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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
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Classified Ads---Sales
FTC Asks for $181 Million NorVergence Enchilada
Aggregate Funders No Longer Around?
New Leasing News List: Story Credits
Sal Maglietta and Jim Merrilees Together Again?
Leasing Conferences--Fall Up-Date
GATX Financial $525 Million Credit Facility
News Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
Today Top Event in History
This Day in American History
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Sales: Montgomery, AL. Individual with 10 years advertising sales exp. & 7 years insurance sales exp. Wants independent contractor situation in Alabama. Work with leasing company or broker. 334-281-5200 E-mail: billmcneal2003@yahoo.com |
Sales: Nashua, NH. 10+ years sales experience small & mid-ticket hi-tech & telecom in a captive and vendor environment. Seeking new sales opportunity in New England. E-mail: RPepa@aol.com |
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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 |
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Sales: San Francisco, CA. Business Development "Hunter" with 20 years experience, 5 ½ in development of CONTRACTUALLY BASED VENDOR PROGRAMS primarily in high tech. Can bring rolodex, not programs. E-mail: BizDev7@aol.com |
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Sales: Southern California Equipment Financing Professional with strong background in Sales, Management, Marketing & Operations. Will consider relocation for Senior Sales or Management position offering dynamic growth opportunity. Email: natsif@hotmail.com |
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FTC Asks for $181 Million NorVergence Enchilada
by Kit Menkin
NorVergence, Inc., a telecommunications company based in Newark, New Jersey, offered businesses discounts on telecommunications services through long-term leases on so-called "matrix" boxes. When the provider filed Chapter 11 on July 7, 2004 and then Chapter 7 on July 15, 2005 primarily at the demand of three leasing companies, the boxes failed to deliver the promised discounts as the telephone companies announced they were shutting off their services, leaving businesses stuck with expensive years-long leases.
Allegedly there were over 11,000 such “Equipment Rental Agreements” to primarily small business throughout the United States worth $200 million dollars, all arranged by NorVergence, with the contract discounted at additional profit to the seller for the “private label contract.” 23 states attorneys general and District of Columbia then won settlements against the top leasing companies of CIT Financial, GE Capital, and USbancorp, among others based on the fact the leases were fraudulent, based on one piece of equipment, a matrix box, but with different dollar amounts. The contention was the leasing companies should have realized that hundreds of leases with one description and various dollar amounts should have been discovered as deceptive, that the contracts costs were based on service by various telephone companies and not the equipment itself. Questions arose about their involvement in the process.
May 3, 2005 Federal Trade Commission filed for a judgment in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and it appears it was certified by the deputy court clerk Charlie Sanders on May 20, 2005 as the defendant NorVergence, Inc., in bankruptcy, failed to appear.
http://leasingnews.org/PDF/Default.pdf
This leads into the June 8, 2005 notice “...that plaintiff Federal Trade Commission will move this Court to enter a default judgment and order for permanent injunction, rescission and monetary relief...” as brought by FTC senior attorney Randy Brook. His most notably recent win was against Leasecomm. Under the terms of the settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Leasecomm agreed to stop collection efforts on all outstanding judgments, totaling $24 million, involving the financing of the software and equipment for processing credit-card transactions. The company also agreed to stop financing those kinds of business opportunities in the future. Leasecomm also paid pay a $1 million fine to be split by the states of Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas, plus other fines to the State of California.
In his latest move, Brook appears to be going for the whole enchilada: 46 leasing companies and $181 million.
Seattle Based Leasing Dragon Killer Randy Brook
A hearing is to be held on July 18,2005, at 10:00 a.m., before Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, where the FTC is asking for forgiveness of $181,721,914 as the liquidated damages of NorVergence leasing contracts.
“As calculated by the FTC after subtracting from the total consumer injury the cancellation of indebtedness for rental agreements that will be cancelled by this case, the judgment among is $181,721,914. “
page 10
Here is a copy of the FTC 11 page filing:
http://leasingnews.org/PDF/Norvergence.FTC%20default.pdf
The FTC also notes settlements with “various state attorneys general”
where there were from 80% to 90% “In exchange, consumers must give up any claims and defenses they may have against the finance companies...
“At this time there is no way to predict how much of the total consumer injury caused by NorVergence may be shifted to the finance companies through these settlements. For this reason, the FTC will adjust its claim to account for any further mitigation based on finance company settlements with NorVergence consumers.”
FTC senior attorney Randy Brook would not make a comment on the subject, but did make a remark about a statement attorney Paul Bent made in Leasing News regarding the U.S. District judgments in Illinois, Massachusetts and Texas
Here is an except of Paul's first comment:
“U.S. District Court for any particular federal judicial district does
not bind all the federal courts in the U.S.; it only establishes the law in
that specific district, which may only be part of a state (California, for
instance, has four different federal judicial districts, although most
states have only one).”
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/June%202005/6-22-05.htm#correction
Randy Brooks explained, “ “It is just a general statement of how federal courts may work. Out of context, however, it is meaningless. For example, a decision by a federal court against a national company could bind that company in its operations everywhere, not just in the federal district where the court is located.”
We asked attorney Paul Bent for a response, as a ruling could be serious to the leasing industry, and the hearing on July 18 th could be significant:
“As usual with the law, both statements are actually correct. While it's true that a ruling in any given U.S. District Court states the law only in that District, it's also true that a ruling affecting a particular party in one District binds that party throughout the country (i.e.¸ if you lose a case against the I.R.S. in California you can't go to Texas or Nevada and behave as though that case never existed). In other words, the principal of law (the legal precedent) stated in District court affects only other parties in that District; but a ruling concerning a particular party affects that party throughout the federal system.
“Having said that, as I remember your original statement it was that default judgments against NorVergence had been rendered in Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts for “not showing up” and that the contracts were therefore fraudulent, and that, if such a ruling were made in a U.S. District Court, all the NorVergence contracts throughout the U.S. would be deemed null and void. I still don't think that's quite accurate. A default judgment simply means that the other side wins by default because the party didn't show up; the court typically doesn't make any ruling on the merits of the case. This would be true whether in federal or state court; the default judgment would be rendered only in that case and only in that court. If the party did show up in another case in another federal courts, there could still be a trial on the merits of the case in those courts.”
“On the other hand, if one of the NorVergence cases does go to trial in federal court (i.e., if they don't default) and there is a ruling that the NorVergence contract with a particular customer is void, for whatever reason, that ruling could indeed be cited in other cases in other federal courts (if it's exactly the same contract) as the basis for finding the contract void there, too.”
NorVergence lessee defense attorney in Florida, Ronald P. Gossett,
told Leasing News last week, “ All of these default judgments are meaningless when it comes to Enforceability… The leasing companies are not party to the suits which have resulted in these default judgments; thus, the leasing companies are not bound by the decisions regardless of which court or which state in which they are rendered. The judgments only mean that NorVergence can not enforce them.”
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/June%202005/6-22-05.htm#norv
In the meantime, what has happened to the two principals, the Salzano; Alex Wolf, Bob Fine, Jim Smith, to name just a few?
The Pennsylvania AG has filed against the president of NorVergence.
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Novergence_63.htm
Neither the FBI nor the US Postal Authorities have taken any legal action against the individuals. They perhaps may be waiting to learn more what the bankruptcy receiver hearings learn in evaluating the claims.
The president of NorVergence filed for bankruptcy protection.
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Novergence_74.htm
The Salzano Brothers are reportedly back in business selling telephone systems and program for long distance. This may be their fourth company, definitely the third.
The others mentioned, whereabouts, are unknown at this time.
Who is Randy Brook? Here is an exclusive interview with the Leasing Dragon Killer:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Novergence_89.htm
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Aggregate Funders No Longer Around?
These three web sites are no longer up, and perhaps the companies have changed their names, or moved on. They were “aggregate funders” at one time:
LeaseForum, Inc. Since 1998 with Susan Franklin as CEO
Leaseloan.com Since 1999 with Nick Pullen as CEO
Leaseusa.com name is up for sale If any reader knows what happened to these companies, or if they are currently in operation ( without a web site, ) please let Leasing News know ( “on” or “off the record.”
http://www.leasingnews.org/elease/elease.htm
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New Leasing News List: Story Credits
Leasing News is starting a new page:
Story Credit Lessors
These companies specialize in "C" and "D" credits, often news businesses, or businesses where the principal(s) have Beacon score around 600 or previous difficulties; meaning to become comfortable with the credit and financial situation you need to learn the "story" to make a positive decision, often requiring further security, shorter term, or additional guarantors. Many of these companies may also be a "B," but appear otherwise without the "story" to understand the full financial picture.
(To qualify for this list, the company must be a lessor and not a broker or superbroker, along with an acceptable Better Business Bureau Rating and no history of complaints at Leasing News. We reserve the right to not list a company who does not meet these qualifications.)
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Pawnee Leasing Corporation 1982 Scott Woodring, Vice President/Sales & Marketing scott@pawneeleasing.com www.pawneeleasing.com NAELB, UAEL & EAEL (A) |
45 |
Nationwide |
$1,000 - $30,000 |
One year time in business |
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Allegiant Partners Incorporated Est. 1998 415.257.4200 Doug Houlahan ext. 205 Paul Foster ext. 206 www.allegiant-partners.com ELA, NAELB & UAEL (B) |
9 |
Nationwide, including Alaska & Hawaii |
$70,000 to $250,000 |
(A) Some times they go higher than $30,000, but their marketplace is from $1,000 to $30,000.
(B) Allegiant.pdf
Name:
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Contact:
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Minimum Dollar Amount:
Broker Qualify:
Comments: (These we will foot note, and may include your program or anything you want to add. )
There is not charge for a listing, nor do we make any endorsements; however, there are requirements to be listed as stated above.
If your company meets the requirements for this list, please send information to: kitmenkin@leasingnews.org
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Sal Maglietta and Jim Merrilees Together Again?
Sal Maglietta , USbancorp president and CEO of U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance in Portland, Oregon, and Jim Merrilees, vice-president of Santa Barbara Capital , also located in Portland, Oregon have become good friends as they both play golf, smoke cigars, drink Tequila, and are active in the leasing business. It appears both will be traveling together to see their old friend Bill Fite at the Lessors Network Annual Showcase August 24-25 | The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead | Atlanta, Georgia
Bill Fite, SVP & National Sales Manager, Key Equipment Finance to Participate in Lessors Network Annual Showcase.
Host of the event, John Semon says, “ Equipment Leasing is a complex business, and carries inherent risks of compliance failures and non-optimal decisions with expensive consequences. When lessors use differing policies, structures, documentation and inconsistent financial analysis, results can be economically adverse.
“Mr. Fite joins an elite group of senior level business executives, representing the top tier companies in our industry, participating in a roundtable discussion of past and current market dynamics within the equipment leasing industry and strategies for the future.”
To register, please go here:
http://www.lessors.com/Events-2005/Fall/register.html
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Leasing Association Conferences—Fall, 2005
Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors
September 19th, Teaneck, New Jersey
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National Assocation of Equiment Leasing Brokers
joins with Eastern Association of Equipment
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September 19th, Teaneck, New Jersey
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United Association of Equipment Leasing
September 22-25, Lake Tahoe, California
for more information, please go here:
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Equipment Leasing Association
October 23-24
44th Annual Convention
Boca Raton Resort & Club
Boca Raton, Florida
A non-member who has not attended the conference before is invited
to attend.
Registration and all information about the Annual Convention are now available on-line at http://www.elaonline.com/events/2005/annconv/
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Association of Government Leasing & Finance
November 9, 2005
Dana Point, California
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Seeking Tax Manager for Marshall, MN Headquarters. Responsible for management of USBancorp small ticket leasing division for a multi - billion dollar portfolio including oversight of compliance with all sales, use, rental, property, excise and miscellaneous taxes pertaining to the business of leasing. Four-year college/ university degree; or 2-4 years related work exp. and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. For complete description and application, click here. |
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GATX Financial Corporation Establishes $525 Million Credit Facility
CHICAGO, -- GATX Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GMT), announced that it entered into a new $525 million credit facility. This new 5-year senior unsecured revolving facility, which will mature in June 2010, replaces a $445 million 3-year revolving credit facility previously in place at GATX Financial. The facility was documented through an amendment and restatement of the existing credit agreement and will be used for general corporate purposes. Pricing of the new credit facility improved versus recent facilities.
William J. Hasek, vice president and treasurer of GATX Corporation, stated, "This new credit facility reflects the progress we have made in strengthening our credit profile and capitalizing on the improvement in our markets. Through the continued support of our bank group and this new facility, we have enhanced our financial capacity and flexibility and are well positioned to pursue growth in our core markets."
Citicorp, USA Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as administrative agent, lead arranger, and book manager; JP Morgan Chase Bank and Bank of America acted as co-syndication agents; and Calyon and LaSalle Bank acted as co-documentation agents.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
GATX Financial Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GMT). GATX provides lease financing and related services to customers operating rail, air, marine and other targeted assets.
Investor, corporate, financial, historical financial, photographic and news release information may be found at www.gatx.com.
SOURCE: GATX Corporation
GATX Corporation
Analysts & Investors:
Rhonda S. Johnson, 312-621-6262
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News Briefs----
UBS expects sharp increase in Asian support
http://www.absnet.net/include/showfreearticle.asp?file=/headlines/2.htm
China Economy Rising at Pace to Rival U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/business/worldbusiness/28yuan.html?
hp&ex=1120017600&en=410569d3bc535509&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Burger King opens first outlet in China/McDonald has 600 to date
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/
20050627-0511-china-burgerking.html
Lear May Cut Up to 7,700 Jobs, Move Manufacturing Facilities to Countries Where Costs Are Cheaper
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050627/lear_restructuring.html?.v=3
Online Gambling Shares Climb 11% in Debut Day
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/technology/
28gamble.html?pagewanted=all
Famous coach John Wooden offers business lessons
http://www.usatoday.com/money/books/reviews/
2005-06-26-wooden-usat_x.htm
Paul Winchell Passes Away at 82, Takes Jerry Mahoney with him
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/movies/27winc.html ?
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“Gimme that Wine”
Wines of Colorado
http://www.californiawineandfood.com/wine/colorado-wines-2.htm
Louisiana vineyards want veto of wholesale bill
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/
news-16/1119554948271830.xml&storylist=louisiana
Unusual Season for Northern California: Rain
http://www.sthelenastar.com/templates/index.cfm?template=
story_full&id=75C66C3F-D665-4C56-AC46-53ABA01CBD15
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Today's Top Event in History
1862-The siege of the Confederate city of Vicksburg, MS, began in earnest when Admiral David Farragut succeeded in taking a fleet past the Mississippi River stronghold.. Farragut is best remembered as being the Union's only Admiral and more notably for saying, “Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.” In those days, by the way, a torpedo was a mine in the water. To halt ships entrance in the water, especially around harbors, floating mines or tied to a chain were very commonly deployed. Despite the floating mines, Farragut pressed on and won the battle.
http://battlefieldvacations.com/miss/vicksb.asp http://www.nps.gov/vick/vcmpgn/siege.htm
http://www.proseandphotos.com/vicksburg,_ms.htm
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/kid-pages/cw/farragut.html
http://bulldog2.berwick-academy.so-berwick.pvt.k12.me.us/projects/
history/David_Farragut.html
http://www.us-civilwar.com/farragut.htm
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This Day in American History
1687-the first Knighthood conferred on a person born in America was awarded at Windsor Castle, England, by King James II to William Phips(Phipps), for his fair distribution of 34 tons of silver, gold, and jewels valued at $1,350,000 that he salvaged from a sunken Spanish ship that had lain in the sea near the Bahamas Islands for 44 years. Phips was born on February 2, 1651, at Pemaquid (now Bristol), ME.
1770-Quakers open school for Blacks in Philadelphia
1778-History records the first Revolutionary War conflict in which American and British troops met on equal terms was the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse, Freehold, NJ. The Americans under General George Washington lost 69 killed and 160 wounded. The British under Sir Henry Clinton lost 300 killed and 100 wounded or captured.
http://users.rcn.com/gvalis/ggv/battles/Monmouth.html
1812-A after much debate in Congress between “hawks” such as Henry Clay and John Calhoun, and “doves” such as John Randolph, Congress issued a declaration of war on Great Britain. The action was prompted by Britain's violation of America's rights on the high seas and British incitement of Indian warfare on the frontier. War was seen by some as a way to acquire Florida and Canada. The hostilities ended with the signing of Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 184, at Ghent, Belgium.
1862-The siege of the Confederate city of Vicksburg, MS, began in earnest when Admiral David Farragut succeeded in taking a fleet past the Mississippi River stronghold.. Farragut is best remembered as being the Union's only Admiral and more notably for saying, “Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.” In those days, by the way, a torpedo was a mine in the water. To halt ships entrance in the water, especially around harbors, floating mines or tied to a chain were very commonly deployed. Despite the floating mines, Farragut pressed on and won the battle.
http://battlefieldvacations.com/miss/vicksb.asp
http://www.nps.gov/vick/vcmpgn/siege.htm
http://www.proseandphotos.com/vicksburg,_ms.htm
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/kid-pages/cw/farragut.html
http://bulldog2.berwick-academy.so-berwick.pvt.k12.me.us/projects/
history/David_Farragut.html
http://www.us-civilwar.com/farragut.htm
1888 -- Robert Louis Stevenson leaves San Francisco on his first voyage to the South Seas.
1902—birthday of songwriter Richard Rodgers, New York City, NY
http://home.istar.ca/~townsend/_private/composer/rodgers.htm
http://www.nodanw.com/biographies/rodgers_hart.htm
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/history/
honoree/rodgers.html
1902-The Isthmian Canal Act was passed by Congress. It authorized financing and building of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, and also authorized an alternative route across Nicaragua in the event the president could not obtain a concession from the Panama Canal Company of France (which he eventually did for $40,000,000) and negotiate a proper treaty with Colombia. Treaty difficulties were obviated by the successful rebellion and separation of Panama from Colombia in November, 1903. the new republic immediately granted a ten-mile-wide strip of land for the canal.
1907-birthday of composer-arranger Jimmy Mundy, Cincinnati, Ohio. He died in 1983.
http://www.centrohd.com/biogra/m2/jimmy_mundy_b.htm
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/basiestocks.html
(we boasted a book of 70 Basie arrangements)
1914-Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sofia were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Bosnian Serb, setting of a chain of events that lead to World War I.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun28.html
1914- bluegrass musician and singer Lester Flatt was born in Overton County, Tennessee. Flatt, his partner Earl Scruggs and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, did more than any other group to bring bluegrass music to the attention of the mass audience in the 1960's. Flatt and Scruggs' "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" from "The Beverly Hillbillies" TV show was a hit in 1962. And their recording of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," which they had originally waxed in 1949, reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 after it was used in the film "Bonnie and Clyde." When Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs' musical partnership ended in 1969, they had been together for more than 20 years. Flatt died on May 11th, 1979 at the age of 64.
1922- birthday of Dean Benedetti, recorder of Bird solo's, Ogden, Utah.
http://www.mosaicrecords.com/DisplaySelectionDetail.asp?SelectionID=1
http://jazzinstituteofchicago.org/index.asp?target=
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http://www.grafik-tips.org/weblog/texte/bird.html
http://www.kyushu-ns.ac.jp/~allan/Documents/CP_S_48-50.html
1923—Trumpet player Pete Condoli birthday
http://www.srirecords.com/condoli.html
1924 -A massive F4 tornado hit Sandusky, Ohio, moved across Lake Erie, and then tore through Lorain, Ohio. 85 people killed and total damage was 12.5 million dollars.
1925-- George Morgan, one of country music's earliest crooners, was born in Waverly, Tennessee. He was the writer and singer of "Candy Kisses," the biggest country song of 1949. Morgan's recording went to number one and sold a million copies, while a cover version by Elton Britt was number three on the country chart. Morgan's smooth, easy style was featured on such early '50s country hits as "Room Full of Roses," "Cry Baby Heart" and "I'm in Love Again." He died of a heart attack in July 1975 just as his career was beginning to rebound.
1926 – Comedian/writer/playwright Mel Brooks born Brooklyn, New York.
1928-Louis Armstrong records the classic, “ West End Blues,” (Okey 87597)
http://www.libertyhall.com/stamp/westend.html
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_armstrong_louis.htm
1940- Congress approved the Alien Registration Act. During the period from August 27, 1940 to December 26, 1940, the number of non-citizens who registered was 4,741,971.
1944 - "The Alan Young Show" debuted on NBC radio. It was a summer replacement for the popular Eddie Cantor. The show became a regular in the fall NBC lineup. Young, incidentally, made the switch to TV in 1961. He became a CBS star with a talking horse, of course, of course, named "Mister Ed".
http://www.mister-ed.tv/Alan%20Young's%20Bio.htm
http://www.colemanzone.com/Time_Machine_Project/filby.htm
1951- “Amos and Andy” premiered on TV; based on the popular radio show about black characters played by white dialecticians Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. It became the first dramatic series with an all-black cast to appear on television. The cast included Tim Moore, Spencer Williams, Alvin Childress, Ernestine Wade, Amanda Randolph, Johnny Lee, Nick O'Demus and Jester Hairston. The series was widely syndicated until pressure from civil rights groups, who claimed the show was stereotypical and prejudicial, caused CBS to withdraw it from syndication Today it is considered derogatory and re-runs are rare. It was one of the most popular radio and television shows of all time.
1955---Top Hits
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
Unchained Melody - Al Hibler
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young
1960-birthday of Denver Bronco quarterback John Albert Elway, Port Angeles,WA.
1963---Top Hits
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
Blue on Blue - Bobby Vinton
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole
Act Naturally - Buck Owens
1968-President Lyndon B. Johnson approved Public Law 90-363, which amended section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, establishing Monday observance of Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day. The new holiday law took effect Jan 1,1971. Veterans Day observance subsequently reverted to its former observance date, Nov 11.
1971-The Us Supreme Court voted 8-0 to overturn the 1967 conviction of Muhammad Ali for draft evasion. The World Champ had has his title stripped for refusing to participate in the View Nam war, declaring himself a conscientious objector.
1971---Top Hits
It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King
Indian Reservation - Raiders
Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
1974-brithday of Karim Abdul-Jabbar ( formerly known as Sharman Shah) football player, born Los Angels, CA.
1978-The concept of racial quotas came under fire when the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Bakke v. the University of California that the university had to admit Allan P. Bakke to its medical school. Bakke, who was white, claimed his civil rights had been violated when he was refused admission because of racial quotas designed to increase the number of minority students in the medical school.
1979---Top Hits
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
The Logical Song - Supertramp
Nobody Likes Sad Songs - Ronnie Milsap
1981 - "Variety", the movieland trade paper, reported that the biggest single weekend in box-office history saw American moviegoers spending a blockbusting $56,101,095 at the box office. The popular movies bringing in the bucks were "Superman II" with Christopher Reeve, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" with Harrison Ford and "The Great Muppet Caper" with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
1985 - Route 66, the 59-year-old highway of 2,200 miles of blacktop, was decertified as a U.S. highway. The highway that was a legendary part of Americana saw highway crews removing the classic roadway shield-markers that designated it as the highway west. Route 66 started in Chicago, Illinois and continued into Santa Monica, California. To travel from one end of Route 66 to the other, one would go through eight states and three time zones. Bobby Troup was disappointed.
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1986-Don Sutton of the California Angeles and Phil Niekro of the Cleveland Indians became the first pair of 300-game winners in the 20 th century to start against each other. The Angeles scored six runs in the bottom of the eight inning to win the game, 9-3. Neither started figured in the decision.
1987---Top Hits
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
In Too Deep - Genesis
Alone - Heart
Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
1988 - Founder Berry Gordy Jr. sold Motown Records to MCA Records and Boston Ventures, an investment firm, for $61 million.. Included in the sale were the contracts of such stars as Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie. During its heyday from 1962 to 1971, Motown had 30 number-one pop hits by such artists as the Supremes, Temptations, Marvin Gaye and the Four Tops. But in later years, it was unable to develop acts which had mass appeal outside the black community.
1992 - A very strong earthquake shook the high desert of Southern California at 4:57 a.m. The M7.3 earthquake was centered on the eastern side of the San Bernardino Mountains near the town of Landers. The quake was the largest to strike California since the Kern County M7.7 earthquake in 1952. Vigorous rocking and rolling was felt 100 miles away in L.A. and the quake was felt as far away as Central California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Property damage: $56 million, including collapsed buildings, ruptured utility lines and widespread nonstructural damage. Human toll: One killed, 25 seriously injured, 372 treated for some sort of earthquake-related injuries, millions awakened with nightmares for weeks.
1992 --A slow moving tropical depression produced excessive rains across southwest Florida. Four day totals ending on the 28th, ranged up to 25 inches in the Venice area, with a general 8 to 14 inches over Sarasota and Manatee counties. Two deaths resulted from the flooding.
1994 - The U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) announced it would begin experimenting with a UV (ultraviolet) Index, “To enhance public awareness of the effects of overexposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays, and to provide the public with actions they can take to reduce harmful effects of overexposure, which may include skin cancer, cataracts and immune suppression.”
1997-In a fight for the WBA heavyweight championship in Las Vegas, challenger Mike Tyson was disqualified in the third round by referee Mills Lane for twice biting the ear of champion Evander Holyfield. After the fight, Tyson claimed the he had been upset that Holyfield head-butted him in the second round. The bits, which precipitated a near-riot in and about the ring, were an attempt at retaliation. Only July 9, the Nevada Boxing Commission fined Tyson $3 million and revoked his boxing license.
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Baseball Poem
Threats
While fans
celebrate
Aaron
worries
about
reaching
home
safe
Written by Dan Zamudio
Published in “Catcher in the Wry”
Baseball Poems
Printed by McFarland and Company
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