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Bonus Depreciation Lowers Lease Rates
February, 2009, the Chronological list
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Placard---Do It
Chosen by Readers, most read articles
Leasing News Top Stories---March 9-March 13
Bank Beat--No Bank Failures This Week!
Gerry Egan may be coming to your area
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Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Eight Steps to a Strong Marketing Plan
Feingold doubts legality of AIG bonuses
A.I.G. Lists Firms It Paid w/Taxpayer Money
OPEC keeps output steady
After plea, Madoff investigation grinds on
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Bonus Depreciation Lowers Lease Rates
Leasing companies who utilize what is known as PRO and TRAC leases are announcing lower rates. Here is one from Bank of the West:
"As a result of the Economic Stimulus Bill that recently passed into law we are happy to report that Bonus Depreciation has been reinstated. Bonus Depreciation has a positive impact on our PRO and TRAC tax lease rates by accelerating depreciation and effectively lowering rates. Revised rate factor charts will be available on Bearlease.com next week. In the mean time, if you need a rate please contact your marketing representative."
In addition, Bank of the West raised their "cap rate" in two categories:
$100M - $149M
$150M - $299M
It appears the industry is moving away from "application only" to financial statements and tax returns, not just relying on FICO or other scores. Even the "C" and "D" marketplace has been asking for financial information as "due diligence" and being "careful" seems to be the by-word.
There are program available to all types of credit, with those who qualify getting the better rates and terms; those that are "tough credits" pay a higher rate, perhaps additional collateral, and now require more prior inspection than in the past.
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February, 2009, the Chronological list
--- Mergers, Acquisitions & Changes
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"--
Marlin Leasing, Mount Laurel, NJ (02/09) Informs vendors slowing down on funding, FDIC matter, plus changing requirements.
Pioneer Leasing, Addison, Texas (02/09) stops funding (02/09 starts funding deals from December.
Popular Equipment Finance, Baldwin, Missouri (02/09) What was left of the portfolio was sold to TCF Financial, Wayzata, MN. It appears leases have been sold off to US Bank Manifest as well as others. No announcement has been made public, although CEO Fred Van Etten writes memo "I am saddened that not everyone will continue with TCF."
USXL, Chicago, Ill. (02/09) attempts acquisition of a bank to obtain TARP funds. (02/09) cutbacks continue on vendor programs
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Leasing News Top Stories---March 9-March 13
Chosen by Readers, most read articles
Here are the top ten stories opened by readers:
(1) US Bancorp Manifest Appeals $59 million verdict
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-09-09.htm#bancorp
(2) Kovash on $59 million judgment
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-13-09.htm#kovash
(3) Two Leasing Conferences Must Attend
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-13-09.htm#conf
(4) Complaints
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-13-09.htm#complain
(5) How Bad is It? 12 Points to Dealers.
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-11-09.htm#bad
(6) Madoff's new home: Cell the size of walk-in closet
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/12/madoff-scandal-jail-031209
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(7) Major Decision: IFC Credit loses SOS Appeal
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-09-09.htm#ifc
(8) (tie)
“J’Accuse” by 12 employees of Puget Sound Leasing
by Christopher Menkin, Publisher
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-09-09.htm#puget
(8) (tie)
$4.2 Million Equipment-Leasing Scheme
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-11-09.htm#42m
(9) Marlin---The House of Dan
by Christopher Menkin
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-11-09.htm#marlin
(10) (tie)
Steven Craig Gilyeart, JD, passes away
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-11-09.htm#pass
(10) (tie)
Sales makes it Happen--- by Scott Wheeler
“Bridges Over These Troubled Waters ”
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-11-09.htm#sales
Extra: Not counted for technical reasons:
Marlin Posts Fourth Quarter/Year-End Loss
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202009/03-09-09a.htm
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Bank Beat--No Bank Failures This Week!
Two Hundred Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) agents were all of a sudden in Puerto Rico, according to Financial Commissioner Alfredo Padilla, as reported in Caribbeanbusinesspr.com. He told the Puerto Rico newspaper it was not to close a bank but to check several of them.
"Padilla said a decision was made to investigate several banks at the same time, which is why so many more agents than usual were in town,” he told Caribbeanbusinesspr.com." He said that should any banks be closed it would have to be in coordination with his office, which has legal standing under such occurrences.
"Although the FDIC has closed several savings and loan institutions over the years it has never taken over a commercial bank in Puerto Rico.
"Sources say the FDIC has been so busy with the more than 200 troubled financial institutions in the U.S. mainland that it has not been able to spend much time on the island which it is making up for this week."
The main bank with ties to the US is Popular Bank, which at one time was after the low income plus Spanish speaking marketplace in the United States (Wal-Mart, which does have bank branches in its offices, has stated they are opening "Spanish Speaking" Wal-Mart stores.)
Bank of America has been reported to be the largest bank by assets after purchasing Merrill-Lynch, LaSalle, and Countrywide Financial. It is second in deposits. BofA is in the news as their annual stockholders’ meeting is coming up April 29, 2009. Long-time shareholder in Bank of America, Jerry Finger, who founded Houston commercial bank Charter Bancshares, which merged with NationsBank in 1998, who later acquired BankAmerica Corp to become Bank of America in 1998, says he is leading a group to oust CEO Kenneth Lewis as well as to reject the reelection of lead director Temple Sloan and Jackie Ward, chairman of the bank's asset-quality committee. He is taking his campaign to other stockholders. Finger owns 1.5 million shares. Since the first of the year he has lost $56.55 million (Friday $5.76 compared to $43.46--- 52 week high.) There are other stockholders just as disappointed as he is and they want to do something about it.
BofA is not the largest bank by deposits (billions):
These four banks represent 58% of the total deposits of the top 50 banks as well as 65.2% of total assets. To date, the four institutions have received more than $144 billion in TARP funds, with Citigroup receiving more than $49 billion, Bank of America receiving $45 billion, and JPMorgan and Wells Fargo each receiving $25 billion.
Here are the next 21 top banks in total deposits (billions):
Source: FDIC
Current List of Failed Banks:
http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html
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Gerry Egan may be coming to your area
Gerry Egan is traveling in his motor home to the Las Vegas NAELB Conference to be held April 30-May 2. The well-known lecturer, author, video star, and contributor to many leasing media publications wants you to know he is available at a lower fee. This Friday, March 20th he is going to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, doing a one workshop with Dee DiBenedictis
"If I’m going to be in your area anyway on my way to the NAELB in my motor home, I'm glad if it saves you some travel expenses,” he says. "And I won't even need a hotel room since, like a turtle, I'll be traveling with my own home! I am passing the discount on…
"Here are some cities I may be passing through, or near, on my way: Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Shreveport, LA; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX, El Paso, TX, and Phoenix, AZ. I’ll be taking a more northerly route back sometime in late May or June.
"Here are just a few of the things we could choose from to work on:
"Developing local business leads
Selling to ‘A’ credits
Creating and using effective sales tools
Effective pre-qualifying
Using direct mail
More productive and profitable vendor relationships
Using lease-vs.-buy effectively
"Let me know anything else you'd be interested in. Everything we do is practical, real-world based, customer-focused, result-oriented and realistic for small businesses to do."
GerryEgan@LearnLeasing.com
This Friday, North Carolina:
Along with Dee DiBenedictis, he is presenting a one day workshop this Friday, March 20, 2009, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Maggiano's Restaurant, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC 28211
http://leasebrokerassistant.com/Charlotte_Sales_Workshop.html
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Leasing 102
by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Eight Steps to a Strong Marketing Plan
When times are tough nothing is more important than a strong marketing plan. The principal parts of your marketing plan, and their sequence, vary from leasing company to leasing company because of their capabilities like cost of money, size of transaction, number of employees, etc. But as a general rule, your plan should answer the following questions:
1. Company objective, direction and capabilities.
2. Where are we now, and why? (situational analysis)
3. Where do we want to go (are we doing the right things now to reach our intended customer base?)
4. Where should we be headed in light of the economy?
5. How do we get there? (development of action programs to achieve objectives)
6. What resources are required and how much will it cost to achieve our goals (budget preparation)
7. How will we know if we are on course or not? (monitoring performance and control)
8. What if unexpected events occur or key assumptions prove invalid? (contingency plans)
Please keep in mind that this outline is only a general guideline. You may have good reason to add to it, omit some sections, or rearrange their sequence, depending on your reading of where your opportunities are and what needs to be done to realize them.
I think one of the main purposes of a marketing plan is to stop, look at what you are doing, and reevaluate the future based on your company capabilities. Hard economic times may shift your markets somewhat and to continue down the same path as last year’s objectives may be the wrong course of action. You need to reevaluate every three months to stay on top of the changing economy.
Some companies try to reinvent themselves and head into markets that they are convinced will provide great opportunities, only to find tough going and limited business. Therefore, besides just drawing up the plan you need to investigate thoroughly any major change in markets or direction. The plan is a chance to “think” about what you can accomplish and look for markets that your needs fit into. If your plan is just throwing darts at a phone book in today’s economic time’s you better start telling your people to begin looking for work. Management has a responsibility to direct the marketing activities, not to just complain and try to drive people harder.
I am always reminded that President Jimmy Carter was the hardest working president that we ever had and also the least effective. Hard work is important but working smart accomplishes much more.
I would check out your local trade show facilities and attend the show and listen to the distributors to see what markets are holding their own and where to look for Lessees. There are still lots of markets where equipment is being sold and leasing or financing is hard to come by. Make your capabilities known and do some homework before approaching new markets or territories.
Mr. Terry Winders, CLP, has been a teacher, consultant, expert witness for the leasing industry for thirty years and can be reached at leaseconsulting@msn.com or 502-327-8666.
He invites your questions and queries.
Previous #102 Columns:
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Feingold doubts legality of AIG bonuses
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A.I.G. Lists Firms It Paid With Taxpayer Money
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/business/16rescue.html?_r=1&hp
OPEC keeps output steady
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/OPEC-keeps-output-steady-to-help-heal
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After plea, Madoff investigation grinds on
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SF Chronicle workers approve cost-cutting measures
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Today's Top Event in History
1968-My Lai Massacre. Most-publicized atrocity of Vietnam War. According to findings of US Army's Peers investigating team, approximately 300 noncombatant Vietnamese villagers (at My Lai and Mykhe, near the South China Sea) were killed by infantrymen of the American Division. It was not until November 16, 1969 the news reports charged a U.S. infantry unit with massacre at May Lai4, a village in the Songmy district in South Vietnam. More than 450 villagers, including many women and babies, were said to have been slain. Pending an investigation, Lt. William L. Calley, Jr., in charge of the U.S. unit at the time, was kept on active duty beyond his official tour. At this time, there were 544,000 troops in Viet Nam. April, 1969, President Nixon announced he would reduce the troops by 110,000, which was accomplished on December 15, when it was cut to 434,000.
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This Day in American History
| 1565- Smoking of tobacco was introduced to England by John Hawkins. Hawkins was primarily a slave trader, carrying Africans to the West Indies. Most of his dealings were with the Spanish in the West Indies, but during his second trip to the region visited the small French colony in Florida and learned to smoke tobacco from the colonists, who had learned from the Indians. Hawkins returned to England with a shipload of tobacco. He described the Indian use of the plant this way: “The Floridians when they travel have a kind of herb dried, who with a cane and an earthen cap in the end, with fire, and dried herbs put together, doe sucke thorow the cane the smoke thereof, which smoke satisfieth their hunger, and therwith they live foure or five days without meat or drinke, and this all the Frenchmen used for this purpose.” 1687-Father Eusebio Kino, 42, an Italian-born Jesuit in the service of Spain, began missionary labors in the American Southwest. In all, Kino established 25 Indian missions in the area now divided between northern Mexico and Arizona. http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/azhistory/02086kino0210.html http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/april/papr/du_kino.html http://www.nps.gov/tuma/Father_Kino.html http://discoverseaz.com/History/Kino.html 1789-Young Enoch Brooks inscribed his name in this children's Bible in Princeton, New Jersey. Now a rare artifact of Americana, Brooks' book is one of four extant copies of A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible. With nearly five hundred woodcuts by American artists, this Bible was the most ambitious woodcut volume produced in America up to that time. He was not only a prolific printer of children’s books but at one time owned more than 20 book stores in the Boston, MA area. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar13.html 1791 - Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man was published in London. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/paine/ROM/rofmxx.htm http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/rights_of_man/part1.html http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~dino55/rightsofman.htm 1794- Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin, allegedly based on the ideas and concept of a Black slave on a plantation he was visiting. Whether he, the black slave, or Katherine Greene, the owner of the plantation he was visiting, came up with the concept of wire cleaning the cotton balls is a matter of historic controversy. Whitney's cotton gin was capable of maintaining a daily output of 23 kg (50 lb) of cleaned cotton, and its effect was far-reaching, making southern cotton a profitable crop for the first time. Whitney, however, failed to profit from his invention. Numerous imitations appeared, and his 1794 patent was not validated until 1807. This made cotton a major crop in the South where slaves were “imported” to meet the demand, plus could be utilized for other crops due to this invention. “By the early 1800's, more than 700,000 slaves lived in the South. They accounted for about a third of the region's people. By 1860, the slave states had about 4 million slaves. Slaves outnumbered whites in South Carolina and made up over half the population in both Maryland and Virginia. Slavery began to develop even deeper roots in the South after Eli Whitney of Massachusetts invented his cotton gin in 1793. This machine removed the seeds from cotton as fast as 50 people working by hand and probably contributed more to the growth of slavery than any other development. Whitney's gin enabled farmers to meet the rapidly rising demand for cotton. As a result, the Southern cotton industry expanded, and cotton became the chief crop in the region. The planters needed more and more workers to pick and bale the cotton, which led to large increases in the slave population. The thriving sugar cane plantations of Louisiana also used many slaves during the first half of the 1800's. By 1860, about 4 million slaves lived in the South.” It is stated that in 1860, one in three people in the South were slaves. http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/152.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h1522.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/whitney.html http://www.eliwhitney.org/main.htm http://www.csusm.edu/Black_Excellence/documents/pg-c-gin.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3narr6.html http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=aajourney &page=html/bh112.html&direct=yes http://ia.thebostonchannel.com/blackhistory/1947088/detail.html http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/cotton_gin_patent/cotton_gin_patent.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsR-Z/whitney.html 1798-birthday of Abigail Fillmore, first wife of Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the US. Born at Stillwater, NY. It is said that the White House was without any books until Abigail Fillmore, formerly a teacher, made a room on the second floor into a library. Within a year, Congress appropriated $250 for the president to spend on books for the White House. Died at Washington, DC, Mar 30, 1853. 1802- Absalom Jones ordained first Black priest in Episcopal Church http://www.ube.org/abjones.htm 1813-. Lorenzo Delmonico was born in Marengo, Switzerland and was invited to join his uncles in their successful pastry shop and catering business in New York in 1831. He soon transformed the business into one of the first, best, most elegant and famous restaurants in the country, Delmonico’s. Lorenzo was not a chef, but he purchased the food and created the very extensive menu. He helped make the concept of the 'restaurant' an acceptable and successful one. After many moves the final Delmonico’s restaurant was forced to close in 1923, a victim of Prohibition. http://www.cbbqa.com/delmonico/Filippini.html http://www.cbbqa.com/delmonico/Steak.html http://www.cbbqa.com/delmonico/Potatoes.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/foodnames.html 1818- Absalom Jones ordained first Black priest in Episcopal Church http://www.justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/98.html http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/Absalom_Jones.htm http://www.io.com/~kellywp/LesserFF/Feb/AbsJones.html http://david-alexander.tripod.com/id117.htm 1836- Houston retreats from Santa Anna's army. Less than a week after the disastrous defeat of Texas rebels at the Alamo, the newly commissioned Texan General Sam Houston begins a series of strategic retreats to buy time to train his ill-prepared army. Revolutionary Texans had only formally announced their independence from Mexico 11 days earlier. On March 6, 1836, the separatists chose Sam Houston to be the commander-in- chief of the revolutionary army. Houston immediately departed for Gonzales, Texas, where the main force of the revolutionary army was stationed. When he arrived, he found that the Texan army consisted of 374 poorly dressed and ill-equipped men. Most had no guns or military experience, and they had only two days of rations. Houston had little time to dwell on the situation, because he learned that the Mexican general Santa Anna was staging a siege of the Alamo in San Antonio. Before Houston could prepare his troops to rush to aid the defenders, however, word arrived that Santa Anna had wiped them out on March 6. Scouts reported that Santa Anna's troops were heading east toward Gonzales. Unprepared to confront the Mexican army with his poorly trained force, Houston began a series of strategic retreats designed to give him enough time to whip his army into fighting shape. Houston's decision to retreat won him little but scorn from the Texas rebels. His troops and officers were eager to engage the Mexicans, and they chafed at Houston's insistence on learning proper field maneuvers. Houston wisely continued to organize, train, and equip his troops so they would be prepared to meet Santa Anna's army. Finally, after nearly a month of falling back, Houston ordered his men to turn around and head south to meet Santa Anna's forces. On April 21, Houston led his 783 troops in an attack on Santa Anna's force of nearly twice that number near the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River. With the famous cry, "Remember the Alamo," the Texans stormed the surprised Mexican forces. After a brief attempt at defense, the Mexican soldiers broke into a disorganized retreat, allowing the Texans to isolate and slaughter them. In a stunning victory, Houston's army succeeded in killing or capturing nearly the entire Mexican force, including General Santa Anna, who was taken prisoner. Only two Texans were killed and 30 wounded. Fearful of execution, Santa Anna signed an order calling for the immediate withdrawal of all Mexican troops from Texas soil. The Mexicans never again seriously threatened the independence of the Lone Star Republic. 1846---In San Francisco, Colonel Castro issued a proclamation that declared John Frémont and his party to be a band of highwaymen. 1865—Slaves were assigned to military duty in the Confederate Army by a bill signed by President Jefferson Davis. During the Civil War, blacks not only had related jobs, but also were uniformed soldiers and officers. CSA General Patrick Cleburne had suggested enlisting slaves a year before, but few in the Confederate leadership considered the proposal, since slavery was the foundation of southern society. One politician asked, "What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?" Another suggested, "If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong." General Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. "We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves." Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13 did not stipulate freedom for those who served. The measure did nothing to stop the destruction of the Confederacy. Several thousand blacks were enlisted in the Rebel cause, but they could not begin to balance out the nearly 200,000 blacks that fought for the Union. http://www.rebelgray.com/BlackSoldiers.htm http://www.nps.gov/apco/blacks.htm http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/022199/met_confeds.shtml http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/burke_cw.htm http://www.africana.com/archive/dailyarticles/index_20010410.asp http://www2.netdoor.com/~jgh/mobile.html http://www.theonlinedispatch.com/dans/_disc2/00000142.htm 1868-The US Senate began its trial to impeach President Andrew Jackson. For the first time in the nation’s history a president was impeached. Pres. Johnson was accused by Congress of having violated the Tenure of Office Act of 1867, which forbade the president to discharge any federal officer holder appointed “by and with the consent of the Senate.” Johnson tested the act by removing Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton on February 21. The impeachment was brought largely because the radical Republicans bitterly opposed Johnson’s plans for Reconstruction. Johnson’s firing of Stanton gave them the opportunity they had been seeking. On February 24 the House of Representatives voted to impeach. The US Senate trial began this date. Sworn in as president after Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, President Johnson enacted a lenient Reconstruction policy for the defeated South, including almost total amnesty to ex-Confederates, a program of rapid restoration of U.S.-state status for the seceded states, and the approval of new, local Southern governments, which were able to legislate "black codes" that preserved the system of slavery in all but name. The Republican-dominated Congress greatly opposed Johnson's Reconstruction program and passed the "Radical Reconstruction" by repeatedly overriding the president's vetoes. Under the Radical Reconstruction, local Southern governments gave way to federal military rule, and African-American men in the South were granted the constitutional right to vote. In March 1867, in order further to weaken Johnson's authority, Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act over his veto. The act prohibited the president from removing federal office holders, including Cabinet members, who had been confirmed by the Senate, without the consent of the Senate. It was designed to shield members of Johnson's Cabinet like Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who was appointed during the Lincoln administration and was a leading ally of the so-called Radical Republicans in Congress. In the fall of 1867, Johnson attempted to test the constitutionality of the act by replacing Stanton with General Ulysses S. Grant. However, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on the case, and Grant turned the office back to Stanton after the Senate passed a measure in protest of the dismissal. On February 21, 1868, Johnson decided to rid himself of Stanton once and for all and appointed General Lorenzo Thomas, an individual far less favorable to the Congress than Grant, as secretary of war. Stanton refused to yield, barricading himself in his office, and the House of Representatives, which had already discussed impeachment after Johnson's first dismissal of Stanton, initiated formal impeachment proceedings against the president. On February 24, the House voted 11 impeachment articles against President Johnson. Nine of the articles cited his violations of the Tenure of Office Act; one cited his opposition to the Army Appropriations Act of 1867 (designed to deprive the president of his constitutional position as commander in chief of the U.S. Army); and one accused Johnson of bringing "into disgrace, ridicule, hatred, contempt, and reproach the Congress of the United States" through certain controversial speeches. On March 13, according to the rules set out in Section 3 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution, the impeachment trial of President Johnson began in the Senate. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presided over the proceedings, which were described as theatrical. On May 16 and again on May 26, the Senate voted on the charges brought against President Johnson. Both times the vote was 35 for conviction and 19 for acquittal, with seven moderate Republicans joining 12 Democrats in voting against what was a weak case for impeachment. Because both votes fell short--by one vote--of the two- thirds majority needed to convict Johnson, he was judged not guilty and remained in office. Nevertheless, he chose not to actively seek reelection on the Democratic ticket. In November, Ulysses S. Grant, who supported the Republicans' Radical Reconstruction policies, was elected president of the United States. In 1875, after two failed bids, Johnson won reelection to Congress as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He died less than four months after taking office at the age of 66. Fifty-one years later, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Tenure of Office Act unconstitutional in its ruling in Myers v. United States. 1868- Birth of Charles E. Cowman, American missionary pioneer. In 1901 he sailed to Japan with his wife Lettie (who later authored "Streams in the Desert"), where in 1910 they founded the Oriental Missionary Society. http://www.backtothebible.org/devotions/bio_cowman.htm http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=6249X&p=1014019 March 13, 1873-PBS Pinchback, first Black state governor, is denied his senate seat by the Senate, 1873. Senators were elected at this time by the state legislature. In January 1873, the Louisiana legislature elected Pinchback to the U.S. Senate, which was also contested by another rival W.L. McMillen. Though McMillen eventually acknowledged Pinchback's claim to the seat, Senators uncovered evidence that Pinchback had paid $10,000 to obtain it. On March 13, 1875, the Senate denied Pinchback his seat by a vote of 32 to 29. http://www.theblackmale.com/black-men/History/pinchback.htm http://www.fact-index.com/p/p_/p__b__s__pinchback.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/p_b_s_pinchback.html 1887- Chester Greenwood of Maine received a patent for earmuffs. 1906-clarinet/sax player Frank Teschemacher born Kansas City MO, Died, 1932 Chicago http://www.redhotjazz.com/tesch.html http://wwwp.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=600112 1911- Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, science fiction writer, recluse and founder of the Church of Scientology, born at Tilden, NE. His best-known book was Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Died at San Luis Obispo County, CA, Jan 24, 1986. http://www.lronhubbard.org 1912- the Chamber of Commerce of the United Sates was founded by approximately 500 representatives of commercial organizations, trade associations, and individual establishments, who were invited to participate in a series of discussions by President William Howard Taft and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel. The headquarters of the chamber of Commerce of the Untied States was dedicated on May 20, 1925. 1912 – Mystery writer Bill S. Ballinger (1912-1980), aka Frederic Freyer, B.X. Sanborn, born, Oskaloosa, Iowa. American thriller writer, who specialized from the early 1950's in a multi-level kind of narration or divided narration. Received Edgar Allan Poe Award from Mystery Writers of America in 1960 for his TV work. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ballinge.htm 1913---guitarist Lightin’ Slim (Otis V. Hicks) born St. Louis, Mo. http://mathrisc1.lunet.edu/blues/Louisiana.html#O_Hicks http://www.luckymojo.com/blueshoodoolightninslim.html 1913- Sammy Kaye, one of the most successful bandleaders of all time, was born in Rocky River, Ohio. Although the syrupy sweet romantic sounds were denounced by critics and music purists, the "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye" formula was so successful that his orchestra stayed together long after the big band era had ended. His hit records in the 1940's included "Daddy," "Harbor Lights" and "It Isn't Fair." Kaye died on June 2nd, 1987. http://www.sammykayeorchestra.com/ http://data.sonicnet.com/artists/az/kaye_sammy/bio.jhtml 1913-guitarist Slim Lightin’ (Otis V. Hicks) born St. Louis, Mo, Died July 27, 1994 http://physics.lunet.edu/blues/Louisiana.html 1914-base player Bob Haggart bass born New York City /Died December 2, 1999 http://www.riverwalk.org/profiles/haggart.htm http://jazzbymail.com/artists/haggart.html http://www.52ndstreet.com/justjazz/Haggart_birthday.html http://www.atlantajazzparty.com/ajp10.html 1914-bassist Bob Haggart born New York City. http://pudbrown.hypermart.net/haggart.htm 1922-drummer Willie “Rough Dried” Williams born Lake Village, AR 1923 - A great improvement in radio receivers was advertised. The new models had a concealed speaker and eliminated the need for headphones, which were considered a nuisance because they were so heavy to wear and messed up hairdos. The new radios were also said to have a ‘foolproof’ design. 1924-pianist Dick Katz born Baltimore MD http://www.jazzcanadiana.on.ca/_KATZ.HTM http://www.theiceberg.com/artist.html?artist_id=24371 1925- Legislation prohibiting the teaching of evolution within the state's public school system was passed by Tennessee State Assembly. A celebrated violation of this law led to the famous July Scopes Monkey Trial http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/tennstat.htm http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm 1925-guitarist Bob “Poor” Woodfork born Lake Village, AR 1926 Roy Haynes Birthday http://www.ejn.it/mus/haynes.htm http://www.dreyfusrecords.com/artists/RoyHaynes.shtml 1929- Helen Candaele Saint Aubin, known as Helen Callaghan during her baseball days, was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Saint Aubin and her sister, Margaret Maxwell, were recruited for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which flourished in the 1940s when many major league players were off fighting WWII. She first played at age 15 for the Minneapolis Millerettes, an expansion team that moved to Indiana and became the Fort Wayne Daisies. For the 1945 season the left-handed outfielder led the league with a .299 average and 24 extra base hits. In 1946 she stole 114 bases in 111 games. Her son Kelly Candaele's documentary on the women's baseball league inspired the film A League of Their Own. Saint Aubin, who was known as the "Ted Williams of women's baseball," died Dec 8, 1992, at Santa Barbara, CA 1930-trumpterer Blue Mitchell born Miami, FL Died May 21, 1929 http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mitchell_blue/bio.jhtml http://members.tripod.com/~hardbop/blue.html 1932- country singer Jan Howard was born in West Plains, Missouri. Howard first hit the charts in 1960 with "The One You Slip Around With." She is best known for her duets with Bill Anderson, which included "For Loving You," a country chart-topper from 1967. Howard was also successful on her own, with such country hits as "Evil on Your Mind" and "My Son," a tribute to her son, Jim, who died in Vietnam two weeks after the song was recorded in 1968. http://www.janhoward.com/bio.php 1932 -- With six million unemployed, chaos in Berlin, starvation & ruin, the threat of Marxism, & a very uncertain future, the German people turn to Hitler by the millions. In the presidential election, Hitler receives over eleven million votes (11,339,446) or 30% of the total. Hindenburg receives 18,651,497 votes or 49%. Since Hindenburg does not get the majority, a run-off election is held. In the campaign that follows, Hitler crisscrosses Germany in an airplane, descending from the clouds into the arms of growing numbers of fanatics, at ever larger rallies. He gives them a positive message, promising something for everyone, then ascends back into the clouds. "In the Third Reich every German girl will find a husband!" - Hitler once promises. 1932 – Hunger marches were taking place throughout the country; the Bonus marchers are expelled from Washington. This day Herbert Hoover sends a secret message to Congress advising it not to cut the pay of Army or Navy personnel because they may be need to put down the marchers, who’s numbers seem to be growing. He believes they are communist inspired as are the hunger marches in England and Germany. The economy is not in that bad of shape as the newspapers report, he adds. http://www.weisbord.org/ThreeOne.htm http://www.studsterkel.org/htimes.php 1939- Singer and songwriter Neil Sedaka was born in Brooklyn, New York. Sedaka began writing songs with his lifelong musical partner, Howard Greenfield, at age 13, and in 1958 sold his first song, "Stupid Cupid," which became a hit for Connie Francis. The following year, Sedaka began his own recording career, scoring hits with such songs as "Oh Carol," written for Carole King, "Calendar Girl" and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," which went to number one in 1962. For much of the 1960's, Sedaka concentrated on songwriting, composing chart successes such as "Working on a Groovy Thing" for the Fifth Dimension and "Puppet Man" for Tom Jones. In 1975, Elton John helped Sedaka get back on the charts by having him record an LP for his Rocket label. From "The Hungry Years" came the number-one hit single "Laughter in the Rain." Sedaka topped the charts for a second time that year with "Bad Blood." http://www.history-of-rock.com/neil_sedaka.htm http://www.neilsedaka.info/ 1940-“The Road to Singapore,” starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour, opened. The comedy was the first of seven Road pictures, which brought fame and fortune to its actors. 1941-the Benny Goodman Sextet cuts “Air Mail Special” 1944---Top Hits Mairzy Doats - The Merry Macs Besame Mucho - The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (vocal: Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen No Love, No Nothin’ - Ella Mae Morse Rosalita - Al Dexter 1946-The first Medal of Honor awarded to a soldier of Japanese ancestry was conferred upon Private First Class Sadao S. Munemori of Company A,100th Infantry Battalion, 442dn Combat Team, for action near Seravezza, Italy, on April 5, 1945, when he knocked out two machine guns with grenades and saved the livers of two of his companions by diving on an exploding grenade. The medal was presented posthumously this day to his mother, Mrs. Nawa Munemori. 1947 - "The Best Years of Our Lives", produced by Samuel Goldwyn, was a big favorite winning the Best Picture prize at the 19th Academy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Actor/producer/comedian Jack Benny hosted the glittering gala. "The Best Years of Our Lives" won Oscars for Best Director (William Wyler); Actor (Fredric March); Supporting Actor (Harold Russell); Film Editing (Daniel Mandell); Screenplay (Robert E. Sherwood); and a shared award with "The Jolson Story" for Best Score. Other awards for the best of 1946: Actress: Olivia de Havilland in "To Each His Own", and Actress in a Supporting Role: Anne Baxter in "The Razor’s Edge". The Best Song was "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (from "The Harvey Girls") by Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren. Foreign-made films showed up in these Oscars, bringing an end to Hollywood’s then exclusive rights to the coveted awards. Of the foreign movies nominated, three were British ("Henry V" - producer, Laurence Olivier; "Brief Encounter" starring Celia Johnson; "Perfect Strangers" which won the Oscar for Best Writing/Original Story [Clemence Dane]), one was French ("Les Enfants du paradis", an original screenplay by Jacques Prévert) and one Italian ("Roma, città aperta", screenplay written by Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini). http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148339.html 1951 - ” The comic strip, "Dennis the Menace", appeared for the first time in 18 newspapers across the U.S. The strip became an international favorite in thousands of newspapers and spawned a CBS-TV program that starred Jay North as Dennis. The series lasted for several seasons and is still seen in syndicated re-runs. A somewhat popular movie starring Walter Matthau as Mr. Wilson and Christopher Lloyd as the bad guy was released in 1993. http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/dennis/about.htm 1952---Top Hits Slowpoke - Pee Wee King Tell Me Why - The Four Aces Please, Mr. Sun - Johnnie Ray Wondering - Webb Pierce 1956 - In a rally in Birmingham, Alabama, Asa Carter, the executive secretary of the north Alabama White Citizen's Council, charged that rock and roll was introduced to white teenagers by the N.A.A.C.P. and other pro-integration forces. He initiated a campaign to pressure radio stations to bar what he termed "immoral music". 1956-Elvis Presley's first album is released by RCA. The self-titled disc would sell over a million copies and become The King's first Gold record. 1958-“The Long Hot Summer,” starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Orson Welles, opens in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Newman, who won the Cannes Film Festival award as Best Actor for his performance in the film, married Woodward the same year-the pairing is one of Hollywood's longest lasting marriages. 1958-The Quarry Men, with both John Lennon and Paul McCartney playing guitar, perform at the Morgue Skiffle Cellar in Oakhill Park. 1960---Top Hits The Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith Wild One - Bobby Rydell Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton He’ll Have to Go - Jim Reeves 1960 National Football League owners voted to allow the Chicago Cardinals to move to St. Louis. The Cardinals are generally regarded as the oldest continuing operation in pro football, having been founded as the Morgan Athletic Club, a neighborhood team in 1899. The Cardinals remained in St. Louis through the 1987 season after which owner Bill Bidwill transferred the team to Phoenix, AZ. 1961-President John F. Kennedy sets up the Alliance for Progress. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1961kennedy-afp1.html 1962- trumpeter Terence Blanchard born New Orleans LA http://www.terenceblanchard.com/ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=1TERENCE|BLANCHARD http://www.offbeat.com/ob2004/backtalk.html 1962 -- Wing Luke becomes the first non-white to be elected to the Seattle City Council, and the highest Asian-American elected official in the continental US at the time. http://www.wingluke.org/wing_luke1.htm http://www.wingluke.org/ 1962--Although he is about to be dropped by Columbia because his Big Band style records weren't selling, Bobby Vinton is allowed to lay down a couple of vocal efforts. The results would produce the first of his thirty, US Top 40 hits, "Roses Are Red", which would top the Billboard chart by next June. 1964- Motown Records released Mary Wells's "My Guy," written and produced by Smokey Robinson. It was the Supreme’s co-founder only number-one hit as a single. http://www.marywilson.com/ 1968 - The Byrds received a gold record for the album, "Greatest Hits", which featured "Turn! Turn! Turn!", written by Pete Seeger (excerpted from the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible); "Eight Miles High"; "Mr. Spaceman"; "Mr. Tambourine Man"; "All I Really Want To Do"; and "My Back Pages". The group consisted of Jim McGuinn, David Crosby, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman and Mike Clarke. Kevin Kelly, Gram Parsons, Clarence White, John York and Gene Parsons were also members of the group through the years. The Byrds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. 1969-“ The Love Bug” released by Walt Disney studio. Directed by Robert Stevenson, the film starred "Herbie," a loveable Volkswagen bug with a personality. Abused by the evil racecar driver "Thorndyke" (David Thomlinson), Herbie is rescued by the young good-guy racecar driver "Jim" (Dean Jones). Grateful for his rescue, Herbie rewards the hapless Jim by winning one race after another on his driver’s behalf. The excitement begins when the ruthless Thorndyke plots to get Herbie back by any means necessary. Based on a story by Gordon Buford, The Love Bug inspired two sequels, Herbie Rides Again and Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo. 1968---Top Hits Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls - Dionne Warwick (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding Take Me to Your World - Tammy Wynette 1970 - An extremely popular cover of "LIFE" magazine was issued, showing the current fashion battle over long versus mini skirts. http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1970/cv031370.html 1971 -- The Allman Brothers Band records its breakthrough album, "Live at the Fillmore East." http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery &file=index&do=showpic&pid=1616&orderby= 1972- "The Merv Griffin Show", starring game show and late-night television host, Merv Griffin, started its syndicated debut for Metromedia Television. Joining Merv were Arthur Treacher, and Mort Lindsey and his orchestra. In the 1940s, Griffin had a number one song with the Freddy Martin Orchestra, "I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts", which launched him to fame. He had his own radio show at KFRC in San Francisco in the late 1940’s, branching into early local television. Griffin battled Johnny Carson on CBS-TV late night, and lost. He also fought ABC-TV's Joey Bishop, and again lost. He did win in the Metro media show; and in ownership of stations such as WPIX-TV 11 in New York, WPOP Radio in Hartford, Connecticut. Later, he came up with "Wheel of Fortune" and the formula for "Jeopardy", which he also owns; making him one of the world's richest entertainment moguls. Griffin also owns several hotels in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Beverly Hills. 1972 -- Author Clifford Irving pleads guilty to a charge that the "autobiography" of Howard Hughes on which he supposedly collaborated was a hoax. http://www.who2.com/cliffordirving.html 1974-The Arab Oil Embargo was lifted. It would take several weeks before long gasoline lines disappeared here. The oil-producing Arab countries agreed to lift their five-month embargo on petroleum sales to the US. During the embargo prices went up 330 percent and a ban was imposed on Sunday gasoline sales. The embargo was in retaliation for US support of Israel during the October 1973 Middle-East War. 1976---Top Hits December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons All by Myself - Eric Carmen Take It to the Limit - Eagles The Roots of My Raising - Merle Haggard 1976 - The Four Seasons, featuring Frankie Valli, returned to the pop charts after an absence of 10 years. The group's "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", became the top song in the United States. Valli’s real name is Castelluccio and with him were Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito. Joe Long and Charlie Callelo were members in the 1960s, when Gaudio focused on producing for the group and DeVito left. The original producer was Bob Crewe. The name, The Four Seasons, was taken from a bowling alley in New Jersey. The group charted a total of 30 songs, plus Valli had nine solo hits. In 1990, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1976-Johnny Taylor's "Disco Lady" begins a six week stay at the top of the Billboard R&B chart. It is the first number one song to contain the word "disco" in the title. 1980 -- Pink Floyd's "The Wall" goes platinum a few weeks into its 15 week stay at Number One. The two-record set is largely the brainchild of bass player Roger Waters, who now emerges as the group's creative head. http://www.rogerwaters.org/ http://ingsoc.com/waters/ http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/mast_idx.html 1983- Radio talk show host Larry King brought his topical interview program to syndicated TV.. Using a telephone hook-up, viewers called in to speak to particular guests. King has been appearing on CNN since 1985 interviewing a variety of newsmakers and celebrities. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/ 1983 Randy Smith’s NBA consecutive-game streak came to an end as he played in his 906th straight game. Smith played for Buffalo, San Diego, Cleveland, New York, and San Diego (again.) 1984---Top Hits Jump - Van Halen Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell Going, Going, Gone - Lee Greenwood 1985 - National Football League owners met in Phoenix, AZ and tabled a proposal that would have allowed transmitters and receivers in football helmets. The idea was to allow quarterbacks to talk with players in noisy stadiums. The idea did become a reality, but a minor one. Players complained of too much interference and static. 1986- Susan Butcher wins the Iditarod dogsled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, in the record time of 11 days, 15 hours, almost seven days faster than the time in 1985 when Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the race. Butcher again wins the race in 1987 in what is called a new era in the dogsled competition 1989--The Rolling Stones signed a $70 million contract to play 50 North American dates. At that point, it was the largest contract in Rock history. 1993- "Informer" by Toronto rapper Snow reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. It would remain in the top spot for seven weeks, making it one of the most successful Canadian songs ever on the US chart. Snow's debut album, "12 Inches of Snow," also was a million-seller. 1994- Prodigy puts newspaper online--the Atlanta Journal- Constitution. One of the earliest online newspapers, the Journal-Constitution listed local information, including Little League scores, lunch menus, and crime reports, as well as local advertising. The news service was available as a subscription service, with additional fees for bulletin board usage. Other early online newspapers included the St. Louis Dispatch and Florida Today. 1998 - Candice Bergen and the cast of Murphy Brown filmed the 245th and final episode of the award-winning and sometimes controversial CBS sitcom. The hour-long finale featured appearances by Julia Roberts, Bette Midler, and George Clooney, as well as Bergen's real mother, Frances. http://timstvshowcase.com/murphybak.jpg 2003--Over 5,000 coordinated candlelight vigils take place, in more than 125 countries, in a last-ditch protest against a U.S. invasion of Iraq. |
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