 
In 1915, anticipating a wartime shortage, Lowell, like George Sand, a woman partial to cigars, ordered 10,000 Manilas. Ezra Pound, trying to help place her poetry, made up the "Imagist" movement.
http://www.sappho.com/poetry/a_lowell.html 
    1900 - The great Count Basie bassist Walter Page (d. 1957), was born in Gallatin, MO.
        1909 - Birthday of Carmen Miranda, born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (d. 1955) in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal. Her family moved to Rio de Janeiro when she was about two years old. Her career took off in the carnival of 1930 with the spectacular success of the marchinha "Taí." A popular movie star and singer in her day.
http://www.maria-brazil.org/carmen.htm
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/echo/Volume2-Issue1/wells-media/
Carmen-Miranda.jpg
    1912 - The United States Lawn Tennis Association amended the playing rules for its men's single's championship.
    1914 - Birthday of country and western singer Ernest Tubb (d. 1984), Crisp, Texas. Known as the Texas Troubador,” he was the sixth member to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the headliner on the first country music show ever to be presented at Carnegie Hall. His first major hit, “Walking the Floor Over You,” gained him his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1942, and he attained regular membership in 1943.
    1914 - Birthday of Bill Veeck (d. 1986), Chicago.  Baseball's premiere promoter and showman as an owner of several teams. He integrated the American League, sent a midget to the plate to start a game and, in general, sought to provide fans with entertainment in addition to baseball. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.
    1914 - Birthday of ecdysiast Gypsy Rose Lee, born Rose Louise Hovick (d. 1970), Seattle, WA.
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0497346/
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/gypsy_rose_lee.html
    1917 - American labor agitator Tom Mooney falsely convicted of fatal bombing. He is Pardoned and released 22 1/2 years from now.
http://www.shapingsf.org/ezine/labor/mooney/
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/Library_Bulletin/Nov1989/
LB-N89-VClose2.html
    1920 - The Joint Rules Committee (of Major League Baseball) banned all foreign substances or other alterations to the ball by pitchers, including saliva, resin, talcum powder, paraffin, and the shine and emery ball. A pitcher caught cheating will be suspended for 10 days. The American League allows each club to name just two pitchers who will be allowed to use the pitch for one more season. The National League allows each club to name all its spitball pitchers. No pitchers other than those designated will be permitted to use the banned pitch and none at all after this season (however, the designated pitchers will eventually be allowed to use the pitch for the rest of their careers). Other rules changes: the adoption of writer Fred Lieb’s proposal that a game-winning home run with men on base be counted as a home run even if the batter's run is not needed to win the game. Also, the intentional walk is banned, and everything that happens in a protested game will go in the records.
    1933 - The temperature at Moran, WY, located next to Teton National Park, plunged to 63 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The temperature at the Riverside Ranger Station in Montana dipped to 66 below zero to establish a record for the state, and a record for the nation which stood until 1954.
    1934 - The mercury dipped to 51 degrees below zero at Vanderbilt to establish a record for the state of Michigan. The temperature at Stillwater plunged to 52 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state of New York.
    1942 - Singer-songwriter Carole King was born Carol Joan Klein in Brooklyn, New York. Along with her then-husband Gerry Goffin, King wrote some of the most successful pop tunes of the 1960's. Among them were "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for the Shirelles, "Up on the Roof" for the Drifters and "The Loco- Motion" for Little Eva. In the '70s, King started concentrating on her singing. Her 1971 album "Tapestry" Her soft rock Tapestry album sold more than 13 million copies and in 1971 she won four Grammy awards, and became the biggest- selling album of all time, although its sales have since been topped by at least two other albums.  After her divorce in 1969, she changed her style and performed solo. "You've Got a Friend" was the 1971 Grammy best song and "It's Too Late" the best record.  King received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December, 2012.
    1943 - In a major strategic victory, the American 161st and 132nd Regiments retook Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands after a six-month-long battle. More than 9,000 Japanese and 2,000 Americans were killed. The fierce resistance by the Japanese was an indication to the Allies of things to come. Guadalcanal put the Allies within striking distance of Rabaul, the major Japanese base in the area (as featured in "Victory at Sea").
    1943 - The National League is looking for a buyer for the Philadelphia Phillies, whose owner, Gerry Nugent, has fallen in arrears on rent and bank loans. The league pays $10 a share for 4,685 out of 5,000 outstanding shares in the club.
        1944 - Birthday of Alice Walker, Putnam County, GA.  Black American essayist, poet, novelist, and womanist. Won 1983 Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Color Purple” (1982). Her “Warrior Marks” and “Possessing the Secret of Joy” take up the horrendous practice of female genital mutilation in some African locations.
    1945 - *CICCHETTI, JOSEPH J., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division. Place and date: South Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 9 February 1945. Entered service at: Waynesburg, Ohio. Birth: Waynesburg, Ohio. G.O. No.: 115, 8 December 1945. Citation: He was with troops assaulting the first important line of enemy defenses. The Japanese had converted the partially destroyed Manila Gas Works and adjacent buildings into a formidable system of mutually supporting strongpoints from which they were concentrating machinegun, mortar, and heavy artillery fire on the American forces. Casualties rapidly mounted, and the medical aid men, finding it increasingly difficult to evacuate the wounded, called for volunteer litter bearers. Pfc. Cicchetti immediately responded, organized a litter team and skillfully led it for more than 4 hours in rescuing 14 wounded men, constantly passing back and forth over a 400-yard route which was the impact area for a tremendous volume of the most intense enemy fire. On 1 return trip the path was blocked by machinegun fire, but Pfc. Cicchetti deliberately exposed himself to draw the automatic fire which he neutralized with his own rifle while ordering the rest of the team to rush past to safety with the wounded. While gallantly continuing his work, he noticed a group of wounded and helpless soldiers some distance away and ran to their rescue although the enemy fire had increased to new fury. As he approached the casualties, he was struck in the head by a shell fragment, but with complete disregard for his gaping wound he continued to his comrades, lifted 1 and carried him on his shoulders 50 yards to safety. He then collapsed and died. By his skilled leadership, indomitable will, and dauntless courage, Pfc. Cicchetti saved the lives of many of his fellow soldiers at the cost of his own.
    1950 - During a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) claims that he has a list with the names of over 200 members of the Department of State that are "known communists" (he never produced that list).  The speech vaulted McCarthy to national prominence and sparked a nationwide hysteria about subversives in the American government. He did untold damage to many people's lives and careers, had a muzzling effect on domestic debate on Cold War issues, and managed to scare millions of Americans. McCarthy, however, located no communists and his personal power collapsed in 1954 when he accused the Army of coddling known communists. Televised hearings of his investigation into the U.S. Army – The Army-McCarthy Hearings -  let the American people see his bullying tactics and lack of credibility in full view for the first time, and he quickly lost support. The U.S. Senate censured him shortly thereafter and he died in 1957.
    1952 - Top Hits
“Slowpoke” - Pee Wee King
“Cry” - Johnnie Ray
“Anytime” - Eddie Fisher
“Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)” – Lefty Frizzell
    1957 - After nine weeks, Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues" is pushed out of Billboard's top spot by Elvis Presley's "Too Much".
    1958 - A report by the American Research Bureau cites Dick Clark's American Bandstand as the top-ranked daytime television program, drawing an average of 8,400,000 viewers per day.
    1959 - Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard Pop chart with "Stagger Lee", an up-dated version of an old Folk song called "Stack-O-Lee". Wilson Pickett would take the song to number 22 in 1967.
    1960 - Top Hits
“Teen Angel” - Mark Dinning
“Where or When” - Dion & The Belmonts
“Handy Man” - Jimmy Jones
“He'll Have to Go” - Jim Reeves
     1962 - Neil Sedaka records "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," which will become his 5th US Top Ten hit and first number one by the following August. Neil's ballad version of the song would peak at number eight in February, 1976.
     1963 - Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, who were billed as Paul and Paula, had the top tune in the US with "Hey Paula."
    1963 - Ruby and the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" enters the pop charts
    1963 - Birthday of country singer Travis Tritt, Marietta, GA.
    1963 - The first Boeing 727 took off, becoming the world's most popular way to fly. Before production was stopped in 1984, 1,832 of the aircraft were built.
    1964 - Arthur Ashe, Jr., becomes first African American on US Davis Cup Team.
    1964 - The Beatles made their live US television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." "I Want to Hold Your Hand" could barely be heard over the screams from the audience, who were also treated to "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You" and "I Saw Her Standing There." There were 50,000 requests for the 725 available seats. The Beatles appeared on the show again a week later. Each program was watched by an estimated 70-million people, the highest rating at the time.
    1968 - Top Hits
“Green Tambourine” - The Lemon Pipers
“Spooky” - Classics IV
“Love is Blue” - Paul Mauriat
“Skip a Rope” - Henson Cargill
    1969 - The Boeing 747 took its first flight, ushering flew in the age of the jumbo jet. As manager of the Chamber of Commerce of San Bruno, “The Airport City,” we issued gold, silver, and copper coins to celebrate the event. They are considered collected items today.
    1969 - Roslyn Kind quietly made her television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Ed said she was "...America's teenager who wasn't protesting or playing a guitar." Although she only appeared once, her sister appeared many times. Roslyn Kind is Barbra Streisand's sister.
    1969 - *PROM, WILLIAM R., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company 1, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division (Rein), FMF. Place and date: Near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam. 9 February 1969. Entered service at: Pittsburgh, Pa. Born: 17 November 1948, Pittsburgh, Pa. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a machinegun squad leader with Company 1, in action against the enemy. While returning from a reconnaissance operation during Operation TAYLOR COMMON, 2 platoons of Company 1 came under an intense automatic weapons fire and grenade attack from a well concealed North Vietnamese Army force in fortified positions. The leading. element of the platoon was isolated and several marines were wounded. L/Cpl. Prom immediately assumed control of 1 of his machineguns and began to deliver return fire. Disregarding his safety he advanced to a position from which he could more effectively deliver covering fire while first aid was administered to the wounded men. Realizing that the enemy would have to be destroyed before the injured marines could be evacuated, L/Cpl. Prom again moved forward and delivered a heavy volume of fire with such accuracy that he was instrumental in routing the enemy, thus permitting his men to regroup and resume their march. Shortly thereafter, the platoon again came under heavy fire in which 1 man was critically wounded. Reacting instantly, L/Cpl. Prom moved forward to protect his injured comrade. Unable to continue his fire because of his severe wounds, he continued to advance to within a few yards to the enemy positions. There, standing in full view of the enemy, he accurately directed the fire of his support elements until he was mortally wounded. Inspired by his heroic actions, the marines launched an assault that destroyed the enemy. L/Cpl. Prom's indomitable courage, inspiring initiative and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
    1970 - Sly and The Family Stone were awarded a gold record for the single, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)." At the time, Sly (Sylvester) Stewart was a disc jockey in Oakland, California.
    1971 - An earthquake measuring 6.6 struck the San Fernando Valley in California, killing 58 people. Property damage reached $900 million.
    1971 - Satchel Paige becomes first Negro League player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
“Sometimes I feel like I will never stop 
Just go forever 
Till one fine morning 
I'll reach up and grab me a handful of stars 
and swing out my long lean leg 
and whip three hot strikes burning down the heavens 
and look over at God and say 
How about that!” 
— Samuel Allen, "To Satch"
http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/history101.html
       1976 - Top Hits
“50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” - Paul Simon
“Love to Love You Baby” - Donna Summer
“You Sexy Thing” - Hot Chocolate
“Sometimes” - Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner
    1984 - Top Hits
“Karma Chameleon” - Culture Club
“Joanna” - Kool & The Gang
“Running with the Night” - Lionel Richie
“Show Her” - Ronnie Milsap
    1987 - Just twenty years after the first woman was admitted to the New York Stock Exchange, the Exchange Luncheon Club decided to put in a women's rest room. Prior to this gracious offer, the women had to walk down a flight of stairs.
    1987 - A storm off the Atlantic coast produced high winds and heavy snow in the northeastern U.S., with blizzard conditions in eastern Massachusetts. Wind gusted to 80 mph and 23.4 inches of snow produced drifts eight feet high at Cape Cod, MA. It was the worst blizzard in thirty years for the Cape Cod area. Winds in some of the mountains and ridges of the Appalachian Region gusted to 100 mph
    1989 - A winter storm continued to bring rain and snow to southern California. Snowfall totals ranged up to 18 inches at Olancha, with three inches at Palmdale.
    1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front erupted over eastern Texas late in the morning, and produced severe weather as they swept across the southeastern states. Early evening thunderstorms spawned a tornado which injured one person at Nat, TX, and produced tennis balls size hail which caused more than half a million dollars damage around Shreveport, LA.
    1992 - Three months after announcing his retirement from the NBA because he had been infected with HIV, Magic Johnson led the West to a 153-113 victory over the East in the 42d NBA All-Star Game. Magic was named All-Star Game MVP for the second time.
    1997 - "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. The record was previously held by "The Flintstones".
    2000 - The Reds sent four players to the Seattle Mariners and agree to a contract extension to obtain Seattle's superstar Ken Griffey, Jr. Junior's nine-year $116.5 million contract is the richest package in history, but in the current market is considered quite a bargain.
    2001 - After 13 months of negotiations, Derek Jeter and the Yankees finalized a $189 million, 10-year contract. The deal makes the All-Star shortstop second only to Alex Rodriguez ($252 million/10 years) as highest-paid player in the history of the sport.
    2009 – The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez finally admitted that he took banned substances.
    2010 - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr became the 2,401st person to be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the attraction's groundbreaking. The Beatles as a group were given a star in 1998.
    2012 - As a cost-saving measure during bankruptcy, Eastman Kodak Co. reports they will no longer make digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames.
    2012 - The U.S. Department of Defense produces new guidelines that remove restrictions on the use of women in combat.
    2014 - Scientists from Australian National University observe the oldest star in the universe for the first time. The star, located 6,000 light years from Earth, serves as a fingerprint of the first stars in the universe; it is believed to be 13.7 billion years old.