Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from September 1990:
WEUSI DEFENDED.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Jitu Weusi is a major leader of New York's African American community, a long-time grass-roots activist, and a prominent spokesman for economic and social justice. He is running for governor of New York as the candidate of the Unity Party, a coalition of independent community-based ...
FIVE EASY REASONS TO APPROVE NEW LEBANON SCHOOL BUDGET.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... The New Lebanon school board and Superintendent Obloy have amnaged to whittle another $100,000 from the aggregate cost of the five important propositions that will be on the ballot in the special Sept. 5 budget election. Let's consider the consequences if they are voted down for ...
SCHENECTADY MAN JAILED AFTER HOSTAGE INCIDENT.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Joe Mahoney Staff writer A 37-year-old Schenectady man was ordered held in the county jail Friday and directed to undergo a mental evaluation after he allegedly went to an in-law's home with what police described as a mini-arsenal of handguns and rifles and held a ...
RACE AND RACISM.(Main)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 1990 ... It is now part of the general understanding that racial tensions in the United States have grown worse over the past decade or so. Incidents like the racially motivated attacks in Bensonhurst, Howard Beach and the attack on the white Central Park jogger by a group of blacks and ...
IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE?(Main)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 1990 ... The attorney for a Shenendehowa High School student charged with brandishing a loaded shotgun in the school last May now seeks dismissal of all charges "in the interest of justice." Understandably, the assistant district attorney is outraged. The public should be, too. There's ...
FEWER THAN EXPECTED TAKE EARLY RETIREMENT.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Dan Janison Capitol bureau Far fewer state employees than first estimated will take early retirements offered as a way to save the cash-starved state $40 million, budget officials have acknowledged. Friday was the deadline for filing for the early-retirement ...
IRAQ WANTS GUARANTEE AGAINST ATTACK ENVOY VOWS TO FREE HOSTAGES IF U.N. INTERCEDES TO PREVENT STRI KE BY WESTERN MILITARY.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Nora Boustany Washington Post Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz conferred with U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar Friday and said Baghdad would release the thousands of foreign hostages it is holding if the United Nations provides guarantees that Iraq will ...
U.S. BUILDUP MAKES SOVIET BRASS UNEASY.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: David Remnick Washington Post Calling the situation in the Persian Gulf "explosive," Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said Friday that, while he has no differences with the Bush administration, the sooner there is a political settlement in the region and the United ...
BUSH WANTS TO DROP $7B EGYPT DEBT.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Patrick E. Tyler Washington Post President Bush has decided to forgive Egypt's $7.1 billion military debt to the United States in recognition of Cairo's critical role in supporting the United Nations embargo against Iraq and the massive U.S. military deployment to the ...
BUSH PROPOSES MEDICARE FEE OVERHAUL.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Robert A. Rosenblatt Los Angeles Times In an historic move, the Bush administration Friday sent Congress a proposed drastic revision in Medicare fees - the first step toward establishing a nationwide fee-scale covering more than 7,000 physician services from X-rays to ...
SOLDIER ACQUITTED IN PANAMA DEATH.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Combined wire services A veteran paratrooper was acquitted Friday of charges that he executed an unarmed man at a roadblock during last year's U.S. invasion of Panama. "I knew I was innocent from the beginning," Sgt. Roberto Bryan said after the verdict. "I ...
IRAQ TAKES STRONG MEASURES TO STRECH FOOD SUPPLY.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Combined wire services Iraq is beginning to take strong measures to stretch food supplies, including issuing coupons and setting up food distribution centers in preparation for the imposition of rationing today and encouraging urban dwellers to join their ...
CONCERN OVER HOLIDAY SPURS SHARP RISE IN GAS PRICES.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Combined wire services Concern that the Persian Gulf crisis might intensify during the Labor Day weekend - when there is no U.S. commodity trading - drove oil prices up sharply Friday, with gasoline rocketing more than 7 cents a gallon. "With the long ...
HEART ATTACK KILLED HOSTAGE FROM WOODSTOCK SOLDIER'S 3 CHILDREN PLACED IN FOSTER HOME AT&T PLANNING HELPED EMPLOYEES ESCAPE DEAR JUNIOR: HERE'S YOUR GUM AND LOTION.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press An autopsy performed on an American banker being held captive in Iraq showed the Woodstock resident died of a heart attack, State Department officials in Washington said Friday. But the ...
ROYALS' NEAR CAPTURE KUWAITI PRINCE TELLS OF TREACHERY, HAIR'S BREADTH ESCAPE.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Shyam Bhatia London Observer Members of the Kuwaiti royal family and top government officials narrowly escaped capture by invading Iraqi forces, with some cabinet ministers escaping through the back door of the Defense Ministry while Iraqi troops came in the front. ...
RESTRICTED-MONEY WELFARE PLAN STUDIED DEL MONTE RECALLS GREEN-BEANS CANS PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN CIRCUS' CENTER RING.(Main)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Associated Press United Press International Associated Press Milwaukee County officials trying to reduce welfare fraud are considering a unique program that would leave recipients with little discretionary cash. The program would require direct payment of ...
ALBANY HUNTS UNCOUNTED TO MAKE 100,000 MARK.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Bill Schackner Staff Writer Mayor Thomas Whalen needs 432 warm bodies fast, and it don't matter if they come from tree- lined streets in Pine Hills or high- rise apartments downtown. So, when a downtown resident called the city Friday morning complaining that ...
STUDENTS ARRIVE, UNPACK AND PARTY CAMPUSES ARE SPRINGING TO LIFE AGAIN.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Tim Beidel Staff writer Across the Capital District, dormant college campuses are springing back to life with the arrival of this year's crop of students. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, where school begins Tuesday, the campus was bustling Friday ...
WHAT'S OPEN WHAT'S CLOSED.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... The following is a partial list of schedule changes for the Labor Day holiday weekend. SHOPPING: Malls and grocery store chains will be open Monday, but many will close early. Liquor stores, by law, may be open Monday from 10 a.m. to noon in Albany and Rensselaer ...
DINKINS' CATSKILL CAVALRY.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Fred LeBrun New York Mayor David N. Dinkins at the head of the cavalry riding in to save the Catskills? Unlikely, but listen, we'll take leadership from wherever it comes. This week, in one of those underplayed announcements portending major consequences for ...
'HE JUST DIDN'T LOOK LIKE HE BELONGED HERE' LITTLE FUGITIVE BIG TROUBLE FOR POLICE IN GUILDERLAND.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Joe Mahoney Staff writer When the white Chrysler sedan pulled out of Campus Club Drive Friday afternoon, Guilderland Police Officer John Tashjian glanced at the driver and instantly became suspicious. "He just didn't look like he belonged around here," ...
BODY RHYTHMS CALLED CHEMOTHERAPY AID.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Peter Wehrwein Staff writer The gradual release of chemotherapy drugs timed to the body's daily rhythms is the most effective treatment for kidney cancer after it has spread to other parts of the body, a researcher at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center here claimed ...
WOMAN SUES TO GET TREATMENT FOR CANCER.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: John Caher Staff writer A cancer-stricken Schenectady woman with no more than a year to live has filed a lawsuit against her insurance company in a desperate attempt to obtain funding for the only treatment her doctor says offers any hope for survival. ...
DETECTIVES SEEKING MOTIVE IN MURDER OF STATE WORKER.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Joe Mahoney Staff writer Detectives were focusing Friday on the family background of murder victim Lovie E. Williams in trying to unravel the motive for the execution-style killing, an investigator said. "Somewhere within the family tree is a key to unlock the ...
SCHOOL BUDGET SHIFT TO PAY FOR MORE TEACHERS.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Richard Wexler Staff writer More money is spent on people and less on hardware in revised budgets for Albany's magnet schools submitted Friday to the state Education Department. Though the documents have not yet been made public, the principals of School 23 ...
MONUMENTS UPENDED COHOES ALDERMAN AGAIN SUPPORTS CURFEW.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Laura Vecsey Staff writer Incidents of vandalism over the past week prompted Alderman Ralph Signoracci Friday to again assert the city's need to consider instituting a curfew for teenagers. Signoracci, the 6th Ward alderman, made his comments as Cohoes police ...
ALBANY STREET HAWKERS WITHOUT PERMITS TOLD TO FOLD.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Catherine Clabby Staff writer Street hawkers peddling T-shirts, incense and jewelry who in past months became part of Albany's cityscape, particularly on North Pearl Street, are no more. In recent weeks, the city's police department has been enforcing the ...
SUSPECTED JUKEBOX SHOOTER ELUDES POLICE DRAGNET.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Joe Mahoney Staff writer A shotgun-toting man and a young woman eluded a police dragnet Friday following two late-night robberies at area taverns where he terrorized patrons by wildly pumping shots into a jukebox and a ceiling and scooping bar receipts from the till, ...
FAMILY INJURED IN CRASH ON I-87.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Two children were ejected from their family's station wagon when it rolled over three times in the shoulder of the Northway, but came away with only minor injuries. Their parents were more seriously injured. Trooper Carl F. Stoltz said the vacationing Stewart family ...
MAN JAILED IN ASSAULT WITH STEEL ROD 4-CAR CRASH LEADS TO ASSAULT CHARGE BAR OWNER BOPPED WITH BOOZE BOTTLE INDICTMENT READIED IN OFFICERS' FIGHT 2 MORE PARTIES ENDORSE CASALE.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... A 24-year-old city man is in jail pending sentencing for assault after he admitted beating a person with a steel rod. Shawn Reese Hilts of 233 Delaware Ave. pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree assault. Hilts, who will be sentenced Sept. 27, admitted to Albany County Court ...
DANCING IN THE STREET HOOFER'S RHYTHMIC FEET HAVE NOONTIME CROWD TAPPING THEIR TOES.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Catherine Clabby Staff writer Beneath the noontime sun in the heart of Albany's business district, Charlie DiMura checked his microphone and put down a piece of plywood before pulling a pair of patent- leather tap shoes from a worn blue suitcase. With straw ...
HINCHEY REPORT LINKS SITE TO MOB LAWMAKER URGES COLLEAGUES TO AVOID LANDFILL.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Jane Gottlieb Staff Writer Democratic minority representatives face an uphill battle in coming weeks in their effort to convince the Columbia County leadership not to send garbage to an Orange County landfill linked by the state to organized crime. "I'd say ...
COUNTY JUGGLES FUNDS TO MEET $2.5M PAYMENT.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Joe Picchi Staff writer Rensselaer County's fiscal difficulties tightened a bit more this week as it had to borrow from other funds to meet a $2.5 million payment. On Thursday, the county paid out $1.1 million as part of its reimbursement to Hudson Valley ...
STATE COURT HEARS OPPOSING ARGUMENTS ON ABORTION CLINIC.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Tim O'Brien Staff writer Sponsors of a proposed abortion clinic in Troy argued Friday that the state Health Department's decision to give the proposal a full review is an arbitrary change of policy meant to quell controversy. But an assistant attorney general ...
VETO UNLIKELY FOR CUT IN HUDSON POLICE FORCE.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Kenneth C. Crowe II Staff writer Mayor Michael Yusko Jr. said Friday that he has no plans to veto a local law reducing the size of the city police department by one officer that was approved unanimously last month by the Common Council. "I'm not looking to ...
COAL PLANT EMISSIONS COULD IMPAIR HEALTH, OFFICIAL SAYS.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Rick Karlin Staff Writer Lead emissions from the proposed Inter- Power coal plant would be "minute," but may still have some impact on the health of residents in the surrounding area, Albany County Health Commissioner William Grattan said Friday. "It's a very ...
SCHOOL DISTRICT FIGHT MOVES TO STATE COURT.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Rick Karlin Staff writer The border war between Clifton Park's Shenendehowa School District and the Waterford-Halfmoon district moved intostate Supreme Court on Friday as attorneys sparred over a contested boundary line and its booty of tax revenue. At issue ...
POPE ON THE ROAD AGAIN, THIS TIME TO EAST AFRICA.(Religion)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: William D. Montalbano Los Angeles Times Bags packed, 41 speeches ready, his pronunciation of Swahili, Kirundi and Kinyarwanda polished with the help of tutors, Pope John Paul II ends a quiet and sedentary summer in Italy today. On the road again. ...
CONVENES THURSDAY CHURCH GROUP SLATES ANNUAL YOUTH EXPLOSION.(Religion)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Art Markey Staff writer Responding to youths seeking "an alternative to the self-destructive cycle of street life," the Churches of God in Christ of Western New York will convene their 18th annual Youth Explosion Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 8. ...
TWO TOP CHURCH LEADERS URGE EASING OF BLOCKADE.(Religion)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: United Press International In the first visible but still cautious dissent from President Bush's Persian Gulf policy, two top church leaders said Friday the United States should not block food and medical supplies from going to Iraq. In a letter to Bush, the ...
KIRKIN' O' THE TARTAN SEPT. 9 CLAN TARTANS TO BE BLESSED AT WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.(Religion)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Grace O'Connor Staff writer When Westminster Presbyterian Church evolved from the Second Presbyterian in 1813, there were many Scotch-Irish among its members. "That kind of heritage is still present," said member Jack Willison, a grandfather who spent much of ...
POLICE HUNTING OWNER OF CAR USED IN SLAYING.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Associated Press Investigators spent Friday searching for a retired Correction Department captain who owned the getaway car used by the gunman who fatally shot former state Sen. Vander L. Beatty. Beatty, 49, a Brooklyn Democrat who rose to deputy Senate ...
2 CHARGED IN DEATH OF BRONX PROSECUTOR.(Local)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Associated Press A 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old youth were charged Friday with shooting to death a Bronx prosecutor who was the innocent victim of a fight over drug turf one block from the court house, police said. Jose Diaz, known as Cuba, of 304 E ....
ORANGE ARE BLUE WITHOUT CARPENTER.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Pete Dougherty Staff writer First down, an entire college football season to go, and Syracuse already was penalized. An hour before game time, Syracuse announced that junior wide receiver Rob Carpenter was ruled ineligible for Friday night's Kickoff Classic ...
MAC COMES ALIVE; CROWD LIFTS HIM.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Buzz Gray Staff writer NEW YORK - The Mac is back. At least he was Friday night on the Stadium Court of the U.S. Open. Looking like the John McEnroe of old, the man who won this Grand Slam tennis tournament four times, he served and volleyed his way to a 6-3, ...
NEW BRITAIN DELAYS A-C PARTY.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Bob Croce Staff writer If Butch Hobson were a young businessman, there would be lunch invitations and pats on the back from the boss. Soon thereafter there would be a duplicate of the key to the executive washroom on his desk. Here it is, years after he tagged ...
TYSON SUFFERS CUT; STEWART BOUT POSTPONED.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Associated Press Mike Tyson sustained a 48-stitch cut above his right eye from a head butt while sparring on Friday and promoters were forced to postpone his Sept.22 fight with Alex Stewart. Tyson was sparring with Greg Page when the butt occurred. He was ...
SELES LEARNS A LESSON IN PREPARATION ITALY'S FERRANDO STARS IN OWN VERSION OF 'ROCKY'.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Buzz Gray Staff writer It was a classic case of taking too much for granted. Even the most preliminary preparations by Monica Seles might have been enough to see her through. Instead, the No.3 women's seed at the U.S. Open found herself a little embarrassed ...
GREAT DANES GOING BACK TO THE CHALKBOARD.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Keith Marder Staff writer Albany State has tossed the 'bone as coach Bob Ford attempts to teach old Danes new tricks. Ford, who has coached Albany State for the past 20 seasons, has scrapped the wishbone offense which has been a staple for the Great Danes ...
A LOVE AFFAIR IN HARRISBURG.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Pete Dougherty It was the bottom of the ninth inning, and few from a stadium-record crowd on Fan Appreciation Night had departed. The fans, trying to rally the home team from a two-run deficit, began a rhythmic stomping of their feet that lasted the entire 20 minutes of ...
DORAN DEALT IN TRADE SPREE.(Sports)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Staff and wire reports Pennant contenders went on their annual shopping spree Friday, making last-minute deals to beat the deadline for eligibility for postseason play, while non- contenders swapped veterans for prospects. The Houston Astros were a major ...
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 'BROTHERS AND KEEPERS' ON FRESHMEN'S MINDS.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Staff writer An intense, highly personal and moving memoir of what became of two brothers who grew up in a black ghetto of Pittsburgh - one a Rhodes scholar, college professor and award-winning novelist and the other a prisoner serving a life sentence for ...
MILITARY RESIGNS ITS ROLE AS LAST- CHANCE EMPLOYER.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Frank James Chicago Tribune Danielle Montana and her boyfriend, Mike Lydon, have packed a considerable number of jobs into their short lives. Between them, the two 18-year-olds have worked in landscaping, at an electrical firm, a restaurant kitchen, janitorial ...
NEW NETHERLAND STYLE TRANSLATION OF EARLY DUTCH RECORDS PROMPTS AUTHENTIC MEAL GATH ERING.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Judy Shepard Staff writer Pity poor David W. Voorhees. How can his scholarly work compete with roast turkey dressed in its own feathers, saddle of venison with fruits and a sweet spiced sauce, smoked ham, sliced sturgeon on aspic and a trinity of high-rise ...
BACK TO THE BATTLEFIELD VIETNAM-ERA PARENTS FACE NEW WAR.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Fawn Vrazo and Michael Vitez Knight-Ridder Just 17 and married a year, Lois Gutekunst experienced one of the most upsetting moments of her young life when she saw her husband, Robert, then 18, leave for Vietnam. At home, giving birth to their first child while ...
LOBSTERS CLAW WAY TO TOP OF WHIRLIGIG BUSINESS.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Steve Stecklow Knight-Ridder Nick DiNicola says his wife came up with the idea last winter. It seemed a natural, what with DiNicola's roadside "lawn toys" business in the heart of coastal Maine. So he made one, then dozens, and very soon they began outselling the ...
TINTING GIVES OLD PICTURES A NEW LOOK.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Martin J. Smith Orange County Register To understand the extra impact hand-coloring adds to a black-and-white image, imagine how dramatic a single red car would look if parked in the middle of a lot filled with hundreds of white cars. It's an eye-grabbing ...
DESIGNER CASHES IN ON HARLEY-MANIA.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Mary Gottschalk Knight-Ridder RUBs - Rich Urban Bikers - are fashion's latest rub. Most visible are the celebrity RUBs such as Jay Leno, Billy Idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and, before he took off on his final run, Malcolm Forbes - all ...
'MIKADO' GETS LAUGHS WITH WESTERN CULTURE UPDATING.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Martin P. Kelly Staff writer Gilbert and Sullivan would have approved heartily of Paul F. Hewitt's concept in his production of their "The Mikado" at the Theatre Barn. Instead of the formal, ancient costumes of Japan, Hewitt has updated the operetta to 1961 ...
GO BEHIND SCENE OF 'PEAKS,' 'COP ROCK'.(Living)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Steve Bornfeld Staff writer In television programming notes: *ABC, which had scheduled, then scratched a "Twin Peaks" recap show later this month before its season premiere, has announced the scheduling of "Twin Peaks & Cop Rock: Behind The Scenes" Friday, ...
BANK OF NEW ENGLAND SHOOTS DOWN LIQUIDATION RUMORS.(Business)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Michelle Locke Associated Press Bank of New England officials hastened to assure customers their money was secure Friday, a day after a political candidate mistakenly announced the institution was slated for liquidation. The statement, although quickly ...
TALKS AT 'POST STAR' ON HOLD PENDING NLRB ACTION.(Business)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: James Denn Business writer Negotiations between the Newspaper Guild and the Glens Falls Post Star have been put on hold while the National Labor Relations Board considers a petition to have the union decertified. About 60 percent of the Post Star's union ...
CLOTHES LABELS SHOT DOWN HUNTING GROUPS SAY TAGS PORTRAY THEM AS EVIL.(Business)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Jeff Holyfield Associated Press Michigan's largest conservation and sportsmen's group took aim Friday at J.C. Penney Co. Inc. for marketing boys' clothing with an anti-hunting message. "The message that kids will pick up from this - that the traditional ...
STOCK PRICES RISE AMID TRADING LULL PRE-HOLIDAY VOLUME LOWEST OF YEAR.(Business)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Chet Currier Associated Press Stock prices rose, but trading set its slowest pace of the year Friday as the market coasted into the long Labor Day weekend. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials gained 21.04 to 2,614.36, finishing the week with a net gain of ...
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY DECLINES, REALTORS SAY.(Business)
Sep 01, 1990 ... Byline: Knight-Ridder The National Association of Realtors said Friday its housing affordability index fell for the third time this year, to 102.3 in July from 102.9 in June. The July level was the lowest since last August, when it stood at 101.8. The ...