Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2008 (20. évfolyam, 3-51. szám)
2008-10-03 / 40. szám
World mourns Paul Newman By Bob Tourtellotte and Mike Collett-White LOS ANGELES/LONDON (Reuters) - Images of U.S. actor Paul Newman, who died late Friday, adorned newspaper front pages'around the world on Sunday, his piercing blue eyes vying for attention with the global financial crisis. Tributes came from as far away as Iran as well as from Hollywood colleagues. Elizabeth Taylor, who co-starred with Newman in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” offered emotional comments. “I loved that man with all my heart. He was goodness and kindness and pure integrity,” she said in a statement. “Knowing him, being his friend, was as golden as the sunset and a privilege I’ll never forget.” A Newman spokesman said memorial services for the actor, who died on Friday of cancer at age 83, would be private. Talking to TV reporters outside the family home in Westport, Connecticut, daughter Lissy Newman encouraged people who wanted to pay tribute to simply show kindness to a friend, donate money to charity or vote in the U.S. elections. “Just look out for each other. That’s really what he was all about,” Lissy Newman said. “He was awesome to the end, and he is an awesome guy and his spirit will be with us forever and ever and ever.” Underlining Newman’s broad appeal was the global response. Britain’s Independent Sunday newspaper featured his photograph across the whole of page one, relegating the latest news of the country’s banking woes to the inside pages. “Paul Newman: Death of King Cool” ran the caption headline in the Sunday Times above a portrait of the heartthrob and philanthropist, who died of cancer aged 83. Even conservative Muslim Iran, which would not usually concern itself with reporting on a Western film star, marked his death. Two pro-reform newspapers displayed the actör on front pages while Iran’s state media also reported his death. The Etemad newspaper, published Newman’s picture, saying “Fading away the last classic star” and the Kargozaran daily said “End of the blue-eyed boy.” In Italy actress Sophia Loren, who appeared in the film “Lady L” with Newman, called the news “a blow.” “When such important personalities die, one despairs and thinks that, little by little, all the greats are disappearing,” she told the II Messaggero daily. Paul Leonard Newman, known as “PL” to friends, appeared in more than 50 movies, including “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The Sting.” He earned nine Oscar nominations for acting and won the best actor award for 1986’s “The Color of Money.” Newman is survived by his wife of 50 years Joanne Woodward, five daughters, two grandsons, and his older brother, Arthur. Newman also had a son Scott, who died in 1978. WaMu becomes biggest bank to fail in US history NEW YORK (AP) - As the debate over a $700 billion bank bailout rages on in Washington, one of the nation’s largest banks — Washington Mutual Inc. — has collapsed under the weight of its enormous bad bets on the mortgage market. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized WaMu on Thursday, and then sold the thrift’s banking assets to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $1.9 billion. Seattle-based WaMu, which was founded in 1889, is the largest bank to fail by far in the country’s history. Its $307 billion in assets eclipse those of Continental Illinois National Bank, which failed in 1984 with $40 billion in assets; adjusted for 2008 dollars, its assets totaled $67.7 billion. IndyMac, seized in July, had $32 billion in assets. One positive is that the sale of WaMu’s assets to JPMorgan Chase prevents the thrift’s collapse from depleting the FDIC’s insurance fund. But that detail is likely to give only marginal solace to Americans facing tighter lending and watching their stock portfolios plunge in the wake of the nation’s most momentous financial crisis since the Great Depression. “We’re in favor of what the government is doing, but we’re not relying on what the government is doing. We would’ve done it anyway,” JPMorgan’s Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said in a conference call Thursday night, referring to the acquisition. Dimon said he does not know if JPMorgan will take advantage of the bailout. WaMu is JPMorgan Chase’s second acquisition this year of a major financial institution hobbled by losing bets on mortgages. In March, JPMorgan bought the investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. for about $1.4 billion, plus another $900 million in stock ahead of the deal to secure it. JPMorgan Chase is now the second-largest bank in the United States after Bank of America Corp., which recently bought Merrill Lynch in a flurry of events that included Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. going bankrupt and American International Group Inc., the world’s largest insurer, getting taken over by the government. The downfall of WaMu has been widely anticipated for some time because of the company’s heavy mortgage-related losses. WaMu “was under severe liquidity pressure,” FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair told reporters in a conference call. “For all depositors and other customers of Washington Mutual Bank, this is simply a combination of two banks,” Bair said in a statement. “For bank customers, it will be a seamless transition. There will be no interruption in services and bank customers should expect business as usual come Friday morning.” The seizure by the government means shareholders’ equity in WaMu was wiped out. WaMu ran into trouble after it got caught up in the once-booming subprime mortgage business. Troubles then spread to other parts of WaMu’s home loan portfolio, namely its “option” adjustable-rate mortgage loans. Október 3, 2008 ÍD Puccini Memorial Concert at the Istituto On occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini, the great Italian opera composer, a Memorial Concert was held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest Friday night for members of the Italian community as well as hundreds of Hungarian opera lovers who could attend free of charge. An introduction was made by Ambassador Paolo Spinelli in Hungarian - a wonderful gesture of friendship and appreciation toward the Hungarian people and their culture that he learned to love during his four and a half-year stay in Budapest. The Ambassador is now returning to his native land and this was his last appearance at the Istituto. The grand finale - all on stage, but no encores As he spoke, the interpreter was re-translating his words into Italian, and his Italian introduction into Hungarian. It was very touching to see how much Signore Spinelli was loved by all, and how attached he had become to our country. „I shall never forget my wonderful years here, I’ll remember it for as long as I live,” - he said. Opera buff Éva Árkosy, Baritone Csaba Szegedi and Hírlap Editor Susan Jancsó The concert was a very classy affair, Gábor Hollerung directed the Budafoki Dohnányi Orchestra with great gusto and energy. The performers were all world-renowned opera singers: Soprano Eszter Sümegi and Tenor Attila Fekete took the lead in Puccini’s Le Villi, Tosca, then we heard the brooding, heart-rending Intermezzo from Manón Lescaut. In the Quartett from La Boheme, they were joined by Soprano Cleo Mitilineou as Musetta and Csaba Szegedi as Marcello. A resounding, long-lasting ovation rewarded their excellent performances, and large bouquests were dispensed to the two ladies in appreciation. After the concert, we had an opportunity to talk to the Ambassador and the artists before they joined the reception upstairs. Pictures were taken by Susan Jancso and a few helpful strangers. It was really an evening to remember! BY SUSAN JANCSO Italiano in Budapest Orchestra Director Gábor Hollerung AMERICAN Hungarian Journal DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. ft 102 W. Hollywood, CA 90069 Spa, Hotel foglalások, Kocsi bérlés Kedvezményes repülőjegy árak LAX-BUD-LAX $531.-tői +Tax +Fee szeptember 10-től Információért hívják ZSUZSÁT TEL: (310) 652-5294 FAX: (310) 652-5287 1-888-532-0168 AMERIKAI
