Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from January 1989:
JIM LANGE: CONTENT AS HOST.(TV Magazine)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Janet Trinkaus Television editor J im Lange says money isn't the key to big ratings for game shows. And he should know. The affable host of "The Dating Game" from 1965 to 1982, Lange is now hosting "Triple Threat," a syndicated once a week game show ...
FUN GREW UP IN '88 MOVIES.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Martin Moynihan Staff writer A t the movies, 1988 turns out to have been the year of comedies for adults. This is true both at the box office - where the top six hit films were comedies - and in my annual list of the Top 10 movies. There are different movies ...
... IN WITH THE NEW NEW U.S. LAWS, REGULATIONS WILL HAVE NATIONWIDE IMPACT.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press Ringing in the new year are dozens of changes in federal laws and regulations, many of them aimed at quenching Americans' thirst for security and a few that will make life a little more expensive. Among the most significant of the Jan. 1 ...
KILLER LASER TO TARGET SATELLITES.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: William J. Broad New York Times After heated internal debate, the Pentagon has decided to modify its most powerful laser so it can be fired at old U.S. satellites to see how effective attacks against satellites can be, military officials and congressional experts said ...
COSTS TOP DRUG PLAN'S BENEFITS.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Kyle Hughes Capitol bureau New York's prescription drug program for the elderly, struggling with poor enrollments, has a bigger problem: Administrative costs as high as 128 percent of benefits paid to senior citizens. In terms of dollars, it means that as of ...
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RULING CHALLENGES HIRING ORDER.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Richard Wexler Capitol bureau "The concept behind affirmative action is that the sins of the parent shall be visited upon the child. ... No thinking person can advance the proposition that an individual's merit and fitness are determined by his or her sex, race or ethnic ...
PAN AM REPRISAL HINTED REAGAN AIRS CRYPTIC WARNING.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Combined wire services A report overseen by President-elect George Bush advocating possible military action against terrorists "ought to be giving some people sleepless nights" in the wake of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, President Reagan said Saturday. ...
A LOOK INSIDE THE NEWSROOM REVEALS MANY VIEWS.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Harry Rosenfeld Editor Newspapers have developed their own language to describewhat they can do. This terminology is pretty clear evento persons who toil at newspapers a continent apart. That's one of the things that separates newspaper insiders from their ...
OUT WITH THE OLD ... THE YEAR ENDS IN CELEBRATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Dan Chiszar United Press International Millions of Americans celebrated the coming of 1989 with New Year's Eve celebrations Saturday from New York's Times Square to Hollywood Boulevard, where beefed-up police patrols guarded against violence. The lowering of ...
MOYNIHAN URGES ACTION FOR NEEDY CHILDREN.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: United Press International Sen. Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., praised the Social Security system Saturday as "the most successful policy ever devised in our land" and then made a New Year plea on behalf of needy children in the United States. Moynihan, who ...
GOODIES TO EXPECT THIS YEAR.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ralph Martin With another year upon us, what better time then to tell you what some Capital District movers and shakers will spring upon us? But, remember, "NO GUARANTEES." Padre Cuomo - Growing weary of the bickering in his state "family," the Guv will ...
TROY A REVISION OF VANDERHEYDEN NAME CHANGED IN 1789.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tim O'Brien Staff writer Editor's Note: This is the first of an occasional series marking the 200th anniversary of the naming of the city of Troy. TROY - Jacob D. Van der Heyden was an angry man. Not only had he and his family sold portions of the ...
CRASH VICTIM EULOGIZED.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Jane Gottlieb Staff writer An international tragedy was described as an immense personal loss Saturday as the body of Melina Hudson was laid to rest. "People picked up her rhythm," said the Rev. John Jones in a eulogy he called "Melina's Moment" for the ...
RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO BE HONORED AT COCKTAIL PARTY AT SIENA COLLE GE.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Frances Ingraham ENDOWMENT SERIES: Civil rights activist Eleanor Holmes Norton will be the guest of honor at the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series cocktail party at Siena College from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16. The ...
MEDIA INTRUSION ON PERSONAL GRIEF AROUSES PUBLIC ANGER.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Radio talk show host Larry King blew his top the other night regarding the television coverage of hysterical relatives of the victims of the tragic PanAm plane crash. The always outspoken King said he'd quit the job if he was ordered to film the ...
VEHICLE REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... All motor vehicle registrations that were due to expire Saturday have been extended until midnight Tuesday, according to the state Motor Vehicles Department. The ...
DUAL-KILLING SUSPECT WAS ON $1,000 BAIL.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press The man suspected of shooting to death two Queens women as six children watched in horror had been released from jail only two weeks earlier on low bail, the New York Post reported Saturday. Gandhi Guzman, 21, an alleged hitman for a Colombian ...
CANADA PACT SEEN AS GAIN FOR NEW YORK.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Jonathan Ferziger United Press International New York could reap greater benefits than any other state from the free-trade agreement between the United States and Canada that takes effect today, the state's economic development chief said Saturday. Vincent ...
JEHOVAH'S WITNESS FORCED TO TAKE BLOOD.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press A Jehovah's Witness remained in critical condition Saturday after being forced to take a blood transfusion. Three of her supporters, including her husband, had been arrested when they surrounded her bed and tried to thwart doctors trying to ...
SICK STUDENT NEEDS LIVER TRANSPLANT.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ken Thurman Staff writer Less than two weeks ago, 21-year-old Patrick O'Donnell of Clifton Park was happy and healthy - a young man looking forward to spending the holidays with family and friends and to graduating from Siena College in May with a degree in accounting. ...
NEW YORK CITY EMPTIES FILTHY WELFARE HOTEL.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: United Press International Scrambling to meet its New Year's Eve deadline, the city moved the last homeless families from Manhattan's squalid Martinique Hotel, hoping to slam the door on years of criticism of its failure to find decent housing for the poor. ...
1988 'TIMES UNION' CHRISTMAS FUND SETS RECORD AT $190,497.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... The Times Union Christmas Fund for Needy Old People closed its 31st year with a record $190,497 in contributions. The previous high was $153.371 in 1988. The "Issues and Ideas" English Class from Shenendehowa High School - teacher Deborah Papa-Bouchard - gave $1,272.50. A ...
BICENTENNIAL EVENTS.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... The city will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its naming with events throughout the year. The following is a monthly listing of the events planned so far. Exact dates, times and places are still to be determined, and the schedule is subject to changes and additions. JANUARY ...
NYC WOMAN CLAIMS POLICE BRUTALIZED HER.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press A 71-year-old diabetic woman was brutalized last month by a group of policemen from the 113th Precinct, who falsely accused her of using drugs, her lawyer alleges. Ann Hamilton, a retired Yonkers schoolteacher who lives in the Jamaica section ...
N. CAROLINA INDIAN'S EXTRADITION LATEST CONTROVERSY FOR CUOMO.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Joel Stashenko Associated Press New York Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, considering a request for the extradition of Tuscarora Indian Timothy Jacobs to North Carolina, is no stranger to controversies involving Native Americans. One of the highlights of Cuomo's early ...
PUBLIC MINGLES WITH LEADERS AT OPEN HOUSE.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Elizabeth S. Schwartz Staff writer In the lobby bedecked with evergreen wreaths and an arc of multicolored balloons, Mayor Thomas M. Whalen III made small talk with citizens who came in varying sizes to his "open house" at City Hall on Saturday. Chatting with ...
CAPITAL DISTRICT WHOOPS IT UP AT ALBANY'S THIRD FIRST NIGHT.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ken Thurman and Elizabeth S. Schwartz Staff writers Anne Coughlin of Clifton Park had the perfect excuse for having paint on her face. "First Night made me do it," said Coughlin, the year 1989 and two red hearts prominent on her right cheek. "We're all here ...
POESTENKILL MAN ACCUSED OF CRUELTY TO DOG, PUPS.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Mary Chris Kuhr Staff writer State police arrested a village resident Saturday and led him from his Round Top Road home in handcuffs, charged with cruelty to animals. Robert W. Styczynski, 29, was taken by Trooper Frederick Ashworth to the State Police ...
ETHICS LAW OPENS ERA OF TRUST, SAYS CUOMO.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: United Press International Gov. Mario Cuomo said Saturday that 1989 ushers in a new era of public trust in politicians, who will have little choice but to be honest for fear of violating the state's beefed-up anti-corruption laws. "New Yorkers have greater ...
RAPIST HUNTED IN SCHENECTADY.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Police Saturday were looking for a man they said abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl who was delivering newspapers that morning on Swan Street. Detective Capt. Joseph Peters III said the incident occurred about 7:15 a.m. when a man grabbed the girl from behind, put a knife to ...
ANGER IN AMERICA SKINHEADS BOLDLY TAKE TO STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Wayne King New York Times There are four of them, and they dress in a manner best described as bristling: Hair close- cropped, heavy boots with trousers bloused, black leather jackets and epaulets. They wear ties, and the look is neat, but a little Germanic, ...
NYC SUBWAY TUNNELS A HAVEN FOR HOMELESS.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: New York Times Beyond the subway platform exists an underworld known only to the most desperate New Yorkers and the transit police teams who search for them. It consists of the 700 miles of New York City's subway tunnels. Lighted by the occasional naked bulb ...
SUPERMARKETS HAVE A BATTLE.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... When Hannaford Bros. Co. of Maine in late 1987 made public its plan to open two dozen Shop 'n Save grocery stores in the Capital District, the company set the stage for a memorable supermarket battle in 1988. Hannaford greeted Capital District shoppers in Glens Falls in ...
KIERNAN, SWYER LEAVE LARGE LEGACIES.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... The Capital District suffered the loss of two major business leaders in 1988: Peter D. Kiernan, former president and chief executive officer of Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, and master builder Lewis A. Swyer. Kiernan was largely responsible for the Jan. 1 transformation of ...
*TWO MAJOR MIGHT-HAVE-BEENS BOTH MISSED.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Two major might-have-beens for the Capital District in 1988 were represented by Sematech and a proposed Union Carbide/General Electric Co. joint operating agreement. It was in January that Sematech, a federally supported consortium of high-technology companies, announced that it ...
*NEW VENTURES COMING IN.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Guardian Photo, Spalding Worldwide Sports, Technocraft Inc., Packaging Industries and Oak-Mitsui all announced in 1988 their plans to open new businesses in the Capital District or to expand what they already have here. The companies have promised new jobs to the region, in some ...
FLEET, NORSTAR MAKE A MATCH.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... When Fleet Financial Group of Providence and Norstar Bancorp of Albany decided to combine on Jan. 1, bank analysts looked at the deal and pronounced it sound. The Fleet/Norstar combination created an institution that was not only one of the largest in New England, but also the ...
LIFE AFTER BLACK MONDAY.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press The 1988 business year was like the season after a television cliffhanger: The plot twists that followed last year's stock market crash never matched Black Monday for dramatic effect. Those expecting to see recession, bread lines and massive ...
IMO DELAVAL NAMES WALKER VICE PRESIDENT SARATOGA ASSOCIATES STAFF GET CERTIFICATES ST. CLARE'S NAMES DIRECTOR OF DIETARY UNIT DUNN GEOSCIENCE PROMOTES WILLIAM HALL BOLLAM, SHEEDY, TORANI NAMES PARTNER COMSEC SECURITY PRESIDENT IN HALL OF FAME.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Gary E. Walker has joined Imo Delaval Inc. of New Jersey as vice president and general manager of the Delaval Turbine Division. He worked for 21 years at the General Electric Co. in Schenectady. Three members of the Saratoga Associates' staff have been granted certificates to ...
CANADIAN PACT POINTS TRADERS NORTH.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... One of the Capital District's top business stories of 1988 developed nowhere near State Street in Albany. It came out of Ottawa, Ontario, and Washington, D.C., where trade negotiators ironed out the historic U.S. and Canadian free-trade agreement. Scheduled to be enacted today, the ...
D&H BANKRUPTCY CASE JOLTS RAIL TRADE.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... New York's railroad freight business received a jolt in June when the Delaware & Hudson Railway filed for bankruptcy protection. The D&H, which started shipping goods by canal in 1823 and is believed to be the nation's oldest transportation company, is based in Watervliet and ...
BROADWAY BOUND.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Dancer Andrew Grose is 22 years old, happily married to a successful,working actress, and living in New York. When he left university two years ago after earning his B.A., he had three goals: a part in a Broadway show, working with either Twyla Tharp or Jerome Robbins, and choreographing ...
DIRECTOR HOLDGRIVE FORMING 'ANGELINA' FROM THE NOTES UP.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Theater director David Holdgrive (pronounced holt-grive-ee) is as at home with old as with the new. He is a familar face at Cohoes Music Hall, where he has worked sucessfully with Bob Tolan's Heritage Artists on a number of productions. His direction of the long-running musical "Nunsense" ...
MARATHON BOMBS, 'NUNSENSE' THRIVES, STARLITE OPENS IN 1988.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Martin Moynihan Staff writer JANUARY: 1 - Albany wakes up after its second annual "First Night," and the downtown arts and entertainment showcase is deemed successful, drawing 7,000 people in cold, marginal weather. 3 - United Artists Center 1 & 2 ...
SET SAIL FOR HAIL COLUMBIA'S NEW WORLD OF DELIGHTFUL DINING.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Vinod Chhabra Restaurant critic It's gracious and relaxing. It's creative and cultured without being pretentious. One feels like a houseguest. It's just what a restaurant should be - which raises the timeless question why some of "our" most rewarding restaurants are ...
FILMMAKER PUTS SAVINGS, HIMSELF, WIFE ON 8MM.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Staff writer Serpentine clumps of 8-millimeter film dangle on paper clips, forming dark splotches on the walls of a cluttered cubbyhole off the kitchen, looking like an experiment in pasta gone amok. This unappetizing mess is the zeitgeist of ...
HERITAGE ARTISTS MUSIC DIRECTOR KEEPS FINGER IN MR. FOOD'S PIE.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Caryl Ginsberg Gershman is leading a double life. First, she's the music director for Heritage Artists at the Cohoes Music Hall. As such, she concludes her music direction of "Man of La Mancha" at the Palace Theatre in Albany this afternoon and, on Monday morning, resumes her ...
EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT CATSKILLS.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Three experts on the Catskills will visit the Albany Institute of History and Art in January to give talks as part of the institute's free Noontime Presentations Series, presented Thursdays at 12:10 p.m. The three lectures will focus on the current exhibition "The Catskills: ...
UP NEXT: SHRIMP IN GINGER-PESTO SAUCE.(Show)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Vinod Chhabra Staff writer Surely the leisure class worth its chic is sighing with relief that some red-hot trends they were expected to embrace in 1988 failed to show. Snail caviar, for one, flopped miserably. Grazing decided to stay behind on the farm. Okra ...
UPDATE DEFINITIONS OF 'FAMILY'.(Living Today)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Patrick Kurp Staff writer The American family has metamorphosed into something our grandparents would hardly recognize - and more changes are on the way. "First, we must give up obsolete notions of what the family is, that old 19th-century notion of Mom, Dad ...
BILLS SHIELD WINNERS AND LOSERS.(Living Today)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Irene Gardner Keeney Staff writer An item in a mail order catalog may lead to some new legislation this year. Look-alike license plates in the Joan Cook catalog that look too much like the real McCoy led officials at the state Department of Motor Vehicles to ...
SINK DOWN TO WAIT FOR THE '90S.(Living Today)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Staff writer Yo, pinhead. Yeah, you, the mall rat, the teenager, the moviegoer, the conspicuous consumer, the pop-culture vulture - the hope of America's future. There you sit, the week after Christmas, up to your new Nike Air ...
DOCTORS ANTICIPATE VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH.(Living Today)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Susan E. Tomer Staff writer In the scientific world 1989 could be the year long-awaited vaccines against Lyme disease and chlamydia are announced, as well as being NASA's time for glorying in its renewed confidence with seven space shuttle missions. Here are ...
AUDUBON SOCIETY PLANS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.(Living Today)
Jan 01, 1989 ... The Berkshire Sanctuaries of the Massachusetts Audubon Society has several events planned for January. "A Bird Banding Demonstration" is being held on Saturday, Jan. 7, 1 -3 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Sanctuary. Rene Laubach, Sanctuary director will lead this program. Admission ...
MIAMI 'NEWS' OUT OF BUSINESS.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: United Press International The Miami News ended its 92-year life at dawn Saturday, bidding the city farewell with a bold headline and a personal message from a publisher relieved but saddened by his paper's demise. David Kraslow, toasting his staff by using ...
GUNMEN ROB FOUR AT ALBANY MOTEL.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Several out-of-town visitors were robbed at gunpoint Saturday of about $2,000 worth of jewelry, cash and personal belongings by two men who entered their room at Jeremy's Inn, 500 Northern Blvd. Sgt. Steven Stella said the robbery occurred about 6:15 p.m. when the men burst into ...
YOUTH AGENCY PURCHASES OLD ALBANY CONVENT.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... St. Anne's Institute, which has residential facilities for 100 troubled youths, has purchased a three- floor building from the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at 25 W. Lawrence St. for $600,000. The 2 1/2-acre property completes an 8 1/2-acre acquisition by St. Anne's during the ...
RPI AWARDED TEACHER GRANT.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a federal grant expected to total $250,000 during the next three years to train future high school teachers of math and science. The funds will be used to develop a teacher-education program emphasizing problem-solving in math ...
DAIRYMEN'S DAY SET AT COLLEGE CAMPUS.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Dairy farmers from nearby counties will meet from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Thursday at the College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill for a day of farm talk. The event is the annual Dairymen's Day, sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension at Cobleskill. About ...
OUTHOUSE DISCOVERY YIELDS PRIVY SECRETS ABOUT 19TH CENTURY LIF E.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Jay Jochnowitz Staff writer It may not rival finds like a Dutch prayer floor or prehistoric spearheads, but an outhouse dating back to the downtown Albany of the 1800s stirred some brief excitement on the site of a $59 million office project. "It's an ...
SUNYA BECOMING CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN ALBANY SCHOOLS.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tim Spofford Staff writer The State University at Albany has become a major force for change in the city's public schools, spawning a series of innovative programs aimed at nudging the district into the 21st century. The most striking symbol of the ...
J. EMMETT 'FLIP' DOWLING, 89; EX-ALBANY HIGH FOOTBALL COACH.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... J. Emmett "Flip" Dowling, a physical education instructor and athlete who was the most successful football coach in the history of Albany High School, died Friday in St. Peter's Hospital. He was 89. Mr. Dowling, a Washington Avenue resident who was the football and track coach ...
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HIRING LEAVES WHITE MALES QUESTIONING FAIRN ESS.(Main)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Richard Wexler Capitol bureau Not everything about affirmative action in state government is controversial. The term affirmative action covers a wide variety of outreach programs which have not prompted much criticism. These programs generally involve trying ...
THE PROFIT AND LOSS OF '88 MERGERS, STARTS, FAILURES IN CAPITAL DISTRICT'S YEAR.(Business)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Nineteen eighty-eight saw some major business developments in the Capital District, such as the completion of the merger of Albany's Norstar Bancorp and Fleet Financial Group of Providence, R.I. It also was a year of of sour deals and bankruptcies, including that of the Delaware & Hudson ...
EX-CITY MANAGER SEEKS COUNCIL SEAT IN SCHENECTADY.(Local)
Jan 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Staff writer Erwin Shapiro said Saturday he is declaring his candidacy for a seat on the City Council in the November election. Shapiro, 71, was Schenectady city manager in 1967 and 1968. He also was a member of the City Council from 1970 to 1977. ...