Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 1988:
*SANCTIONS EXPECTED.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Alfonso Chardy Knight-Ridder President Reagan has decided to impose limited additional economic sanctions against Panama to press the U.S. effort to overthrow Panamanian military strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, two administration officials familiar with Panamanian ...
PANAMANIAN STRIKE MAKES LITTLE HEADWAY *DELVALLE STILL IN HIDING.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Douglas Grant Mine Associated Press A general strike called by opponents of Panama's military regime stumbled Monday, with transportation and most commerce proceeding uninterrupted. But the strike, called to press for the resignation of strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio ...
ON THE WAY TO PARLIAMENT TUTU, OTHERS ARRESTED IN CAPE TOWN MARCH.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: John Iams United Press International Police arrested Nobel Peace prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other religious leaders Monday as they defiantly marched on Parliament to protest the government's new ban on anti-apartheid activities. As officers ...
2ND NATIONALIST RAMPAGE JOLTS SOVIET.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Philip Taubman New York Times The Soviet Union reported on Monday that one of its key oil and natural gas centers was shaken Sunday by an outbreak of rioting apparently related to recent nationalist unrest in the same region. The news agency Tass said the industrial city ...
HOMELESS PROGRAMS SPREAD THIN GETTING THEM OFF THE STREET IS JUST PART OF THE SOLUTION.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Greg B. Smith and Craig Brandon Staff writers James Zembo sat in his small room at DePaul House, pointing to a postcard of Cape Cod, a place he has never visited. He would like to go there someday - and he also would like to live an independent life. At 43, ...
U.S. STUDENTS RANK LOW IN SCIENCE, REPORT SAYS.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Tim O'Brien Staff writer Test results of students from 17 countries show American pupils consistently scoring in the bottom half in general science, biology, chemistry and physics, according to a report to be released today. As with previous reports by the ...
STRIKE CRIMPS PANAMA CITY BUSINESSES *PRESIDENT ADMITS IMPACT.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Combined wire services Stores, banks and businesses closed progressively throughout the day Monday as a general strike called by opponents of military strongman Manuel A. Noriega proved partially effective in shutting down commerce in the capital city. The ...
*U.S. REJECTS NEW SANCTIONS.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Doyle McManus Los Angeles Times President Reagan decided Monday to impose no immediate new economic sanctions against Panama, even though he has denounced the regime of Gen. Manuel A. Noriega for deposing Panama's civilian president and aiding international drug ...
ON THE FRONT LINE IN WAGING WAR ON THE THE HOMELESS PROBLEM.(Main)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Greg B. Smith and Craig Brandon Staff writers It happens every day: A well-dressed passer-by avoids eye contact with a bedraggled street person. Maybe a quarter will change hands, maybe no contact will be made at all. But there are others who make regular contact with ...
VETERANS OFFICIAL FACES GUN COUNT RENSS. CO. AIDE BROUGHT PISTOL INTO FEDERAL BUILDING.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Laurie Anderson Staff writer The director of the Rensselaer County Veterans Agency is scheduled to appear in federal court this month on a charge of illegally bringing a loaded pistol into a federal building in Albany, federal authorities said. The trial of David ...
AIRPORT EXPANSION PLANS ENUMERATED PAGE AVJET WOULD INVEST $3.5M.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Kenneth C. Crowe II Staff writer Page Avjet Corp. plans to invest $3.5 million in new buildings at the Albany County Airport, company officials said Monday of their expansion proposal during a public hearing at the Albany County Courthouse. The company plans to build a ...
MEMORIAL SEEKS CUT IN NURSING CURRICULUM.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Kathleen Haddad Staff writer Albany Memorial Hospital once again plans to shorten the curriculum for its registered nurses program and dramatically reduce tuition in an effort to attract students to a profession with a shrinking number of entrants. Hospital officials ...
STAR SIGNS LAW STUDENT'S AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION PAYS THE BILLS.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Grace O'Connor Staff writer A lot of famous people are helping pay Bob Bennett's way through Albany Law School. They include movie stars, musicians, cartoonists and sports figures. An authority on autographs of the great and famous, Bennett put his ...
JUDGE REAFFIRMS RULING BARRING PHOTOS OF MURDER SUSPECT NEWS MEDIA TO APPEAL DECISION TO STATE SUPREME COURT.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Carol DeMare Staff writer An Albany County judge reaffirmed Monday his decision tobar cameras from photographing an 18-year-old Troy murderdefendant should he take the witness stand during histrial in the slaying of an elderly Watervliet woman. Shortly before jury ...
PENSION BILL OK'D AS KOCH IS LECTURED.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Robert Bellafiore Associated Press Members of the state Legislature, while unanimously approving a pension-supplementation bill Monday, blasted New York City Mayor Edward Koch for using threats and "fear tactics" in his failed attempt to defeat the bill. One Queens ...
3 STUDENTS CLAIM ROBBERY WAS PRANK WATERFORD SCHOOL REVIEWS BUDGET MENTAL HEALTH CARE BROUGHT TO SCHOOLS BLACK HISTORY TALK AT MONT PLEASANT WINTER CONCERT SET AT LINTON SCHOOL.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Three 19- year-olds who police said attempted to rob a bank as a prank on Friday are scheduled to be arraigned this morning in Saratoga Springs. The students were arrested Friday and charged with attempted robbery after one of them allegedly presented a note to a teller ...
4 ARRESTED ON COCAINE CHARGES DRUG RINGS SEEN OPERATING IN COLUMBIA, DUTCHESS.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Catherine Clabby Staff writer A year-long probe led to the arrest of three men and one teenager Monday who police believe participated in two cocaine-distribution rings that operated in Columbia and Dutchess counties as well as western Massachusetts. The Columbia County ...
ALBANY PANEL WAITS DRAFT OF ETHICS ORDINANCE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATORS STUDIED.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Jay Jochnowitz Staff writer An Albany Common Council committee reviewing new ethicsrules for city officials is expected soon to get its firstlook at a draft of the new law and examine possiblepenalties for violations. Alderman Robert Van Amburgh said Monday a ...
CONTROVERSIAL SHOP SEEKS LONGER DAY NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP TO PROTEST.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Jay Jochnowitz Staff writer A New Scotland Avenue convenience store that was a focus of an Albany controversy when it opened three years ago plans to ask the city for expanded hours, prompting new concerns among neighbors. Stewart's Shop at 875 New Scotland Avenue, ...
91 MORE BUSINESSES MADE DEFENDANTS IN SUIT ENCON WANTS OIL DUMP CLEANED UP.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Marc Carey Staff writer Ninety-one local businesses - mainly Capital District car dealers and gas stations - have been brought into a state lawsuit seeking to force a cleanup at the Waite Road toxic waste oil site. Firms named among the 91 include King ...
POLICE PROBE WEEKEND ROBBERIES.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Detectives are investigating two armed robberies that occurred within about 15 hours of each other. In the latest heist, reported at 3 a.m. Monday, police said a man walked into the Cumberland Farms store on Guilderland Avenue at Vischer Avenue. The man displayed the handle of a ...
CASE POSTPONED IN SCHENECTADY 2 TO GET AWARDS AT CHARITY BENEFIT MERRILL LYNCH WILL BE HONORED LEGISLATURE TO VOTE ON RENSS. ENGINEER HEARINGS PLANNED ON THRUWAY HIKE.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: United Press International The case of a Niskayuna man charged with criminal and traffic offenses - and who says city police mistreated him - was adjourned in city police court Monday. Michael Feit, attorney for Aaron Carter, 40, of Balltown Road, requested the ...
ROTTERDAM COMPLYING WITH ENCON ORDERS.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... The town is moving along on schedule to meet a landfill consent order from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Supervisor James A. Constantino says. He said the town had submitted a requested leachate control system plan for its landfill. "We have met ...
ICE RINK PROPOSED FOR CLIFTON COMMON TOWN WOULDN'T FOOT ANY OF BILL.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Marc Carey Staff writer A private group has met with town Supervisor Kevin M. Dailey with the idea of building an ice rink on the Clifton Common, Dailey and a group representative said Monday. "They have been in to see me and I'm aware of what they want to do," ...
LEGISLATURE TO VOTE ON COUNTY ENGINEER 2 TO RECEIVE AWARDS AT CHARITY BENEFIT RED CROSS BEGINS FUND-RAISER MARCH 7 WATERFORD-HALFMOON BUDGET ON AGENDA.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... The Rensselaer County Legislature next week is expected to decide whether the commissioner of public works of Niskayuna will be the new county engineer. County Executive John Buono has recommended that Michael Mastropietro, commissioner of public works in Niskayuna, fill the post left ...
COUNTY MAY ASK DEPARTMENT HEADS TO ATTEND MEETINGS NEED THEIR HELP TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Laurie Anderson Staff writer In an effort to assure smooth action on bills in the Rensselaer County Legislature, Democratic Chairman Joseph Manupella said he wants all county department heads to attend legislative meetings that involve their units. The proposal is seen ...
TOWN WATER HOOKUPS SOUGHT IN GUILDERLAND.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Liz Walsh Staff writer A lot of things have changed in the northwest part of town since 1948, except the availability of water, according to William Williford, president of the Northwest Guilderland Neighborhood Association. The state Water Power and Control ...
DEFENDANT RELEASED PENDING TROY DRUG TRIAL.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... A female defendant was released Monday from federal custody pending trial, and hearings were scheduled for three male co-defendants, all of whom were rounded up over the weekend in Troy on charges of conspiring to distribute 5 kilograms of cocaine in Rensselaer County.While appearing ...
FANTASY FEATS ON THE PLAYING FIELD RELIVED PLIMPTON RECALLS HIS 'ATHLETIC CAREER' IN SIENA TALK.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Laura Vecsey Staff writer Known as perhaps the world's most professional amateur, George Plimpton played what has become an improbable role Monday night - that of himself. In an well-manicured lecture at Siena College, Plimpton told students that his inclination to play ...
ALBANY MAN GETS MAXIMUM 5 YEARS IN BURGLARY.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... A 25-year-old Albany man was sentenced Monday in Albany County Court to a maximum 5 years in prison for the burglary of a used-car lot and an additional 90 days in jail on three contempt citations for his behavior in the courtoom. Scott S. Taboh of 20 Robin St. was sentenced by Judge ...
COMPASSIONATE FIGURE IN HISPANIC COMMUNITY REMEMBERED.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Mary D'Ambrosio Staff writer One day at a party, Miguel Medina and his friends learned a Mexican couple was stranded in Albany without food or shelter. The partygoers talked of a creating a fund for them. "Let's raise it," Medina said suddenly, and pulled out his ...
NYC POLICE MOURN SLAIN OFFICER.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Associated Press The streets were awash with dress blues and angry tears Monday as 10,000 police officers attended last rites for Edward Byrne, a 22-year-old comrade killed while protecting a witness in a drug case. Authorities said it was the largest police turnout for ...
PEF STARTS LETTER-WRITING BLITZ TO SPEED CONTRACT TALKS STATE, UNION IN TENTATIVE ACCORD ON ONLY TWO ISSUES.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Joe Picchi Staff writer The 57,000-member Public Employees Federation has launched a letter-writing blitz to help move along contract negotiations with the Cuomo administration that both sides say have been making little progress. "Talks are going very slowly," said ...
HART WON'T BE ON NEW YORK BALLOT CANDIDATE COMES UP 3,316 SHORT ON SIGNATURES.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Staff and wire reports Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart will not be on the Democratic presidential primary ballot in New York because he failed to submit enough signatures on his nominating petitions, the State Board of Elections announced Monday. The cover sheet ...
BRAWLEY GRAND JURY SEATED SHARPTON WANTS MORE BLACKS ON 23-MEMBER BODY.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Joe Mahoney Staff writer As state Attorney General Robert Abrams made his criminal courtroom debut, a 23-member special grand jury, including two blacks, was directed Monday to "get to the bottom of" the alleged racial attack on Dutchess County black teenager Tawana ...
BLACKS' CIVIL SERVICE SUCCESS LAUDED.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Joe Picchi Staff writer Their tenures were years apart, but the names of Walter Broadnax and Ersa Poston were mentioned Monday as "proud moments" in recent civil service history. Poston was the first black to be elected president of the state Civil Service ...
PROSECUTOR WARNS AGAINST BAD PRECEDENT.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Dan Janison Capitol bureau New York state faces a "tremendous upheaval" in the way crimes are probed and punished if the Tawana Brawley affair sets the wrong precedent, the head of a state prosecutors' group warned Monday. "When you see celebrities come forth ...
$250G WMHT PURCHASE OK'D BOARD APPROVES AFTER SEEING PROMOTIONAL TAPE.(Local)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Janet Trinkaus A strange thing happened at the monthly board meeting ofWMHT (Channel 17), which also includes WMHX (Channel 45),WMHT-FM and RISE, radio information service for theprint-handicapped. At a discussion of a proposed $250,000 expenditure for a new ...
THREE TOWNS FINALISTS VIE TO BE STATE ECONOMIC ZONE.(Business)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Twenty-two locations in the state, including three in the Capital District, are among the finalists for designation as economic opportunity zones. The state Department of Economic Development will be designating nine new opportunity zones in this second round of ...
SEARS PLANS MAJOR REVAMP OF ITS RETAIL MANAGEMENT.(Business)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Associated Press Sears, Roebuck and Co. plans a major management overhaul in its retail division, but will not reveal what the restructuring will include until the changes are described to the company's headquarters staff, a Sears spokesman said Monday. Philo ...
STOP & SHOP PICKS KOHLBERG.(Business)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Associated Press Stop & Shop Cos. Inc. announced Monday it has agreed to be acquired in a $1.23 billion leveraged buyout by the investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Inc., but Dart Group Corp. said the news will not deter its attempt to gain control of the retailer....
MACY & CO. EMERGES AS FEDERATED BIDDER.(Business)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Martha Groves Los Angeles Times R.H. Macy & Co., the legendary New York retailer, emerged Monday as a surprise bidder for Federated Department Stores, Wall Street sources said. The move threw Toronto developer Campeau Corp., which has been pursuing Federated for weeks, ...
BAKE-OFF UNCOVERS WHAT'S COOKING.(Living Today)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Betsy Balsley Los Angeles Times It has changed drastically throughout the years, but the 37-year-old Pillsbury Bake-Off continues to be a bellwether for what's happening in the kitchens of America. The grandparent of all cooking contests may not provide recipes that will ...
THE SEASONING GOES BEYOND THE BALLPARK.(Living Today)(Recipe)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Russ Parsons Hearst Feature Service In the old days, you were a gourmet if you knew ballpark mustard from Dijon. But this is 1988. Grey Poupon is made by Del Monte in Oxnard, Calif., and there are more truly exotic mustards than you can shake a baby vegetable at. ...
THE BEST OF THE BRANDS.(Living Today)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Hearst Feature Service These brands of mustard are rated as "recommended" in their categories in Jennifer Harvey Lang's book "Tastings: The Best from Ketchup to Caviar" (Crown Publishers, $14.95). * Dijon and Dijon-style: Pikarome (high-priced); Recorbet (low-priced); ...
HOW WOMEN CAN MEET THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS.(Living Today)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Judy Shepard Staff writer Let me tell you, soaking and cooking dried beans is not right up there on my list of priorities. For other women, breakfast takes too much time. Their choice is to sleep a few minutes later and cheat on the first meal of the day. We ...
GREAT DECISIONS MEETINGS TO BEGIN.(Living Today)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Staff writer For more than 20 years, "Great Decisions" has been an annual rite of spring at the Albany Public Library, drawing opinionated ordinary citizens and intellectuals with lofty credentials to its eight-week public education forum. This year is no ...
TORNADOS BEAT PATS A 3RD TIME.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... All season long, Albany Patroons coach Bill Musselman has had a goal of winning 50 games in this Continental Basketball Association season. That is one dream that won't come true. Monday night at the Pensacola Civic Center, the Patroons were defeated by the Pensacola Tornados, 101-97. The ...
TYSON TO FIGHT BRUNO?(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Associated Press World heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was reported Monday to have agreed to a September defense against Britain's Frank Bruno that will earn Tyson $12.32 million and the challenger $3.52 million. British commercial television reported ...
WISE MAN YANKEES' MEACHAM FINDS UNDERSTANDING THROUGH HARD LESSONS.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Tim Layden Staff writer Dripping sweat and heaving to draw warm breaths from the tropical air, Bobby Meacham planted himself hard on a dugout bench. He drained a cup of Gatorade and poured the ice down his shirt. Before him lay an empty spring training baseball ...
INDIANS' MIDDLE LITTLE TOO SOFT TO SUIT DEANE.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Paul Schwartz Staff writer Does Siena have two starting centers or no starting centers? There aren't too many questions when a basketball team is 21-4, but that is one the Indians are finding difficult to answer. There is Steve Downey, a 6-foot-11 freshman who ...
FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR VROOMAN; SPRINGER'S RECORD IN JEOPARDY.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Maureen Kelly Kelly Vrooman, who led the Burnt Hills field hockey team to the New York State Class A Championship this year, has accepted a scholarship from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Considering Vrooman's accomplishments, it's no wonder she had ...
KINGSTON NATIVE FERRARO HOPES HE'S STILL AT HOME ON OHIO LANES.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: John LaRouche Dave Ferraro admits his wrist is getting better, but it's far from 100 percent. Regardless of the pain and discomfort, there's only one place he wants to be this week: North Olmstead, Ohio. That's where the 28-year-old right- hander won his ...
UNION'S MORRISON QUITS HOCKEY POST.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... After 10 years as the head coach of Union College's hockey team, Charlie Morrison has resigned from the position. Morrison, 51, will stay at Union as full-time director of Achilles Rink and Memorial Field House. Union, which ended its season with a 5-4 double overtime ...
ALBANY STATE SEASON ENDS TONIGHT.(Sports)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Paul Schwartz Staff writer Albany State's basketball season will end tonight when the Danes face Wesleyan at University Gym. For the first time in 12 years, there will be no post- season tournament for the Danes. "In practice, I'm going to hit them with 'it's one and ...
CHAMBER RENEWS FUND-RAISING GOAL TO CREATE A CENTER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH.(Business)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Byline: Cailin Brown Business Writer For the third time in 19 months, the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce will try to solicit money to finance its Center for Economic Growth. Hugh Roberts, president of Roberts Real Estate and vice-chairman of the new fund-raising ...
TACT NOW, TOUGH LATER.(Main)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 1988 ... Despite the drug-trafficking indictment of Panamanian military dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega in federal court in Miami - and despite Noriega's ouster of his country's legitimate president - the Reagan administration has thus far refused to impose maximum economic sanctions on Panama ....
REVIVING LANDSCAPES OF THE PAST.(Living Today)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Judy Shepard Staff writer Jacquetta M. Haley is still a little surprised by the way things worked out. As director of research for Historic Hudson Valley, a regional preservation organization formerly known as Sleepy Hollow Restorations, she was prepared to ...
SHULTZ SAYS PROGRESS IN MIDDLE EAST SLIGHT *ROUND 2 OF TALKS COULD START FRIDAY.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Norman Kempster Los Angeles Times Secretary of State George P. Shultz conceded Tuesday that he made only imperceptible progress in the first round of his Middle East peace shuttle, but aides said that he would probably return to the region in two days to continue the ...
*HOSTAGES FREED, 'PROVED INNOCENT'.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Donna Abu-Nasr Associated Press Moslem kidnappers freed two Scandinavian relief workers Tuesday, nearly a month after they had been kidnapped in southern Lebanon, and left a note saying the hostages were "proved innocent." Swede Jan Stening, 44, and Norwegian William ...
BLACKS FIGHT WAR OF WORDS DISPUTE CENTERS ON BRAWLEY CASE.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Dan Janison Capitol bureau Two black political figures engaged in an unusually stinging public clash Tuesday, and while the Tawana Brawley case was the focus, their statements suggest that the split runs deeper. The war of words was launched when Assemblyman ...
MOVING FROM THE STREET TO A HOME ADVOCATES SAY HELP IS NEEDED FOR TRANSITION TO WORK.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Greg B. Smith and Craig Brandon Staff writers Joe Forte has a fiancee, two children, an affordable apartment and several job possibilities. He plans to buy a car - maybe a sports car - if his future wife approves. It was not always that way. In early 1987, ...
SHULTZ TO KEEP TRYING FOR MIDDLE EAST PACT *ENCOURAGEMENT ENOUGH FOR RETURN.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: David K. Shipler New York Times Secretary of State George P. Shultz ended his swing through the Middle East Tuesday without the general accord he had sought on principles of negotiation but with enough encouragement from the parties to lean toward a return trip at the ...
*KIDNAPPERS FREE 2 U.N. PERSONNEL.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Ihsan A. Hijazi New York Times Two Scandinavians with the United Nations relief agency who were kidnapped in southern Lebanon last month were freed unharmed Tuesday, the United Nations announced here. Witnesses said the relief workers - Jan Stening, a ...
PANAMA ASSETS SOUGHT REGIME IN EXILE TRIES FOR FREEZE.(Main)
Mar 02, 1988 ... Byline: Combined wire services Key figures of Panama's government-in-exile announced Tuesday they will take legal steps to freeze their nation's assets in the United States and to cut off the transfer of millions of dollars in ocean- shipping fees to the government of ...