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Merrill
Lynch Capital To Be a Major Player
Leasing
Partners 4 New Territory Managers
Call
for Comments Leasing Assoc. Membership
Federal
Reserve "Beige Report"---Mixed at Best
Inter.
Decision Systems Bidding--Twins 47.7%
The
Lessors Network Annual Conference August 25-26
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Merrill Lynch Capital To Be a Major Player
Merrill Lynch Capital is a broad based commercial finance
business serving the needs of middle market and larger non-investment
grade companies nationwide. The
business which is based in Chicago with regional offices nationwide,
was formed in 2002 and is striving to make its mark as a leader in the
markets served by its four business groups – Corporate Finance, Equipment
Finance, Healthcare Finance, and Real Estate Finance.
The business groups bring a full platform of products to their
respective markets geared towards meeting the needs of their customers.
The Equipment Finance group within Merrill Lynch Capital is focused
on financing all types of essential use and revenue producing equipment.
Robert E. Radway, Managing Director and President, Merrill
Lynch Capital, announced the appointment of Richard J. Remiker as Managing
Director of its Equipment Finance Group in April with the following
statement.
"I am delighted to have Rick join Merrill Lynch Capital's
senior management team. Over the coming months and years, Rick will
provide vision and leadership for our growing equipment finance platform
and position Merrill Lynch Capital as a significant and very successful
participant in structured equipment finance and leasing." said
Robert E. Radway,
Managing Director and President, Merrill Lynch Capital.
Mr. Remiker previously served as President and Chief Operating
Officer of KeyCorp's Commercial Leasing Services division, a leading
provider of structured equipment finance and leasing solutions. In his nine years with Key, Mr. Remiker held
a number of management roles and is a twenty-one year veteran of the
leasing industry. Remiker has been an active member of the Equipment
Leasing Association for many years, serving as Chair of the Middle Market
Business Council the past two years.
"Merrill Lynch Capital is well positioned to be an industry
leader in equipment finance, distinguishing itself by market positioning,
quality service, and routinely delivering on commitments. The financial
breadth and depth of Merrill Lynch provides an unequaled opportunity
to make an impact in today's equipment finance marketplace." said
Mr. Remiker.
In July, Remiker appointed John Settano as Director of Syndications
to Merrill Lynch Capital Equipment Finance. Mr. Settano, a veteran of US Leasing for twenty-eight
years, has extensive transaction structuring, pricing, documentation,
tax leasing, credit underwriting, and product distribution experience
with a solid reputation in the leasing industry.
In an exclusive interview with Leasing News, Settano said
one of his goals is “...to leverage Merrill Lynch Capital’s capabilities
by arming its sales force with greater flexibility in meeting the needs
of clients”. Merrill Lynch Capital
Equipment Finance is involved in originating transactions ranging typically
from $10 million to $75 million. Settano added, “Our syndications efforts
will focus on the middle to upper end of our transaction size range.”
Merrill Lynch Capital will be further ramping up its syndications efforts
focusing more on selling interests in transactions originated by their
sales force, thus expanding their position in the marketplace both in
terms of credit profile and transaction size.
In addition to its own originations, Merrill Lynch Capital
is an active buyer of transactions originated by other lessors and lenders.
Settano ended by saying, “We have the intention and staff to
become a significant player in our market segment.”
For more information on Merrill Lynch Capital, please contact:
Rick Remiker
Managing Director, Group Head
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, Equipment Finance
222 North LaSalle Street, 16th Floor
Chicago, Il 60601
(312) 750-6171 telephone
(312) 750-6108 facsimile
rremiker@exchange.ml.com
John Settano
Director, Syndications
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, Equipment Finance
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 773-1373 telephone
(415) 296-0465 facsimile
jsettano@exchange.ml.com
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Wayne, NJ-Leasing Partners Capital, Inc., (LPC) announces
the addition of four new Territory Managers to its team.
Stuart Levine will be working out of their Florence, SC office
with Maria Leonard and Chris Raley.
Levine previously was a VP with Republic National Bank of New
York for 21 years and has an extensive background in graphic arts and
printing. He attended the RCA Institute (Electronics)
in Manhattan, NY.
Jeffery Knapp has joined the team of Territory Managers and
will be working out of Orchard Park (Buffalo), NY. Jeff has spent the last two years as manager/owner
of Aurora Capital. Knapp was
an Economics Major at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY.
Jeff Hays will be working out of Clarksville, IN (Louisville,
KY) and was previously with IAM Technologies, Inc. and Pomeroy Computer
Resources, Inc. for seven years. Jeff's
expertise is in the high tech and "rent-to-own" industry.
Jeff attended Iola County College in Iola, KS.
Joe Moore has also joined the team and will be working alongside
Jeff Hayes in Clarksville. Joe
has been with IAM Techmologies, Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc. as
well as, Ikon Printing. Joe has
a BS in Commerce from the University of Louisville.
LPC is an independent lessor specializing in small-to-lower-middle-market
general equipment leasing and will continue it's recruiting efforts
into the second quarter of 2004, under its nationwide expansion program.
For further information contact:
Bruce Larsen
National Sales Manager
877-333-5864
blarsen@leasingpartnerscapital.com
Call for Comments on Leasing Association Membership
Still collecting “on” and “off the record” comments for the
report on
the first six months of 2003 in leasing association membership.
If you belong,
let us know why. If
you do not, let us know why. If
you did belong, but
no longer, let us here from your.
“On” or “Off the Record” contact kitmenkin@leasingnews.org
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Federal Reserve “Beige Report”---Mixed at Best
“Sluggish,” “Lackluster,” “Consumer Spending off,” “Mixed”
Some areas up a “notch” but overall still “sluggish.” Don’t
think
the reports you read elsewhere ever read the full report,
but the
Fed “hand out.”
While the summary tries to be more optimistic, read the
districts’ for the full viewpoint. You know, a man with one
foot in a bucket of ice and the other in a fire is on the
average
“comfortable.”
Read the district you are in and see if you agree with the
Fed’s summary, what is written elsewhere, or more important,
what you see happening from your experience.
Summary
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/default.htm
Boston:
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/1.htm
New York
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/2.htm
Philadelphia
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/3.htm
Cleveland
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/4.htm
Richmond
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/5.htm
Atlanta
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/6.htm
Chicago
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/7.htm
St. Louis
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/8.htm
Minneapolis
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/9.htm
Kansas City
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/10.htm
Dallas
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/11.htm
San Francisco
http://federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2003/20030730/12.htm
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International Decision Systems Bidding
Twins Engineering
up to 47.71%
Latest Posting at Press Time:
Recommended increased Cash Offer by Twins Acquisition, Inc.
and (outside the United States) by Rothschild on its behalf to acquire
IDS Group plc
Acceptances and irrevocable undertakings
On 10 July 2003, the Independent Directors and the board
of Twins announced a recommended increased cash offer of 27 pence for
each IDS Share.
As at 3.00 p.m. (London time) and 10.00 a.m. (New York City
time) on 29 July 2003, being the last business day prior to the date
of this announcement, valid acceptances had been received in respect
of, in aggregate, 319,060 IDS Shares, representing approximately 0.56
per cent. of the issued IDS Shares.
Prior to the announcement of the Original Offer on 26 June
2003, Twins received irrevocable undertakings to accept, or procure
the acceptance of, the Original Offer from James Horstmann and James
Meinen in respect of, in aggregate, 149,000 IDS Shares, representing
approximately 0.26 per cent. of the issued IDS Shares. These irrevocable
undertakings will remain binding even in the event of a higher competing
offer being made for IDS. Valid acceptances have been received in respect
of the 149,000 IDS Shares subject to these irrevocable undertakings
and are included in the total number of valid acceptances referred to
above.
On 10 July 2003, Twins received irrevocable undertakings
to accept, or procure the acceptance of, the Increased Offer from John
Borchers, Sarah Borchers and Oldwoods Farm Limited Partnership, acting
through Richard Borchers as General Partner, in respect of, in aggregate,
6,097,049 IDS Shares, representing approximately 10.72 per cent. of
the issued IDS Shares. These
irrevocable undertakings cease to be binding in the event that a third
party succeeds in acquiring more than 50.1 per cent. of the issued IDS
Shares, where that party has made a higher offer for IDS and Twins does
not make a further offer which is higher than such third party offer.
On 29 July 2003, Twins received an irrevocable undertaking
to accept, or procure the acceptance of, the Increased Offer from Stanton
Trust Company, the trustee of the International Decision Systems, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, in respect of its entire holding of 3,859,235
IDS Shares, representing approximately 6.79 per cent. of the issued
IDS Shares. International Decision Systems, Inc. is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of IDS. This irrevocable undertaking ceases to be binding
in the event that a third party succeeds in acquiring more than 50.1
per cent. of the issued IDS Shares, where that party has made a higher
offer for IDS and Twins does not make a further offer which is higher
than such third party offer.
On 29 July 2003, being the last business day prior to the
date of this announcement, Twins owned 16,853,138 IDS Shares, representing
approximately 29.64 per cent. of the issued IDS Shares.
Accordingly, Twins currently owns, has received acceptances
or has received irrevocable undertakings to accept or procure the acceptance
of the Increased Offer in respect of, in aggregate, 27,128,482 IDS Shares,
representing approximately 47.71 per cent. of the issued IDS Shares.
Prior to the Offer Period, Twins held no IDS Shares.
Capital Stream's
Latest Posted Announcement ( at press time: )
On 15 July 2003, the board of Capital Stream, Inc. ("Capital
Stream") announced
that the cash offer (the "Offer") being made by
Capital Stream Minnesota, Inc.
("Capital Stream Minnesota") and, outside the United
States, by Deloitte &
Touche Corporate Finance on its behalf for the entire issued
and to be issued
share capital of IDS Group plc ("IDS"), as set
out in the offer document dated
31 May 2003 (the "Offer Document"), was extended
until 3.00 p.m. (London time)
or 10.00 a.m. (New York time) on 28 July 2003. As at 3.00
p.m. (London time) or
10.00 a.m. (New York time) on 28 July 2003, valid acceptances
of the Offer had
been received in respect of, in aggregate, 12,116,699 IDS
Shares representing
approximately 21.31 per cent of the IDS Shares currently
in issue.
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Robert W. Baird Limited
IDS GROUP PLC
Class of security
Ordinary Shares
Date of disclosure
31st July 2003
Date of dealing
30th July 2003
Name of EMM
Robert W. Baird Limited
Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected
IDS Group PLC
Total number of securities purchased
20,000
Highest price paid*
27.00 pence
Lowest price paid*
27.00 pence
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Thursday—Odds and Ends
“Winning Leases with TValue5”
“How much is the
e- book "Winning Leases with Value 5" and how do you order
it- there is no mention of it on your website.
Also - who is the
author and what is his / her expertise - background.
thank you
Bob Bakofen
HCL Associates, Inc.
PH: 631 667-5760
FX: 631 667-1680
(Ted Parker is past president of the United Association of
Equipment Leasing. I think he ran First Interstate Leasing ( a bank
company, or maybe have wrong
name) and became/broker lessor. I don't "promote" people or
books that I think are fraudulent, about
price...it's like wine, if you liked it, you did not pay too much.
I have known Ted maybe 25 or more years, but you are right,
the price was
not in the article. I will ask him. editor
http://www.leasingnews.org/pictures_past/past_11-27-02.htm
“ My webmaster was
working on the site for The Leasing Library (www.theleasinglibrary.com)
and it may have been temporarily unavailable to your readers interested
in "Winning Leases with TValue5".
“We did not include pricing as it may be purchased as a stand-alone
item ($55.00) if the user already has TValue5, or bundled with TValue5
or a TValue upgrade at a reduced price.
“Seemed like a bit too much to try to include in the Press
Release. It is all laid out on the website or your readers may call
me at 800/564-2404 with any questions.”
Best regards,
Ted
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Ken Greene has moved to new digs: 980 Magnolia Avenue, Suite
6C, Larkspur, CA 94939. Phone number is 415 461 3777, and the fax number
is 415 461 3733.
He also has a new website: www.kengreenelaw.com
www.kengreenelaw.com.
It will include a periodic newsletter with significant legal developments,
like the he wrote several years ago.
He most likely
will start it when he migrates to a new ISP as he was limited
in the amount
of e-mail he could send on AOL.
Law Offices of Kenneth C. Greene
980 Magnolia Avenue Suite
6C
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel: 415 461 3777
Fax: 415 461 3733
E-mail: KGreene100@aol.com
Your newsletter has more penetration than I imagined. My
phone, fax, e-mail
has been very busy since today's article came out. Not only
do you have
hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of subscribers, but they
also read what
you are sending.
You are a master with the "pen", too. I appreciate the headline, and the subject
line you used, “ Jerry Bishop folds.” You know I like to
play cards. Perfect.
I’ll see you are going to be in LasVegas in May 04 (NAELB),
so we definitely need to have dinner to discuss the industry and old
times. I look forward to it.
Continued best wishes !
Jerry Bishop
(Thank you. It is quite often we are the only one with the
story, and/or,
weeks ahead of the “official press release.” See you in Las Vegas. Kit)
I have switched e-mail's and would like to again be added
to your daily newsletter.
It has been of great
benefit to me and I always read it.
Thanks
Pat McCann
(I asked Mr.McCann if I could quote him. (We always ask.) The purpose
is many change their e-mail address, but never notify us
of the change. When
you send in your new address, we don’t know if you are on
the list or not,
and the only way we find out is when the e-mail comes back.
Sometimes it
comes back with the ISP address only and we can’t find it
on our list. Sometimes
is comes back as a full name and not the way registered.
It takes us time then
to “clean up the list” as we will get hundreds of “auto responders”
and fifty or
more “not correct address” and then there is the supposed
anti-virus program
or language problem that filters out subjects, and even names.
So we appreciate
it very much when a reader asks us to change the address,
rather than asking
us to add an address and assuming we know who to delete and
it is easy to
do. editor)
--
For the record, we are Keystone Equipment Leasing, Inc.,
a New Jersey corporation (d/b/a Keystone Leasing in New York.) We are not related to any other company which
may have a similar name.
More important, thank you for mentioning our website, keystoneleasing.com.
To the extent that our site may approach the quality of the majors like
Wells Fargo, it is only because they do not devote eighty thousand man-hours
to such a low-return part of the business, as we do. By the way, the
Brunie-Cam is up and running. From nine to five, Monday through Friday,
Bruno Magli, English Bull Terrier non-pareil, is live in living (well
mostly sleeping) color. I tell him that he is on Ed Sullivan, and he
seems quite pleased.
(www.keystoneleasing.com/bruniecam.html). Viewers need only log in with NetMeeting, which
is a free part of Windows, and see exciting live images of Brunie sleeping,
napping, relaxing, and lolling (his four best tricks).
Thanks, again,
Barry Reitman
Cub Reporter
baldguy@keystoneleasing.com
www.keystoneleasing.com/bruniecam.html
(Years ago I installed camera’s on the workstations so not
only could users
send over the network, but we could talk to each other ---voice
or keyboard
with video picture. But
I found out the women hated it. But
a cam of Brunie,
that is a different story. editor)
---
Kit: I neglected to, of course, mention the sterling effort
of EAEL's
executive director, Alison Pryor. Attending the luncheon, also from GE
was Amy Bertolino, from Machinery Credit Tony Bellino, Mike
Lachant form
Magrill Bros., who does asset valuation services, my old
friend, Tony
Martino from RCA Capital, Bob Kossin of Stratford, Alex Evreinov
of
Suffolk Credit (a college friend I never knew) and Ray Saccaro
of West
Star Capital.
Steven B. Geller, CLP
Leasing Solutions LLC
20 Dike Drive, Wesley Hills, New York 10952
(845) 362-6106 fax
(845) 354-2803
cell (914) 552-0842
sgeller@leasingsolutions llc.com
www.leasingsolutionsllc.com
(Here is the original story.
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/July%202003/7-23-03.htm#eael
The names were received after the story was printed, and
could not convert
the pictures in time, but since we are repeating the story
above, here are
the pictures. editor)
http://two.leasingnews.org/imanges_uael_wael/EAEL-Luncheon-002.jpg
http://two.leasingnews.org/imanges_uael_wael/EAEL-Luncheon-003.jpg
http://two.leasingnews.org/imanges_uael_wael/EAEL-Luncheon-004.jpg
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Sign Me Up!
I have spent about the last hour reading through your website
and have been very satisfied with the knowledge presented. I am not
sure if you actually mail or email your Paper/information , but I ask
that you please sign me up!!
Chad A Vitale
(It is that simple to do, to sign up. We not only get referrals, but
many readers find out about us by searching the web as Mr.
Vitale did. Welcome
aboard. Editor )
For all of you that signed up for the Do Not Call Registry
(Federal
Trade Commission:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/donotcall/index.html),
be aware of
the latest scam by checking out the website below:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/callscam.asp
Marketing companies are sending out little bait and switch
scams in
order to get you to sign a release so they can terminate
the FTC Do Not
Call Registry that you signed up for!!!
Stewart
Stewart Kahn <stewart@legendcapital.com>
Izzy for Governor!!!
I thought I might run for Governor as the leasing industry
sure could
use a person at the capital. I know Bette Kerhoulas would vote for me.
California has always been the land of fruit and nuts.
I don’t think
the Terminator is going to run, but if he does, I’ll back
out and vote
for him as we have had Shirley Temple and George Murphy,
and don’t
forget the other actor who was both governor and president,
Ronald Reagan
(California won’t be a grade “B” movie with Arnold.)
I’ll bring back the Investment Tax Credit, allow a full write-off
the
year new equipment is put into place for lessors who advance
credit
to businesses less than two years old, eliminate the alternate
minimum
tax, and do away completely with capital gains.
I also will lower, or eliminate the tolls on bridges. When the 25 cent
toll was introduced for the Golden Gate Bridge, they said
it would be
“free” after ten years and be paid by the two counties involved.
Can
you believe it is now $5.00!!!
One of the things that bothers me is the Golden Gate Bridge
clock has
been removed. I asked
the toll booth person ( a woman) and she told
me it was damaged
from 53 years of salt spray from the seawater below.
The new $20,000 replacement clock should be up at the toll
plaza by next month,
she said.
They say the toll is so high to support the Ferries. I think there are too many
ferries in Marin, now, let alone, San Francisco.
Elect me Governor and I’ll reduce the bridge toll, reverse the new triple automobile registration
fee, plus won’t charge sales tax on documentation fees.
Izzy Finster
izzyfinster@37.com
(We try and stay out of political issues, but a leasing person
at the
state capitol!!! Maybe even ELA may support you, Izzy. editor
)
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News
Briefs---
Treasury
Gives Specifics of Record Borrowing Plan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5092-2003Jul30.html
4
GOP Senators Challenge Bush, Seek More for Amtrak
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5101-2003Jul30.html
Sales
of luxury real estate dip/ Fewer high-end homes change hands
Million
Dollar Sales in Silicon Valley
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/6416759.htm
New
Issue-Sallie Mae sells $2 billon student loan ABS
http://www.absnet.net/include/showfreearticle.asp?file=/headlines/r.htm
LAST
WEEK'S BOOK RACE -- ADULT NONFICTION
SOLD
BOOKSCAN, ACCORDING TO NIELSEN:
1--
KATE REMEMBERED -- BERG -- WEEK: 50,571
YTD: 192,187
2
--TREASON -- COULTER 33,003 YTD:
219,414
3
--LIVING HISTORY -- CLINTON 31,267 YTD:
908,622
4--
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN -- ISAACSON 30,194
YTD: 137,306
5
--KENNEDY CURSE -- KLEIN 18,300 YTD:
63,331
Sports
Briefs---
Mueller
hits slams from both sides
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6416940.htm
Bronco's
endure inordinate amount of bad news during first week
http://www2.dailycamera.com/bdc/broncos/article/0,1713,BDC_2453_2145967,00.html
Still
no new contract for Colts QB Manning
http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/7/061757-5057-038.html
'Daddy'
interests Lions
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9923706&BRD=982&PAG=4
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This
Day in American History
1491-1556,
Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus and
Jesuits. Canonized in 1622 http://www.seattleu.edu/chapel/ignatius/
1498- Christopher
Columbus first sighted the island that he called La Trinidad. The island
was inhabited by two tribes of “Indians, the Arawaks, who were peaceful
fishermen and farmers, and the more belligerent Caribs. Upon his return
to Spain, Columbus described the islands to the King as very lush and
pleasant, and soon the Spaniards began to colonize them. Trinidad and
Tobago remained under Spanish rule from 1498 until Feb 18, 1797, when
the Spanish Governor, Chacon, surrendered the islands to the British
Navy. British rule continued until 1962 when Trinidad and Tobago gained
their independence, after having been self-governing since 1956. The chief export were slaves. Those that
were not captured were killed and many maimed in the battles
between well-armed soldiers
on horses and indians with primative weapons at best.
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/cctl.htm
http://www.visittnt.com/General/about/general.html
http://users.carib-link.net/~richjob/trinidad.htm
http://latino.si.edu/rainbow/education/historyandpeople.htm
1777-The
Vermont state constitution made it the first state to abolish slavery
and adopt universal male suffrage, without regard to property.
It was followed to a lesser degree by other New England states,
which with Vermont were destined to become strongholds of abolitionism
in the 1850s. Vermont had declared
itself an independent state on Jan. 16,1777 and has been known for its
“independence” ever since.
1790-The
US Patent Office opened its doors. The first US Patent was signed by
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
It went to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a new method of making
pearash and potash, useful in the many application, including bleaching
cotton.
1792- the
cornerstone of the Philadelphia Mint, the first US Government building,
was put
in place.
1811-Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge birthday, author also well-known
for caring for orphans. After seeing some of the deplorable conditions
suffered by soldiers in the Civil War, she became one of the leaders
in sanitary reform (collecting and distributing clothing, providing
nursing care, medical and hospital supplies, food, just about everything
else for sanitary and health care that the army never supplied to its
men). The women of the sanitary reform movement did unbelievably hard
and effective work. The women of the commission received adulation immediately after
the war and then their names and work were forgotten while the names
of battles and how they were fought (usually forgetting the gruesome
results) were glorified.
1816-Birthday
of CSA General George H. Thomas,
born in Southampton County, Virginia. Known as the "Rock of Chickamauga.”
( lower half of http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul31.html
)
1816- Lydia Moss Bradley birthday - U.S. financier and philanthropist.
LMB, although left a wealthy widow, increased the estate astronomically
through wise investments and real estate transactions that rank her
as a major financial genius.
Her philanthropic
gifts included a home for older women. In 1876 she endowed Bradley University
with $2 million and 28 acres in honor of her six children who all died
young.
1831- Helena Petrovna Hahn Blavatsky birthday, founder of
the Theosophy religion/belief/philosophy that combines various religions
and spiritualism and the occult. She
wrote a number of books the most important being The Secret Doctrine,
The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy (1888) and Key to
Theosophy (1889) that are the basic texts of the movement.
She died at the home of Annie Besant who carried on the movement
that still has millions of followers today.
http://school.eb.com/women/articles/Blavatsky_Helena_Petrovna.html
http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/natcyclop.htm
http://www.crystalinks.com/blavatsky.html
1846-The “Brooklyn” arrived in port with 230 Mormons under
the leadership of 26-year-old Samuel
Brannan. He was to meet other Mormons who were crossing the country
from Illinois.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1996/07/26/MN64895.DTL
1849-Revolutionizing
warfare, Benjamin Chambers,Sr., obtained a patent for a “Breech-loading
cannon.” It was the most successful and simple operation,
which he called “ an improvement in movable breeches for fire-arms and
the locks and appurtenances of the same.”
His wooden model was discovered in an old smithy and became part
of the collection of the Virginia Historical Society.
1860- Mary Morris Vaux Walcott birthday - U.S. artist. Four
hundred of her watercolors of wild flowers and descriptions were published
by the Smithsonian Institution as the five-volume North American Wild
Flowers. Her paintings are magnificent and accurate.
http://scolar.vsc.edu:8003/VSCCAT/AAK-0141
1874- Father
Patrick Francis Healy, first Black man to receive a
PhD, named President of Georgetown University. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul31.html
1918- pianist Hank Jones birthday
http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/jones_h.html
http://www.jazzradio.org/hank.htm
1921-Birthday
of Whitney Young, former Executive Director of the National Urban League
http://blackhistory.eb.com/micro/650/67.html
1931-Birthday
of great guitarist Kenny Burrell, Detroit, MI’
http://www.hopper-management.com/kb_bio_e.htm.
1942-Harry
James Band with Helen Forrest cut “ I’ve Heard that Song Before.”
All phonographs are banned the next day due to the war until
1945.
1944- Sherry Lansing birthday - U.S. movie executive. SL
is the first woman to be placed in charge of production at a major film
studio, and 01- 02-1980, she became president of production at Twentieth
Century Fox. She had been a story editor and vice-president
of creative affairs to MGM and then vice-president of production at
Columbia Pictures. Her mother
fled Nazi Germany and raised SL and her sister by working in real estate.
http://centerstage.net/theatre/whoswho/SherryLansing.html
http://www.ucop.edu/regents/regbios/lansing.htm
http://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/sherry_lansing.htm
1948-New
York’s International Airport at Idlewild Field was dedicated by President
Harry S. Truman. It was later renamed John F. Kennedy International
Airport.
1946-Birthday
of singer Gary Lewis, born New York, NY.
http://www.members.aol.com/oldies1/lewis.htm
http://www.tsimon.com/lewis.htm
1951-Evonne Goolagong birthday-
outstanding First People (Aborigine) Australian tennis player who won
the French Open, three Australian Opens, two Wimbledons (1971 and 1980),
and was chosen Associated Press Female Athlete of 1971.
http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/goolagonge.shtml
1952- Faye Marder Kellerman
birthday- U.S. novelist specializing in mysteries that feature
authentic Orthodox Jewish life.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-5362656-4423850
1956---Top Hits
The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
1960-Elijah Muhammad,
leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state.
1961-President
John F. Kennedy agreed during talks held with General Chen Cheng( July
31—Aug 1,1961), to support Nationalist China in its bid for UN membership
and oppose the admission of Communist China to the United Nations.
1964 --Top Hits
Rag Doll - The 4 Seasons
A Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) - Jan & Dean
Dang Me - Roger Miller
1966- Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas
1970- Chet Huntley
retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report" http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/huntleychet/huntleychet.htm
1971-the
first astronauts to ride a vehicle on the moon were Colonel David Randolph
Scott and Lieutenant Colonel James Benson Irwin, who rode the four-wheeled
electric cart “Rover,” an LRV ( Lunar Roving Vehicle) alongside the
1,200 foot deep canyon Hadley Hills on the moon ( Apollo 15).
1972
- Thomas Eagleton, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, withdrew
from the ticket with presidential candidate George McGovern following
disclosure that Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment for
depression. Eagleton was replaced by Sargent Shriver, who, incidentally,
was the only Democratic vice-presidential nominee who did not serve
in Congress at any point in his or her career.
1972 -Top Hits
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilber O’Sullivan
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right - Luther
Ingram
It’s Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer - Charley Pride
1972- White Sox Dick Allen becomes the seventh major leaguer
to hit two inside-the-park HRs in one game. The homers helps pace the
White Sox over the Twins, 8-1.
1974 -
One of the President Nixon’s main men, John Erlichman was sentenced
to prison for his role in the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s
psychiatrist. Ellsberg was the Pentagon consultant who leaked the "Pentagon
Papers" (which purportedly told Americans how and why the U.S.
really got into the Vietnam War). Ehrlichman also created the White
House unit that was called the ‘plumbers’ because it was intended to
plug leaks.
1980 -Top Hits
It’s Still Rock & Roll to Me - Billy Joel
Magic - Olivia Newton-John
Cupid/I’ve Loved You for a Long Time - Spinners
Bar Room Buddies - Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood
1981- African-American
Arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the National Bar
Association, started in 1925 for African-American attorneys.
http://www.nationalbar.org/about/index.shtml
http://www.siu.edu/~oirs/Stan/walloffame.html
1981 -
The seven-week baseball players’ strike came to an end as the players
and owners agreed on the issue of free agent compensation.
1984- US men's gymnastics
team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics http://www.nationalbar.org/about/index.shtml
1988 Top Hits
Roll with It - Steve Winwood
Hands to Heaven - Breathe
Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen
Don’t We All Have the Right - Ricky
Van Shelton
1990-Nolan
Ryan of the Texas Rangers won the 300th game of his career,
defeating the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-3.
Ryan pitched in the major leagues from 1966 until 1993 and finished
with 324 wins.
1993—Top Hits
Can t Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")-- UB40
Whoomp! (There It Is)- Tag Team
Weak,-SWV
I m Gonna Be (500 Miles)- The Proclaimers
1994-The
San Francisco Giants joined the battle against AIDS by staging their
first “Until There’s A Cure” Day at Candlestick Park. The Giants wore
red ribbons sewn on their uniforms. Together with the visiting Colorado
Rockies, they joined 700 Aids volunteers to form a giant human red ribbon
on the field. One dollar from the price of every ticket sold went to
Bay Area AIDS organizations.
The Giants won the game, 9-4, behind home runs by Barry Bonds, Darryl
Strawberry and Matt Williams, who hit tow.
1995-Heat Wave in Chicago, Illinois; 525
deaths attributed.
1998-Top Hits
The Boy Is Mine- Brandy
You’re Still The One- Shania Twain
My Way- Usher
Adia,-Sarah McLachlan
1999 -
The U.S. heat wave -- linked to at least 94 deaths -- continued. As
Chicago baked in 100-degree weather, thousands of hot and sweaty residents
were forced to endure the heat without air conditioning or fans, due
to sporadic power outages and brownouts.
http://hpccsun.unl.edu/nebraska/heatwave99.html
http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/heat.html
2002- A plan to sell beer outside Boston's Fenway Park is
approved on a trial basis by city officials. During the 14 games, brew
will be available three hours before game time to one hour after games
start to game ticket-holders who pass through a turnstile.
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