Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from June 1989:
CONSUMER PAYING MORE FOR MILK, YET DAIRY FARMER RECEIVES LESS.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... While the price the dairy farmer receives for milk decreases, the price consumers pay increases. This seemingly impossible situation is the state of today's New York dairy industry. Your May 15 editorial "Land of milk a plenty," while it recognized the government's role in dairy, did not ...
IMPEACH GORBACHEV, NEW CONGRESS URGED SPORTS HERO ALSO ASSAILS THE KGB.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Michael Dobbs Washington Post The Soviet Union's new- style parliament bared its teeth Wednesday with calls for the impeachment of President Mikhail Gorbachev, public control over the KGB security police, and the resignation of incompetent ministers. A day of ...
SUPPORT ON RISE FOR PROPERTY TAX CREDIT INCREASED ASSESSMENTS FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS AT ISSUE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Staff writer Councilman Henry DeLegge said on Wednesday that he supported a call for the city to offer future property tax credits to people who have been discriminated against by increased assessments. Councilmen Albert P. Jurczynski and Frank J ....
SUBDIVISION MAY HAVE TO WAIT FOR ARCHAEOLOGY.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ken Thurman Staff writer Two archaeologically sensitive areas that may exist on the site of the proposed Indian Meadows subdivision will have to be studied further before construction can begin, a town official said Wednesday. The northern tip and southwestern ...
NISKAYUNA WILL OPEN ITS 1ST RECYCLING CENTER.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ken Thurman Staff writer The town this week will open its first recycling center where residents can help preserve space in the town landfill by bringing in discarded plastic, paper and glass. The center is slated to begin operation Saturday at the town ...
MR. BUSH, THE PEACEMAKER.(Main)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 1989 ... You have to hand it to President Bush. With his plan to speed up and broaden conventional and nuclear arms reductions in Europe he has managed to both transcend serious divisions within NATO and to steal at least some of the limelight from Soviet Leader Gorbachev, who has increasingly been ...
CLAUDE PEPPER.(Main)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Florida Rep. Claude Pepper, who died Tuesday at the age of 88, didn't quite witness the span of years that his 1987 autobiography, "Pepper: Eyewitness to a Century," proclaimed. But he came close enough - and he was far more than a spectator. As a figure on the political scene ...
JORLING ADMITS MISTAKE, RESCINDS STONE'S TRANSFER.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Phil Brown Staff writer Admitting that he made a mistake, state Environmental Conservation Commissioner Thomas Jorling rescinded the transfer of wildlife pathologist Ward Stone and apologized Wednesday for alienating environmental groups during his two-year reign. ...
AIDS VIRUS TEST RELIABILITY IN DOUBT.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Robert Steinbrook Los Angeles Times In a startling finding, researchers here have isolated the AIDS virus from nearly one-quarter of a group of homosexual men who repeatedly tested negative for the virus by standard tests. The new research raises the ...
WRIGHT RESIGNS POST, WILL LEAVE CONGRESS CALLS FOR END TO 'MINDLESS CANNIBALISM'.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Robin Toner New York Times Jim Wright Wednesday announced his decision to resign as speaker of the House of Representatives and his seat in Congress with a final, impassioned defense of his conduct, an angry attack on the ethics committee and a plea to "end this period ...
LYME DISEASE ON THE WAY.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Peter Wehrwein Staff writer In old medical textbooks, the venereal disease syphilis was nicknamed the "great impostor" because it had so many symptoms common to other diseases. Now there is a new "great impostor" on the medical stage - Lyme disease. And state ...
BUSH CALLS ON GERMANS TO TEAR DOWN BERLIN WALL.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Combined wire services Declaring that the "brutal wall" dividing Berlin "stands as a monument to the failure of communism," President Bush insisted Wednesday, "It must come down." Fresh from a triumphant 40th anniversary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty ...
'FRENCH CONNECTION' ARREST MADE.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press A fugitive sought for 17 years on charges of supervising heroin distribution as part of the notorious French Connection drug network has been arrested at a hospital here. Stanton Garland, 60, was arrested Wednesday by federal marshals at the ...
BUSH, THATCHER EXCHANGE PRAISE.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press President Bush, winding up a triumphant European tour, declared today the United States has a "very, very special relationship" with Britain, and described Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a friend with whom he could "take off the gloves and talk ...
DEMOCRATS MOVE TO INSTALL NEW LEADER FOLEY LIKELY WRIGHT SUCCESSOR.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press House Democrats are moving to install a new leader swiftly in hopes of avoiding long-term political damage from the ethics controversy that culminated in Speaker Jim Wright's decision to resign and end "this season of bad will." No sooner had ...
THE WHO TO PLAY AT GLENS FALLS.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Will Hughes Staff writer Tickets for The Who's 25th anniversary reunion tour performance, Wednesday, June 21, at the Glens Falls Civic Center will go on sale "in couple of weeks" said the Civic Center events coordinator. "We don't know (when) yet," said Jeff ...
JENNINGS TO FIGHT FOR 11TH-WARD SEAT.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Bruce A. Scruton Staff writer Incumbent Gerald D. Jennings has decided to enter a primary battle to keep his 11th Ward alderman's seat. Jennings, who has served on the Common Council since 1980, was denied the Democratic Party's endorsement for another term ....
ILLNESS SYMPTOMS, REMEDIES.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Question: What are symptoms of Lyme disease? Answer: The illness usually occurs during the summer months and generally starts as a circular reddish rash around or near the tick bite. Multiple rashes may occur. During the rash stage, or sometimes prior to it, other symptoms that ...
CHINA EXPANDS NEWS CURBS RESTRICTS ALL PROTEST COVERAGE.(Main)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press City leaders today expanded martial law restrictions on reporting by foreign correspondents, saying they may not cover student protesters and that news coverage in Beijing must receive prior approval. In a stern warning, city spokesman Ding ...
TROY COUPLE ON PROBATION IN DRUG CASE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... A city couple received five years' probation each for fourth- degree attempted possession of cocaine in sentencing Wednesday in Rensselaer County Court. James Peltier, 32, and Eileen Peltier, 32, of 3139 Sixth Ave. each pleaded guilty to a reduced felony charge on March 10. They ...
JOB SECURITY SETS SAIL WITH LAST BANANA BOAT LONGSHOREMEN'S HANDS HOLD UNCERTAIN FUTURE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Jay Jochnowitz Staff writer You could almost see Jack Horton's mood as he heaved the 40-pound crates. In the belly of the Tama Hope, the last banana boat to tie in at the Port of Albany, Horton worked at the end of a portable conveyor, talking nostagically. ...
OGS CHIEF TO TAKE OVER DORMITORY AUTHORITY.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Combined wire reports John Egan, the longtime commissioner of the state Office of General Services, is leaving that post to become executive director of the state Dormitory Authority, Gov. Mario Cuomo announced Wednesday. The authority's board of directors ...
'TU' TEAM LOSS BITTER ON HUDSON.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Fred LeBrun Haggerty cost us the race. I knew he would, the bum, when he called in sick. Throwing up every 20 minutes through the night is no excuse, the candy butt. Instead of us receiving bottles of champagne from a deeply contrite Mayor Whalen - ...
CDTA BONDING LOBBIED DEMOCRATS PUSH FIRM, SOURCES SAY.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Kenneth C. Crowe II Staff writer The Albany County Democratic organization is pressuring the Capital District Transportation Authority to let the First Albany Corp. handle bond sales if CDTA buys and develops the county airport, sources said Wednesday. "Top ...
2 PLAN TO SEEK COUNCIL NOMINATIONS LEGAL AID LAWYER, LAWMAKER'S AIDE RUN IN ALBANY.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Brad Kelly Staff writer An attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York and a research associate for a Brooklyn state legislator announced Wednesday that they will be seeking the Democratic nomination in two separate Common Council primaries. ...
3 FACING CHARGES IN ALBANY CHASE CAR STOLEN, VEHICLES WRECKED.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Bruce A. Scruton and Richard Wexler Staff writers An Albany man faces eight different charges after an incident Wednesday that police said involved two autos, one of them stolen, police chases by car and on foot and several accidents. Two of his companions also face ...
SALT SPREADS IN TOWN WATER.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Barbara Hayden Staff writer Supervisor Herbert Reilly said Wednesday that he is distressed thatsalt contamination has spread to more residential wells in the town. His comments were in response to a letter sent this week to the state Environmental Conservation ...
DELAYS IN DRUG TESTS SPRING 2 SUSPECTS.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Joe Mahoney Staff writer Two suspected cocaine traffickers facing felony charges had to be freed from jail on their own recognizance this week because of delays in laboratory testing, and authorities fear that they may have seen the last of them. "I wouldn't ...
SCHOOLS HAVE TOO MANY SUPERVISORS, BURTON SAYS.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Brad Kelly Staff writer The Albany City School District continues to be top heavy in administration, one supervisor for every 10 teachers, according to a review of the school district's proposed $61.5 million budget by 6th Ward Alderwoman Nancy Burton. The ...
AGENT TESTIFIES ALLEGED DRUG LORD TRIED TO FLEE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Joe Picchi Staff writer The alleged kingpin in an illicit drug conspiracy "struggled violently to escape" when arrested near a Miami nightclub in 1987, more than two years after an explosion destroyed a cocaine processing laboratory in a remote area of Montgomery County, ...
2 CONSPIRATORS GET PRISON.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Joe Picchi Staff writer Loudonville businessman Frank Romeo was sentenced to 35 months imprisonment and Niskayuna resident Ralph P. Valenti received a 12 month sentence Wednesday in U.S. District Court for conspiring to threaten a witness in an Internal Revenue Service ...
$1 FINE OUTRAGES STATE IN MEDICAID FRAUD CASE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Carol DeMare Staff writer The corporation that operates Albany County's largest wheelchair transportation service was fined $1 Wednesday and ordered to make restitution for stealing more than $300,000 from the Medicaid program. The $1 fine, imposed by Albany ...
OUSTED POLICE CADET CAN RE-ENTER COURSE CITED HIS AMBITION TO KILL IN ESSAY.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Toni Toczylowski Staff writer A Saratoga Springs man can re-enter a police training course after being expelled last fall for writing an essay that said he wanted to become a police officer so he could "get to kill someone." Michael Flanagan, 21, will be ...
STAFF MEMBER OF SCHOOL FIRED AMID STATE CHILD-ABUSE PROBE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Michael Gormley Staff writer A staff member of an exclusive facility for learning-disabled children has been fired amid a state investigation of child abuse allegations. The facility is the Academy of New Horizons and its summer camp located on 210 acres ...
CORONATION ALBANY COUNTY DEMOCRATS SWIFTLY ENDORSE CANDIDATES.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Richard Wexler Staff writer The Albany County Democratic Committee officially endorsed Thomas Keegan to fill a vacant Albany County Court judgeship Wednesday night. In a 6-minute, 56-second meeting at the Polish Community Center, the Democrats also chose ...
PROSPECTIVE ALBANY COUNTY SHERIFF NOMINEE TAKES BOW.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Police Lt. Donald J. Fialka was introduced to the media Wednesday morning by Albany County Republican Chairman George P. Scaringe as the GOP candidate for sheriff. "In the many years I have been involved as chairman of this party, I have never seen a candidate with the ...
BROTHER OF MASS EXECUTION VICTIMS FOUND DEAD IN NYC.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: United Press International A brother of two victims in a quadruple homicide was shot to death and his body found on a Harlem roof, and police Wednesday were trying to find any links between the grisly executions, which appeared to be drug-related. The body of ...
BOY WITH HEART TRANSPLANT FOUND FREE OF BRAIN TUMOR MCDONALD HEADS OFFICIALS ENDORSED BY WILTON GOP PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR RETIRING VOORHEESVILLE PUPILS TO RE-ENACT HISTORY SCHODACK CLOSES UNSAFE BRIDGE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY RODEO SCHEDULED TROY PROMOTES ATTORNEY TO NEW POST CONSTRUCTION CLOSES BRIDGE IN KNOX WATERFORD NURSE TO INSTRUCT CHINESE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Bryan Crounse, the 13-year-old boy who last year survived a heart transplant, passed another hurdle after tests Wednesday evening determined a mass detected near his brain was not a tumor, his father said. "He's doing fantastic," said Bryan's father, Robert Crounse, speaking ...
BOY WITH HEART TRANSPLANT FOUND FREE OF BRAIN TUMOR KINDERHOOK GOP SCHEDULES CAUCUS MCDONALD HEADS OFFICIALS ENDORSED BY WILTON GOP PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR RETIRING SCHODACK CLOSES UNSAFE BRIDGE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY RODEO SCHEDULED TROY PROMOTES ATTORNEY TO NEW POST CONSTRUCTION CLOSES BRIDGE IN KNOX WATERFORD NURSE TO INSTRUCT CHINESE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Bryan Crounse, the 13-year-old boy who last year survived a heart transplant, passed another hurdle after tests Wednesday evening determined a mass detected near his brain was not a tumor, his father said. "He's doing fantastic," said Bryan's father, Robert Crounse, speaking ...
E. GREENBUSH TO STUDY SCHOOL REORGANIZATION.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Timothy F. Schick Staff writer After months on the back burner, a plan to reorganize the administrative structure of the East Greenbush school system will again be under school board review, Superintendent Robert J. Reidy said. The plan, first presented to the ...
SCALED-DOWN BROADWAY CENTER PROJECT APPROVED.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Staff writer A revised site plan for Broadway Center was unanimously approved Wednesday by the city Planning Commission, apparently keeping the office tower on schedule for an August construction start. The new plan reduced the building height from ...
MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED RAPE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... A 19-year-old Rensselaer man has been charged with the attempted rape of a woman after he allegedly broke into her home on Wednesday, Saratoga County sheriff's deputies say. John Bove of 1 Partition St. was arrested just before midnight Wednesday on charges of first-degree ...
ALBANY MAN FACES DRUG COUNTS.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... A 54-year-old city man faces charges he possessed and sold heroin on city streets, police said. Santiago Perez of 260 North Pearl St. was arrested just before 9 p.m. Wednesday in front of 371 Clinton Ave. Police said they found him with nine packets of heroin and charged him ...
COUNTY FILES RECORDS ON BUILDINGS.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Bill Schackner Staff writer Facing the threat of a subpoena, the county turned over to the state on Wednesday code enforcement records for Albany County Airport, where a just-completed hangar and a terminal under construction were found in violation of the state building ...
BOTTLE COLLECTORS SWARM TO MUSEUM.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Mary Chris Kuhr Staff writer All was quiet Wednesday afternoon inside Verbeck House, home of the National Bottle Museum, but it was the calm before the uncorking of a spray of camaraderie and commerce. More than 500 bottle aficionados from throughout the ...
PERSONNEL POLICY DEBATE TAKES ON A POLITICAL HUE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Timothy F. Schick Staff writer Debate on a proposed law limiting the amount of vacation and personal days non-union town employees can take when they retire turned into a discussion of political motives Wednesday. The law would cover about 17 town employees, ...
DEFENDANT SAYS FUTIA ORDERED HIS ACTIONS ON TRIAL IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Carol DeMare Staff writer Defendant Ronald G. Schongar told an Albany County Court jury Wednesday that he was following orders from his boss, Joseph N. Futia Sr., when he set up a series of fake companies with accompanying bank accounts into which money from Futia's ...
SCHENECTADY COUNCIL REJECTS $1.5 MILLION WATER-LINE CLEANING.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Staff writer Despite pleas from city and consulting engineers, the City Council has shot down a $1.5 million proposal to clean manganese deposits that discolor water from city water transmission lines. The council tabled the C.T. Male Associates' ...
EX-SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RUNS AGAIN.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Mary "Mimi" Mounteer, a veteran of three Albany Board of Education elections, announced Wednesday that she plans to run for one of three seats in the upcoming board election. Running as an independent, Mounteer will face at least three other independents who've announced their ...
A CLEAR VISION WITH FAMILY, BLIND WOMAN EARNS LAW DEGREE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Grace O'Connor Staff writer There was a time when Colleen Rafter wasn't sure she had a future. Her feeling of independence went with the almost total loss of her vision by age 18. But Rafter's persistence is testimony to the fact that the bigger the obstacle, ...
TROY CONTRACTOR, FIRM FACE EXTORTION COUNTS INDICTMENT LISTS WORKER KICKBACKS.(Local)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tim Beidel Staff writer A Troy electrical contractor has been charged with extorting money from employees he underpaid on several Capital District public works projects. Kenneth P. LaCorte, 34, of 126 Euclid Ave. and his company, LaCorte Electrical ...
GROUP ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PLAN FOR UNPLANNED.(Living Today)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Irene Gardner Keeney Alice Philips still winces when she recalls her father's funeral. "He wanted a simple funeral but he hadn't written down his wishes, so the family made the arrangements. They decided on an open casket and 'the full works.' "My ...
FIRST CAME POWER TIES, THEN POWER LUNCHES. NOW IT'S POWER MOWERS.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marc Perrusquia Scripps Howard News Service For years, three basic status symbols helped define the American Dream: cars, clothes and houses. Now, there is a fourth: The lawn mower. What started 160 years ago as an improvement on the scythe has ...
NEW BOOKS FAIL TO PASS TOT'S TEST.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Patrick Kurp Staff writer Joshua shook with excitement as I set the cardboard box on the floor. At two months shy of 2 years, my son still finds opening a gift as much fun as toying with the contents - the old why-waste-money-on-a-pr ...
HOUSING PICTURE BETTER THAN REPORTED.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tom Precious Business writer Oops! Last month, the Albany County Board of Realtors reported its first-ever index of housing affordability in the Capital District. The news was not good. The survey showed that the typical area home buyer had only 88 ...
TEST FINDS THE STRONG TISSUES ARE SOFT ON NOSE AND WALLET.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... People expect tissues to handle all sorts of jobs - to wipe eyeglasses, remove makeup, even stand in for a napkin or a towel. But when your nose runs non-stop and your eyes water like the Johnstown Flood, you want the most from a tissue - one that won't turn to shreds when you sneeze into ...
RECOVERY CENTER SETS RECOGNITION DINNER.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Frances Ingraham HONORS FOR SERVICE: The Hudson-Mohawk Recovery Center Inc. will host its sixth annual Community Recognition Dinner tonight at the Century House inLatham. Paul Vandenburgh will be the master of ceremonies of the evening which begins with cocktails at 6 ...
GLENS FALLS TO TRY NEW BANNER RECORD.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... In honor of its 150th birthday, the city of Glens Falls will create a birthday card on 8,000 to 10,000 square feet of paper on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. The event will also be an attempt to break a Guinness Book of World Records mark for the World's Largest Banner ....
ESIPA OFFERS APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNSHIPS.(Living Today)
Jun 01, 1989 ... When the Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts internship program resumes in the fall, participants will have increased opportunities for performance in ESIPA productions as well as expanded options in other areas. The internships, open to students and to teachers on ...
'PRIME TIME' MAKES HIT IN NEW YORK DEION FUELS YANK VICTORY.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Keith Marder Staff writer and combined wire services Before every at-bat the Yankee Stadium organ blared, "Call Me Mr. Touchdown." Deion Sanders, All-America football player, made it to the big leagues of baseball. Sanders, called up earlier in the day from ...
'PRIME TIME' MAKES HIT IN NEW YORK SANDERS MAY GIVE BASEBALL CLOSER LOOK.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Keith Marder Staff writer A trip down the New York State Thruway from Albany to The Bronx may have made Deion Sanders consider a career change. Sanders, promoted earlier in the day from the ClassAA Albany-Colonie Yankees to the major leagues, started in center ...
EX-MATES HAPPY FOR DEION.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Gene Levy Staff writer Deion Sanders has left for the "show," and his former Albany- Colonie Yankees figure they are richer for the experience of having known him. The Eastern League leaders, who lost pitchers Kevin Mmahat and Mike Christopher to ClassAAA ...
EAVES GETS HUNT AWARD.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Adirondack Red Wings' captain Murray Eaves has been named the 1989 winner of the American Hockey League's Fred T. Hunt Trophy for sportsmanship and dedication. Eaves, who set club records for assists (72) and points (118) as well as playoff goals (13) and playoff points (25), ...
BOSTON WATER BAD, FISH GOOD.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Dick Nelson Ever since those early colonists dumped all that tea into Boston Harbor to show their distaste for taxes, people have been complaining about the pollution in that water. No, it's not the tea that has them worried. It's all the contamination that ...
GATHEN BACK BUT DREAM GONE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1989 ... Byline: Gene Levy Staff writer Bill Gathen would enter the 800-meter run for the first time in his senior year at Colonie High in Friday's SectionII's state meet track and field qualifier at Johnstown. He would edge out Albany High's Howie Sellers - who has replaced ...