Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from October 1989:
IT'S 'MARRIED ...' WITH SUCCESS.(TV Magazine)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Alan Mirabella New York Daily News It was a new, untried recipe, but Katey Sagal thought she'd give it a shot anyway. She started out with a pair of stilettos and a ziplock tight dress. She added some carefully placed wiggles, mixed in a generous display of ...
'SWEET BIRD' ROLE MAY GET HER UNTRACKED.(TV Magazine)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Janet Trinkaus Television editor W hen Cheryl Paris first read the script for Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," she said, "Oh, this is so depressing, why would people want to watch this?" But then, Paris said in a telephone interview from her Los ...
BERKSHIRE MUSEUM TO SPONSOR TRIPS.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Visits to Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Conn., and New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Conn., are part of a day trip planned for Thursday, Oct. 12, by the Berkshire Museum. Hill-Stead, built by Alfred Almore Poe circa 1900, features French Impressionist ...
HAMLET OF ESSEX CLINGS TO ITS QUIET PAST.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Susan E. Tomer Staff writer Up on the western shore of Lake Champlain things are quiet this time of year. The summer people have taken their boats and tans back to the cities and towns. The leaves are turning. From his post in the middle of Main Street in Essex, a ...
VERMONT EXHIBIT A SHRINE TO MARBLE.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Patrick Kurp Staff writer Using a felt-tip pen, Allen Dwight has drawn page after page of delicate, bird-like forms in his sketchbook. They represent raw inspiration, bolts from the unconscious, and, when one of them catches the sculptor's fancy, he translates ...
DRIVE VERMONT'S BACK ROADS DAY TRIP WEEKEND TRIP.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Vinod Chhabra Staff writer Route 116 ducks and curls through puffs of mist gently pouring downfrom Robert Frost Mountain, then abruptly rises and falls in a series of camel humps before making a nosedive for a wooded bend of Lewis Creek. On both sides, fields ...
THEATERS TAKE CHANCES PREMIERING NEW WORKS.(Show)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Martin P. Kelly Staff writer Premieres are a long way from a sure thing. Nevertheless, all three of the Capital District's professional theaters are taking a chance this month by opening their seasons with new works. Risky? Not the way they see it. ...
IF YOU GO...(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... GETTING THERE: Essex is about 125 miles north of Albany; allow at least two hours driving time. The quickest route is the Northway to exits 31 or 32; follow the Vermont Ferry signs to Essex. SHOPPING: Some shops close at the end of October for the season and re-open in May. The ...
THE ESSEX INN HOMEY LODGE.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Susan E. Tomer Two early inns from the glory days of Essex still stand: One still takes in travelers. Wright's Inn is one of the town's oldest buildings, its southern portion having been built about 1790 as a tavern and inn. A long, rambling wooden structure ...
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO SPONSOR AUCTION.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... The Charleston Historical Society will hold its annual Auction and Bake Sale starting 11 a.m. Saturday at its facility on Polin Road. In addition to baked goods, there will be a collection of antiques, collectibles, jewelry, furniture housewares, tools and gifts ...
'AWESOME' IS OUT, 'STOKED' IS IN FOR AFICIONADOS OF SLANG.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Barbara O'Dair Orange County Register Bettys, Barneys, hiddys and grommets, nectars, goddesses and poops, full nuns and full monks alike will be fully stoked for a bodacious school year, armed with the latest in language. It might be weak; it could be sweetness. ...
IF YOU GO...(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... FREE INFORMATION: The numerous chambers of commerce, antiques dealers, inns, farms, b&bs and such issue tons of information. The best single sources of information are: *Vermont Travel Division, 134 State St., Montpelier, Vt. 05602. Tel: (802) 828-3236. ...
HEADPHONES HELP CALL YOUR OWN TUNE.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Thanks to the popularity of walkabout stereos, headphones are now a common sight along sidewalks and jogging paths. Plenty of homebodies also use headphones to mask out stray sounds and keep the sounds they're hearing from disturbing others. At-home headphones have come a long ...
CARIBBEAN TRAVELERS WON'T BE ABLE TO AVOID HUGO'S EFFECTS.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Carey Quan Gelernter Seattle Times Hurricane Hugo may not have ruined your Caribbean vacation plans, but if you're going this fall or winter it's unlikely you'll be able to avoid its effect altogether. Cruises are expected to resume normal schedules this week ....
CAPITAL DISTRICT ARTS PROMISE MORE ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE.(Show)
Oct 01, 1989 ... *Opening this season's series of arts discussions are Bob Goepfert, Palace Theatre; Gloria Lamere, Proctor's Theatre; Terry Lorden, the Egg; and Pat Lynch, Knickerbocker Arena discussing the state of the season. Moderator: Jackie Demaline, Times Union executive entertainment editor. * ...
TONY BENNETT TO GIVE BENEFIT SHOW.(Show)
Oct 01, 1989 ... The Northeastern New York Chapter of the Lupus Foundation will host a benefit performance by Tony Bennett at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Proctor's Theatre. A champagne and dessert reception with the singer will follow the show. "Opener" ...
'NIGHT RIDERS' CAST BANDING TOGETHER FOR REUNION PERFORMANCES STAGE FEVER HOTTER AND HOTTER GETTING INTO TRAINING THE SHOW GOES ON.(Show)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Jackie Demaline, Martin P. Kelly, and Martin Moynihan Allen Albert is putting together a reunion at the Empire Center in November. According to Albert, one of the elements in the November series at the Egg will be his truck-drivin' musical "Night Riders," ...
NEW OWNERSHIP BRINGS RIGHT TOUCH TO SWISS HUTTE.(Show)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Vinod Chhabra Restaurant critic There's a lesson to be learned in this eastern Columbia County town of fewer than 1,500 souls, which boasts a handful of some of the most respected restaurants in the region. By restauranting standards, the location is suicidal - on a ...
BARGAIN HUNTERS BEWARE OF THOSE CHARTER FLIGHTS.(Living Today)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Irene Gardner Keeney Staff writer Getting there used to be half the fun - or so I've always heard. Maybe that's one of those expressions dreamed up by a travel agent, to which we've all paid lip service without really thinking about it. If it really did used ...
A REPLY TO ARTICLE ON WHISKERS CAT SHELTER, MARTIN COLUMN.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 1989 ... I'm writing in response to Richard Wexler's Sept. 20 article on Whiskers. Yes, Mr. Wexler, I'm the volunteer who wouldn't answer your questions Monday night. Yes, I was deliberately rude to you. You didn't bother to knock on our outside door, but came walking into our hall and ...
WATCHDOG REFORM.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 1989 ... The problems with the way New York investigates complaints against physicians and punishes wrongdoers have been well documented by this newspaper. Because of the time it takes to look into complaints and the number of agencies and individuals that must pass judgment on those findings, a ...
PRESIDENTIAL TEACHERS.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 1989 ... How well are local public high schools teaching math and science? There's no longer any reason to answer that question subjectively. A national honor, bestowed on two area teachers, offers encouraging, objective proof that area teachers rank with the best in New York state and the nation. ...
THE PROBLEM SOLVER.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Dan Lynch I was all set to write about how this election for mayor in New York City has gotten me to thinking and how I've come up with a perfect solution for all the city's ills. But then Gov. Cuomo and President Bush and a bunch of other heavy hitters went ...
NORTHEAST SAVINGS MAPINFO CORP. ALBANY MEMORIAL THE SAGAMORE GRAND UNION UK&W CELLULAR ONE SIENA COLLEGE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK ALBANY INTERNATIONAL STATEWIDE FUNDING ADVEST INC. MARINE MIDLAND CREDIT UNION LEAGUE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES AMSTERDAM FEDERAL H. LINN CUSHING INC. BLACKMAN DESTEFANO RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES WABY-WKLI BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS AUTOMATED DYNAMICS CREIGHTON ASSOCIATES HUDSON VALLEY CC D.J. MOORE ADVERTISING ERNST & YOUNG.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Jonathan A. Eddy has been elected a vice president at Hartford, Conn.-based Northeast Savings and will manage the Capital District mortgage office. Eddy, a graduate of Syracuse University, has a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He has served on the board of directors for ...
VICTIMS WANT COMPLAINTS ACCEPTED AS BELIEVABLE.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Victims of child sexual abuse want society to take seriously adults' and children's complaints about incest and molestation. "Very few people will make this stuff up, not knowing how the courts treat it," said Jeanne Lenzer of Ellenville, Ulster County, founder of the National Child Rights ...
ACCORD LETS REFUGEES FLEE EAST GERMANY.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: John Holland United Press International Thousands of East German refugees holed up in the West German embassies in Prague and Warsaw were suddenly told Saturday that they would be allowed to leave their crowded sanctuaries and emigrate to the West. The ...
CLAIMS OF SEX ABUSE COLOR CUSTODY BATTLES.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Deborah Gesensway Capitol bureau Amy Neustein hasn't seen her 8-year-old daughter, Sherry, since March. Larry Leinoff lost contact with his 5-year-old daughter, Audrey, nearly 18 months ago. Both parents charge that Family Court failed them when allegations ...
GOOD DEAL OR GIFT? SOLOMON'S TOWN HOUSE PURCHASE RAISES QUESTIONS.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Greg B. Smith Staff writer A few years back, a wealthy New York City developer bought out the partners of a financially ailing town house complex overlooking Lake George. He paid each of them 75 cents on the dollar for his or her shares. One partner, though, ...
COYNE OK'D DUPLICATE PAYMENT TO HORSE PARTNER'S FIRM.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Greg B. Smith Staff writer A firm operated by a business partner of Albany County Executive James J. Coyne Jr. was paid twice by the county for the same job in late 1987. Coyne personally approved payment of the second bill. The duplicated payment of $3,175.40 ...
SALARY VARIES FOR TOP JOB ON CAMPUS.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tim Spofford Staff writer The 1988 salaries paid to college and university presidents in the Capital District ranged from $200,000 at one campus to zero at two others. A Times Union survey of the salaries earned by the heads of 20 campuses in the Capital ...
MALTESE'S CONSERVATIVE STANCE FINDS A NICHE IN STATE POLITICS.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Robert Borsellino State editor It was nearly lunchtime at the Ridgewood- Seneca Senior Citizens Center. In a back room four men were playing rummy and discussing a funeral home "where they bury you for only $900." "OK, so the casket's made out of Masonite," ...
FAITH BRINGS PEACE DESPITE INJURY, STAR NOT SLOWED.(Main)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Joe Layden Staff writer Laughter breaks a cold silence and echoes through dark halls. Daily mass at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception has just ended and a group of students begins to file noisily out of the second-floor chapel. Slivers of sunlight ...
AVERILL PARK WOMAN ARRESTED IN DEATH OF SON.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Jane Gottlieb and Elizabeth S. Schwartz Staff writers An Averill Park woman was charged Saturday with murder in the death of her 14-month- old son, several hours after reporting he had been kidnapped, State Police said. Catherine P. Beaudoin, 24, of Route 43 ...
BRING ON THE BULLDOZERS.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ralph Martin I know everyone's forever raving about the grandeur of the Adirondacks, but I'm beginning to grow weary over the concern for the place. To hear the doomsayers, you'd think the Adirondack Park was about ready to slip into Lake Ontario. Let's face ...
TROJAN DEDICATED TO MAKING HER HOMETOWN HEALTHY SMALL FIRMS, COMMERCE KEY FOR COLLAR CITY.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tim O'Brien Staff writer When Barbara Jones Higbee came home after graduate school in 1972, she was one of a handful of her grammar school classmates still living in the Collar City. "It's because Troy wasn't that attractive," said Higbee, 42, the city's ...
OWNERS TRAPPED BY DELAY SARATOGA SPRINGS STUDIES ZONING.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Winifred Yu Staff writer In 1987, Neil and Ann Sullivan of Glens Falls decided to build a laundry and dry cleaning business on Marion Avenue. The following spring, when they sought a go-ahead from the city, a moratorium stood in the way, barring development on the land ...
INDIVIDUAL ACTION ON TOXICS RATTLES ENCON BUREAUCRATS PROTEST ABOUT DISPOSAL PROBLEMS GETS AUDIENCE.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Michael Gormley Staff writer Midnight under a cloudy sky, Sept. 2, 1988: Andrew Schoenfeld, 38, drives his gray Ford Taurus station wagon from his Albany print shop to Wolf Road. His cargo is toxic. He's angry. For two years, he said, he couldn't ...
'MR. OPERA' LEAVES AMID RAVE TRIBUTE.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Frances Ingraham Thomas Goodyear, affectionately known as "Mr. Opera," was wined and dined Friday evening at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown. The tribute black-tie dinner marked Goodyear's retirement as the founding chairman of the 15-year-old Glimmerglass Opera ...
LIVED WILD IN A PACK RESCUED WOLFHOUNDS NOT SOCIAL ANIMALS.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Timothy F. Schick Staff writer When State Police and animal welfare workers seized 118 dogs last month from a private house where they were kept malnourished and in filthy conditions, concerned people responded with an outpouring of generosity. Despite ...
HOSPITAL PHARMACY WEEK ANNOUNCED.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... This week has been set aside across the state to recognize people who fill an indispensible role behind the scenes, according to Lynn M. Hamil, secretary for the state Council of Hospital Pharmacists, Northeastern chapter. Gov. Mario M. Cuomo has ...
POLICE UNIT MAKES 31 DRUG ARRESTS AUCTIONEER FINDS EXPLOSIVES IN WARES BIKEABOUT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY SARATOGA YMCA TO REOPEN POOL STATE POLICE INVESTIGATOR TO BE FETED DEMOCRATIC PANEL ELECTS CHAIRMAN MEET THE CANDIDATES RECEPTION TODAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... The police department's special investigation unit rounded up 31 suspects overnight who were charged Saturday with misdemeanors and felonies involving the alleged sale, possession and use of drugs. City police said at least 15 members of the unit were on the streets before 10 ...
MAN FACES CHARGES OF POSSESSING DRUGS.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... State Police reported seizing a half-ounce of cocaine from the car of a Saratoga Springs man who was stopped for allegedly speeding on the Northway Saturday afternoon. Phillip Eugene Scott, 26, of 205 Grant Ave., was charged with third-and fourth-degree criminal possession of a ...
4 OUT OF 5 TRUCKS TESTED FAIL THRUWAY CHECKS.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press Surprise inspections continued Saturday after four out of five trucks stopped along the Thruway failed the safety checks, State Police said. Police said they discovered serious mechanical problems in most trucks that were stopped at two ...
CUOMO MAKES THE GRADE AT PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION SUMMIT.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Robert Borsellino State editor For President Bush, last week's education summit was the two-day public relations coup his staff said they hoped it would be. By keeping a distance between the participants and the 700 members of the press, the administration ...
RUSS SINKS DANES AS DUTCHMEN ROLL.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Joe Layden Staff writer It was supposed to be a game that would showcase the talents of the best college quarterback in the area. And perhaps it was. The star, however, was something of a surprise. Brett Russ, a sophomore quarterback from Holliston, ...
CABLE GIVES SPORTS VIEWERS MORE OPTIONS.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Pete Dougherty Realities of the 1990s struck television viewers on two fronts this week: *NBC, which has carried baseball since 1947, did its 981st and last - at least until 1994 - "Game of the Week" telecast Saturday. CBS begins a network-exclusive four-year ...
SIENA SHOCKS ST. FRANCIS, 25-17.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Tim Wilkin Staff writer After three weeks of the college football season, Siena had proven only that it couldn't score many points and it could give up many. A long, long season was forecast. But Saturday there was redemption as Siena shocked St ....
CIACCIO SHARP FOR ESPN CAMERAS.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Combined staff, wire services Sophomore Tom Ciaccio, a former Gloversville High School standout, passed for 343 yards Saturday, powering Holy Cross to a 46-0 whipping of Princeton in a game televised nationally by ESPN. Ciaccio ran for two touchdowns and Joe ...
CRACK GOES UPSCALE POTENT ADDICTIVE DRUG CRAWLS OUT OF INNER CITY TO SNARE AFFLUE NT USERS.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Andrew H. Malcolm New York Times Crack, which has been devastating entire inner- city neighborhoods, has begun to claim significant numbers of middle- and upper-class addicts, experts have found. Bush administration drug policy officials and many law ...
HIGH COURT SET TO REVIEW KEY CASES ON BUSINESS.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Journal of Commerce The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday with key transportation, insurance and other business cases already on its menu. In the waning months of its last session, the court slated seven of these cases and ordered rearguments in two ...
UAL'S 'WHIZ KID' MAY JUST PULL OFF DEAL.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marcy Gordon Associated Press Stephen M. Wolf, the chairman of UAL Corp., is widely touted as the "whiz kid" of the nation's airline industry and a highly capable manager. But the 48-year-old executive faces a daunting test in pulling off the proposed ...
DOW'S SEPTEMBER SONG: ROUSING START, SOFT FINISH.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Richard L. Papiernik Executive Business Editor The Dow Jones industrial average, starting the month with a climb to the top of its highest peak, geared up and went down - to end September with a lackluster performance and a loss of more than 59 points from its its strong ...
SO, WHAT'S YOUR POINT JOHNSON?(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Dick Papiernik Executive Business Editor They're a gutsy bunch, those brokerage house people who went out on the limb at the end of August to have a go at guessing the Dow Average results for the close of September. The one thing that we were impressed with is ...
BANKS SHOPPING FOR CUSTOMERS IN SUPERMARKETS ON SUNDAYS.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press Not satisfied with extended weekday hours, Saturday hours and automated tellers open 24 hours, some banks are crossing the once-unthinkable financial frontier of Sunday hours. It's well under way in Atlanta, and by November at least two ...
CAPITAL DISTRICT BUSINESS NOTES.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... *Lawrence Insurance Group Inc. announced a 7 cents per share dividend to stockholders of record of Oct. 26 for the third quarter of 1989, an increase of 1 cent from the second quarter. *The Minority Business Council of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and the ...
'THE TIMES UNION' TALKS TO: TRADE PANELIST ROLAND SCHMITT.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Mark S.R. Suchecki Business writer After months of heated debate, the Bush administration, last July, made a trade decision hailed by American business leaders as a move to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in added U.S. export sales. The decision - ...
GOLDOME MANAGEMENT CLOSE TO SHOWING PROFIT.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Associated Press Bold management by Goldome's new chief executive officer has placed Buffalo's oldest bank on the verge of operating in the black for the first time in two years. Goldome President Thomas A. Cooper took over in April of this year and in what ...
PRICE IS RIGHT RETAILERS EXPAND SHOPPERS' REACH IN CAPITAL DISTRICT.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Cailin Brown Business writer Off-price apparel retailing - the concept of discounting brand name merchandise - may gain momentum in the Capital District as the fallout from shaky national retail deals starts trickling through the industry. Analysts and ...
THERAPY MAY BE REAL BARGAIN.(Business)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marybeth Nibley Associated Press At last count a woman had 187 belts crammed into closets and stuffed into drawers, most of them never worn and hardly even looked at. A man thinks only the most expensive exercise bicycle will help enhance his physique, never ...
COUNTY TO REQUEST BIDS ON INSURANCE.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Staff writer Schenectady County will soon be requesting proposals from insurance brokers interested in bidding on a three-year coverage package worth about $1.5 million in premiums. Albert A. Shapiro, the former county finance commisioner who is ...
FIGHTING CITY HALL NOT A POPULAR COURSE TO TAKE.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Marv Cermak Remember the old expression, "You can't fight city hall?" The Schenectady City School District's Continuing Education Program - also known as night school or adult education - had planned to dispel this theory with a brand-new course titled, "You ...
ANGLICANS EDGE TOWARD ACCEPTING POPE.(Local)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: United Press International Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, on a visit aimed at enhancing Christian unity, said Saturday that acceptance by all Christian churches of the primacy of the Roman Catholic pope "begins to find a place in Anglican thinking." ...
DESPITE ROUGH WATERS, LADY ANGLERS SPARKLE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Dick Nelson With all the pomp and circumstance of a pageant, 35 of the nation's top women anglers, competing in the final day of the Bass'n Gal Classic Star XIII Championship, waved goodbye to the Hudson River yesterday. They did so perched atop a specially designed ...
FINDING HOMES FOR UNWANTED PETS.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Ed Healy The problem of unwanted dogs is a constant problem for those organizations devoted to the humane care of animals. But there are sources through which the unwanted pet can find a new home. Outstanding in this regard is the Capital District Humane ...
CONOBY MAKES JUMP TO NATIONAL ELITE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 1989 ... Byline: Keith Marder Staff writer Susan Conoby is like many athletes. She devotes about three hours a day to her sport and strives to be one of the best performers in the nation. What makes her different is that her sport's season lasts 12 months a year. ...