Marlin Business Services Lets Go Another 25 Employees
Form 8-K Notice

 

"Regulation FD Disclosure

"On July 15, 2020, Marlin Business Services Corp. (the “Company”) implemented a reduction in force that affected approximately 25 employees. The Company also announced that the previously disclosed employee furlough will end effective July 20, 2020, such that all remaining furloughed employees not impacted by the reduction in force have been notified of their return to the workforce on that date.

"The Company does not expect the reduction in force to impact its ability to grow origination volume when general business and economic conditions permit. The Company will provide further detail regarding its origination growth strategy on its second quarter 2020 earnings call."

Marlin announced in June, "As a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business, on June 15, 2020, Marlin Business Services Corp. (the 'Company') implemented a reduction in force that affected approximately 55 employees. All impacted employees were among the approximately 120 employees included in the furlough previously announced by the Company on April 9, 2020.

“Approximately 20 additional furloughed employees have returned, or have been notified of their imminent return, to the workforce. The furlough period for the remaining population of furloughed employees is currently expected to continue through July 15, 2020.

"The Company does not expect the reduction in force to impact its ability to grow origination volume when general business and economic conditions permit. The Company will provide further detail regarding its origination growth strategy on its second quarter 2020 earnings call."

Marlin announced in April, ""Since Friday, March 20, 2020, Marlin’s entire workforce has been working remotely and all business-related employee travel has been suspended. Through the successful execution of the plan, Marlin has not experienced any interruption of its normal business operations."

Marlin announced its Second Quarter 2020 Earnings call: "...will issue its financial results for the second quarter 2020 after market-close on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The Company will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss results the following day on Friday, July 31, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time."

Marlin in May sent out Press Release Net Loss $11.8M 1st Quarter: Credit Losses $52.1 Million, $30.4 million Increase from 12/31/2019
http://leasingnews.org/archives/May2020/05_04.htm#marlin

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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

 

Nick Fong, CLFP, was promoted to Chief Technology Officer in addition to his current role as Chief Marketing Officer, Allegiant Partners Incorporated (AP Equipment Financing), Bend, Oregon. He joined the firm October, 2014, as Marketing Manager; promoted February, 2015, Vice President of Marketing; promoted Chief Marketing Officer, September, 2018.  Previously, he was Marketing Manager at First Star Capital, starting February, 2010, Marketing Associate; promoted June, 2013, Marketing Manager. Certifications: CLFP Foundation, issued August, 2014.  Education: California State University, East Bay. MBA, Marketing and Finance (2008 - 2009). San Diego State University, B.S., Marketing (2005 - 2007). https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-fong-mba-clfp-792a825/

Brian Rosado Delgado was hired as Asset Recovery Associate for North Mill Equipment Finance, Norwalk, Connecticut. “Previously he was Financial Analyst, HEI Hotels & Resort. He is an ex-US Marine, serving on the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team.  He received a BS in Finance, University of Bridgeport.”

Corey Grip was promoted to Corporate Credit Officer, Key Equipment Finance, Superior, Colorado.  He joined the firm January, 2010, as Credit Manager, Healthcare.  Previously, he was Senior Credit Analyst, MarCap Corporation (May, 2006 - April, 2009); Senior Credit Analyst, GE Capital Corp., Healthcare Financial Services (2004 - 2006); Senior Credit analyst, GE Money (1999 - 2004). Licenses & Certifications: Six Sigma.  Issued March, 2005.  Education: Westminster College.  MBA, Finance, Economics (2002 - 2004).  University of Utah, BS, Finance (1998 - 2001).  Hillcrest High School (1992 - 1995). https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-grip-b8b4477/

Jacob Keller was hired as Staff Accountant, North Mill Equipment Finance, Norwalk, Connecticut.  “He previously was an Assurance Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PW).  He attended Syracuse University, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse, New York.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Minor in Information Management.”

Michael Luke was announced as Vice President and Managing Director, Sterling National Bank.  He joined the firm March, 2020. Previously, he was Northeast Territory Manager and Executive Director, Chase Equipment Finance, JPMorgan Chase (July, 2011 - March, 2020); Vice-President, Northeast Region, Key Equipment Finance (January, 1997 - July, 2011); District Manager, US Leasing/USL Capital (1994 - 1997). Education: UC Santa Barbara, BA.  San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business. MBA, Finance & Marketing. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-luke/

Michael Mosley was hired as Relationship Manager, North Mill Equipment Finance, Norwalk, Connecticut.  He is located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.  Previously, he was Broker Relationship Manager, Centra Funding (October, 2017 - July, 2020); Relationship Officer, Metro Business Banking, SunTrust (November, 2016 - October, 2017); Broker Relations Manager, Financial Pacific Leasing (February, 2004 – March, 2016). Sergeant, Georgia National Guard (Part-time) (February, 1992 - February, 2003). Education: North Georgia College and State University, BBA, Accounting Activities and Societies: Member of Corp of Cadets (ROTC)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mosley-bb804019

Raquel O’Leary, CLFP, was promoted to Chief People Officer in addition to her current role as Chief Operating Officer, Allegiant Partners Incorporated (AP Equipment Financing), Bend, Oregon.
She joined the firm October, 2013 as Vice President Operations, Allegiant Partners; promoted September, 2014, Senior Vice President, Operations. Previously, she Operations Manager, First Star Capital (September, 2011 – October, 2013); Staff Accountant, Fehr & Peers (September 2008–April 2009); Asst. Division Manager, Equipment Finance, First Republic Bank (April, 2007–September 2008); Funding Manager, Irwin Commercial Finance (May 2006–May 2007); Assistant Division Manager, Equipment Finance, Bank of Walnut Creek (September 1999–September 2005); Financial Services Representative, Union Bank of California (1997–1999). Organizations: Certified Leasing and Finance Professional. Conference Chair, spring 2015, National Equipment Finance Association. Licenses: Dare to Lead Trained, Issued, June, 2020. Education: Mills College, B.A. Anthropology & Sociology (2002–2005)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquel-o-leary-clfp-91bb0045/

Max Russel was hired as a Junior Asset Management Associate, North Mill Equipment Finance, Norwalk, Connecticut. Previously, he was a sales representative for Haynes Materials. “He is a former baseball pitcher, drafted in 2010 by the Los Angeles Angels, as well as playing four years for the minor league team.  He holds a BS in Sociology from Charter Oak State College, New Britain, Connecticut.”

Ken Turner was promoted to Head of Equipment Finance Division, Executive Vice President, Bank of the West.  He joined the firm 2017 as Managing Director, Technology and Healthcare.  Previously, he was Director, Worldwide Risk and Program Management, Microsoft Financing (2014 – 2017); President, SunTrust Equipment Finance and Leasing (2010 – 2013). He joined Key Equipment Finance 2001 as SVP, Director of Operations; promoted 2006, SVP, Direct Sales Group; promoted 2008, SVP, US Sales. Prior, he was SVP, Chief Risk Officer, Advanta Leasing Services (1999 – 2001); Director of Operations, AT&T Credit Corporation (1995 – 1999); Credit Underwriter, NCR Credit Corporation (1991 – 1995). Volunteer: Supporting Families in need, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver, Inc. (June, 2001 – October 2010). Education: Michigan State University, The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management. MBA, Finance, General (1989 – 1991). Emory University, Goizueta Business School. Advanced Leadership Program (2012); Michigan State University. Bachelor’s Degree, Finance, General (1985 – 1989). University of London.  Overseas Study (1986). https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethturner1/

Sarah Uballez was promoted to Vice President of Treasury and Accounting, Allegiant Partners Incorporated (AP Equipment Financing), Bend, Oregon. She joined the firm June, 2019, as Salesforce Administrator; promoted Treasury Manager, February, 2020.  Previously, she was Great Lakes Region Sales Coordinator, Transportation Finance, BMO Harris Bank (May, 2014 – May, 2019); Relationship Manager, Transportation Finance, GE Capital (2007 – 2014).  Certifications: Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA). Salesforce.  Education: Missouri State University. Bachelors, Accounting (2002 – 2006).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-uballez-9265a33a/

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U.S. Forest Service Housing Market Report
May, 2020

The United States housing construction market indicated modest improvement in May, on a month-over-month basis. Total starts, total single-family and multi-family permits and new single-family
sales increased on a month-over-month basis. On a year-over-year basis, the majority of the data indicated declines, except for total starts, new single-family sales, and total private residential
construction spending. The impact of Covid-19 is still evident in this month’s data.

Housing, in the majority of categories, remains substantially less than their respective historical averages. The new SF housing construction sector is where the majority of value-added forest
products are utilized and this housing sector has ample room for improvement.

Pros:

1) Historically low interest rates are still in place;
2) Select builders are beginning to focus on entry-level houses;
3) Housing affordability indicates improvement;

Cons:

1) Coronavirus19 (Covid-19);
2) Lot availability and building regulations (according to several sources);
3) Laborer shortages;
4) Household formations still lag historical averages;
5) Changing attitudes towards SF ownership;
6) Job creation is improving and consistent but some economists question the quantity
and types of jobs being created;
7) Debt: Corporate, personal, government – United States and globally;
8) Other global uncertainties.

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Coming out of an abysmal 2019, which saw Boeing's deliveries cut in half due to safety issues surrounding the 737 MAX airliner, 2020 shapes up to be equally bad, if not worse, for the U.S. aviation giant. According to figures released on Tuesday, Boeing delivered just 20 commercial airplanes in the second quarter, bringing the total for the first six months of 2020 to 70 - compared to 239 in the first half of 2019.

"Our commercial airplane deliveries in the second quarter reflect the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers and our operations that included a shutdown of our commercial airplane production for several weeks," Greg Smith, Boeing's CFO and executive vice president of Enterprise Operations is quoted saying in the company's press release.

As the following chart shows, Boeing is not alone with its problems this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the entire aviation industry with full force. As countless flights were grounded for weeks due to widespread travel restrictions, many airlines suspended or cancelled orders of new airplanes, not to mention the production issues that both Boeing and Airbus faced amid the coronavirus outbreak. Airbus delivered 196 airplanes in the first six months of 2020 and is expected to fall way short of last year's total of 863 deliveries this year.

By Martin Armstrong, Statista

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Federal Reserve Beige Book - July 15, 2020
Information Collected on or before July 6, 2020

Overall Economic Activity
“Economic activity increased in almost all Districts, but remained well below where it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumer spending picked up as many nonessential businesses were allowed to reopen. Retail sales rose in all Districts, led by a rebound in vehicle sales and sustained growth in the food and beverage and home improvement sectors. Leisure and hospitality spending improved, but was far below year-ago levels. Most Districts reported that manufacturing activity moved up, but from a very low level. Demand for professional and business services increased in most Districts, but was still weak. Transportation activity rose overall on higher truck and air cargo volumes. Construction remained subdued, but picked up in some Districts. Home sales increased moderately, but commercial real estate activity stayed at a low level. Financial conditions in the agriculture sector continued to be poor, while energy sector activity fell further because of limited demand and oversupply. Loan demand was flat outside of some Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) activity and increased residential mortgages. The PPP and loan deferrals by private lenders reportedly provided many firms with sufficient liquidity for the near term. Outlooks remained highly uncertain, as contacts grappled with how long the COVID-19 pandemic would continue and the magnitude of its economic implications.”

Full Report:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beigebook202007.htm

 

Falling Jobless Claims Stall At Over a Million
By Ryan Secard - Industry Week

In the first week of April, 15 unprecedented weeks ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment claims for the week of March 26 had skyrocketed to 6.6 million initial claims in one week. Today, July 16, the BLS reported that the figure has since fallen to 1,300,000 for the week ending July 11, a decrease of about 10,000 claims from the week previous. The insured unemployment rate was 11.9% for the week ending July 4, a fall of 0.3 points from the revised rate of the week before.

This is now the seventeenth week that unemployment claims have been higher than 1 million. The previous weekly record for claims, set during the Savings & Loans crisis, was 695,000.

The downturn, officially a recession per the National Bureau of Economic Research, is due to the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the quarantine orders taken to prevent its spread. On a state-by-state level, the Bureau’s report revealed that advance unemployment claims are rising in states where COVID-19 infections are rising.

The number of people collecting jobless benefits on a continual basis dropped to 17.3 million, down 400,000 from the week before, showing that companies are still continuing to rehire workers even as others plan layoffs. The Payroll Protection Program, set to expire August 8 after Congress extended it a second time, has loaned more than $500 million to businesses to help them weather the downturn while keeping employees on the payroll. According to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business, almost 25% of respondents say they will lay off employees once they run out of those loans.

In Florida, claims doubled to 129,000, Georgian claims rose by 31,176 to 136,336, and Arizona saw claims rise by almost 5,000. California, which is also experiencing a resurgence of the virus, saw advance claims increase by 22,941 to 287,732.

One notable outlier to that trend is Texas, which the AP reports is seeing spiking infections, advance unemployment claims fell by 11,509 to 105,590 for the week of July 11. Unadjusted initial claims in Texas for the week of July 4 rose by 20,506. Texas, Wisconsin, and Iowa all reported higher rates of layoffs in manufacturing and other industries as part of their comments to the Bureau.

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Economic Outlook Forecasts Improvement
In Equipment and Software Investment

(Note: Taken before recent COVID-19 Surge; however,
report is still basically negative. Editor)

Washington, DC – After severe declines in equipment and software investment in Q1 and Q2 due to the effects of COVID-19 and the impact of social distancing measures on the U.S. economy, investment in equipment and software is projected to improve relative to the first half of the year as businesses reopen. With substantial uncertainty owing to the pandemic, equipment and software investment growth is forecast to between -5.6 and -9.6 percent. With GDP growth measured relative to the prior quarter, unless Q3 involves an extended nationwide economic shutdown, positive growth for the U.S. economy is highly likely in the second half of the year, with an annual growth rate forecast to between -4.0 percent and -7.3 percent according to the Q3 update to the 2020 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

Scott Thacker, CLFP, Foundation Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Ivory Consulting Corporation, said, “This update to the U.S. Economic Outlook illustrates the wide-ranging impacts that COVID-19 has had on equipment and software investment as well as on broader economic factors, including credit, the small business outlook, consumer finances, and business financial stress. The pandemic stalled business investment in the first half of 2020 and the near-term outlook for most equipment verticals is bleak. Computer and manufacturing investment may be the rare bright spots in the latter half of the year as manufacturers and businesses create ways to safely open.”

Highlights from the Q3 update include:
•   Equipment and software investment contracted 10.5 percent annualized in Q1 2020, the sharpest decline since the Great Recession. Although investment growth is likely to remain weak by historical standards in most sectors over the next three to six months, some verticals, including computers, could see stronger demand.
•   The U.S. economy contracted 5 percent annualized in Q1 and is expected to shrink by 25-35 percent annualized in Q2. While the worst of the downturn appears to be over due in large part to an unprecedented level of federal assistance, a full economic recovery is unlikely until 2021 at the earliest.
•   The manufacturing sector suffered in March and April based on various measures of activity, but showed signs of improvement in May as new orders, shipments, and the ISM manufacturing index all rose.
•    Stimulus efforts have helped forestall a wave of Main Street bankruptcies, but new virus flare-ups are disrupting some reopening efforts, further stressing many small businesses.
•   The Federal Reserve has implemented historic measures to boost liquidity in financial markets. The federal funds rate remains at its zero-lower bound, the Fed’s balance sheet has expanded by $3 trillion and the Fed has implemented a new program to backstop loans to nonfinancial firms, all of which will ensure ultra-low interest rates for the foreseeable future.

The Foundation-Keybridge U.S. Equipment & Software Investment Momentum Monitor, which is released in conjunction with the Economic Outlook, tracks 12 equipment and software investment verticals. In addition, the Momentum Monitor Sector Matrix provides a customized data visualization of current values of each of the 12 verticals based on recent momentum and historical strength.

Momentum readings are below the five-year average in 11 of 12 verticals, with computers being the lone exception, and 9 of 12 verticals are decelerating. Over the next three to six months:
•   Agriculture machinery investment growth is expected to remain negative.
•   Construction machinery investment growth is expected to contract.
•   Materials handling equipment investment growth is likely to decline further.
•   All other industrial equipment investment growth is likely to further contract.
•   Medical equipment investment growth is projected to remain stagnant and could weaken.
•   Mining and oilfield machinery investment growth is likely to decline sharply.
•   Aircraft investment growth should remain negative.
•   Ships and boats investment growth is likely to remain negative and may contract further.
•   Railroad equipment investment growth is likely to weaken significantly.
•   Trucks investment growth is likely to fall steeply.
•   Computers investment growth appears likely to improve modestly.
•   Software investment growth is likely to slow but should remain positive.

The full report of the Momentum Monitor is now available at https://www.leasefoundation.org/industry-resources/momentum-monitor/.

The Foundation produces the Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook report in partnership with economic and public policy consulting firm Keybridge Research. The annual economic forecast provides the U.S. macroeconomic outlook, credit market conditions, and key economic indicators. The Q3 report is the second update to the 2020 Economic Outlook and will be followed by one more quarterly update before the publication of the 2021 Economic Outlook in December.

Download the Q3 update report at https://www.leasefoundation.org/industry-resources/u-s-economic-outlook/. All Foundation studies are available for free download from the Foundation’s online library at http://store.leasefoundation.org/.

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Watch at Home
By Fernando Croce

A redoubtable comic presence in front of and behind the camera, Carl Reiner (1922-2020) gave audiences seven decades of deep laughter. So check out some of his best films as a director for plenty of rollicking joy during these difficult times.

Enter Laughing (1967): After years as a standout member of Sid Caesar’s troupe in the classic TV program “Your Show of Shows,” Reiner made his directorial debut with this brassy and warm tale of youthful dreams. David (Reni Santoni) is a New York City teenager who, in love with the movies, hopes to escape the grim realities of the Depression by becoming an actor. Despite warnings from his disapproving parents (Shelley Winters, David Opatoshu), he lands a job in a stage production directed by hammy former matinee idol Marlowe (Jose Ferrer). As he learns about show business, David sees the thin line between life and theater becoming even thinner. Drawing on his personal experiences, Reiner’s underrated first film has a great cast that includes Elaine May, Jack Gilford and Don Rickles

Where’s Poppa? (1970): New York City was never more surreal than in this absurdist comedy, perhaps the edgiest of Reiner’s films. Gordon (George Segal) is a lawyer who, bound by a promise made at his father’s deathbed, is stuck caring for his senile old mother (Ruth Gordon), who deliberately sabotages his attempts at relationships. He hires a nurse named Louise (Trish Van Devere) to take care of her, only to end up falling in love with her and become terrified of how his mother will react. Meanwhile, his brother Sidney (Ron Leibman) endures the harrowing journey that is crossing Central Park at night, and rebellious kooks and reactionary generals fill the tribunal at Gordon’s work. Buoyed by inspired performances and outrageous humor, this is a blast of risky Freudian punchlines.

The Jerk (1979): One of Reiner’s most beloved pictures, this wacky classic marks his first collaboration with one of his greatest stars, Steve Martin. Martin plays Navin R. Johnson, a sort of modern Candide cluelessly floating from one mishap to the next. Off on a personal journey of discovery, he finds work at a gas station only to be almost gunned down by a maniac. He heads off to a carnival, falls in love with a woman named Marie (Bernadette Peters), and strikes it rich with a very unlikely invention. Fortunes have a tendency to fluctuate, however, and Navin is soon on the road again. Bursting with unusual routines and quotable jokes, at once raunchy and sweet, the movie is the perfect melding of the off-kilter sensibilities of Reiner and Martin.

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982): Reiner reteams with Steve Martin in this comic experiment, which combines clips from Hollywood classics into a mock-film noir narrative. Hardboiled detective Rigby Reardon (Martin) has a new case, investigating the disappearance of a famous cheese merchant with murky ties to wartime enemies. By his side is the man’s sultry daughter, Juliet (Rachel Ward), and along the way there are movie stars from yesteryear: Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd from “This Gun for Hire,” Ingrid Bergman from “Notorious,” Kirk Douglas from "Out of the Past," Lana Turner from “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” and Humphrey Bogart from “The Big Sleep,” among others. Spicing the cleverness of the gimmick with some outrageous gags, Reiner’s private-eye lampoon should be an especially ticklish affair for movie buffs.

All of Me (1984): Steve Martin delivers a literally out-of-body tour de force in this manic vision of opposites attracting. He stars as Roger Cobb, an uptight lawyer whose life is turned upside down when the spirit of standoffish millionairess Edwina Cutwater (Lily Tomlin) accidentally enters his body after she passes away. The spirit was instead supposed to transition into heiress Terry (Victoria Tennant), and Roger must find the goofy guru responsible (Richard Libertini) so he can switch them back. Easier said than done, however, when Roger and Edwina inhabiting the same body makes the mere act of crossing the street a huge challenge. With a masterful showcase of limb-twisting physical comedy, Martin anchors the brazen silliness of the plot with abandon and poignancy, resulting in one of Reiner’s most satisfying titles.

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Pup

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Vaccinations up to date
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Good in a Home with other dogs, children

Meet Pup

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We can no longer answer phone calls or inquiries because, by the time
you INQUIRE if a pup is available, we have had at least 3-6 APPLICATIONS. The dog is gone before you can even then fill out an application.

As volunteers in rescue, it is all we can do to keep up with responding to multiple applications. Interested parties should fill out an application.

The shelter listed our boy as "Pup" and guessed him to be around 5 years old. His last day plea and his sweet face caught our attention and it didn't take more than that for us to reach out and say.....Diamond Dogs Rescue will Take him! Since our rescue, he was fully vetted, neutered, microchipped and made ready to find his family. Pup is medium sized weighing around 50lbs

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Pup has herding instincts so he would do best in a home familiar with those breeds. Your experience in handling will make such a difference in how well this dog fits into your home. Due to his visual impairment, we recommend a home with no kiddies, kitties or other small critters. He loves to play with some other dogs, to be outside (fenced in yard best), being brushed and curling up at the foot of the bed at the end of the day.

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If you are interested in adopting Pup, you can fill out the online application by going to:
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TKDiamond@aol.com
(856) 498-8166

 

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Canadian Finance & Leasing Association
Annual Virtual Conference September 24, 2020

Closing Speaker Janice Gross Stein
Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs
at the University of Toronto and the Belzberg Professor
of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science,

Register now to secure your early bird rate! https://bit.ly/2Z7xtP2
#CFLAACFL #virtualconference #CFLAannualconference #AssetFinanceIndustry #PlenarySpeaker

News Briefs----

U.K., U.S. and Canada report that Russian cyber spies
    are trying to steal vaccine research
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/uk-us-and-canada-report-russian-cyberspies-may-be-trying-to-steal-vaccine-research/2020/07/16/d7c0dbd6-c765-11ea-a825-8722004e4150_story.html

Kemp’s office seeks to block Atlanta mask mandate in court
     Also from enacting coronavirus restrictions
https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/kemps-office-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-atlanta-mask-mandate/JJQ5DQW2QFE6PN7TTVO2ISNFDQ/

American Passports Are Worthless Now (Map)
    Oh the places you can’t go
https://medium.com/@indica/the-plague-states-of-america-53b20678a80e

Despite Trump’s pressure, most Americans think
    it is unsafe to reopen schools: Reuters/Ipsos poll
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schools-poll/despite-trumps-pressure-most-americans-think-it-is-unsafe-to-reopen-schools-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24H2OX

Recent COVID Setbacks Have Closed 100,000 Restaurants
  "...and it's all happened in just the past two weeks."
https://www.qsrmagazine.com/consumer-trends/recent-covid-setbacks-have-closed-100000-restaurants?utm_medium=email&utm_source=breaking_news&utm_campaign=20200715

Tesla has more than 130 employees who tested positive
    for corona virus in Fremont, California
https://www.fr24news.com/a/2020/07/over-130-positive-tests-for-tesla-report-complaints.html

State of Arizona hiring nearly 600 out-of-state nurses
     to assist with COVID-19 care
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/07/15/arizona-hiring-nearly-600-out-state-nurses-help-hospitals-covid-19-care/5444599002/

Cruises will not sail in US waters until October
    after CDC extends its 'no-sail' order
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/07/16/cruise-ships-not-sail-u-s-until-oct-1-cdc-says/5452308002/

Mortgage rates fall below 3%
    for first time ever
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/success/30-year-mortgage-rates-record-low/index.html

Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Near Record Levels
    Tripled in 3 months, edging close to their previous 2012 peaks
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mortgage-delinquencies/

Dr. Fauci power walks with wife to relax
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/16/white-house-advisor-dr-anthony-fauci-power-walks-with-wife-to-relax.html

 

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Economic Strain Seen in Forecast Through Autumn
   A Resurgence of the Virus, and Lockdowns,
     Threatens Economic Recovery
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/business/economy/economic-recovery-coronavirus-resurgence.html?searchResultPosition=1

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Sports Briefs---

J.J. Watt: 'We want to play' but need answers
http://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/82559/J-J--Watt---We-want-to-play--but-need-answers

Fifteen former employees of Washington NFL team allege
    sexual harassment in workplace, per report
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/07/16/15-former-washington-redskins-employees-allege-sexual-harassment/5449710002/

San Francisco clears way for Steph Curry-hosted
    PGA event at Harding Park
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/16/san-francisco-clears-way-for-steph-curry-hosted-pga-event-at-harding-park/

NFL's concerns over an on-time start are growing
    amid rise in coronavirus case
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NFL-s-concerns-over-an-on-time-start-are-growing-15413512.php

72 NFL players tested positive for coronavirus
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29474507/72-nfl-players-tested-positive-coronavirus

The Chiefs just won another Super Bowl!
    Why Kansas City will repeat
https://www.nfl.com/news/the-chiefs-just-won-another-super-bowl-why-kansas-city-will-repeat

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California Nuts Briefs---

California buys 18 million child-sized masks
    for schools as coronavirus continues
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article244260502.html?

It’s official: Sacramento County public schools won’t reopen this fall
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article244234357.html?

South Bay Land Deal Collapses Amid Coronavirus Crisis
  "Deal was valued at more than $100 million..."
https://patch.com/california/losgatos/s/h6fbt/south-bay-land-deal-collapses-amid-coronavirus-crisis-report?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

PG&E power lines caused Kincade Fire in Sonoma County:
    state investigation
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/16/pge-power-line-caused-kincade-fire-sonoma-county-state-investigation-wildfire/  

Salesforce CEO says people who don’t wear masks
     should be fined
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/16/salesforce-ceo-says-people-who-dont-wear-masks-should-be-fined/

Bigger, badder storms coming in years ahead,
    and California is right in their path
https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Bigger-badder-storms-coming-in-the-years-ahead-15411249.php

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“Gimme that Wine”

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

CA wine sales reach $43.6 billion in U.S. market in 2019
https://www.morningagclips.com/ca-wine-sales-reach-43-6-billion-in-u-s-market-in-2019/

California North Coast vintners should shift marketing
    to survive until economy recovers in 2022-2023, experts say
https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industry-news/california-north-coast-vintners-should-shift-marketing-to-survive-until-eco/

ZD Wines plans an extensive renovation
https://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/ZD-Wines-plans-an-extensive-renovation-15407781.php

Exclusive: Constellation Invests in Booker Vineyard
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/constellation-invests-in-booker-vineyard

Colorado Passes Alcohol Takeout And Delivery Law
https://www.laszlolaw.com/colorado-passes-alcohol-takeout-and-delivery-law/

w.sonomanews.com/article/north-bay/amazon-plans-napa-valley-last-mile-delivery-station/

Free Wine App
https://www.nataliemaclean.com/mobileapp/

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

This Day in History

    1744 - Gerry Elbridge, Fifth Vice President of the US (1813—14), born at Marblehead, MA. He was a well-known “gadfly” and signer of the Declaration of Independence. His name became part of the language (gerrymander) after he signed a redistricting bill favoring his party while Governor of Massachusetts in 1812. 
http://www.elbridgegerry.com/ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/gerry/gerry.htm 000139 
    1763 - Birthday of John Jacob Astor, (d. 1848) Walldorf, Germany, fur trader who become a banker; at one time, the richest man in US.  His son and daughter-in-law were victims aboard “Titanic.” 
http://www.raken.com/american_wealth/encyclopedia/profile.asp?code=83      
    1794 - African Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia is dedicated. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h471.html 
    1794 - Richard Allen organizes Philadelphia's Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. 
http://earlyamerica.com/review/spring97/alle http://www.ame-church.org/amehist.htmln.html 
    1821 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
    1821 - Andrew Jackson became the Governor of Florida.
    1854 - King's College opened in New York City. It later changed its name 
to Columbia University (lower half of: 
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul17.html 
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aboutcolumbia/history.html     
    1861 - Congress authorizes paper money.  The notes were $5 (Hamilton), $10 (Lincoln), and $20 (Liberty).  They were called “demand notes” because they were payable on demand at certain designated subtreasuries. They were not legal tender when first issued but were made so by the act of March 17, 1862. 
    1862 - Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts introduced and Congress passed the military act to authorize military service by African-Americans. President Abraham Lincoln signed it. The act empowered the president to accept “persons of African descent for the purpose of constructing entrenchments or performing camp competent.” There was debate on blacks serving in the military, primarily from states that had seceded from the Union. There was a contingency of African-Americans who originally were going to fight on the side of the Confederates, primarily thought to protect their homes, property, and family. The government of the Confederate States refused to accept blacks into the Confederate army, whether “free man” or “slaves,” plus issued a declaration of forfeiture to those who joined the Union army. 
    1863 - Harriet Tubman led Union Army guerillas into Maryland, 
freeing more than 700 slaves. 
http://www.awm.lee.army.mil/tubman.htm 
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=74 
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASunderground.htm 
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=74 
http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/tubman/tubman_bio.html 
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html 
    1863 - Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of the war in Indian Territory. 
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ok007.htm 
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/mus-sites/LHF-bhs.htm 
http://www.civilwaralbum.com/indian/honey_springs1.htm 
http://www.civilwaralbum.com/indian/honey_springs2.htm 
http://www.oklahomaadventureguide.com/greencountry/
places/checotah.html 
    1864 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis replaces General Joseph Johnston with John Bell Hood as commander of the Army of Tennessee. Davis, impatient with Johnston's defensive strategy in the Atlanta campaign, felt that Hood stood a better chance of saving Atlanta from the forces of Union General William T. Sherman. For nearly three months, Johnston and Sherman had maneuvered around the rugged corridor from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Although there was constant skirmishing, there were few major battles; Sherman kept trying to outflank Johnston, but his advances were blocked. Though this kept losses to a minimum, there was also a limit to how long Johnston could maintain this strategy as each move brought the armies closer to Atlanta. By July 17, 1864, Johnston was backed into the outskirts of Atlanta. Johnston felt his strategy was the only way to preserve the Army of Tennessee, but Davis felt that he had given up too much territory. In a telegram informing Johnston of his decision, Davis wrote, "you failed to arrest the advance of the enemy to the vicinity of Atlanta, far in the interior of Georgia, and express no confidence that you can defeat or repel him, you are hereby relieved from command of the Army and Department of Tennessee, which you will immediately turn over to General Hood." Davis selected Hood for his reputation as a fighting general, in contrast to Johnston's cautious nature. Hood did what Davis wanted and quickly attacked Sherman at Peachtree Creek on July 20 but with disastrous results. Hood attacked two more times, losing both and destroying his army's offensive capabilities. The next day the city was occupied by Union forces under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/johnston.htm http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/statues/jejohnston.htm 
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bentonvi/Main.htm 
http://www.moc.org/FlagCollection/Index.html 
http://docsouth.unc.edu/gordon/gordon.html 
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2004/4_45/599619
78/p1/article.jhtml 
http://www.gwest.org/46thmsin.htm 
http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/confederaterebels/bat2.html 
http://ngeorgia.com/history/allapass.html 
http://www.netease.net/wayne/Hood.htm 
http://www.dnet.net/personal/cwh/ 
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles
/view/HH/fho49.html 
    1867 - Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston, MA. It was the first dental school in America. 
    1867 - Linda Anne Eastman (d. 1963) birthday, Oberlin, OH.  U.S. librarian. She developed the children's rooms at the Cleveland Public Library, developed library extensions in hospitals, and developed a Braille collection. In 1918, she became the first woman to head a metropolitan library system that, under her tutelage, became one of the largest and most complete library systems in the United States.  Its collection grew from 57,000 volumes to more than 2,000,000. 
http://oasis.harvard.edu/html/sch00186.html#bioghist1 
http://www.cpl.org/Locations.asp?FormMode=History 
    1870 - A drunken brawl turns deadly when "Wild Bill" Hickok shoots two soldiers in self-defense, mortally wounding one of them. William Hickok had earned his reputation as a gunslinger a decade earlier after shooting three men in a gunfight in Nebraska. He parlayed his standing as a sure-shooting gunman into a haphazard career in law enforcement. In 1869, he was elected interim sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas. Hays City, the county seat, was a rough-and-tumble frontier town, and the citizens hoped Hickok could bring order to the chaos. Unfortunately, after Hickok had killed two men in the line of duty after just five weeks, they concluded that he was too wild for their tastes and they elected his deputy to replace him in November. Unemployed, Hickok passed his time gambling, drinking, and occasionally working as a hunting guide. He quickly became bored and was considering taking work at the nearby Fort Hays as an army scout. On this day in 1870, Hickok had been drinking hard at Drum's Saloon in Hays City. Five soldiers from the 7th Cavalry stationed at Fort Hays were also at the bar. They were drunk and began to exchange words with the notoriously prickly "Wild Bill." A brawl broke out, and the soldiers threw Hickok to the floor. One trooper tried to shoot Hickok, but the gun misfired. Hickok quickly pulled his own pistols and opened fire. He wounded one private in the knee and wrist, and another in the torso. The three remaining soldiers backed off, and Hickok exited the saloon and immediately left town. A clear case of self-defense, Hickok was cleared of any wrongdoing. Yet, one of the soldiers, Private John Kile, later died of his wound and Hickok's chances of becoming an army scout evaporated. He spent the next six years working in law enforcement, gambling, and appearing in Wild West shows. He was murdered in a Deadwood, South Dakota, saloon in 1876. 
    1877 - Riots and violence erupted in several major American cities stemming from strikes against railroads in protest of wage cuts. Strikes started against the Baltimore & Ohio, and quickly spread west, with riots erupting in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago and St. Louis. Nine were killed when Federal troops were sent into Martinsburg, West Virginia. On July 21, 26 were killed and the Union Depot and machine shops were burned down. 
    1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner (yes, Erle) (d. 1970) American author of detective fiction, born at Maiden, MA. Best remembered for his series about lawyer-detective Perry Mason, Gardner also wrote novels under the pen name A.A. Fair. 
    1891 - Anna Moscowitz Kross (d. 1979) birthday in Russia.  Social-minded U.S. judge who devoted much of her private life to working for improving the services for women, juveniles, and children 
http://www.huc.edu/aja/kross.htm 
    1897 - The steamer Portland arrived into Seattle from Alaska with 68 prospectors carrying more than a ton of gold. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer announced that men with gold from Alaska were landing. This unleashed the Klondike gold rush and tens of thousands headed for the Yukon. The Klondike gold rush gave America and Canada a psychological boost in getting the economy moving again after the terrible depression that followed the 1893 crash. 
    1898 - Birthday of Berenice (sic.) Abbott (d. 1991), at Springfield, OH.  She went on to become a pioneer of American photography. She is best remembered for her black and white photography of New York City in the 1930's, many of which appeared in the book “Changing New York.”  After publishing this collection, she began photographing scientific experiments that illustrated the laws and processes of physics. Her work was once described by an art critic as "...a chess game between light and shadow." Her portraits are among the most outstanding ever done, although she is best known for her studies of New York City. 
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAPabbott.htm 
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/abbottex/abbott.html 
http://www.artsmia.org/picture/print/abbott.shtml 
http://www.3wposter.com/abbott.htm http://www.netstoreusa.com/pmbooks/188/1881270173.shtml 
http://www.nmwa.org/legacy/bios/babbott.htm 
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Abbott_Berenice.html 
http://www.artsmia.org/get-the-picture/abbott/index.html 
    1899 – Birthday of American dancer and actor Jimmy Cagney (d. 1986), NYC.  Actor and dancer, both on stage and in film (though primarily known for the latter), he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing.  He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances.  He is best remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as “The Public Enemy” (1931), “Taxi” (1932), “Angels with Dirty Faces” (1938), “The Roaring Twenties” (1939) and “White Heat” (1949), finding himself typecast or limited by this reputation earlier in his career.  In 1999, the AFI ranked him eighth among its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.  Orson Welles said of Cagney, "[he was] maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera."
    1902 – This was the beginning of the sports world’s greatest franchise.  The faltering Baltimore Orioles of the American League, left with only five players available to play after mass defections to the National League, forfeited a game to the St. Louis Browns.  The American League assumed control of the franchise for the remainder of the season before selling it to Frank Farrell and Bill Devery, who promptly moved the team to New York and renamed them the Highlanders.  The name "Highlanders" fell into disuse among the press and, in 1913, the team became officially known as the New York Yankees.  By the middle of the decade, Yankees owners Farrell and Devery had become estranged and in need of money. At the start of 1915, they sold the team to Col. Jacob Ruppert, a brewer, and Capt. Tillinghast L’Hommedieu, a contractor-engineer.
http://www.moc.org/FlagCollection/Index.html 
http://docsouth.unc.edu/gordon/gordon.html 
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2004/4_45/599619
78/p1/article.jhtml 
http://www.gwest.org/46thmsin.htm 
http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/confederaterebels/bat2.html 
http://ngeorgia.com/history/allapass.html 
http://www.netease.net/wayne/Hood.htm 
http://www.dnet.net/personal/cwh/ 
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles
/view/HH/fho49.html 
    1867 - Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston, MA. It was the first dental school in America. 
    1867 - Linda Anne Eastman (d. 1963) birthday, Oberlin, OH.  U.S. librarian. She developed the children's rooms at the Cleveland Public Library, developed library extensions in hospitals, and developed a Braille collection. In 1918, she became the first woman to head a metropolitan library system that, under her tutelage, became one of the largest and most complete library systems in the United States.  Its collection grew from 57,000 volumes to more than 2,000,000. 
http://oasis.harvard.edu/html/sch00186.html#bioghist1 
http://www.cpl.org/Locations.asp?FormMode=History 
    1870 - A drunken brawl turns deadly when "Wild Bill" Hickok shoots two soldiers in self-defense, mortally wounding one of them. William Hickok had earned his reputation as a gunslinger a decade earlier after shooting three men in a gunfight in Nebraska. He parlayed his standing as a sure-shooting gunman into a haphazard career in law enforcement. In 1869, he was elected interim sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas. Hays City, the county seat, was a rough-and-tumble frontier town, and the citizens hoped Hickok could bring order to the chaos. Unfortunately, after Hickok had killed two men in the line of duty after just five weeks, they concluded that he was too wild for their tastes and they elected his deputy to replace him in November. Unemployed, Hickok passed his time gambling, drinking, and occasionally working as a hunting guide. He quickly became bored and was considering taking work at the nearby Fort Hays as an army scout. On this day in 1870, Hickok had been drinking hard at Drum's Saloon in Hays City. Five soldiers from the 7th Cavalry stationed at Fort Hays were also at the bar. They were drunk and began to exchange words with the notoriously prickly "Wild Bill." A brawl broke out, and the soldiers threw Hickok to the floor. One trooper tried to shoot Hickok, but the gun misfired. Hickok quickly pulled his own pistols and opened fire. He wounded one private in the knee and wrist, and another in the torso. The three remaining soldiers backed off, and Hickok exited the saloon and immediately left town. A clear case of self-defense, Hickok was cleared of any wrongdoing. Yet, one of the soldiers, Private John Kile, later died of his wound and Hickok's chances of becoming an army scout evaporated. He spent the next six years working in law enforcement, gambling, and appearing in Wild West shows. He was murdered in a Deadwood, South Dakota, saloon in 1876. 
    1877 - Riots and violence erupted in several major American cities stemming from strikes against railroads in protest of wage cuts. Strikes started against the Baltimore & Ohio, and quickly spread west, with riots erupting in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago and St. Louis. Nine were killed when Federal troops were sent into Martinsburg, West Virginia. On July 21, 26 were killed and the Union Depot and machine shops were burned down. 
    1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner (yes, Erle) (d. 1970) American author of detective fiction, born at Maiden, MA. Best remembered for his series about lawyer-detective Perry Mason, Gardner also wrote novels under the pen name A.A. Fair. 
    1891 - Anna Moscowitz Kross (d. 1979) birthday in Russia.  Social-minded U.S. judge who devoted much of her private life to working for improving the services for women, juveniles, and children 
http://www.huc.edu/aja/kross.htm 
    1897 - The steamer Portland arrived into Seattle from Alaska with 68 prospectors carrying more than a ton of gold. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer announced that men with gold from Alaska were landing. This unleashed the Klondike gold rush and tens of thousands headed for the Yukon. The Klondike gold rush gave America and Canada a psychological boost in getting the economy moving again after the terrible depression that followed the 1893 crash. 
    1898 - Birthday of Berenice (sic.) Abbott (d. 1991), at Springfield, OH.  She went on to become a pioneer of American photography. She is best remembered for her black and white photography of New York City in the 1930's, many of which appeared in the book “Changing New York.”  After publishing this collection, she began photographing scientific experiments that illustrated the laws and processes of physics. Her work was once described by an art critic as "...a chess game between light and shadow." Her portraits are among the most outstanding ever done, although she is best known for her studies of New York City. 
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAPabbott.htm 
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/abbottex/abbott.html 
http://www.artsmia.org/picture/print/abbott.shtml 
http://www.3wposter.com/abbott.htm http://www.netstoreusa.com/pmbooks/188/1881270173.shtml 
http://www.nmwa.org/legacy/bios/babbott.htm 
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Abbott_Berenice.html 
http://www.artsmia.org/get-the-picture/abbott/index.html 
    1899 – Birthday of American dancer and actor Jimmy Cagney (d. 1986), NYC.  Actor and dancer, both on stage and in film (though primarily known for the latter), he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing.  He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances.  He is best remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as “The Public Enemy” (1931), “Taxi” (1932), “Angels with Dirty Faces” (1938), “The Roaring Twenties” (1939) and “White Heat” (1949), finding himself typecast or limited by this reputation earlier in his career.  In 1999, the AFI ranked him eighth among its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.  Orson Welles said of Cagney, "[he was] maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera."
    1902 – This was the beginning of the sports world’s greatest franchise.  The faltering Baltimore Orioles of the American League, left with only five players available to play after mass defections to the National League, forfeited a game to the St. Louis Browns.  The American League assumed control of the franchise for the remainder of the season before selling it to Frank Farrell and Bill Devery, who promptly moved the team to New York and renamed them the Highlanders.  The name "Highlanders" fell into disuse among the press and, in 1913, the team became officially known as the New York Yankees.  By the middle of the decade, Yankees owners Farrell and Devery had become estranged and in need of money. At the start of 1915, they sold the team to Col. Jacob Ruppert, a brewer, and Capt. Tillinghast L’Hommedieu, a contractor-engineer.
    1912 – Birthday of American TV host Art Linkletter (d. 2010), born Arthur Gordon Kelly, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.  He was the host of “House Party” which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and “People Are Funny” on NBC radio and television for 19 years. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1942.  One popular feature of his “House Party” program was the “Kids Say the Darndest Things” segments. A series of books followed which contained the humorous comments made on-air by children.
    1917 – Pioneer female comic Phyllis Diller (d. 2012) was born Phyllis Ada Driver in Ada, OH.  Her standup debut was in San Francisco as a 37-year-old housewife, one of the early women to break into standup comedy’s boys’ club.  She became a television staple on shows that included “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and the “Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.” 
    1918 – While not American, this is a seminal event in world history that eventually had significant impact on the US.  In the Ural Mountains of Siberia, Russian Czar Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra their son and four daughters were executed by a firing squad, thereby ending the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.  Nicholas had been imprisoned there since his abdication in 1917 at the start of the revolution that ushered communism into Russia.
    1920 - Sinclair Lewis finished the now-famous novel, "Main Street." 
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/32.html http://www.selfknowledge.com/mnstr10.htm 
    1921 - Birthday of guitarist Mary Osborne (d. 1992), Minot, ND.
http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=21 
    1925 - Birthday of singer Jimmy Little Scott (d. 2014), Cleveland, OH.
http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/scott_j_bio.html 
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/
20000827mag-jimmyscott.html 
    1926 - Birthday of trumpet player Ray Copeland (d. 1984), Norfolk, VA.   
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?ctr=93645 
    1928 - Birthday of drummer Joe Morello (d. 2011), Springfield, MA. 
http://www.dmprecords.com/JoeMorel.htm 
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Joe%20Morello.html 
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jem33b/Morello/index.html 
    1933 - Birthday of drummer Ben Riley (d. 2017), Savannah, GA. 
http://www.jazzcorner.com/jokenrecords/riley.html 
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ben%20Riley.html 
    1933 - Dr. Albert Ernest Forsythe of Atlantic City, NJ, and Charles Alfred Anderson of Bryn Mawr, PA, became the first African-Americans to make a transcontinental flight.  They left Atlantic City on July 17 at 2:49am and arrived at Los Angeles, CA, on July 19 at 5:30pm. 
    1934 - One of the worst heat waves in the history of the nation commenced. During the last two weeks of the month extreme heat claimed 679 lives in Michigan, including 300 in Detroit alone.    
    1935 – Birthday of actress Diahann Carroll, born Carol Diahann Johnson (d. 2019) in The Bronx.
    1935 – Birthday of actor Donald Sutherland, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.
    1936 - General Francisco Franco led an uprising of army troops based in North Africa against the elected government of the Spanish Republic. Spain was quickly divided into a Nationalist and a Republican zone. Franco's Nationalists drew support from Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. Many saw this as a war to follow in Europe later. The USA had their foreign policy as “Me First.” Ernest Hemingway is best known as a correspondent covering this war and for his short stories and novel, “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” On Apr 1, 1939, the Nationalists won a complete victory when they entered Madrid. Franco ruled as dictator in Spain until his death in 1975. 
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul17.html 
http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/chief.htm 
http://www.blackseek.com/bh/2001/212_CAnderson.htm 
    1938 - Douglas Grace Corrigan, an unemployed airplane mechanic, left Brooklyn, NY's Floyd Bennett field, ostensibly headed for Los Angeles, CA, in a 1929 Curtis Robin monoplane. He landed 28 hours, 13 minutes later at Dublin, Ireland’s Baldonnel airport, after a 3,150-mile nonstop flight without radio or special navigation equipment and in violation of American and Irish flight regulations. Born at Galveston, Texas, January 22, 1907. Corrigan received a hero's welcome home; he was nicknamed “Wrong Way” Corrigan because he claimed he accidentally followed the wrong end of his compass needle. Died at New York, NY, December 9, 1995. 
    1939 - Charlie Barnet Band records “Cherokee” (Bluebird 10373). 
    1941 - A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end. Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires. 
    1941 - Birthday of Daryle “The Mad Bomber” Lamonica, Fresno, CA. Oakland Raider and Buffalo Bill QB (AFL leading passer 1967) 
http://www.niashf.org/inductees/lamonica_daryl.html . http://www.cmc.net/~chrisr/Lamonica/ND.html 
http://www.oaklandraidersdarkside.com/images/
gallery/oldschool/imagepages/
daryle%20lamonica%20drops%20back.htm 
    1943 - WAYBUR, DAVID C., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 3d Reconnaissance Troop, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Agrigento, Sicily, 17 July 1943. Entered service at: Piedmont, Calif. Birth: Oakland, Calif. G.O. No.: 69, 21 October 1943. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action involving actual conflict with the enemy. Commander of a reconnaissance platoon, 1st Lt. Waybur volunteered to lead a 3-vehicle patrol into enemy-held territory to locate an isolated Ranger unit. Proceeding under cover of darkness, over roads known to be heavily mined, and strongly defended by road blocks and machinegun positions, the patrol's progress was halted at a bridge which had been destroyed by enemy troops and was suddenly cut off from its supporting vehicles by 4 enemy tanks. Although hopelessly outnumbered and out-gunned, and himself and his men completely exposed, he quickly dispersed his vehicles and ordered his gunners to open fire with their .30 and .50 caliber machineguns. Then, with ammunition exhausted, 3 of his men hit and himself seriously wounded, he seized his .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun and standing in the bright moonlight directly in the line of fire, alone engaged the leading tank at 30 yards and succeeded in killing the crewmembers, causing the tank to run onto the bridge and crash into the stream bed. After dispatching 1 of the men for aid he rallied the rest to cover and withstood the continued fire of the tanks till the arrival of aid the following morning. 
    1944 - Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, California and kill 322, including 202 African-Americans assigned by the Navy to handle explosives. The resulting refusal of 258 African-Americans to return to the dangerous work forms the basis of the trial and conviction of 50 of the men in what is called the Port Chicago Mutiny. The glare of the explosion could be seen in San Francisco, some 35 miles away. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. Officially, the world's first atomic test explosion occurred on 16 July 1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico but the Port Chicago blast may well have been the world's first atomic detonation.  
    1945 – The future of post-war Germany was discussed at Potsdam among the leaders of the US, Great Britain and the Soviet Union.  They gathered to decide how to administer Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier on May 8 (VE Day).  The goals of the conference also included the establishment of postwar order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war. The Allies issued a statement of aims of their occupation of Germany that included:  demilitarization, denazification, democratization decentralization, dismantling, and decartelization; the abolition of all the Nazi laws; Germany and Austria were both to be divided into four occupation zone;  war criminals were to be put on trial; all German annexations in Europe were to be reversed;  Germany's eastern border was to be shifted westwards, effectively reducing Germany in size by approximately 25% from its 1937 borders. 
    1950 - Top Hits 
“Bewitched” - The Gordon Jenkins Orchestra (vocal: Mary Lou Williams) 
“My Foolish Heart” - The Gordon Jenkins Orchestra (vocal: Eileen Wilson) 
“Mona Lisa” - Nat King Cole 
“Mississippi” - Red Foley 
    1952 - George Shearing Quintet records “Lullaby of Birdland” (MGM 11354) 
    1952 - Birthday of David Hasselhoff, Baltimore, Maryland. Best known
for “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch.”
    1953 - The first Navy ace in Korea was Lieutenant Guy Bordelon, who achieved his fifth victory in a World-War-II-vintage propeller-driven F-4U Corsair. He was awarded the Navy Cross 
http://m2reviews.cnsi.net/reviews/korean/f4u5n.htm 
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/dz27/pages/library/bedcheck.html 
http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/2000/nov-dec/chosin.htm 
    1953 - PENDLETON, CHARLES F.,  Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Corporal. U.S. Army, Company D, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Choo Gung-Dong, Korea, 16 and 17 July 1953. Entered service at: Fort Worth, Tex. Born: 26 September 1931, Camden, Tenn. Citation: Cpl. Pendleton, a machine gunner with Company D, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. After consolidating and establishing a defensive perimeter on a key terrain feature, friendly elements were attacked by a large hostile force. Cpl. Pendleton delivered deadly accurate fire into the approaching troops, killing approximately 15 and disorganizing the remainder with grenades. Unable to protect the flanks because of the narrow confines of the trench, he removed the machine gun from the tripod and, exposed to enemy observation, positioned it on his knee to improve his firing vantage. Observing a hostile infantryman jumping into the position, intent on throwing a grenade at his comrades, he whirled about and killed the attacker, then inflicted such heavy casualties on the enemy force that they retreated to regroup. After reorganizing, a second wave of hostile soldiers moved forward in an attempt to overrun the position and, later, when a hostile grenade landed nearby, Cpl. Pendleton quickly retrieved and hurled it back at the foe. Although he was burned by the hot shells ejecting from his weapon, and he was wounded by a grenade, he refused evacuation and continued to fire on the assaulting force. As enemy action increased in tempo, his machine gun was destroyed by a grenade but, undaunted, he grabbed a carbine and continued his heroic defense until mortally wounded by a mortar burst. Cpl. Pendleton's unflinching courage, gallant self-sacrifice, and consummate devotion to duty reflect lasting glory upon himself and uphold the finest traditions of the military service. 
    1954 - The First Newport Jazz Festival. The 1956 movie “High Society” made this a worldwide event each year. 
http://lycos.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0835462.html 
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/exchange/exchange_festivals.htm 
http://www.art4now.com/wepost2.htm 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/special_report/1999/04/99
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newsid_325000/325871.stm http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=74646493229 
http://www.jazzpix.com/Artist_Listing/Davis_Feature/Miles_Davis_591027/
Miles_Davis_Newport_Jazz_Fest_/miles_davis_newport_jazz_fest_.html 
http://www.newportjazzfestival.com/ 
    1954 – The first Major League baseball game in which the majority of the players on one team were African-American was played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves at Milwaukee, WI. The Braves won 6-1. The black players on the Brooklyn team were Don Newcombe, pitcher; Roy Campanella, catcher; Jim Gilliam, second base; Jackie Robinson, third base, and Sandy Amoros, left field. 
    1955 - Disneyland, America’s first theme park, opened at Anaheim, CA. I remember visiting it in 1956, playing Dixieland at the Frontier Saloon, and watching it grow into an international attraction and destination site. Many did not know that Walt Disney had an apartment there and supervised construction and operations during the week. He would stay some weekends and, since the saloon originally did not serve anything alcoholic, he would attend some Dixieland sets with his famous paper cup. 
    1958 - Top Hits 
“The Purple People Eater” - Sheb Wooley 
“Hard Headed Woman” - Elvis Presley 
“Poor Little Fool” - Ricky Nelson 
“Guess Things Happen that Way” - Johnny Cash 
    1960 - Birthday of Scott Norwood, NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills-Super Bowl XXV goat), Alexandria, VA.  With seconds remaining on the clock, Norwood’s 47 yard FG try to win the game sailed wide right, giving the NY Giants their second SB win, in 1991.
http://www.angelfire.com/nv/billsthunder/LEVYSTORY.html 
http://www.billsbackers.com/MarvLevy.htm 
    1961 - Motown Records releases The Supremes' second single, "Buttered Popcorn" with "Who's Loving You" on the flip side. The record, featuring Florence Ballard on lead vocal, would be a total flop.
    1961 - Roger Maris loses a HR (of his 61) due to a rain-out. Ford Frick rules that if anyone breaks Babe Ruth 60 HR record, it must be done in 1st 154 games.  For years, Maris’ record carried an asterisk because he failed to accomplish the feat in Frick’s timetable.  The asterisk was subsequently removed by MLB.  For many baseball purists, Maris’ record is still the record given that those who surpassed him did so allegedly while using banned substances. 
    1966 - Jim Ryun sets mile record (3:51:03) 
http://www.ryun.house.gov/biography/ 
    1966 - Allen Ginsberg read poetry and Sopwith Camel performed in concert at the San Francisco Fillmore, to benefit Artist Reorganization Throughout San Francisco (A.R.T.S.).  Gary Goodrow of The Committee emceed.
    1966 - Top Hits 
“Hanky Panky” - Tommy James & The Shondells 
“Wild Thing” - The Troggs 
“You Don't Have to Say You Love Me” - Dusty Springfield 
“Think of Me” - Buck Owens 
    1968 - The Beatles' film, “Yellow Submarine,” debuted in theatres this week. The Fab Four weren't originally too keen about the picture, but after seeing elements of the cartoon, liked it enough to make a cameo appearance at the end. The voices in the film were actors and not The Beatles themselves, but Ringo Starr said that years later, people were still asking him why he "pushed the button" that created all of the chaos in the animated picture. 
    1974 - Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals struck out Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds to become the second pitcher in baseball history, after Walter Johnson, to strike out 3,000 batters. Gibson pitched in the Majors from 1959 through 1975 and finished with 3,117 strikeouts. 
    1974 - Top Hits 
“Rock Your Baby” - George McCrae 
“Annie's Song” - John Denver 
“On and On” - Gladys Knight & The Pips 
“He Thinks I Still Care” - Anne Murray 
    1978 – Pitcher George “Doc” Medich of the Texas Rangers saved the life of a fan suffering a heart attack before a game in Baltimore against the Orioles. Medich, a medical student, administered cardiac first aid until additional help arrived.    
    1980 - Ronald Reagan formally accepts Republican nomination for President. George H.W. Bush of Texas, former ambassador to the UN and former director of the CIA, was nominated for Vice-President. The Democratic National Convention in August then nominated President Jimmy Carter and Vice-President Walter Mondale.  Carter defeated Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts by a margin of nearly two to one. In November, Reagan gets 489 electoral votes to President Carter's 49, carrying 44 states with a popular vote of 42,797,153 to 34,434,100 with John Anderson, an independent candidate, picking up 5,533,927. Republicans picked up 12 Senate seats for a 54-46 majority, one independent. In the House, the Democrats lost 33 seats but kept a majority of 242-192, one seat independent.
    1981 – The collapse of an aerial walkway at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, MO killed 114 people. Two suspended concrete and steel skywalks broke loose and fell on guests in the lobby.
    1982 - Top Hits 
“Don't You Want Me” - The Human League 
“Rosanna” - Toto 
“Hurts So Good” - John Cougar 
“'Till You're Gone” - Barbara Mandrell 
    1984 - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) helped pass the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age.  
www.madd.org
    1985 - The nation's second largest banking company, Bank of America, of San Francisco, CA, reported a second-quarter loss of $338 million. 
    1986 - The largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history took place as LTV Corporation asked for court protection from more than 20,000 creditors. LTV Corp. had debts in excess of $4 billion. 
    1987 - Slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas resulting in tragic loss of life. A bus and van leaving a summer youth camp stalled near the rapidly rising river, just west of the town of Comfort, and a powerful surge of water swept away 43 persons, mostly teenagers. Ten drowned in the floodwaters. Most of the others were rescued from tree tops by helicopter. 
    1987 - Yankees' first baseman Don Mattingly becomes the first American League player to hit a home run in seven consecutive games.
    1988 - A dozen cities in the eastern U.S., and six others in California, reported record high temperatures for the date. Downtown San Francisco, CA, with a high of 103 degrees, obliterated their previous record high of 82 degrees. Philadelphia, PA, reported a record five straight days of 100 degree heat, and Baltimore, MD, reported a record eight days of 100 degree weather for the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather along the Middle Atlantic Coast, and over southern New England.
    1990 - The Minnesota Twins became the first team in Major League history to record two triple plays in the same game when they turned the trick against the Boston Red Sox. But the Red Sox won, 1-0. 
    1990 - Top Hits 
“Step By Step” - New Kids on the Block 
“She ain't Worth It” - Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown 
“Hold On” - En Vogue 
“The Dance” - Garth Brooks 
    1995 - Netscape announced its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security product, designed to encourage Internet shopping. The company said the technology could conceal customers' credit card numbers from Internet merchants and hackers. At the time, the theft of credit card numbers on the Internet was costing merchants $100 million a year, Netscape officials said. The race to create security standards in the mid-1990s was followed by the explosion of Internet shopping's popularity in 1998 and 1999. 
    1996 - TWA (Trans World Airlines) flight 800, carrying 230 people, including four cockpit crew members and 14 flight attendants, exploded, falling into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Long Island, New York. The Boeing 747 had lifted off from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport at 8:19 p.m. bound for Paris, France. The explosion happened about 26 minutes later, some 40 miles east of New York, as the plane was climbing through 13,800 feet. The victims included celebrities in sports, entertainment and the arts, business people, and vacationers. Possibly the most poignant were the deaths of sixteen teen-agers, all students from the Montoursville, PA high school French club, and their five chaperones. There are several theories as to the cause of the explosion. Some believe that the airliner was sabotaged and destroyed by a bomb planted on board. Others swore they knew the plane had been struck by a U.S. missile. But, after a 16-month probe, the FBI announced it had found no evidence of a criminal act or stray (or otherwise) missile. It has concluded that the crash was caused by electrical arcing in the plane's center fuel tank igniting fuel vapors. 
    1997 - The Georgia O'Keefe Museum, opened in Santa Fe, NM. It housed major works by O'Keefe, whose paintings of desert scenes and flowers made her the best-known 20th-century artist of the American Southwest. It was the first art museum of importance devoted to the work of a woman. The museum, which contained 116 paintings and one sculpture, was housed in a sprawling adobe building renovated and expanded by architect Richard Gluckman. Peter H. Hassrick was the first director. 
    2005 - Dave Matthews Band’s “Dreamgirl” video premieres on VH1. The band snags one of Hollywood's top actresses for the latest video from its RCA album, "Stand Up." Appearing in her first film role since the birth of her twins last year, Julia Roberts stars in the Dave Meyers-directed clip.
    2005 - Kelly Clarkson's concert in Orlando, Fla., is cybercast live via AOLmusic.com. The show is also available on demand after the conclusion of the performance.
    2012 – Marissa Mayer, a top Google executive took over as CEO of Yahoo.  She held the position until 2017 when she resigned after the acquisition by Verizon.