Back in the 20th century, cleared to close meant what it sounds like. Your lender had checked your financials, everything looked good and you only had to schedule your closing: then you'd get the mortgage. In the 21st century, however, even after your lender clears you to close, you may find roadblocks in your path.
Carl Betz. Carl Lawrence Betz (March 9, 1921 â January 18, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He appeared in a variety of television series, including the CBS soap opera Love of Life; however, he is best remembered for playing Donna Reed's television husband, Dr. Alex Stone, from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show.
Johann Franz Encke. Born: 23-Sep-1791 Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany Died: 26-Aug-1865 Location of death: Spandau, Germany Cause of death: unspecified. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Astronomer. Nationality: Germany Executive summary: Investigated comets and asteroids. Military service: Hanseatic Legion (1813-14); Prussian Army (1815) German astronomer, born at Hamburg on the 23rd of September 1791. Matriculating at the University of GÃ¶ttingen in 1811, he began by devoting himself to astronomy under Carl Friedrich Gauss; but he enlisted in the Hanseatic Legion for the campaign of 1813-14, and became lieutenant of artillery in the Prussian service in 1815.