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China is losing its place as the center of the world's
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Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
January, 2023 to May, 2023 Updated

The Academy for Lease and Finance Professionals (ALFP) is a three-day event designed to fully prepare an individual to sit for the CLFP exam assuming the attendee has already self-studied. A trend has begun in having virtual online sessions.

During the first two days, all of the required sections of the CLFP exam are covered in-depth. On the third day, the exam is offered but is not mandatory and may be taken on another day.

Students are strongly advised to have read and studied The Certified Lease & Finance Professionals' Handbook prior to attending the class in order to ensure success.

Private, Ascentium Capital Online ALFP
January 4- 6, 2023

Public, In Person, Channel ALFP
March 5 - 7

Public, Virtual, ALFP, FinPac
March 13 – March 15

Private, Clark University (for CAU students)
March 30 – April 1

Private, DLL, Virtual ALFP
May 17 – 19

Public, USBEF, Virtual ALFP
May 16 – May 18

Professional Handbook for Taking the Test in 2023
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZM6SJ9?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

About Academy
https://clfpfoundation.org/academy-for-lease-and-finance-professionals

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National Funding CEO David Gilbert Recognized
as One of San Diego’s 2022 Most Influential People

SAN DIEGO----National Funding, one of the largest U.S. specialty finance companies serving small- and medium-sized businesses, is pleased to announce that the San Diego Business Journal recognized CEO and Founder David Gilbert in the finance section of its annual edition of the SD 500 - The Most Influential People in San Diego.

David Gilbert, CEO and Founder, National Funding, accepted the award, saying, “It’s a distinct honor to be of San Diego’s most influential people for the fifth time. It is an achievement I am truly proud of attaining.

““It’s a distinct honor to be of San Diego’s most influential people for the fifth time. It is an achievement I am truly proud of attaining.

“My appreciation goes to the National Funding family for your ongoing commitment and support.”

The Business Journal taps into its veteran editorial staff and professional networks to group honorees by general categories or vertical markets. Finance leaders represented 15% of the 500 honorees.

The San Diego Business Journal’s staff selected Gilbert for the fifth time based on its research on National Funding’s two decades of sustained managed growth. Under his leadership, vision, and strategic direction, National Funding, has provided more than $4.5 billion in working capital and equipment leasing for more than 80,000 small- to medium-sized businesses nationwide.

President and Publisher Barbara Chodos of National Funding, said, “We feel it is important to highlight the great work leaders are doing to keep our business community healthy, strong, and together.

“They are the people who significantly impact our community at large.”

President Joseph Gaudio added, “Our National Funding family salutes our founder, Dave Gilbert. He is truly an influential leader and champion of small businesses in San Diego and nationwide.”

For more information about National Funding, visit https://www.nationalfunding.com.

About National Funding

Founded in 1999, National Funding is a leading U.S. specialty finance company serving small- and medium-sized businesses. The Company’s foundation serves American small business owners by providing funding solutions to meet their needs to reinvest in their day-to-day operations and help them grow. National Funding has provided more than $4.5 billion in working capital and equipment leasing for more than 80,000 small- to medium-sized businesses nationwide. National Funding’s digital funding process has elevated its digital capabilities by delivering a fast and simple online application. For more information about National Funding, visit https://www.nationalfunding.com.

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The Best of 2022 in Film
by Fernando Croce, Leasing News Movie Reviewer

As the year winds down and we look forward to 2023, it’s time to take stock of its most indelible cinematic achievements. So we offer a list, in alphabetical order, to help viewers catch up with the gems they may have missed and the discoveries that do the medium justice. Check out later issues for fuller coverage as titles become available for streaming.

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood: Richard Linklater returns to the animation technique of “Waking Life” for another absorbing network of drifting thoughts and images, this time related to his youth in Houston during the late 1960s. Centering on an imaginative boy whose father works at NASA during the epochal first trip to the moon, the film weaves a rich and charming mosaic of historical events, songs and recreations of personal memories, pinpointing a burgeoning conscience in the midst of a kaleidoscopic period.

Benediction: Terence Davies brings his poetic touch and mastery of form to this biopic about Siegfried Sassoon, the British soldier who became one of the World War One generation’s great poets. Following his stint at a mental institution and the friendships that inspired his work, the film contrasts Sassoon’s life as a creative and libidinous gay man with his later years, where his closeted aged self leads a bitter family life. Always sensitively attuned to the spiritual realms of his characters, Davies offers an exquisitely lyrical human portrait.

Crimes of the Future: in his first feature in a decade, cerebral horror master David Cronenberg returns with a magnificently queasy mix of sci-fi, horror and pitch-black comedy. Set in a dystopian future where bizarre evolution and environmental disasters have blurred the line between human bodies and computers, the shadowy story features government agencies, underground groups, and performance artists who use their bodies as mutated canvases. Facing the grotesque with droll, lucid calm, Cronenberg’s film is witty, disturbing, and an ultimately unforgettable vision.

Dead for a Dollar: An action specialist whose films often play like Westerns even in modern settings, Walter Hill delivers a sturdy tale of enigmatic honor among violent men, set near the Mexican border in 1897. Populated by taciturn bounty hunters, buffalo soldiers, absconded wives and vengeful gamblers, this is an Old West where seemingly simple journeys grow complex and action reveals the characters’ motivations in classical style. Crafted with a modesty that belies its moral rigor, Hill’s film is a bracingly old-fashioned rouser.

Decision to Leave: In arguably his finest film yet, South Korean director Park Chan-wook finally combines his cinematic bravura with a satisfying emotional payoff. The plot, which follows the shifting relationship that grows between a police detective and the murder suspect that he’s investigating, is the basic stuff of film noir patsies and femmes fatales. Thanks to Park’s inventive filmmaking and the actor’s captivating performances, however, the material becomes sneakier, more visually ravishing and, surprisingly, more poignant as it glides toward its conclusion.

EO: Veteran Polish master Jerzy Skolimowski provides an impressionistic snapshot of contemporary Europe through animal eyes in this luminous drama, which is told through the eyes of a donkey. Part of a traveling circus act, the equine protagonist passes from owner to owner, from toiling the land of farmers to becoming a soccer team’s mascot. Using images and sounds rather than dialogue and plot, Skolimowski creates a trenchant, vigorous, and ultimately moving view of a brutish world transformed by the possibilities of pure cinema.

The Fabelmans: In the year’s most heartfelt tribute to cinema, Steven Spielberg offers his most personal film in this autobiographical portrait of the artist as a young cinephile. Chronicling his own youth as a movie-mad teenager during the 1960s, he beautifully paints the medium as a precious device for discovering the world as well as dealing with his family upheavals. Intimate, wistful, and brimming with warmth and humor, Spielberg’s film glows. Keep an eye out for David Lynch's priceless cameo as the legendary John Ford.

Kimi: Continuing his runs of predictably unpredictable gems, the eccentric, prolific Steven Soderbergh scores with this pandemic-set thriller, which explores themes of technology in our modern world. Zoe Kravitz is terrific as an agoraphobic tech worker who, while fixing coding errors, witnesses what may be evidence of a brutal crime. Chronicling an investigation that mixes fear and determination (not to mention elements from “Rear Window” and “Blow Out”), Soderbergh’s brisk and suspenseful film amply showcases the director’s gift for canny inventiveness.

No Bears: Iranian director Jafar Panahi continues his self-reflexive examinations of cinema and freedom with this ingenious and courageous drama, filmed while he was imprisoned in his home. With a story following parallel couples, Pahani moves between exiles in Turkey and illicit lovers in a village in Iran while playing a fictionalized version of himself in Zoom meetings. Using gentle observation that gradually darkens into suspense, this is cinema as defiant political protest, at once angry and joyous, acerbic and hopeful.

RRR: Hollywood gets a lesson in action from this breathless epic from India, which brings historical events to furious life. Set in 1920 during British colonial rule, it focuses on two men on opposite sides of the law in a time of upheaval—one of whom happens to be legendary tribal leader Komuram Bheem, working towards the nation’s revolution. A cinematic feast from director S.S. Rajamouli, this is a blistering blend of romance, music, and stunts that should thrill even the most jaded viewer.

News Briefs---

Used Tesla prices drop nearly 20%
as flippers can’t find buyers
https://nypost.com/2022/12/27/used-tesla-prices-drop-nearly-20-as-flippers-cant-find-buyers/

Southwest exec sounded alarm days before
Christmas calamity: ‘Operational emergency’
https://nypost.com/2022/12/28/southwest-exec-sounded-alarm-after-workers-didnt-show-up-in-denver/

Holiday-related debt soars 24% to
an eight-year-high of $1,549
https://nypost.com/2022/12/27/holiday-related-debt-soars-to-an-eight-year-high-of-1550/

How Southwest melted down
Airline execs and labor leaders point to inadequate technology systems
https://www.wsj.com/articles/southwest-airlines-melting-down-flights-cancelled-11672257523?st=4x0aqx4xb5sdogg&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Why So Many Accountants Are Quitting
Even some accounting majors don’t want accounting jobs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-so-many-accountants-are-quitting-11672236016?st=0qoa3t9yk2uhvdw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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China is losing its place as the center of the world's
supply chains. Here are 5 places supply chains are going instead.
https://news.yahoo.com/china-losing-place-center-worlds-004500566.html

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Sports Briefs---

Tua Tagovailoa concussion confirmed as
worries grow over Dolphins quarterback
https://nypost.com/2022/12/28/tua-tagovailoa-concussion-confirmed-as-worries-grow-over-dolphins-qb/

Raiders bench Derek Carr for Jarrett Stidham:
What's next for QB, plus logical 2023 landing spots
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-bench-derek-carr-for-jarrett-stidham-whats-next-for-qb-plus-logical-2023-landing-spots/

Riverboat Ron’s gamble on Commanders QB
Carson Wentz is a desperate move that he had to make
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2022/12/28/commanders-coach-ron-rivera-starting-carson-wentz-over-taylor-heinicke/10960710002/

Swimmer Katie Ledecky earns Associated Press
female athlete of year for 2nd time
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/swimmer-katie-ledecky-earns-associated-press-female-athlete-of-year-for-2nd/

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California Nuts Briefs---

California’s population shrinks for third straight year
as high costs stress households
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article270354472.html

California has 41% of the nation’s million-dollar homes
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/23/california-has-41-of-the-nations-million-dollar-homes/

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"Gimme that wine"

Champagne makers pop corks
on record $6.5B in 2022 sales
https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/champagne-makers-pop-corks-on-record-6-5b-in-sales-despite-inflation/

Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2023 over 100% full
https://www.vitisphere.com/news-98325-win

These are the 11 best new San Francisco Bay Area
spots to taste wine
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/new-tasting-rooms-bay-area-17657471.php

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

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

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

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This Day in American History

. . But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
Clement C. Moore, "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec24.html

1778 - British troops, attempting a new strategy to defeat the colonials in America, captured Savannah, the capital of Georgia.
1800 – Charles Goodyear, a pioneer of the commercial use of rubber and the man for whom the company is named, was born in New Haven, CT. He died in NYC in 1860.
1808 - Birthday of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the US, assumed office after Pres. Lincoln was assassinated, in Raleigh, NC. Prior to holding public office, Johnson owned a tailor shop in Laurens, South Carolina. He was the first president to be impeached by the House, but was acquitted by the US Senate. After his term, he made several unsuccessful attempts to win public office. He was elected to the US Senate from Tennessee, but served a very short term from March 4, 1875 until July 31, 1875 when he died in Elizabethton, TN.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec29.html
1812 - The USS Constitution, under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captured the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.
1813 - The British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.
1830 - A very heavy snowstorm ushered in the "winter of the deep snow". The storm produced 30 inches of snow at Peoria, IL and 36 inches at Kansas City, MO. Cold and snow continued until the middle of February causing great suffering among pioneers.
1835 - The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
1845 - The flags of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and of the United States had flown over the area known as Texas, the state that became the 28th of the United States of America on this day. In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, United States annexed the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. And, the state nickname, the Lone Star State, comes from the Texas state flag with its one star. Texas is an altered pronunciation of the Indian word, Tejas, meaning friends, and that’s why the Texas state motto is “Friendship.” The capital of the second largest state is Austin, its state bird, the mockingbird, the state flower, the bluebonnet, the state tree, the pecan tree. When admitted, the land was comprised of the present state of Texas and part of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. A condition of statehood was that the area (389,166 square miles) should be divided into no more than five states "of convenient size."
1849 - The Christmas hymn by Edmund Sears, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," was first published in "The Christian Register." Sears' carol features the American emphasis in Christian living, that is, the social message of "peace on earth, good will toward men."
1849 - Gas lighting is installed in the White House.
1851 - The first YMCA was organized. The first US Branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association was organized at Boston. It was modeled on an organization begun at London in 1944.
1852 - Emma Snodgrass was arrested in Boston for wearing pants.
1862 - Union General William T. Sherman's troops try to gain the north side of Vicksburg in the Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs.
1879 – General William “Billy” Mitchell, generally considered the father of the US Air Force, was born in Nice, France.
1881 – Boxing champ Jess Willard was born in Pottawatomie, KS. He knocked out Jack Johnson in April 1915 for the heavyweight title. He was known for his great strength and ability to absorb tremendous punishment, although today he is also known for his title loss to Jack Dempsey in 1919 in one of the most severe beatings ever in a championship bout.   Willard died in 1968 in LA.
1890 - Wounded Knee Massacre: Nearly 400 Native American men, women, and children were slain by the US 7th Cavalry, Custer’s command at Little Big Horn, at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Federal efforts to suppress a ceremonial religious practice " The Ghost Dance (which called for a messiah who would restore the bison to the plains, make the white men disappear and bring back the old Native American Way of life) had resulted in the death of Sitting Bull, December 15, 1890, which further inflamed the disgruntled Native Americans and culminated in this slaughter. Accordingly, the government and populace believed "The Ghost Dance" had magic and were superstitious enough that it would come true if allowed to occur.
1894 - A severe freeze hit Florida destroying fruit and causing considerable damage to trees.
1900 - Birthday of clarinet player Willie Humphrey, New Orleans, LA
http://www.answers.com/topic/willie-humphrey
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5994390/a/
New+Orleans+Clarinet+Vol.+2.htm
1907 - Birthday of Robert C. Weaver, the first African American to serve on a president's cabinet. He was Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
1917 – Washta, IA dropped to -40, the record low for the state.
1920 - Birthday of guitarist Irving Ashby, best known for playing with
the King Cole Trio, and Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home." born Somerville, MA
http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/irving_ashby.htm
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/ashby_irving/bio.jhtml
http://www.stripes.com/photoday/ella/pages/ella01.html
http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1429895
1921 - Sears Roebuck president Julius Rosenwald pledges $20 million of his personal fortune to help Sears through hard times.
1924 - J.M. Barrie's fanciful tale about a boy who didn't want to grow up was released on film for the first time in the silent era, “Peter Pan”.
1933 – The Yankees refused to release Babe Ruth so he could sign to manage the Cincinnati Reds.
1934 - In New York City, the first regular-season, college basketball game was played at Madison Square Garden where New York University beat Notre Dame, 25-18. In the night's second game, Westminster defeated St. Johns, 37-33.
1936 - Birthday of Mary Tyler Moor, actress (two Emmys for “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, three Emmys for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) in Brooklyn, NY.
1939 - The satirical Western film, “Destry Rides Again”, starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich, opened in the United States.
1939 – The first flight of one of the workhouse bombers for the US in World War II, the B-24 Liberator. The B-24 ended World War II as the most produced heavy bomber in history. At over 18,400 units, half by Ford Motor Company, it still holds the distinction as the most-produced.
1940 – During World War II, Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London.
1940 – In one of his famous “fireside chat” broadcasts President Roosevelt describes how he wishes the United States to become the “arsenal of democracy” and to give full aid to Britain regardless of threats from other countries.’
1943 - Bing Crosby recorded "San Fernando Valley" because he felt it would be a hit. A week after its release, the song became a favorite everywhere.
1945 - On radio, the mystery voice of Mr. Hush was first heard on, "Truth or Consequences", hosted by Ralph Edwards. The show was supposed to be a parody of giveaway shows, but the idea was taken seriously and lasted five weeks before Mr. Hush was identified as fighter Jack Dempsey, for a $13,500 prize.
1945 - Sheb Wooley made the first commercial record to be recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The recorded song was on the Bullet label; but it took Wooley 13 years to have a hit with "The Purple People Eater". Wooley, whose first name is Shelby, played Pete Nolan on television’s "Rawhide". He also recorded novelty songs as, Ben Colder, and acted in "High Noon", "Rocky Mountain", "Giant" and "Hoosiers". In 1968, the Country Music Association honored him as the Comedian of the Year. Wooley wrote the theme song to television's "Hee Haw".
1947 - Birthday of actor Ted Danson, “Cheers,” “Becker,” Three Men and a Baby,” in San Diego, Ca.
1949 - Bridgeport, Connecticut's KC2XAK became the first ultrahigh frequency, or UHF, television station to operate on a regular daily schedule. UHF stations broadcast where the VHF, or very high frequency, stations end, channels 14 through 83.
1949 - Birthday of pianist Charles Mann, Atlanta, GA
1950 - Top Hits
“The Thing” - Phil Harris
“Tennessee Waltz” - Patti Page
“Nevertheless” - Jack Denny
“If You’ve Got the Money Honey I’ve Got the Time” - Lefty Frizzell
1950 - "You Asked for It" premiered on television.
1951 - Singer Yvonne Elliman ("If I Can't Have You") is born in Honolulu.
1951 - Johnnie Ray's "Cry" hits #1
1952 - Sonotone Corporation offered the first transistorized hearing aid for sale.
1953 - Jean Stapleton made her Broadway debut starring with Judith Anderson in the production, "In the Summer House", which opened in New York. The show closed after 55 performances.
1954 - Fort Scott, KS, was buried under 26 inches of snow in 24 hours to establish a state record. (28th-29th.)
1955 - Barbra Streisand's 1st recording, "You'll Never Know" at age 13.
1956 - President Dwight Eisenhower asks Congress for the authority to oppose Soviet aggression in the Middle East.
1957 - Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme married. They became popular singers on Steve Allen's "The Tonight Show", and as Las Vegas showroom regulars and recording artists. Theirs was one of the most enduring marriages in Hollywood until Gorme’s passing in 2013.
1958 - Top Hits
“The Chipmunk Song” - The Chipmunks
“One Night” - Elvis Presley
“Lonesome Town” - Ricky Nelson
“City Lights” - Ray Price
1958 - "Young Dr. Malone" premiered on television.
1958 – In what has since become widely known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played", the Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants, 23-17, in the 26th annual NFL championship game. This was the first NFL championship that went into overtime when both were tied at 17 in regulation. It was also the first nationally televised NFL championship game, on NBC, from Yankee Stadium. In a brutal defensive battle that forced several key turnovers, the Colts, led by Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, and Lenny Moore, jumped to a 14-3 halftime lead only to see the Giants go up 17-14 on two second half TDs. The Giants were running out the clock when a third down sweep by Frank Gifford appeared to get the first down that would have iced the game. On the play, Colts DE Gina Marchetti broke his leg and in the chaos of the play and the injury, the ball was marked showing 4th down, after which the Giants punted and the Colts started from their 14 yard line with barely over 2:00 left. Unitas and Berry marched the team down the field enabling Steve Mhyra to kick the game-tying FG with 7 seconds remaining. The Giants won the toss but failed to advance and punted to the Colts who took over at their 20. In a textbook offensive display, Unitas threw repeatedly to Berry and FB Alan Ameche gained key yards on the ground. He went over from the 1 on third down to win the game. Seventeen Hall of Famers participated or coached in that game.
1962 – Approximately 11,000 US advisory and support personnel are now in Vietnam, including 29 Special Forces detachments. One hundred and nine Americans have been killed or wounded this year, almost eight times as many as 1961. US Army aviation units have flown over 50,000 sorties, about one-half of which are combat support missions. China claims to have armed the Vietcong with more than 90,000 rifles and machine guns this year, and trained guerrilla forces in South Vietnam are estimated at 25,000, with active Vietcong sympathizers numbered at 150,000. The Vietcong are now killing or kidnapping 1,000 local officials per month. South Vietnamese government regular troops number 200,000 and 65,000 Self Defense Corps members have been trained to defend their villages.
1963 - The disc jockeys at New York's 50,000-watt WABC were upstaged by the 5,000-watt WMCA and its famed ‘Good Guys’ when the latter became the first New York radio station to play the Beatles’ "I Want to Hold Your Hand".   WABC got revenge by calling itself the ‘official’ Beatles station: W-A-Beatle-C.
1963 - The Weavers, America's preeminent folk music group, give their farewell concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. They made a nationwide impact with their recordings in the late 40's & early 50's with songs like "Goodnight Irene" & "On Top of Old Smokey."
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/3448/weavers.html
1965 - A Christmas truce is observed in Vietnam, while President Johnson tries to get the North Vietnamese to the bargaining table.
1966 - Top Hits
“Winchester Cathedral” - The New Vaudeville Band
“I’m a Believer” - The Monkees
“That’s Life” - Frank Sinatra
“There Goes My Everything” - Jack Greene
1967 - Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles" 1st airs.
1968 - New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game.
1968 - The Doors' "Touch Me" is released. With a guitar intro strongly influenced by The Four Seasons' "C'mon Marianne", the song would reach #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
1968 - The first big Rock festival held on the east coast, The Miami Festival, gets under way in Hallandale, Florida. Tickets sell for six and seven dollars and 100,000 people turn out for the three day event. Those appearing include the hottest acts of the day, Jose Feliciano, Procol Harem, Three Dog Night, Chuck Berry, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, The Turtles and Canned Heat.
1968- NASH, DAVID P. Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 2d Battalion, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Place and date: Giao Duc District, Dinh Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam, 29 December 1968. Entered service at: Louisville, Ky. Born: 3 November 1947, Whitesville, Ky. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Nash distinguished himself while serving as a grenadier with Company B, in Giao Duc District. When an ambush patrol of which he was a member suddenly came under intense attack before reaching its destination, he was the first to return the enemy fire. Taking an exposed location, Pfc. Nash suppressed the hostile fusillade with a rapid series of rounds from his grenade launcher, enabling artillery fire to be adjusted on the enemy. After the foe had been routed, his small element continued to the ambush site where he established a position with 3 fellow soldiers on a narrow dike. Shortly past midnight, while Pfc. Nash and a comrade kept watch and the 2 other men took their turn sleeping, an enemy grenade wounded 2 soldiers in the adjacent position. Seconds later, Pfc. Nash saw another grenade land only a few feet from his own position. Although he could have escaped harm by rolling down the other side of the dike, he shouted a warning to his comrades and leaped upon the lethal explosive. Absorbing the blast with his body, he saved the lives of the 3 men in the area at the sacrifice of his life. By his gallantry at the cost of his life are in the highest traditions of the military service, Pfc. Nash has reflected great credit on himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
1969 - NY Times reported Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause. Flood had been traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Washington Senators and Flood refused to report.
1972 - After 36 years in publication, the "LIFE" magazine's last weekly issue went to the newsstands. It is said the newsweekly “redefined photojournalism while showing America its own face.” The magazine's first issue featured a newborn baby and a doctor, with the heading, “LIFE Begins.” The magazine became an occasional publication, before enjoying a monthly distribution.
1972 - An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes on approach to Miami international Airport, killing 101.
1973 – “Time in a Bottle”, recorded by the late Jim Croce, jumped into the Number 1 spot on Billboard's record charts on this date, and stayed there for 2 weeks. Croce had died in a plane crash three months earlier and was never to realize the success of his romantic recording.
1974 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," Elton John. The John Lennon-Paul McCartney song first appeared on the Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967.
1974 - Top Hits
“Angie Baby” - Helen Reddy
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” - Elton John
“You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” - Barry White
“What a Man, My Man Is” - Lynn Anderson
1979 - Houston safety Vernon Perry sets an NFL playoff record with four interceptions in the Oilers' 17-14 victory over San Diego.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan curtails Soviet trade in reprisal for its hash policies on Poland.
1982 - It was the last time, after 25 seasons, Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant led the Alabama Crimson Tide football team as they defeated Illinois, 21-15, at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. Sixty-nine year old Coach Bryant retired as the NCAA’s winningest coach. His overall record included 322 wins as coach at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M and Alabama. His teams won six national championships, and played in twenty-nine bowl games, of which they won fifteen. He was nicknamed Bear because he once wrestled a bear in a traveling show.
1982 - Top Hits
“Maneater” - Daryl Hall & John Oates
“The Girl is Mine” - Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney
“Dirty Laundry” - Don Henley
“Wild and Blue” - John Anderson
1984 - 100 cities in the eastern U.S. recorded record high temperatures. Southerly winds gusting to 50 mph helped Kansas City experience its warmest ever December day. The morning low of 60 gave way to a high of 71
1987 - A storm off the Middle Atlantic Coast produced heavy snow in the Appalachians and the northeastern U.S. Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in southeastern Massachusetts. Cape Cod received thirteen inches of snow, and snow drifts three feet deep were reported around Chatham MA. Strong winds produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero in southwestern New England. In the western U.S., a Pacific coast storm produced heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada Range of California, with 24 inches reported at Mammoth Mountain.
1989 - Portland, ME recorded its 22nd consecutive day of below freezing temperatures, a new record.
Snow and ice prevailed from the southwestern U.S. to the Great Lakes Region. Flagstaff, AZ, received nine inches of snow in just six hours.
1990 - Top Hits
“Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” - Stevie B
“Justify My Love” - Madonna
“Impulsive” - Wilson Phillips
“I’ve Come to Expect It from You” - George Strait
1992 - Big snows were in progress across the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. 30 inches of snow blanketed Dagget Pass in 24 hours. 28 inches of snow at the Sierra Ski Ranch brought the snow depth to 118 inches
1995 - The powerful film “Dead Man Walking” opened in United States theaters. The film earned a Best Actress Oscar and Screen Actors Guild award for Susan Sarandon, as well as Oscar nominations for Sean Penn, director Tim Robbins, and Bruce Springsteen, who wrote the title song.
2002 – Three blocks away from the blast, thousands of spectators at Paul Brown Stadium cheer as 1,275 pounds of explosives implodes Cinergy Field sending a huge dust cloud down the Ohio River. The structure, formerly known as Riverfront Stadium, was the site where Hank Aaron tied Ruth's career home run record on Opening Day in 1974 and Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's all-time hits record in 1985.
2004 - Kevin Spacey's highly stylized biopic of Bobby Darin, Beyond the Sea, opens in US theaters.
2007 - The New England Patriots became the first NFL team in 35 years to finish the regular season undefeated when they beat the New York Giants 38-35 to go 16-0. In this game, Pats QB Tom Brady, threw his record 50th TD pass of the season. The same Giants would score one of the Super Bowl’s biggest upsets a month later, edging the Pats, 17-14 after David Tyree caught an Eli Manning pass against his helmet to keep a drive alive with a 32-yard gain. The winning TD pass then went to WR Plaxico Burress with 0:35 left.

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