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        Alexa Ranks Leasing Association Web Sites

            Happy Holidays from UAEL

                Cartoon----CIT Senior Staff Meeting

    Lessors on the Construction Industry

        Leasing Press Special Offer----

            Anders Norlin: Leasing Partners West Coast

                International Decisions Systems "Unleashes" Rapport

    Caterpillar's Strong November Sales Show Signs of Recovery

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Sales: Atlanta, GA. Equipment Finance/Tax Leasing professional, with 20+ years experience originating, structuring, and closing. Direct & vendor development sales. Mid-market and Fortune 1000 - customers throughout Southeast.

Email: wmplumer@yahoo.com

Sales: Atlanta, GA. Consistent top performer,

results oriented with outstanding sourcing, structuring and negotiation skills. Direct& vendor development sales. Mid-market and above - Customers throughout Southeast. Email:w.t.dent@comcast.net

Sales: Atlanta, GA. 15 Yr extensive small & mid-ticket leasing. Strong book of business & vendor/direct base. Strong closing, structuring, communication, negotiation & nat'l program skills w/following in key markets.

Email: leasepro4@aol.com

Sales:Austin,Texas 24yrs exp.in equip leasing sales, vendor/direct, leasing high-tech to rolling stock. HP12C/17B. Small-Mid Ticket. Seeking Texas territory which can be covered from Austin home-base. Email:GeorgeMinchew@sbcglobal.net

Sales: Bakersfield, CA.

I have an extensive sales and management background in equipment leasing. My work history exhibits my major strength in small ticket equipment leasing. Email: pangress@msn.com

Sales: Central, NC.

7 yrs.equip leasing &finance; specialist in heavy construction equip for 2-top-5-specialty finance/lease companies, NC &VA territories. $10-15MM annual funding. Downsized in 2002, now independent broker with varied customer base. Email: sunriseleasing@aol.com

Sales: Chicago, IL. 12+ yrs multinational/ national sales & business development. Seeking role with captive lessor or global leasing company. Will relo right opportunity. Experience structuring complex transactions. Email: leasingismylife@yahoo.com

Sales: Denver, CO.

17 yr sales exp.. in leasing sales (territory, National Accts, Sales mgt.) looking to bring experience to s sales/sales mgt role. Successful, accountable, ethical, aggressive, results. Email:lease442000@yahoo.com

Sales: Denver CO.

Experienced Equipment Leasing Broker looking for a in house leasing company. Can bring a book of business with me or develop new territory where needed. Email: Steven@eagle2.net

Sales: Denver, OR.

Broker representative: Seek employment or partnership w/estab. finance group. Prior engineer making career change. Have pursued extensive self-education/ formal training.

Email: dbrown@thirdwavefinance.com

Sales: Detroit, MI. 16-year lease veteran looking for opportunity in the Detroit area. Ability to bring on new accounts and manage existing base. Up to 60% travel acceptable. Email:ebonbri@aol.com

Sales: Greensboro, N.C. Seeking direct & broker sales w/major finance companies in NC or southeast market. Small to mid-ticket range. Stable &family oriented. Will have series 6,63,65 license shortly. Email:kc1492@aol.com

Sales: Hartford, CT. 10+ yrs leasing sales exp.; multi-industry, small-large ticket, Direct, Vendor, and Captive exp. Seeking sales position with captive or independent company with equity investment capability. Email: bcurt95@aol.com

Sales: Jacksonville, FL.

Seasoned equipment leasing professional, with over 10 years of experience, looking for position in business development in Northern Florida territory.

Email: rene.bradshaw@superig.com.br

Sales: Louisville, KY

I have been in leasing/financing of construction, machine tool, and mfg equipment for 20+ years. Traveled KY, IN, OH and TN.

Email:kyle90@msn.com

Sales: Minneapolis, MN. 10+ yrs Equipment Leasing in Upper Midwest. Investment Grade Database. Previous vendor/small/middle market exp. Super Trump, 17B & account database exp. Email: golfadm@yahoo.com

Sales: Mission Viejo, CA

Account Sales Executive with 10 years of leasing experience looking for company to bring existing customer base.

Email:makelly21@hotmail.com

Sales: Orange County, CA.

Skilled deal-closer at above-average rates. Entrepreneurial. Accomplished lease-structurer specializing in transportation. Exp. in direct/ captive & syndicator environments servicing vendors, brokers, & end-users. Email:originator@sbcglobal.net

Sales: Philadelphia , PA Seeking an open opportunity to advance in the automotive, commercial leasing & finance industry......... Email: alexe362002@yahoo.com

Sales: Phoenix, AZ. 20-year veteran with multiple industry experience, solid closing skills, middle-market database, sourcing direct/ vendors. Seeking direct/vendor/captive lessor with direct funding & equity infusion capabilities. Email: lease321@cox.net

Sales: Port St. Lucie, Southeast, FL.

Highly experience in middle market leasing sales. Consistent producer, strong credit, organizational and territory management skills. Seek position with bank related or captive organization. david34983@bellsouth.net

Sales: Prairie Village, KS Have substantial deal flow and database of broker referral sources. Generated and closed over $22M LY. Seeking exclusive relationship w/direct founder. Email:fiergl@aol.com

Sales: Princeton, NJ: Regional Sales Manager: Last 15 years with captive. Knowledgeable in all aspects of leasing. Application to funding. Worked with 25 salespeople - east coast.

Email: denisregan@msn.com

Sales: St. Louis, MO

Proven equipment finance sales professional looking for a new challenge which rewards success. Equipment type and location open provided you want business. Email:amlifter@aol.com

Sales: San Bernardino, CA.

Account executive w/4 years exp. in small ticket &lower end middle market lease transactions, Outstanding ACT database compiled of over 500 vendors. Seeking a career driven position w/a reputable lessor Email: moneytoloan@hotmail.com

Sales: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

10+ yrs in middle market leasing. Seek direct lessor only. Transaction size from $500M to $10.0MM. Client base: printing, food, retail, manufacturing. Email:edm173@sbcglobal.net

Sales: Stuart, Fl. 17 years exp. leasing in small ticket and large ticket, portfolio management exp. along with sales management and administrative background, strong sales and marketing skills. Email: sales@rvcglobal.com

Sales: Tampa, FL. 27 years experience. Very adept in bank lease programs and direct sales in MM/LT. Looking to re-enter the industry. Will relocate to Texas. Hungry. Email: cwilliams@triit.com

89 “job wanted” ads at: http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/JobPostings.htm

You may post a “free” job wanted ad at: http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/PostingFormWanted.asp

We have suspended “help wanted” ads until after the first of the year, and

have so informed those who wanted to advertise.

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“Meet the Editor” Today 9am, California time, Thursday, December 18, 2003

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Please go here:

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 A message should pop open telling you how to log on and how

to work the program. Basically you put in your name and password, you choose

your name, and let me suggest you put John_Smith in this manner, and any

password you choose.

This is auditorium style, meaning you are in the audience and can ask a question

or make a comment, but it goes to the "moderator" who then answers the question

or prints the statement (at his option.) This allows one person to speak

at a time and also hopefully continue the thread of the question----

This is different from an "open forum" where all the users can speak

at the same time. If you have 25 or 50 in a room, all would be talking

at once. We have had 150 to 200 in the chat forum before, which we used

to do more often but have not this year. The last several times we ran

this feature, we found readers were not particularly interested, perhaps

too busy during business hours to participate.

If you have not been to our site before, a message will give you information,

plus you can also find other “help” to utilize the chat forum. Enter the

“Meet the Press” room and to “speak,” type your message or question and

then click on “speak.”

You may exit at any time, and also enter back into the conversation.

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Happy Holidays from UAEL

The Bay Area chapter of the United Association of Equipment Leasing enjoyed a festive evening on Dec 10^th in Walnut Creek hosted by the Bank of Walnut Creek. McCovey's was hopping that night, as the man himself was there...Willie McCovey. Over

25 leasing professionals representing a wide variety of industry

participants attended. Funders, brokers, recruiters and service

providers enjoyed the social evening and we are looking forward to

another event in early '04.

Knowlton, Paul

knowlton@bowc.com

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"What Lessors Are Saying About The Construction Equipment Leasing Industry"

  ELT News (Equipment Leasing Association)

Expectations for the construction equipment leasing industry are mostly positive for 2004, in line with overall economic projections for marked improvement in the new year. CIT Equipment Finance’s newly-released Construction Industry Forecast 2004 reported that U.S. construction industry leaders are the most optimistic they’ve been since 1999. The report stated that 7 percent of contractors meet their needs with leased equipment, and that 13 percent will meet more of their needs with leased or rented equipment in 2004. We asked construction equipment lessors for specifics behind their optimism, such as what the construction equipment leasing industry’s strengths are, along with the challenges that will remain that could impact market performance.

Rob Stowers, Altec Capital Services, said “Resiliency is the market’s greatest strength right now. It’s been a significant downturn that hit bottom eight to ten months ago and is starting to come back now.” He cited credit evaluation as the market’s biggest challenge, saying, “There are a lot of new players in the market since some tried and true creditors have suffered or gone out of business due to the downturn.” In order to meet the challenge, Stowers said that the market needs to look at historical trends and feel comfortable that the economy and construction equipment business is coming back. For the next three to six months he said that there will be steady increase in equipment acquisition and subsequent leasing and financing.

Barry Grossman, First Merchants Bank, said the cash flow management feature is construction equipment leasing’s greatest strength right now. Though in spite of the glowing outlook, he said the market’s biggest challenge is the general economy. “I can see some rising interest rates, debt problems with Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mac, and long-term interest rates having an impact on real estate.” Grossman said there will continue to be a competitive rate environment, and he sees credit quality becoming an issue.

Bob Wright, Wells Fargo Credit Finance, said that people’s optimism and the economy picking up will have a lot of positive implications in a number of

ways, including equipment values and increased business. He also sees competition as being a big challenge, since construction equipment leasing will look attractive to newcomers. To meet this challenge, he advises market entrants to be smart since there are mistakes newcomers are prone to make if they haven’t been in it before, such as being too aggressive in pricing, residual values, and credit.

Will Kessler, Access Financial Solutions – a JLG Company, said construction equipment leasing’s biggest strength is new money coming into the market, though it was through consolidation, which has also caused the loss of experienced people. He sees the new inexperienced talent pool’s big learning curve as a challenge that only time will alleviate as new people get up to speed. He believes that lessors aren’t generally in a position to cultivate new talent since finance companies can’t afford to have a down quarter, particularly publicly-listed firms. In terms of market demand, Kessler said, “A lot of customers are holding onto equipment a lot longer than they had before. They need to replace it because it’s worn out.”

Mark Killpack, CIT Equipment Finance, offered that the construction equipment leasing market is presently in a position to bring discipline back to the construction equipment leasing industry. “The equipment lessors are in a position to help contractors obtain needed equipment as we move into this economic recovery,” Killpack responded. “How we do this will help determine the length and strength of the recovery and will also help shape the next downturn.”

The biggest challenge Killpack cited is the need to re-educate lessees to sound fundamentals of credit and leasing. As for the next three to six months, he responded that the performance trend should be positive. “There is a great deal of optimism for the future,” Killpack said. “It is not clear as to how this will translate into new equipment leasing. There are a lot of companies that are healing and are challenged financially. The need to purchase verses rent verses lease verses repair will need to be evaluated.” He suggests that lessors will need to act as consultants and offer sound, not self-serving advice.

Overall, construction equipment lessors see increased sales in 2004, which means more leasing opportunities. Bob Wright added the additional encouraging note that the inherent nature of construction is that it can’t be outsourced overseas.

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means any two (or two copies of the same title) for only $79.95. Our three titles are:

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Leasing Partners Capital Adds Territory Manager on West Coast

Leasing Partners Capital, Inc., the fastest growing equipment leasing company in the U.S., has added another Territory Manager on the West Coast.

LPC is pleased to announce the addition of Anders Norlin. Mr. Norlin will work out of an office in Mill Valley (San Francisco), CA. Anders has fifteen years experience in the cargo and container industry in North America. His background ranges from the leasing of containers internationally to organizing and operating storage companies domestically. He has also developed and supported equipment-tracking systems.

Mr. Norlin has a degree in finance and business administration from the Stockholm School of Business in Stockholm, Sweden.

"About The Company"

Leasing Partners Capital, Inc. (LPC) is a small to lower-middle-market equipment leasing company working with vendors and end users.

For additional information or questions about LPC, contact Bruce Larsen, National Sales Manager, 877-333-5864 or email him at blarsen@leasingpartnerscapital.com, or check out their web site @ www.leasingpartnerscapital.com.

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International Decisions Systems “Unleashes” Rapport

Front-end application now works with any back-end system

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., USA, – International Decision Systems Inc. (IDS) announces that its newly released version of Rapport will work with nearly any back-office lease/loan accounting system. Rapport is IDS’ Graphic User Interface (GUI) automated credit application and contract origination software accessible to any lease/loan company around the world via a Web browser. Since its debut release in 2002, Rapport had been fully coupled with InfoLease, IDS’ premier lease/loan accounting and asset management system.

“Now that it is also available as a stand-alone application, independent of InfoLease, finance companies can use Rapport as a front-end lease/loan origination system working in complete integration with an existing back-office accounting application,” states IDS Product Marketing Manager Gary Rose. “This means companies can optimize their entire workflow with their existing back-office databases.”

Rapport simplifies the lease/loan procedure because it offers one total system for contract origination through booking, including pricing, credit application, credit scoring and documentation, vendor/partner management, setup and booking. “Rapport gives everyone involved in the lease/loan process real-time access to relevant information about pending contracts,” Rose says. “Having fast access to thorough information leads to more informed decisions and, ultimately, increased returns on equity.”

Since its release, Rapport™ has been implemented by 11 IDS lease/loan customers.

For more information about the new, “unleashed” Rapport or to schedule a demonstration, call IDS Marketing Director Deb Marshall at 612-851-3438.

About International Decision Systems

International Decision Systems (IDS) is the global leader in developing lease/loan accounting and portfolio management software and services. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, IDS has offices in London, Sydney, and Singapore. IDS offers the largest and most experienced global consulting, implementation, and technical support teams in the leasing industry.

InfoLease, the world’s premier lease/loan portfolio and asset management system, comprises the foundation of IDS’ product line. With a web-enabled front-end and more than 70 custom add-on solutions, InfoLease is the most adaptable and scalable lease/loan technology available in today’s marketplace. IDS and InfoLease are registered trademarks of International Decision Systems. For additional information about International Decision Systems, visit www.idsgrp.com.

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Caterpillar’s Strong November Sales Show Signs of Recovery

Strong retail sales at Caterpillar Inc. in November are more confirmation that the much

anticipated recovery in machinery sales is here.

The equipment giant said dealer machine sales in the three months ended in November were up 19% in North America compared with the same three-month period a year ago - the biggest gain since 1998.

North America was the standout again in November, marking the third consecutive month of double-digit gains for the Peoria, IL, company. Sales for the three months ended October were up 12% in North America, and 7% overall.

The pickup in inventory levels in anticipation of a rise in demand bolstered the view held by many in the industry that the recovery is under way.

North American inventory levels were up 15% from last November and 5% over October. Worldwide inventories are up 6% over last year.

While inventories are rising, they are still below peak levels, allowing for further production increases as demand picks up in 2004, analysts said.

Retail sales for Caterpillar have been slowly showing signs of life since earlier this year. Growth, however has been uneven, as Europe provided the spark this summer, but North America is now the main driver of sales.

Caterpillar’s results mirror a similar good performance by Deere & Co. in November. The maker of construction and agriculture equipment said last week it generally outperformed the industry in agriculture equipment. It experienced a double-digit sales rise in large row crop tractors despite a 2% decline for the industry overall. It also enjoyed a triple-digit jump in sales of four-wheel drive tractors. Combine sales, however, suffered a double- digit decline despite a 6% rise in the industry.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, AEM, said total farm wheel tractor sales were up 20% year-to-date to the end of November over last year, propelled by an almost 30% gain in smaller tractors with less than 40 horsepower. The large row crop tractors were up 3.3% year-to-date over the same 11-month 2002 period. Combine sales are off 7%.

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News Briefs---

US mortgage applications rebound last week

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2003/12/17/us_
mortgage_applications_rebound_last_week/

Penalties Sought in Freddie Case

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9866-2003Dec17.html

Jury to Glimpse Kozlowski Lavish Lifestyle

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3549-2003Dec16.html

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2003-12-16-tyco_x.htm

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speedera.net/ramgen/real.usatoday-na-

Indictment accuses Ryan of corruption and cover-up
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/518E7F7
104DB6DAA86256E0000191C40?
OpenDocument&Headline=Indictment+accuses+Ryan+of+corruption+and+cover-up

3Com loss doubles, sales sink

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7515587.htm

Indian Motorcycle's future remains up in the air

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7515848.htm

Burbank airport is latest landmark renamed to honor Bob Hope

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/17/
national2252EST0804.DTL

Lease Funding & Distribution Showcase

Atlanta, GA | March 11 & 12 | The Ritz-Carlton

Saddam drama helps CNN, but Fox News carries day

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/cnn/1203/17ratings.html

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Testaverde Will Retire If Demoted to No. 3 QB

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/ny-jside
173588295dec17,0,263408.story?coll=ny-jets-headlines

Fassel out as Giants coach after this season

http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/6930953

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California Really Nuts Briefs---

Governor to declare emergency, bypass Legislature to help cities

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20031217-2137-ca-statebudget.html

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/7518978.htm

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/18/CARTAX.TMP

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“Gimme that Wine”

Robert Mondavi steps down from winery board
http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story
_full&id=1E5A2CAA-FD06-4C89-86FB-6EEE68C6EDD5

Americans' Thirst for Wine Is Rising
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/17/dining/17WINE.html?ex=
1072414800&en=7505d481feca70ad&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER

Wine Spectator Names Top 10 Wines of 2003

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2286,00.html

(I've got three of them; how many do you have?)

Brandy Consumption to Increase 4 Percent in 2003

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2287,00.html

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This Day in Ameircan History

    1607- Captain John Smith and two companions were captured this day by Indians while in search of provisions. His companions were killed, but he was spared, Smith reported, by the intercession of Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan's daughter. The Indian population of what was to become the U.S. was about 1,000,000 when European exploration began. The estimated European population in

the colonies was 210. Because the pattern of settlement here differed from that of the Spanish penetration of Central and south America, the change in customs of the Indians was, at first, comparatively slow. Pioneer groups of European colonists were small. they entered regions with sparser populations and more fluid cultures than the larger and more stable Indian communities of Central America, the Andes, and the Caribbean Island. Contact was sometime mutually beneficial, but there was no fusion of European and Indian cultures as occurred in South America. In retrospect, the

first decade of the seventeenth century was the twilight of aboriginal Indian life.

     1777- The Continental Congress authorized a National day of thanksgiving to celebrate the surrender of Lieutenant General John Burgoyne on October 178 at Saratoga ( now Schuylerville), NY. This is considered the first national holiday declared by Congress. In 1879, President Washington changed the date in to make it an annual general thanksgiving day. President Abraham Lincoln set aside the fourth Thursday in November for an annual nationwide observance. It was the result of a long campaign by Sarah Joseph Hale, the editor of the popular magazine at the time, Godey’s Lady’s Book. The holiday was moved forward to the third Thursday in November in 1939 to accommodate merchants who wanted more time for the pre-Christmas shopping rush, but was returned to its traditional spot two years late.

      1787- New Jersey became the third state to ratify the Constitution (following Delaware and Pennsylvania). It did so unanimously. In 1664, when the British colonized the area, they named New Jersey after Jersey, one of the British Channel Islands. New Jersey’s many truck farms, orchards and flower gardens gave the state its nickname: The Garden State. Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, and once the capital of the new nation, was the locale of Washington’s famous Revolutionary war victory. He turned the tide when he led his forces across the Delaware River at Trenton. The New Jersey state flower is the purple violet, the state bird, the eastern goldfinch, and the state motto: "Liberty and Prosperity."

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec18.html

   1796- the first Sunday newspaper was published today, called the “Sunday Monitor of Baltimore, MD, published by Philip Edwards, consisting of four pages 10.25 by 17 inches.

       1849 -- William Bond obtains first photograph of the Moon through a telescope.

http://www.famousamericans.net/williamcranchbond/

http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/moon.tn.html

    1861- Edward MacDowell, composer of orchestral and piano compositions and songs, born at New York, NY. He was awarded a music Professorship at Columbia University He died at New York, NY, Jan 23, 19081813- British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 http://www.oldfortniagara.org/oldamericanhistory.htm#THE%20CAPTURE%20OF%20FORT%20NIAGARA

    1836- Emory College was chartered in Oxford, GA, under Methodist auspices. In 1915 it changed its name to Emory University and in 1919 the campus was relocated in Atlanta, GA.

http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/about/index.html
http://www.oldfortniagara.org/

     1839- 1st celestial photograph (the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY

http://www.virtualology.com/johnwilliamdraper

   1865 - “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, save as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist in the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Slavery was abolished throughout the United States with the ratification of the 13th amendment. On December 2, the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery, became a certainty when Alabama became the 27^th state to ratify it, raising state ratification to the necessary two-thirds. The official declaration of ratification as issued this day in 1865.

   1881- Gladys Rowena Henry Dick birthday , born Pawnee, Nebraska- U.S. microbiologist and physician who lost out on the Nobel prize because she and her husband patented the Dick test for scarlet fever (to protect its purity and not for money). The couple made important contributions to the prevention of scarlet fever which was endemic throughout the world at that time, including the Dick test - the usage of which immediately spread throughout the world. Gladys Dick was the founder of the Cradle Society probably the first professional organization devoted to the adoption of children.

http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=14229

     1886- Tyrus Raymond “ Ty” Cobb, birthday, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, born at Narrows, GA. Perhaps baseball’s greatest player and perhaps its meanest, too, Cobb compiled a career batting average of .367, the best ever. He played 24 years , in over 3,000 games, and got more hits than any other player, until Pete ‘Rose. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936. Died at Atlanta, GA, July 17,1961

     1897 –Bandleader Fletcher Henderson Birthday

 http://www.redhotjazz.com/fletcher.html

    1917-The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, outlawing manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic liquors, was passed by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification. It was ratified on January 29,1919 and repealed in 1933.

   1917-Birthday of Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Houston, TX. Died June 16, 1975, Houston, TX

http://www.houstonbluessociety.org/cleanheadvinson.html

http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/vinson_e_cat.html

http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/vinson_e_cat.html

   1928-Birthday of tenor Harold Land, born Houston, Texas. Died July 27,2001.

http://members.tripod.com/~hardbop/land.html
http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=product&id=
1927005924&clink=dmmu.artist&a=b

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000Y9A/
inktomi-musicasin-20/104-3547695-1517507

   1929-Birthday of guitarist Barry Galbraith, born Pittsburgh, PA.

http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=14

   1929-Birthday of drummer Nick Stabulas, New York City

    1932- the first NFL indoor playoff. The NFL held a postseason playoff game indoors with the Chicago Bears defeating the Portsmouth(OH) Spartans, 9-0. The intended site of the game, Wrigley Field was so frozen that officials moved the game to Chicago Stadium. the field was 80 yards long, and the goal posts were set on the goal lines instead of at the back of the end zones.

   1934 - Willie Smith sang with Jimmy Lunceford and his orchestra on "Rhythm is Our Business" on Decca Records (serial number 369).

   1935 - In her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence, singing the role of Brunnhilde in Die Gotterdammerung, sent her horse through a ring of real flames burning on the stage. This was the first time this effect had ever been attempted by an opera singer during a performance.

   1935 - A $1 silver certificate was issued and was the first currency to depict the both sides of the Great Seal of the United States. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the army’s removal of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast early in 1942 was constitutional at the time it was carried out, but that citizens must be permitted to return to their homes when their loyalty to U.S. was established. The tribunal acted in two cases. It upheld constitutionality of the removal program by a 6 to 3 decision, and was unanimous in holding that loyal citizens should be released. The ruling came one day after the war department announced that loyal citizens of Japanese ancestry would be permitted to return to their former homes after 33 months of enforced absence in relocation centers.

    1936- Su-Lin, a giant panda, was imported from China by Mrs. William H. Harkness, Jr. on the President McKinley. It weighed about five pounds when it arrived at San Francisco, California, this day. Su-Lin died on April 1, 1938, in the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL, which had purchased it for $8,750.44. Giant pandas, tough bearlike in appearance, are related to raccoons. They were first discovered in China in November, 1936.

   1941-Birthday of trumpet player Leo Smith, Leland,MS

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   1941-Japanese troops land in Hong Kong and a slaughter ensues. A week of air raids over Hong Kong, a British crown colony, was followed up on December 17 with a visit paid by Japanese envoys to Sir Mark Young, the British governor of Hong Kong. The envoys' message was simple: The British garrison there should simply surrender to the Japanese--resistance was futile. The envoys were sent home with the following retort: "The governor and commander in chief of Hong Kong declines absolutely to enter into negotiations for the surrender of Hong Kong. …" The first wave of Japanese troops landed in Hong Kong with artillery fire for cover and the following order from their commander: "Take no prisoners." Upon overrunning a volunteer antiaircraft battery, the Japanese invaders roped together the captured soldiers and proceeded to bayonet them to death. Even those who offered no resistance, such as the Royal Medical Corps, were led up a hill and killed. The Japanese quickly took control of key reservoirs, threatening the British and Chinese inhabitants with a slow death by thirst. The Brits finally surrendered control of Hong Kong on Christmas Day.

   1943-Keith Richard Birthday, guitarist with the Rolling Stones.

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   1947-Birthday of producer, director Steven Spielberg, Cincinnati, OH

   1947---Top Hits
Civilization - Louis Prima
How Soon - Jack Owens
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) - Eddy Arnold

   1952 - Sugar Ray Robinson announced his plans to retire as Middleweight Boxing Champion in order to pursue a career as a dancer and an entertainer.

   1953 - WPTZ, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania presented a Felso laundry detergent commercial, the first color telecast viewed on a local station.

   1955---Top Hits
I Hear You Knocking - Gale Storm
Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra
Nuttin’ for Christmas - Barry Gordon
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

   1956- “To Tell the Truth” premiered on television. This long-running popular game show was a production of the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman team- A celebrity panel (and the home audience) tried to guess which of three guests claiming to be the same person was telling the truth. Panelists took turns questioning the guests, and, at the conclusion, the identity of the person was revealed. Hosts have included Bud Collyer, Garry Moore, Joe Garagiola, Robin Ward, Gordon Elliott and Alex Trebek. Celebrity panelists included Dick Van Dyke, Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Kitty Carlisle and Bill Cullen.

   1957 - The movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, starring Alec Guinness and directed by David Lean, premiered in New York. It later won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score, and Best Film Editing.

  1961 - The Tokens had their first #1 hit single with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight","Wimoweh" for purists. It stayed at the top spot for four weeks in a row.

   1963---Top Hits
Dominique - The Singing Nun
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
Since I Fell for You - Lenny Welch
Love’s Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens

   1971- the Capital Reef National Park was established. It is an area of outstanding geological features, colorful canyons, prehistoric Fremont petroglyphs and Mormon historic fruit orchards and buildings in south central Utah, originally proclaimed a national monument Aug 2,1937, was established as a national park. www.nps.gov/care

   1971---Top Hits
Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
Brand New Key - Melanie
An Old Fashioned Loved Song - Three Dog Night
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ - Charley Pride

   1972 - Helen Reddy earned a gold record for the song that became the anthem for women’s liberation, "I Am Woman", which had reached number one on December 9, 1972.

   1972-Following the breakdown of peace talks with North Vietnam just a few days earlier, President Richard Nixon announces the beginning of a massive bombing campaign to break the stalemate. For nearly two weeks, American bombers pounded North Vietnam. On December 13, peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam collapsed. Vietnam. Beginning on December 18, American B-52s and fighter-bombers dropped over 20,000 tons of bombs on the cities of Hanoi and Haiphong. The United States lost 15 of its giant B-52s and 11 other aircraft during the attacks. North Vietnam claimed that over 1,600 civilians were killed. The bombings continued until December 29, at which time the North Vietnamese agreed to resume the talks

   1979---Top Hits
Babe - Styx
Still - Commodores
Please Don’t Go - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Happy Birthday Darlin’ - Conway Twitty

  1981 - Rod Stewart performed a concert at the Los Angeles Forum, in California, that was both televised to 23 countries and carried over FM radio stations in the United States. His total audience was about 35 million.

   1982 - Daryl Hall and John Oates had their 5th #1 on the music charts with "Maneater". The song stayed at the top spot for four weeks, becoming Hall and Oates’ most popular hit. 1997 - Chris Farley, comedian and actor, was found dead in his home in Chicago, Illinois. Farley, age 33 and extremely overweight, may have died of a heart attack, but no official cause of death was immediately available. The comic had worked for four years on NBC's Saturday Night Live. The media noted that he was the same age as former SNL comedian John Belushi when he died.

   1985 - "Beverly Hills Cop" became the year's top movie grosser with $229.9 million in tickets sales. Michael J. Fox's "Back to the Future" was second, followed in third by "Rambo: First Blood, Part 2", starring Sylvester Stallone.

    1987 - Ivan Boesky, the Wall Street financier who played a key role in the biggest insider trading scheme in United States history, was jailed for three years.

   1987---Top Hits
Faith - George Michael
Is This Love - Whitesnake
So Emotional -Whitney Houston
The Last One to Know - Reba McEntire

   1997-Jody Contradt, coach of the women's basketball team at Texas university at Austin became the winningest women's basketball coach in history and joined Bob Knight of Indiana University as the only active coach to have won 700 games (and did get the big party treatment).. She is only the eighth coach in history to win 700 games. Pat Summitt of Tennessee who has coached many a national championship teams is second with 636 victories. Cantradt, who has coached at UT for 22 years and coached their national championship team in 1986 received a hug from each of her players, shared cookies, and commemorative chocolate bars. Five years and three months later - 04-06-2003 - Conradt led her Texas team to within two points of the final game of the NCAA championship (UCon scored the winning basket with only second to go to edge Texas in the semi-finals).During the 2002-03 season, Conradt went over the 800 victories mark and now is second to Summit who reached the rarified 800 victories before Conrad again coached her 2003 UTenn into the finals but her team again failed to break the UCon jinx.

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   1998 - The United States House of Representatives began debating the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

    2001- Filling the void created by Mark McGwire's unexpected retirement, the Cardinals sign first baseman Tino Martinez to a $21 million, three-year contract. After he was replaced in the Yankees lineup by Jason Giambi, the former Bronx Bomber said the Cardinals were his first choice as a free agent.

   2002 -After spending the previous six seasons with the Giants, the 2000 National League MVP Jeff Kent (.313, 37,108 ) signs an $18.2 million, two-year contract with the Astros. The 34-year old Texan resident's presence on the team moves four-time second base Gold Glove winner, Craig Biggio to the outfield.

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