 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
http://www.utdallas.edu/police/wavs/nobadges.wav
(in memory of Jazz Bo Collins)
Kit Menkin's Leasing News
Headlines---
Classified Ads-Credit/Credit
Managers
Citizens
Bank Buying Sovereign Bank?
Sharp
"Entry-Level" Wanted in
L.A.
GreatAmerica
Leasing $500M Asset Milestone
NAELB
Atlanta Conference This Weekend
Classified
Advertising for Employers
Orix
Financial Service's "Deep Throat"
LGI Leasing Program
For Tablet PCs
This Border ##### Denotes Press Release (Not Written By Leasing
News)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to Subscribe
Two Version:
Free
(text format)
HTML: $59.95 yr --- Free
30 Day Trial
http://www.leasingnews.org/contact_us_news.htm
This text edition is also available in an "up-grade"
format, html, where you may
click on the headlines to go to the story, plus is also in
this "new" format
posted daily on our website--- http://www.leasingnews.org/contact_us_news.htm
---Or just hit reply to this newsletter and say " trial"
and if you have not had
a prior trial, get 30 days for free and then see if you want
to keep the HTML
version.
Please
send to a colleague as we are trying to build our readership.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Classified Ads---Credit/Credit Managers
"Please remove my ad in credit as I have found employment.
I appreciate
everything you have done, and I did get calls, but it was
from networking
that got me this job.
"The worst thing I went through was being humbled by
filing for unemployment. I
was selected along with a number of other people mostly in
my age group to
attend a mandatory workshop of sorts by an state agency.
I guess they think
people over 30 have no work or computer skills. I had been
solicited by a
couple of employment agencies. The face-to-face meetings
turned out to be 5
minutes after they saw how old I was. The whole concept of
a person's worth in
the marketplace today has changed radically. I even read
where one industry
says you are over the hill and finished after 40-45! Fortunately
my wife is a
******* and that kept us from living in a van down by the
river as Chris
Farley used to say.
"It's nice to be back to work and not having to watch
Oprah, Dr. Phil and the soap operas!
I hope all is well with you! It seems like things have begun
to pick-up. I just
hope we can sustain the momentum.
"Have a great day and keep-up the excellent work you
and you staff do for our
industry!"
Name With Held
Credit: Atlanta, GA. VP Credit/Operations/Sr. Credit
Officer. 15yrs exp. in equipment leasing. Strong financial analysis
and management skills. Experience developing and maintaining profitable
customer/vendor relationships. Email:credops@msn.com
Credit: Boston Ma.
Challenging position where my skills, professional experience,
organization, leadership, strategic thinking, creativity, energy, passion,
competitive nature will enable me to define opportunities and personal
development.
Email: bernd.janet@verizon.net
Credit: Corona, CA.
VP credit Consumer Credit prime/sub prime Auto lending/leasing/mortgages.
20+yrs exp. If you are looking for someone to affect the bottom line
I am that person. Will relocate. Email:amosca2000@yahoo.com
Credit/Documentation: Fort Lee NJ
3 Years Experience. Looking in NJ/NY. Email: angitravis@mail.com
Credit: Long Beach, NY. Credit officer w/more than
20 years of experience. Seeking position in which I can utilize my credit-collections,
communication &management skills. Email: michaelschaubeck@webtv.net
Credit: Los Angeles, CA
Over 15 years experience in Credit/ Operations with Small
Ticket and transactions up to $500,000.00. CLP, with excellent relationships
with most major lenders. Email:jonbh123@earthlink.net
Credit: Mill Valley, CA
Senior corporate officer with financial services credit background.
M and A, fund raising and workout expertise. Email:nywb@aol.com
Credit: New Jersey, NJ
Credit Analyst with 10+ years experience in small-ticket
lending up to $500,000. Experience with both vendor-direct and with
brokers.
Email: b.leavy@worldnet.att.net
Credit: New York, NY
3+ years of leasing credit / contracts experience. Currently
in the leasing industry and moving to NY! Exp. working at both funding
source and broker.
Email: lease4you@mail.com
Credit: New York, NY.
V.P. Credit & Collections w/23 years exp.looking for
a situation where I can utilize my varied & extensive knowledge
of credit/ collections/risk-management & leasing. Email:rcouzzi@yahoo.com
Credit: New York, NY Credit officer with banking and
leasing background; strong analytical and communication/PC skills with
lending and portfolio management experience. Email:michaelschaubeck@webtv.net
Credit: Orange County, CA.
7 years experience in leasing credit/ syndication. Earned
BS Business Administration: Finance at C.S.U.L.B. Seeking growth position
in credit/syndication.
Email: stevemzuck@yahoo.com
Credit: San Francisco, CA. 10+ years Credit Analyst
experience underwriting for a direct lessor, regional bank and vendor
leasing company. Have CLP and will make decisions ( won't rely on a
FICO score for enlightenment.) Email: pmtorres1@yahoo.com
Credit Manager: Westlake, OH
7+ years Credit/Underwriting experience Comp lit. Please
email me for copy of job description at mgallo@comfingrp.com
full
list at:
http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/JobPostings.htm
(Free to those seeking
employment:
http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/PostingFormWanted.asp
)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
About the Company: www.pentechfinancial.com |
|
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Citizens Bank Buying Sovereign Bank?
Looking to verify that Citizens Bank in Providence, RI, has
supposedly made an offer for Sovereign Bank.
" This, of course, would be in response to B of A acquiring
fleet. Got the info from a reliable
source in the banking industry but have not heard word one about it
in
the media. This obviously
is more exciting for the leasing industry
than B of A/Fleet because Sovereign Leasing is Peter Ferara's
old
company (Net Work leasing, I think). Many EAEL members do business
there. Citizens of
RI is pretty big in the leasing business and they
have done lines for third parties but I don't know about
funding
broker/lessor biz.."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Sharp "Entry-Level" Wanted
in L.A. Looking for a sharp, entry-level leasing person in Los Angeles for a Leasing Manager for small ticket captive. It will take an "on the street, not in your seat"
sales person who is breaking into leasing and is looking to break into a captive. The salary is in only the high 40's but there is a bonus
and the benefits are great, big captive, do you know anyone that would fit
this? They would only need to have an understanding of leasing, because they
prefer someone who has high energy and a strong work ethic over a "number
cruncher" anyone come to mind? Regards, Fred St Laurent Managing Director TheBlassGroup 1303 Hightower Trail, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30350 office: 770.668.0000
x14 fax: 202-318-4279 fred@theblassgroup.com "Performance Recruiting Delivers Exceptional Talent" |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hugh Bennett Passed Away
" I want to let you know that Hugh Bennett passed away
on October 24th
from Cancer. We had
planned to announce his retirement and my continuing
the operation of HB Enterprises, but we ran out of time.
We have closed our
office of 30 yrs on Ocean Park Blvd in Santa Monica and have a new mailing
address.
I am hoping to carry
on the business, but will really miss Hugh's
remarkable marketing skills. "
Lynne Bennett (email lynne@hbent.com)
HB Enterprises
(800)708-7666 or
Direct line 310-915-5059
__________________________________________________________________
 Stable funding source seeks experienced leasing representative; book of business required; remote office capability; send resume to jobs@balboacapital.com and reference leasingnews in subject line. |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
### Press Release ##############################
GreatAmerica
Leasing Corporation Celebrates $500 Million Asset Milestone
(Cedar Rapids, IA and Moberly, MO) - GreatAmerica Leasing
Corporation, the largest independent
small-ticket leasing company in the United States, announced that it
reached $500 million in assets and has plans to add 50 more employees
to its ranks during the current fiscal year. Reaching the half billion
milestone was attributed to sound strategic planning and leveraging
the talents of an exceptional pool of employees.
The company, which
has its largest branch office in Moberly, has planned a Moberly Chamber
of Commerce event at the Moberly Country Club on Tuesday, November 18th
at 5 pm.
"We are very pleased with Moberly as a location because
it provides us with the ability to recruit very skilled employees,"
said Tony Golobic, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GreatAmerica.
"Our intention is to grow the size of the Moberly office and staff
it with seasoned professionals who are skilled in sales, credit, portfolio
management, and documentation." The Moberly office was initially
established as a portfolio and asset management center, but grew to
a full service office to accommodate over 20% annual growth that GreatAmerica
has been experiencing. Much of this expansion has been precipitated
by long-term diversification strategies and increased lease originations,
and new focus is being placed on developing the outside sales force
to capitalize on opportunities in the telecom and office equipment markets.
The source of the GreatAmerica growth is organic, not from acquisitions.
"We have been
successful in attracting high-calibre individuals who want to be part
of a company that stands for excellence ," said Tony Golobic, GreatAmerica
Chairman and CEO. "I see this milestone as a launching point to
even greater growth and profits. We are one of the few independent leasing
companies still operating in our market space, and our exceptional service
delivery model has struck a
chord that resonates well in a business environment that's becoming
increasingly commoditized."
Since its modest beginning 11 years ago, the company has
enjoyed double-digit growth each year by carving out a unique market
niche that uses lease financing and requires a level of service unavailable
with other lenders and leasing companies. Until last year, GreatAmerica
markets were mostly limited to the office equipment and telecom industries.
Since then, GreatAmerica has successfully applied its strategy to the healthcare, and wholesale distribution markets.
Greg VanDeWalker and David Moser have joined GreatAmerica
Leasing Corporation (www.Greatamerica.com) as Vice President, Field
Sales and Director, Business Development, respectively. The new positions
will support GreatAmerica growth strategies which include the expansion
and development of an external sales force.
After graduating from college, VanDeWalker began his career
as a tax accountant with Arthur Andersen from 1987 to 1991. Before joining
GreatAmerica, VanDeWalker was with US Bancorp for 12 years, most recently
serving as General Manager of the transportation division. VanDeWalker
will oversee the expansion of external sales, concentrating primarily
in the office equipment and telecom markets. He will be located in the
Denver, Colorado office.
David Moser joins GreatAmerica as Director, Business Development,
where he will concentrate on outside sales in the office equipment market.
His main geographic areas will be the Pacific Southwest, primarily focusing
on Texas and Oklahoma. Moser will be based in the Moberly, Missouri
office. He was previously with General Electric Capital from 1997 to
2003 as a regional sales manager.
GreatAmerica is a national lessor dedicated to helping manufacturers,
vendors, and dealers sell equipment and operate their businesses in
a way that makes them more successful. Headquartered in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, GreatAmerica is known for its culture of hard work, integrity
and excellence. The company originates leasing transactions through
numerous vendor and manufacturer relationships and provides financing
in all fifty states and some US territories.
Equipment resellers and manufacturers are able to access information
via the GreatAmerica web site at www.greatamerica.com.
Contact:
Matt Doty
Director, Corporate Communications
319-261-4188
mdoty@greatamerica.com
#### Press Release ###################################
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Seeks experienced small ticket B2B leasing sales professionals in the western U.S. Very generous commission sharing with salary draw and benefits. Resumes mworxphx@yahoo.com |
****announcement*****************************************
NAELB Atlanta Conference This Weekend
The Eastern Regional Meeting of the National Association
of Equipment
Leasing Brokers is
almost here. Over 100 have registered
to attend.
There are ten companies
exhibiting and looking forward to meeting with you. The Exhibiting companies are: ACC Capital Corp,
Colonial Leasing, Creative Capital Leasing Group, Dakota Financial,
LLC, Financial Pacific Leasing Co., Manifest Funding Services, Marlin
Leasing Corp, Republic Leasing Company, Inc., Team Equipment Leasing,
and TimeValue Software (as of 10/29/03).
These meetings would not be possible without the loyal support
of the National Association of Equipment Leasing Broker sponsors that
include: President's Club Sponsors:
ACC Capital Corporation and U.S. Bancorp Manifest Funding Services.
Silver Sponsors: Financial
Pacific Leasing Co., Padco Lease Corp and Pawnee Leasing Corporation.
Agenda
http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/Schedule%20of%20
Events%20east%20coast.pdf
Conference Registration Form
( Leasing News Senior
Advisory Board Director Charlie Lester will be
covering this event for readers. Always witty, often urbane, he
always gets his facts correct. You can depend on Charlie
Lester.)
**** announcement *****************************
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leasing News Classified Advertising for Employers
Four lines for two weeks: $400
Each additional line: $75.00
(A line consists
of approximately 40 characters with a type size of 10 point using a
Verdana font).
Logo is free.
A description of your company is free (not more lines than
your ad.)
In addition, we will guarantee placement in the Leasing News
html and
text edition ( no logo ) at $50.00 a day ( 10 times maximum
for a two
week ad )
If you prefer a newsletter banner style for the newsletter
only, or a "display ad," please click here for pricing. (
http://www.leasingnews.org/termsandconditions_banners.htm)
If you would like more information, please contact: maria@leasingnews.org
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Orix Financial Service's
"Deep Throat"
"Those posters hit below the belt. They have been around
for years now and
are quite funny but attaching them to ORIX was classless.
"The article in The Monitor was an interesting read.
If I understand it
correctly Holmes had four businesses reporting to him, the
ones run by
Hidder, Crain, Neptune and Fite. Today after the reorganization
Corr gets
only one of those businesses, the old Credit Alliance portfolio
run by Fite.
The other three organizations that Holmes recruited and nourished
at OFS are
all reporting elsewhere. How long will those guys stay around,
they jumped
ship from elsewhere to follow Holmes? And what is the fate
of Fite, is he
really necessary if all Corr has is the Equipment business?
"The real story is not in Atlanta or Dallas; it is in
New York, and Tokyo.
Unfortunately a whole lot of people have been used as pawns
in chess match
that is drawing to a stalemate. Too many very smart and very
good people
have lost their jobs to the incompetent and incapable."
(Deep Throat)
(I guess you didn't like the cartoon, either. editor)
http://www.utdallas.edu/police/wavs/glock.wav
### Press Release ################################
LGI, Motion Computing Announce Leasing Program For Tablet
PCs, Accessory Products
(" Established
in 1988 to design, develop and implement competitive financing solutions
for Dell Computer Corporation, LGI offers multiple funding source integration
services; state-of-the-art transaction processing capabilities...)
AUSTIN, Texas----LGI Financial Solutions, a leading provider
of managed financial services, and Motion Computing, an innovator in
ultra-mobile computing and wireless communications, today announced
a leasing program that provides Motion's commercial, healthcare, education
and government customers flexible financing options for tablet PCs and
mobile computing accessory products.
Designed to address
the growing demand for Motion's award-winning line of tablet PCs, the
program enables Motion to offer a wide range of competitive financial
solutions from a host of financial institutions that cover Motion's
targeted vertical markets.
Under the agreement,
LGI will provide outsourced funding source management, sales support,
transaction processing, program management and marketing services in
addition to arranging competitive financing solutions for Motion's customers
throughout the United States and Canada.
"Over the
past six months, we've focused our attention on helping companies execute
a variety of mobile computing 'pilot' programs," said Ralph Spagnola,
Motion's vice president of sales. "A number of these projects have
converted to large orders across a variety of industry applications.
Leasing is a good vehicle for these large rollouts. It provides our
customers with the ability to acquire the technology they need with
individual financing schedules that match their deployment plans. Our
new financing program provides the flexibility and convenience our customers
want to take full advantage of ultra-mobile computing in their organizations."
The breadth of
financing options now available under the program, combined with the
professionalism of LGI's staff and electronic efficiencies of the firm's
Web Finance Portal(tm), provides Motion with broad customer credit coverage,
risk-based pricing and rapid funding decisions.
Acting as Motion's
Managed Service Provider (MSP), LGI receives Motion customer's credit
applications, then documents and packages qualified equipment orders
to participating funding sources, processes each transaction, manages
the funding sources to secure rapid funding and communicates the status
of all transactions directly to the appropriate Motion sales representative
or authorized reseller, through LGI's proven Web Finance Portal.
To support the
program, LGI has established a dedicated team of finance professionals
within its Austin call center to assist Motion sales representatives,
authorized resellers and their customers with financing questions and
funding decisions.
"Motion Computing
is a leader in the development of mobile computing products," said
Clark Covert, LGI's chairman and CEO. "Providing flexible financing
and outstanding customer support, we believe LGI can assist Motion's
customers in acquiring the mobile technology they need to accomplish
their business objectives."
About LGI
LGI Financial Solutions
(LGI), www.leasinggroup.com, is a leading provider of managed financial
services for both vendor-based as well as captive finance organizations.
Established in
1988 to design, develop and implement competitive financing solutions
for Dell Computer Corporation, LGI offers multiple funding source integration
services; state-of-the-art transaction processing capabilities; superior
sales and customer service personnel; comprehensive performance measurement
and reporting capabilities as well as complete program management services
to provide our clients with competitively advantaged customer financing
solutions -- both domestically and internationally.
Operating "behind-the-scenes,"
LGI has been engaged to support a number of well-known customer financing
programs. On behalf of these clients, we pioneered many of today's common
industry practices -- authorized transactions via faxed signatures;
electronic transfer of funds using EDI standards; non-recourse; micro
ticket leasing programs and lease transactions that do not require delivery
and acceptance documents.
Headquartered in
Austin, Texas, and backed by Conning Capital Partners and Stephens Inc.,
LGI's industry leadership continues with the expansion of our Latin
America services and the continued innovation of our Web Finance Portal(tm)
systems platform.
For more information
about LGI, visit www.leasinggroup.com or call 512-344-1200.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing
-- a tablet PC market leader -- combines world-class innovation and
industry experience, enabling people to use computers in new ways and
places. Marketed directly through its Web site and an experienced international
reseller network, each Motion product is built to customer specifications.
The company's M1200 and M1300 Tablet PCs and accessories are designed
for users who need a combination of true mobility, power and versatility.
For more information: http://www.motioncomputing.com/
All product and
company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.
CONTACT:Leasing Group Inc., Austin Patrick Laughlin, 512-344-1200
patrick_laughlin@leasinggroup.com or
Motion Computing, Austin Tricia
Traeger, 512-637-1153 ttraeger@motioncomputing.com
### Press Release ######################################
|
|
________________________________________________________________________
News Briefs----
Large firms' layoffs take big upturn
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/1103/05econ.html
Tyco, the Conglomerate, Now Suggests That Less Is More
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/05/business/05place.html
David Letterman is a daddy
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20031104-1651-people-letterman.html
http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/exclusives/wahoo/
Full containment of California wildfires near
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20031104-2038-wst-calwildfires.html
Intel Fixes Electrically 'Leaky' Chips
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1412-2003Nov5.html
__________________________________________________________________
Sports Briefs---
Raiders needing exorcist
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/11/04/SPG452PM7F1.DTL
Browns president Policy sells ownership share of team
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=558
Fool is P.C. (pretty cold) when it comes to Willingham
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/fool/
NHL Wrap: Messier Passes Howe on Scoring List
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/sports/sports-nhl-tuesday.html
There Are Still Things Money Can't Buy---Thomas Boswell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A426-2003Nov4.html
_______________________________________________________________________
California Nuts Briefs----
Schwarzenegger sets inauguration
plans, announces appointments
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/11/04/state2027EST0115.DTL
Schwarzenegger taps Hollywood insider as key adviser
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/7184584.htm
___________________________________________________________
"Gimme that Wine"
Wine enthusiasts can drink to low prices thanks to a worldwide
glut
http://www.newsday.com/features/food/ny-p2foodmain3524835nov05,0,5207345.story
Latour 1961 Fetches World Record Price at L.A. Auction: $56,400
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2239,00.html
Gallo of Sonoma's Battle With TCA
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2240,00.html
60,000-bottle wine cellar--by Frank J. Prail
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/05/dining/05WINE.html
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This Day in American History
1733- John Peter Zenger, colonial American printer and journalist,
published the first issue of the New York Weekly Journal newspaper.
He began his first
issue, exposing Governor William Cosby's corruption. Zenger was arrested on November 17,1734, and
charged with seditious libel. Zenger
had reported that Governor William Cosby of New York had attempted to
rig an election in Eastchester, PA, in 1733.
Zenger was defended by lawyer Andrew Hamilton of Philadelphia,
who convinced the jury that printing the truth does not constitute libel. His acquittal was seen as a vindication of
the right of free speech and served
as a precedent for freedom of the press.
1781- John Hanson elected first "President of the US in
Congress assembled"
(Yes, John Hanson was the first president of the United States,
not George Washington-who was the first president under the adopted
constitution. Technically Hanson was the first president.)
http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html
1807- Eliza Emily Chappell Porter birthday, spent a lifetime
organizing schools in several states. During the Civil War gathered
and distributed supplies to Union soldiers and hospitals. She joined
with Mary Ann Bickerdyke in nursing soldiers in Gen. Sherman's march
through Georgia.
1850- Ella Wheeler Wilcox birthday, highly successful writer
of popular novels and poetry who became the center of literary life
in New York in the pre-World War I years. Her reputation was made by
her Poems of Passion (1883) She wrote two autobiographies: The Story of
a Literary Career (1905) and
The Worlds and I (1918).
http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/
http://website.lineone.net/~cornerstone/wilcox.htm
1857- Ida Minerva Tarbell birthday, recognized as one of the
major journalists of her day, exposed the Standard Oil trust in History
of Standard Oil Company, renowned biographer, especially of Lincoln.
Her "History of the Standard Oil," which first appeared
in McClure's Magazine in nineteen installments, in 1904, was
published in two volumes and drew immediate attention to
the author. Her early reputation as a "trust buster" did not
last, for she had in a high degree developed a sense of fairness, and
this was particularly reflected in her "Life of Judge Gary,"
in which--contrary to all expectations--she had nothing but praise for
Judge Gary.
She was a renowned
biographer, especially of Lincoln. She wrote "The Early Life of
Abraham Lincoln" in collaboration with W. J. McCan Davis. In 1900
her "Life of Abraham Lincoln" appeared in two volumes, and
is today a standard work. Other volumes on Lincoln by Miss Tarbell were
"He Knew Lincoln," "Father Abraham," "In Lincoln's
Chair," "Boy Scouts' Life of Lincoln," "He Knew
Lincoln and Other Billy Brown Stories," "In the Footsteps
of Lincoln" and "A Reporter for Lincoln." President Theodore
Roosevelt characterized her as a muckraker, a compliment in those days.
Tarbell was a lesbian and in her later life became intimate friends
with Anne Morgan, the daughter of J. P. Morgan who was also a liberal
Republican, feminist, and supporter of working women.
http://tarbell.alleg.edu/index.html
http://www.thoemmes.com/404.asp?404;
http://www.thoemmes.com/encyclopedia/tarbell.htm
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/tarbell/page1.asp?secid=31
1885- Birthday of Will Durant, American author and
popularizer of history and philosophy. Among his books: The Story of
Philosophy and The Story of Civilization (a 10-volume series of which
the last four were co-authored by his wife, Ariel). Born at North Adams,
MA, and died Nov 7, 1981, at Los Angeles, CA.
1893- birthday of Raymond Fernand Loewy, the "father of
streamlining," an inventor, engineer and industrial designer whose
ideas changed the look of 20th-century life, was born at Paris, France.
His designs are evident in almost every area of modern life-the US Postal
Service logo, the president's airplane, Air Force One, in streamlined
automobiles, trains, refrigerators and pens. "Between two products
equal in price, function and quality," he said, "the better
looking will outsell the other." Loewy died at Monte Carlo, July
14,1986.
1895,-attorney George Baldwin Selden of Rochester, NY, was granted
the first patent for a car. He
was the first to have an original application for the internal combustion
hydrocarbon motor to a road vehicle.
His design resembled a horse-drawn carriage, with high wheels
and a buckboard.
1907-Pianist Joe Sullivan Birthday
http://www.redhotjazz.com/sullivan.html
1912 - Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the United States presidential
election in a landslide, becoming the only president to defeat two former
presidents in one election. Thomas R. Marshall was elected vice president.
The electoral vote was Wilson, 435: Theodore Roosevelt, Progressive
Party, 88: William Howard Taft, Republican, 8.The popular vote was Wilson
6,293,454: Roosevelt, 4,119,538: Taft, 3,484,980: Eugene V. Debs, Socialist
candidate, 900,672, Eugene W. Chafin, Prohibitionist candidate, 206,275.
In congressional elections the Democrats took a 51-44 majority
in the Senate, with one minor party seat, and 291-127 majority in the
House, with 17 seats going to minor parties.
1912- Roy Rogers birthday. Known as the "King of the Cowboys,"
Rogers was born Leonard Slye at Cincinnati, OH. His many songs included
"Don't Fence Me In" and "Happy Trails to You." He
made his acting debut in Under Western
Stars in 1935 and later hosted his own show, "The Roy
Rogers Show," in 1951. Rogers died at Apple Valley, CA, July 6,1998.
1913 -- Los Angeles receives its first piped-in water from Owens
Valley, 200 miles northeast of the city.
1946- Chuck Connors of the Boston Celtics became the first NBA
player to shatter a backboard, doing so during the pre game warm-up
in "Boston Garden. Connors also played major league baseball with
the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and gained fame as star of the television series, " The Rifleman."
My father Lawrence Menkin wrote many of the episodes.
1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by the Parker
Brothers Company.
http://www.adena.com/adena/mo/index.htm
http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/?CFID=21692834&CFTOKEN=82601711
1940 - President Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in
office, beating Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie.
Henry A. Wallace was elected vice president. The electoral vote
was Roosevelt, 449, Wendell L. Willike, Republican of Indiana, 82. The popular vote was Roosevelt 27,244,160:
Willike, 22,305,198:
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate, 100,264: Roger W. Babson,
Prohibition candidate, 57,812: Earl Browder, Communist, 48,579: John
W. Aiken, Socialist Labor candidate, 14,861.
In congressional elections the Democrats lost three Senate seats
but kept a 66-28 majority, with two seats going to minor parties. In the House, the Democrats gained seven seats
for a 268-162 lead, with five seats going to minor parties.
1944---Top Hits
I'll Walk Alone - Dinah Shore
Dance with the Dolly - The Russ Morgan Orchestra (vocal:
Al Jennings)
How Many Hearts Have You Broken - The Three Suns
Smoke on the Water - Red Foley
1946 - 29-year old John F. Kennedy started his political career
when today he was elected to the United States House of Representatives
as a Congressman from Massachusetts
1947- Frank Sinatra cuts " I've Got a Crush on You"
with Bobby Hackett on trumpet, NYC.
1950- Billy Graham's "Hour of Decision" program was
first broadcast over television.
1952---Top Hits
You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford
Wish You Were Here - Eddie Fisher
Half as Much - Rosemary Clooney
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Hank Williams
1956- "The Nat King Cole Show" premiered on television.
Very popular African American pianist, jazz musician turned singer,
Cole hosted his own variety show for NBC. The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
and the Randy Van Home Singers also appeared as regulars on the show.
It began as a 15-minute show which was expanded to half an hour. The
show was dropped as a result of lack of
sponsorship and because many affiliates declined to carry
it.
1960---Top Hits
Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own - Connie Francis
You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
Wings of a Dove - Ferlin Husky
1964 -- Free Speech Movement (FSM) coalesces as thousands
of University of California-Berkeley students rally & occupy Sproul
Hall. As a reporter I covered
this for KFRC, UPI, and free lanced to other media.
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2002/08/28_fsm.html
http://www.fsm-a.org/stacks/covers/narratives_cvr.html
1966 - The Motown hit, You Keep Me Hangin' On, recorded by The
Supremes, debuted on Billboard's pop charts, and was Number 1 for 2
weeks. It was on the charts for a total of 10 weeks. The song was The
Supremes' eighth Number 1 record.
1968---Top Hits
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin
Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots
Next in Line - Conway Twitty
1968 - Republican Richard M. Nixon won the presidency, defeating
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C.
Wallace.
Spiro T. Agnew, Republican of Maryland was elected vice-president.
The electoral vote was Nixon, 302: Humphrey, 191: George C. Wallace,
third-party candidate, 45. One Nixon elector later cast his vote for
Wallace. The popular vote was
Nixon, 31,785,473: Humprhey,31,275,166: Wallace,9,906,473. The Republicans gained four seats in the House and five in the Senate
but the Democrats still held majorities of 58-42 in the senate and 243-192
in the House. The Republicans gained five governorships in the election.
1968- Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, a Democrat, was elected
this day and became the first African-American woman elected to Congress.
She served the Bedfor-Stuyvessant section of Brooklyn for seven
terms.
1971 - The Los Angeles Lakers began professional sport's longest
winning streak in the history by winning the first of 33 consecutive
basketball games.
1974-The first politician who was openly homosexual to win an
election at the state level was Elaine Noble, a Democrat, who was elected
to the Massachusetts State Legislature from the 6th Suffolk district,
the Fenway-Back Bay district of Boston, MA. She received 1,730 of the
2,931 votes cast.
http://www.womeninfilmvideo.org/rff/imagepages/image9.htm
1976- The Mariners and Blue Jays each select thirty players in
the expansion draft. Seattle picks Royals' outfielder Ruppert Jones
and Toronto selects Orioles' shortstop Bob Bailor as their team's respective
first picks.
1976---Top Hits
If You Leave Me Now -Chicago
Rock'n Me - Steve Miller
The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Among My Souvenirs - Marty Robbins
1984 - The Supreme Court ruled the NFL could not block future
franchise moves. Furthermore, the Court said the NFL had exceeded antitrust
limits in attempting to stop the Oakland Raiders move to Los Angeles,
California.
1984---Top Hits
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) - Billy Ocean
Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson
1986 - Dick Clark registered for initial public stock offerings
for his television production company, DCP. On registration forms he
called his product "mind candy".
1988-Top Hits
Wild, Wild West- The Escape Club
Kokomo (From The "Cocktail" Soundtrack)- The Beach
Boys
The Loco-Motion- Kylie Minogue
Bad Medicine- Bon Jovi
1988 - The Beach Boys hit #1 in US with "Kokomo". They
set two music-chart records with this event. It was the longest span
of #1 hits (24 years, 4 months since "I Get Around") and the
longest gap between #1 hits (21 years, 10 months since "Good Vibrations").
1988 - And speaking of music trivia (thanks to http://www.rockdate.co.uk
Rockdate Diary): "The Loco-Motion", by Kylie Minogue hit #4
on the "Billboard Hot 100" this day, the song became the first
to reach the top-5 in the U.S. for three different artists (Little Eva
in 1962, Grand Funk in 1974).
1993-Top Hits
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won t Do That)- Meat Loaf
All That She Wants- Ace Of Base
Just Kickin It- Xscape
Again- Janet Jackson
Dreamlover- Mariah Carey
1996 - Voters returned President Clinton to the White House for
a second term but kept Congress in Republican control. He defeated Republican
candidate Robert "Bob" Dole by 379 to 159 electoral college
votes. The reform candidate Ross Perot received no electoral votes.
Al Gore was elected vice-president.
The popular vote was Clinton, 45,628,667: Dole, 37,869,436:
and Perot, 7,874,283. The Republicans
gained two Senate seats for a 55-45 majority. The Republicans remained in control in the
House, but their majority was reduced from 37 to 19, with 227 Republicans,
207 Democrats and 1 independent.
1998-Top Hits
The First Night- Monica
One Week, Barenaked-Ladies
How Deep Is Your Love- Dru Hill Featuring Redman
Lately- Divine
1999 - U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, in a 'finding
of fact', declared Microsoft Corporation a monopoly. Jackson wrote,
"Microsoft enjoys so much power in the market for Intel-compatible
PC operating systems that if it wished to exercise this power solely
in terms of price, it could charge a price for Windows substantially
above that which could be charged in a competitive market."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||
|
www.leasingnews.org
Leasing News, Inc. 346 Mathew Street, Santa Clara, California 95050 E-Fax: (781)459-4789 kitmenkin@leasingnews.org 
|
 |