Why did my last revealing
DIARY on JOHN C GANNON die
after just 20 min. on RECOMMENDED
List due to dKos DNS Spook?
Appleton Post Crescent 4 Febr. 1959
Caption of AP Wirephoto -
Secretary of the Navy Thomas S. Gates, Jr., right,
congratulates William Franke, under secretary, who
will succed him. The resignation of Gates, effective
June 1, was announced by the White House. Gates
will return to private business.
The Enterprise was launched 24 September 1960, and made a lasting impression on "grandson" William Edward Franke, later the architect and funder of the SBVT campaign to sabotage the election of JFK II in 2004!
Switch to next generation - below
Thanks once again to diligent work by Jill Lehnert | TBob2000 for major task of fact finding and background checking. See near end of diary for typical communique.
THE FIRST GENERATION 1961 - 1965
The eighth Enterprise (CVA(N)-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched 24 September 1960 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va.; sponsored by Mrs. William. B. Franke, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 25 November 1961, Captain V. P. de Poix, in command.
On 20 February 1962, the nuclear-powered carrier played a role in the space age when Enterprise acted as a tracking and measuring station for the epochal flight of Friendship 7. The Project Mercury space capsule in which Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. USMC, made the United States' first orbital space flight.
In August, Enterprise joined the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Soon after its return to Norfolk, Va., in October 1962, Enterprise was dispatched to its first international crisis. On a televised address to the nation 22 October 1962, President John F. Kennedy annouced that U.S. reconnaissance flights had revealed a Soviet buildup of offensive missiles on the island of Cuba, 90 miles off the Florida coast.
US Secretaries of the Navy 1959-1965
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke (left), and
Deputy Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates (second from right)
Take their oaths of office, at the White House, Washington, D.C., 8 June 1959.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is looking on, as White House Administrative Officer Frank Sanderson administers the oaths.
Under Secretary of the Navy
Apr 17, 1957 - Jun 07, 1959 William B. Franke Born: Apr 15, 1894
Secretary of the Navy
Jun 08, 1959 - Jan 19, 1961 William B. Franke Born: Apr 15, 1894
Jan 25, 1961 - Dec 20, 1961 John B. Connally, Jr. Born: Feb 27, 1917
Jan 04, 1962 - Nov 01, 1963 Fred Korth Born: Sep 09, 1909
Nov 02, 1963 - Nov 28, 1963 Paul B. Fay (acting) Born: Jul 08, 1918
Nov 29, 1963 - Jun 30, 1967 Paul H. Nitze Born: Jan 16, 1907
[1] THE HOUSE CIA BUILD IN FL
How does this info evolve from 1959 to the present crisis in US politics.
George H.W. Bush links to the Kennedy Assassination
by DerekLarsson Fri Mar 18th, 2005
A weird diary I read last weekend on BUSH #41 and his work for the CIA during Bay of Pigs fiasco. A single name rang a tiny bell: Capt. William Edwards.
Curious, I searched and found a more complete article with photo's added. The caption under one photo of CIA operations in Florida, in preparation of Cuban invasion, added some names to the list of "interesting" persons. This work is mostly based on analysis, hunches, search and prayer it's not a dead end.
"Interesting" persons relates to previous diaries and an excellent job done by SusanG and NYBri at Propagannon.com and as always the kossack community input.
RELEVANT AND RECENT DIARIES:
[A] GANNON WAR II OPEN a 2nd FRONT of ATTACK Who We Missed!
by creve coeur Wed Mar 16th, 2005
- John C. GANNON - ex CIA deputy director and CEO Intellibridge | ANSER
- William E. FRANKE - founder, President & CEO GANNON International at St. Louis
- Dr. John R. PHILLIPS - Chief Scientist Central Intelligence Agency
- John M HILLHOUSE - CPA in St. Louis MO for Price Waterhouse LLP
[B]
PropaG search TEXAS Style Politics Pols Bought
by creve coeur Sat Mar 12th, 2005
- Carole Keeton RYLANDER - State Comptroller
- Dr. Wendy Lee GRAMM - ENRON Relations
- Texas Public Policy Foundation [TPPF] - 1999 Gov. GW Bush
- ANSER | ANSER Homeland Security | John C. GANNON | Intellibridge |
- BIO VP Dick Cheney
- BIO Advisor Karl Rove [2x]
[C]
PropaG search GOP Politics Sexy acts CON-X-TION CT-GA-MD-TX-VA-WI
by creve coeur Wed Mar 9th, 2005
- PIVOTAL Equity Group & JPX Inter@ctive Technologies, Inc. of GOPUSA Board Member Richard M. Powell in Austin TX
- WhoIs Womble Carlyle Lawyers and BIO of "buckhead" aka Harry W. MacDougald of SBV-
Quote
Inconspicuously nestled in a wooded area next to what is now the Metro Zoo, the CIA's JM/WAVE headquarters had a sign on its door that read: Zenith Technical Enterprises. Organizing and supplying the CIA's secret war against Castro, it became the largest employer in South Florida. Run by veteran clandestine boss Theodore Shackley, his chief of operations was David Morales. As head of propaganda and psych warfare activities, David Phillips was a frequent visitor who had all 300 Agency officers handling the anti-Castro Cuban groups reporting to him. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAD AYERS
Unquote
Did you see these names in period 1961-1965:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
One of world famous Conspiracy Theorist Barry Chamish's most interesting theories is that the late JFK Jr. was interested in the Rabin Assassination. I wonder why that would be so. One would think that JFK Jr. would be Most interested in the assassination of his own father, then US President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963 in Dallas Texas.
CIA's Zenith Technical Enterprises - FL
.
Desmond FitzGerald, chief of the CIA's Far
Eastern Division in the 1950's and head of
the Cuban task force in 1962-63.
.
E. Howard Hunt
Hoover's memo, which was written to the director of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, was buried among the 98,755 pages of F.B.I. documents released to the public in 1977 and 1978 as a result of the Freedom of Information Act suits. It was written to summarize the briefings given to
Bush and
Capt. William Edwards of the Defense Intelligence Agency by the F.B.I.'s W.T.
Forsyth on November 23, the day after the assassination, when Lee Harvey Oswald was still alive to be interrogated about his connections to Cuban exiles and the C.I.A.
MEMO John Edgar HOOVER - director FBI
"Date: November 29, 1963
To: Director Bureau of Intelligence and Research Department of State
From: John Edgar Hoover, Director
Subject: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
F. KENNEDY NOVEMBER 22, 1963
The substance of the foregoing information was orally furnished to Mr. George Bush of the Central Intelligence Agency and Captain William Edwards of the Defense
Intelligence Agency on November 23, 1963, by Mr. W.T. Forsyth of this Bureau."---
"On November 22, 1963 Mr. GEORGE H.W. BUSH, 5525 Briar, Houston, Texas, telephonically advised that he wanted to relate some hear say that he had heard in recent weeks, date and source unknown. He advised that one JAMES PARROTT had been talking of killing the President when he comes to Houston. "PARROTT is possibly a student at the University of Houston and is active in politics in the Houston area."
Bush's spokesman Stephen Hart commented: "Must be another George Bush." Within a short time the CIA itself would peddle the same damage control line.
[2] THE HOUSE GANNON BUILD
Creating Report
Documents available as pdf files from Secr of State of Missouri.
The Gannon Company - Corporation number: 00251422
Registered Agent:
Robert T. West
11 So Meramec, Suite 1201
Clayton, MO 63105
OFFICERS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Director
William E. Franke William E. Franke
8042 Gannon 8042 Gannon
University City, MO 63130 University City, MO 63130
Secretary
William E. Franke
8042 Gannon
University City, MO 63130
Signed: William E. Franke
June 23, 1983
Notary Public:
Robert T. West
St. Louis County
Articles of Incorporation signed on Aprol 19, 1983
Robert T. West
The Gannon Equities Company - Corporation number: 00265387
Registered Agent:
Gary Schlette
12541 Bennington Place
St. Louis, MO 63146
OFFICERS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Director
William E. Franke William E. Franke
8042 Gannon 8042 Gannon
University City, MO 63130 University City, MO 63130
Sr. VP Director
James S. Allen Jr. James S. Allen Jr.
5600 State Line Road 5600 State Line Road
Shawnee Mission, KS 66209 Shawnee Mission, KS 66209
Sr. VP Director
Thomas P. Ramsel Thomas P. Ramsel
197 Walden 197 Walden
Eureka, MO 63025 Eureka, MO 63025
Secr. | Treasurer
Gary Schlette
66 Julie Lane
St. Peters, MO 63376
Asst. Secretary
Diane Dishon
1360 Cove Lane
St. Louis, MO 63138
Signed: William E. Franke
June 28, 1984
Notary Public:
Pamela L. Gillett
St. Louis County
Changes in Registrar:
The Gannon Equities Company
Registered Agent:
John W. Shipley [as previous name of agent - must have been another change - Ed.]
12541 Bennington Place
St. Louis, MO 63146
Registered Agent:
Robert P. [Paul] Greene
12541 Bennington Place
St. Louis, MO 63146
Signed: Robert P. [Paul] Greene
March 17, 1997
Statement of Change Received: April 10, 1997
Attest:
Diane E. Dishon [formerly Asst. Secretary to GANNON]
Notary Public
St. Louis County
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gannon International, Ltd.
11301 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63141
Telephone: 314-989-9600
Facsimile: 314-812-8700
William E. Franke - founder, President & CEO
William E. Franke, who founded Gannon International in 1983, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gannon International. Mr. Franke has extensive experience in business administration, especially in administering companies in their start up and initial stages of operation. Prior to founding Gannon International, Mr. Franke practiced law, concentrating in real estate and finance.
Mr. Franke holds a degree in economics from Principia College, a Juris Doctorate from Washington University School of Law, and has studied at both the London School of Economics and the Washington University School of Business.
He has served on the U.S. Department of Energy's Advisory Committee on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Ventures.
Mr. Franke served a tour in Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict while a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. He served as Officer-in-Charge of a river patrol boat and Operational and Tactical Commander of a task group which included twelve river patrol boats, multiple aircraft and approximately three hundred ground troops. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. His task group was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations and the Navy's Meritorious Unit citation.
In 1970 and 1971, Mr. Franke was stationed at the Naval Communications Command in Washington, D.C. where he served with the Inspector General and as a Congressional Liaison. Twice during this period he was assigned to the State Department as Naval Liaison in special negotiations with the British on an Indian Ocean base. Mr. Franke has also represented the United States with Saudi Arabia's OPEC staff and with Israeli and Egyptian peace treaty negotiating teams.
GOPWEBTX new diary
Action items — to do list:
NEED INFORMATION ON TIES & RELATIONSHIPS OF THESE PERSONS TO EXECUTIVE & BOARD MEMBERS OF
Read
dKOSOPEDIA on the available knowledge on companies.
and if at all possible links to the SVBT affair that was so detrimental to John F. Kerry's Presidential bid.
Typical TEAM communication to get some work done on this topic:
CC at dKos - QUICK reaction to your Email - William Edward Franke and GANNON
SENT: Jill's Email - all very important topics:
Regarding William Edward Franke - This is driving me nuts. Why did they name their company GANNON?????!!! Why would he be at a board meeting for Energy? I need to find out what more about Gannon International and what they do. I have put this on hold for several days and I am not sure I am ready to get back to it. I was following a lot of dead leads and got really frustrated. I think I want to take a look at 2001 and see if I can get a list somewhere of Bush's schedule. I am hoping this will lead to the Gannon Family clue at his August Press Conference.
We need to find out who was on board at Anser and when. I want to get John C. Gannon's timeline NAILED!
Q. I need to find out what more about Gannon International and what they do.
Answer CC - Let me first publish to extended info already collected on GANNON - I did send you an complete overview [DOC document] of the diversity in companies incorporated through GANNON. The Florida Real Estate companies are a fact, at this time no deep scrutiny warrented.
There is an Gannon CableView Media Group, I am wondering if there is a connect to Koret Communications of St. Charles, MO - just next door to Créve Coeur hometown of GANNON.
The VIETNAM connection is relevant! Would be the Pacific Group, also GANNON Technologies in Virginia may be linked to Government contracts on Homeland Security.
The GANNON family contact at the ranch may not exist, I suspect it referred to John C. Gannon, and was on "Homeland Security" discussion. It would be helpful to find the presence of boss Dick Cheney and George Tenet at the ranch, that would confirm my suggestion. GWB had mentioned he was on working vacation to review legislation proposal on Stem Cell research.
Dick Cheney and his Energy Commission may have been a front to confer with top corporate executives on future plans to play hard ball on foreign policy, the oil resources of the Middle East, and probably back-up plans on any future attack on the US by Muslim extremist groups.
If read the GHW Bush CIA link in diary this weekend, with the Kennedy assassination of 1963 and the Bay of Pigs relation. I saw some very common names mentioned during that period, must follow-up on those names to see any relevancy to today's search on GANNON, etc.
Most important to find the family tree of William Edward Franke, John C. Gannon, Dr. John R. Phillips, John W. Shipley and Robert Paul Greene. Is it possible for you to trace these through BIO or ancestry?
Did you see these names in period 1961-1965!
Family tree Grandpa William B Franke by Jill Lehnert:
Appleton Post Crescent 4 Feb 1959 jpg
I do have a picture (see attached) and some little more info:
William B. Franke
From the Frederick News (Frederick, Maryland) Feb. 4, 1959
Frank, 64, is a native of Troy, N.Y., a legal resident of New York City.
He formerly was senior partner in a New York accounting firm.
His formal nomination as secretary is to go to the Senate soon.
1920 Census: New York (Brooklyn)
Street: Carlton Ave.
Franke, William B. (head) m w 25 b. Troy, NY Job: Account, Public [CPA? - Ed.]
Franke, Bertha (wife) f w 25 m NY
Reddy, Mura (Mother-in-law) f w 57 wd NY
1930 Census: New York (Westchester Co. Dobbs Ferry)
Franke, William B (head) 36, married at 25
Franke, Bertha r. (wife) 36, married at 25
Franke, Phyliss B (dau) 9
Franke, Anne ? (dau) 7
Franke, Patricia (dau) 4
Reddy, Myra (Mother in law) 67
Burke, Lena (Maid) 37
Q. Was there an addition of a son to this family AFTER 1930 Census??
[Edited] - Comment added by Jill Lehnert
Good Diary
but I must point out that it has not been established yet that William E. Franke is the grandson of William B. Franke. William E. Franke got his economics degree from Principia College in Illinois in 1966 which makes his estimated date of birth around 1945. I think it highly unlikely that he could be a grandson if he did not have a son by 1930. Could you please edit the diary? Thank you Creve Coeur and good work. At this time, we should concentrate on Willam E. Franke and Gannon International and see where it leads us.
Progressive bloggers are today's Minutemen -- patriotic "first responders" defending fundamental American institutions and true American values. J. McDermott
by Jill Lehnert on Thu Mar 24th, 2005 at 11:51:52 EST
Gates To Retire As Navy Head June 1
Washington (AP) Wednesday, Februari 4, 1959 — Thomas S. Gates Jr., who has been secretary of the Navy almost two years, will quit the job June 1.
This was announced by the White House Tuesday, along with the word that Undesecretary William Franke will move up to the Navy’s No. 1 spot.
[...]
Franke, 64, is a native of Troy, N.Y., a legal resident of New York City. He formerly was senior partner in a New York accounting firm. His formal nomination as secretary is to go to the senate soon.
To succeed Franke as undersecretary, the White House named Fred A. Bantz, 63, now assistant Navy secretary in charge of material.
Bantz was with the J.C. Penney Co., from 1922 until 1957 when he became assistent secretary of the Navy.
FLORIDA GANNON FAMILY | HOLDINGS | JV & MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
Source - FLORIDA Secretary of State
All available documents On-Line in pdf file
GANNON JOINT VENTURE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP B99000000396 ACT
2002 05/01/2002
2003 04/30/2003
2004 04/27/2004
06/15/2004 -- Reg. Agent Change
04/27/2004 -- ANNUAL REPORT
12/01/2003 -- Reg. Agent Change
04/30/2003 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
05/01/2002 -- COR - ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
06/05/2001 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
04/26/2000 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
10/28/1999 -- Foreign LP
THE GANNON MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF FLORIDA M05583 ACT
2002 05/10/2002
2003 04/30/2003
2004 04/14/2004
04/14/2004 -- ANNUAL REPORT
12/02/2003 -- Reg. Agent Change
04/30/2003 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
05/10/2002 -- COR - ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
03/26/2001 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
04/27/2000 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
04/30/1999 -- ANNUAL REPORT
04/22/1998 -- ANNUAL REPORT
05/15/1997 -- ANNUAL REPORT
05/01/1996 -- 1996 ANNUAL REPORT
DEERWOOD PLACE CORPORATION P93000070027 ACTIVE
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
6763 SW 88TH STREET
MIAMI FL 33156
Director - President
FRANKE, WILLIAM E
1312 BALLANTRAE FARM DRIVE «« NEW Address since early 2003
MCLEAN VA 22101 DP
Director - VP
GREENE, ROBERT P
235 DOULTON PLACE
ST. LOUIS MO 63141 VD
Director - VP
WEYGANDT, DAVID W
10 BRIARHILL LANE
COLUMBIA IL 62236 VD
Secretary
GORDON, TROY W
221 HAWTHORNE AVENUE
ST. LOUIS MO 63141 S
2002 06/05/2002
2003 04/30/2003
2004 04/14/2004
04/14/2004 -- ANNUAL REPORT
12/02/2003 -- Reg. Agent Change
04/30/2003 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
06/05/2002 -- COR - ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
11/09/2001 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
04/27/2000 -- ANN REP/UNIFORM BUS REP
04/30/1999 -- ANNUAL REPORT
04/22/1998 -- ANNUAL REPORT
05/15/1997 -- ANNUAL REPORT
05/01/1996 -- 1996 ANNUAL REPORT
[3] THE ESTATES GANNON BUILD IN FL
Complete listing of available documents and ANNUAL Reports added to a previous diary as INFO for in-depth research - END of diary.
Florida Secretary of State
Name List Request: "GANNON Equities" [in reverse order of date]
- THE GANNON EQUITIES COMPANY P03892 ACT [PARENT - Ed.]
- GANNON MAITLAND, LLC L02000027006 ACT
- GANNON EQUITIES-MAITLAND, LLC L02000027004 ACT
- GANNON EQUITIES-CHATHAM PINES, LLC L02000007114 ACT
- CHATHAM PINES APARTMENTS, LLC L02000007113 ACTIVE
- GANNON EQUITIES-BAYRIDGE, LLC L02000000764 ACT
- GANNON EQUITIES-ROYAL PALM, LLC L01000021599 ACT
- ROYAL PALM PLACE, LLC L01000020765 ACTIVE
- GRAND RIVAGE, LLC M01000001803 ACTIVE
- GANNON EQUITIES, LLC L00000004546 ACT
- POINCIANA LAKES, LLC L00000001439 ACTIVE
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