Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from June 1991:
RALPH MARTIN'S VIEWS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES ASSAILED.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Of all the inaccuracies in Ralph Martin's May 15 column, perhaps the most serious is his assertion that women have achieved equality. Unfortunately, for many women, that is not the reality. It would be hard to convince most women in the workforce that they have achieved equity ...
CLARIFICATION.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... We appreciate the fine article by Harvy Lipman May 24 describing the effects of the Supreme Court's disastrous Title X ruling, but want to clarify one point. In it, Mr. Lipman writes that Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood receives about $200,000 a year in Title X funds. In ...
BUSINESSES BLAST ENERGY TAX.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Mark S.R. Suchecki Staff writer New energy taxes that the Legislature plans to make part of its budget package are being vigorously denounced by business interests. Proposed to help balance a new $51.9 billion budget, the taxes would boost the cost of gasoline ...
GOVERNMENT SEEKS MEDICARE OVERHAUL.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Combined wire services In a proposal with dramatic implications for the way medicine is practiced, the federal government proposed Friday paying family doctors more and cutting Medicare fees to virtually all medical specialists. If implemented as proposed next ...
GRAY MATTERS OLDER AMERICANS FORGE POWERFUL FRONT TO GUARD INTERESTS.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Joseph J. Serwach and David S. Martin Newhouse News Service Older Americans today are more likely to participate in the political process and vigorously fight for their cause - with good success - than any other group. "This generation of elderly is healthier, ...
FEDERAL PANEL BACKS CUTS AT 6 NEW YORK MILITARY BASES.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Mark S.R. Suchecki Staff writer with Associated Press reports The Base Closure and Realignment Commission announced Friday it has recommended closing or realigning 36 military bases across the country, including six installations in New York state. Fort Drum, ...
BUDGET IN FINAL PHASE DETAILS UNCLEAR ON REVENUE, AID.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Tom Precious Capitol bureau The Legislature took the plunge Friday and began passing the latest state budget in history, 121 days after the governor first proposed a fiscal plan. The cuts approved by the Legislature could result in more than 7,000 jobs being ...
KEY WEDTECH FIGURE'S CONVICTION OVERTURNED.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Robert L. Jackson Los Angeles Times The 1989 conviction of California lawyer E. Robert Wallach, a friend of former Attorney General Edwin Meese III and a key figure in the Wedtech defense contracting scandal, was thrown out Friday by a federal appeals court on grounds ...
A RED FLAG FOR LOTTERY NFL-BASED GAME KILLED.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: David Bauder Associated Press A proposal for a new state lottery game based on the scores of New York's three pro football teams was killed Friday by the Legislature's most powerful Republican. State Senate Majority Leader Ralph Marino said he was concerned ...
CLOSED COURTS POSSIBLE.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press New York's chief judge said Friday that courts will have to be closed and jobs may have to be eliminated because of state budget cuts agreed upon by the Legislature. "It is inevitable that we're going to have to close courtrooms," Chief Judge ...
GUN AUCTIONS OPPOSED.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, gun control advocates and police officials on Friday objected to a legislative budget proposal to auction off seized guns to raise money for the state. Under a budget bill approved Friday by the Assembly and agreed to by ...
SMITH TELLS JUDGE HE'S NOT GUILTY OF RAPE.(Main)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ronald J. Ostrow Los Angeles Times William Kennedy Smith appeared in court Friday to plead not guilty to charges that he raped a woman at the Kennedy family's oceanfront estate at nearby Palm Beach. Smith was under no requirement to appear at the arraignment, ...
MAY ENDS WITH A PUNCH MOP-UP CONTINUES AS 1,600 LACK POWER.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Tim Beidel Staff writer Utility crews continued Friday to repair damage from Thursday's sudden and destructive thunderstorm, which knocked down trees and disrupted power in thousands of homes. In Bethlehem, where the storm apparently hit hardest, town ...
ANOTHER FLIP OF THE COYNE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Fred LeBrun Well, the cheese stands alone. Or does he? There's a good old union organizing song that choruses, "Which side are you on, boys, which side are you on?" Tonight's $125-a-head fund-raiser for beleaguered, bothered and bewildered Albany ...
*MAY WAS A HOT ONE, BUT NOT THE HOTTEST.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... The average temperature in Albany last month was nearly 6 degrees warmer than usual, the 16th of the last 17 months to register above average, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists have noticed the string of warm months but are skeptical that it marks a ...
COYNE-JOYCE SPLIT HAS A RIPPLE EFFECT.(Local)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Michael McKeon Staff writer The split between Albany County Executive James J. Coyne Jr. and county Democratic Chairman Harold Joyce has created an uneasy situation for labor leaders and county employees. "I would be less than candid if I said it wasn't ...
2 INJURED WHEN BUS SWERVES.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jane Gottlieb Staff writer Two Altamont Elementary School pupils were treated at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady Friday after their school bus swerved off the roadway, narrowly avoiding a stream, Albany County sheriff's deputies said. Kaysai Kamarat and ...
HEARING SET IN VAN PATTEN BOND CASE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Marc Carey Staff writer A July 15 hearing will decide whether state Supreme Court Justice Robert Doran will be hauled into county Surrogate Court to disclose his relationship to at least $2.5 million in bonds bought by the late developer Robert Van Patten. ...
MOSS CONSIDERS RUN FOR COUNTY LEGISLATURE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jane Gottlieb Staff writer Town Supervisor Kevin Moss, motivated by what he considers the inattention to his town at the county level, is considering running for the Albany County Legislature. "I think judging by the actions of our legislators that you would ...
ALBANY CONSIDERS LEGALIZING GAMES OF CHANCE FOR CHARITY.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Richard Wexler Staff writer An ordinance permitting charities to run games of chance that now are prohibited in the city will go before the voters in November if it is approved by the Common Council at its regular meeting Monday night. The council will meet at ...
STATE PLANS TO MOVE AGAINST DUMP-SITE OWNER.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ilaina Jonas Staff writer The state will seek to prosecute the owner of the dump that burned for two weeks in 1988 and forced the evacuation of several nearby residents, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office said Friday. Assistant Attorney General ...
MAN GETS PRISON TERM FOR THEFT.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Carol DeMare Staff writer A Schenectady man was sentenced Friday to state prison for a theft at an Albany store. Nathan Butler, 30, of 3775 Carmen Road, was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 3 years as a second felony offender by County Judge Thomas W. Keegan for his ...
FIREWORKS MEAN MORE TROUBLES FOR SPA VIDEO SHOP OWNER.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ken Thurman Staff writer A video shop owner, already facing the loss of his business for unpaid sales taxes, ran into more troubles Friday when his van was seized by state tax authorites and boxes of illegal fireworks were found inside. The unexpected ...
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE WINS RESIDENCY FIGHT.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Mark J. McGuire Staff writer The Board of Education has ruled that Louis Cotrona is a valid candidate for one of the three board seats up for election June 12. Documents raised questions about whether Cotrona, the most outspoken candidate in the race, met ...
FIRM TO SEEK SOURCE OF WATER FOR COLONIE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Vincent Jackson Staff writer Next week, an engineering firm is scheduled to begin investigating whether there may be a fourth source of water to supply to town residents. Currently, there are three water sources the town taps into: *The Mohawk ...
ALBANY MAN FACES ROBBERY INDICTMENT COHOES WILL SLASH STAFF AND PROGRAMS BALTIMORE MAN GETS PRISON IN DRUG CASE MAN SENTENCED ON CONTEMPT COUNT TROY MAN GETS PRISON FOR RAPE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... A city man was indicted Friday by a grand jury on charges of stealing a woman's purse and attempting to steal from a store. Both thefts occurred in Menands. Darren Irvin, who is also known as Derick J. Johnson, 21, of 88 Brady Ave. was charged with attempted ...
MAN JAILED FOR TORCHING CAR.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Donna Liquori Staff writer A man who torched a reporter's car was sentenced Friday to a year in Columbia County Jail. Michael Sandagato, who pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief in exchange for the one-year sentence, also was ordered to pay about ...
KELLEHER DENIES RUN FOR COUNCIL.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Joe Picchi Staff writer Rensselaer County Legislator Neil J. Kelleher said Friday that he is not interested in running for the Troy City Council. Kelleher's reaction came on the heels of a County Legislature vote to ban city mayors and town officials from ...
JAPANESE ACCUSED OF DUMPING MINIVANS AUTO STOCKS OUTPACE MARKET PROTESTER PIES PORK QUEEN 'SLEEPING BEAUTY' SUIT SETTLED SONY LICENSES NINTENDO GAMES.(Business)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press The nation's Big Three automakers accused Japanese companies of dumping minivans on the U.S. market at less than fair value. Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, called the ...
U.S. TO TIGHTEN RULES FOR FHA MORTGAGES.(Business)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Martin Crutsinger Associated Press The government said Friday that it is implementing tighter lending standards for mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration in a move one lending group charged will reduce house sales by as much as 200,000 annually. ...
ECONOMISTS CAUTIOUS AMID GOOD NEWS.(Business)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Oswald Johnston Los Angeles Times America's economy may have inched a little closer to a possible recovery this past week, but the timing and strength of any such upturn still are uncertain. A spate of fresh economic statistics published over the past few ...
KEYCORP GAINS 31 BRANCHES FROM COLLAPSED BUFFALO BANK.(Business)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Alan D. Abbey Business writer Albany-based KeyCorp and First Empire State Corp. of Buffalo divided up the assets of Goldome Friday as the federal government seized the struggling Buffalo- based institution in its most costly savings bank bailout ever. ...
STOCK MARKET REACHES RECORD HIGHS.(Business)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Chet Currier Associated Press The stock market, on a week-long roll, climbed to record highs Friday amid increasing hopes for a turnaround in the economy. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 27.05 points to 3,027.50, surpassing the closing peak of ...
REM PREPARES $750G EXPANSION.(Business)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: James Denn Business writer The parent company of REM Technologies Inc. has bought a 19,000-square-foot building in Colonie to house the high-tech firm's growing manufacturing operations. REM officials say they also envision expanding the company's employment ...
WINDSOR MAN ESCAPES FROM GREENE COUNTY JAIL.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Donna Liquori Staff writer with wire reports Police were searching overnight for a prisoner who escaped from Greene Correctional Facility on Friday. Jonathan Nabinger, 21, of Windsor, Broome County, escaped while wearing green prison clothing, boots and a red ...
WOMAN ACCUSED OF INTIMIDATING VICTIM.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... A woman charged with intimidating the victim of an attempted rape was arrested Thursday by Catskill police. Diane Thimot, 26, of 377 Main St., Catskill, was charged with intimidating a victim, a felony. ...
CONSUL GENERAL TO SPEAK TODAY AT SCHOOL.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... The consul general of India will be the featured guest at the annual cultural program of the Hindu Temple Society held at 5 p.m. today at Shaker High School. Rajendra K. Rai will attend the program, which also ...
VIRUS SIMILAR TO AIDS COMMON IN CATTLE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Keith Schneider New York Times After four years of research, scientists from the Department of Agriculture have found that a virus similar in genetic structure to the AIDS virus is more common in cattle in United States than researchers had anticipated. The scientists ...
WOMAN KILLED IN LAKE GEORGE CRASH.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... A 71-year-old woman was killed and another woman was in critical condition Friday after the car in which they were riding struck a tree. Helen Lamb of Main Street, Bolton Landing, died of massive internal injuries, said State Police at the Wilton substation. The ...
FUGITIVE BANKER EXTRADITED TO GREECE.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press A fugitive Greek banker accused of embezzling $210 million in a scandal that toppled former Premier Andreas Papandreou was en route to his homeland Friday. The extradition of 36-year-old Giorgos Koskotas, former chairman of the Bank of Crete, ...
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ARMS FOR ABORTION FIGHT.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Catherine Crocker Associated Press Planned Parenthood chapters across the country are digging in for a two-front battle - one in Congress, the other at the fund-raising table - so their clinics won't have to cut medical services to continue counseling patients about ...
MAN SAYS HE SAW SEX ATTACK AT ST. JOHN'S.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Marlene Aig Associated Press A former member of the St. John's University lacrosse team testified Friday that he witnessed part of the alleged sexual assault on a female student last year. Keith Wieczorek, 22, of East Northport, nervously told a state Supreme ...
NYC PLANS BIG PARADE FOR SOLDIERS.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press A million yellow ribbons and 12 million pounds of confetti will fall on 24,000 marchers in New York City's welcome home parade for returned gulf war soldiers. Parade organizers included those figures as "statistics that boggle the mind" as ...
ZEBRA MUSSELS POSE NEW THREAT TO HUDSON.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan said Friday that the spread of zebra mussels to the Hudson River stresses the urgency of controlling the aquatic pests. "There is no way to quarantine our waterways, so we have to learn to live with this creature and ...
CAMERAS-IN-COURT EXTENSION STALLED.(Local)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Elizabeth Edwardsen Associated Press The law that has allowed television into New York's trial courts for three years was headed toward expiration at midnight Friday with lawmakers saying they couldn't agree on how to extend it. The Democratic-controlled state ...
BUDGET THREATENS GAMES.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: James Denn Business writer The chairman of the local organizing committee for the Empire State Games is concerned that proposed cuts in the state's budget will kill the Games, scheduled to be held for the first time in the Capital District in July. An ...
KNICKS DEAL THEMSELVES PAT HAND.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Clifton Brown New York Times Lured by the challenge and unable to resist the opportunity, Pat Riley has returned to coaching, confident he can return the New York Knicks to glory. Ending weeks of speculation and arduous negotiations, the 46-year-old Riley was ...
FIREBIRDS ALL SET FOR YEAR TWO.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Laura Vecsey Staff writer The Albany Firebirds were last year's darlings of the Capital District sports world - attracting thousands of fun- crazed fans to Knickerbocker Arena for the chance to witness the "50-Yard Indoor War." Tonight at 7:30, the Firebirds ...
A DAY AT THE PARK MAY SOON COST MORE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Pete Dougherty Minor league baseball enjoyed its renaissance in the 1980s, trumpeting its affordability versus other forms of sports entertainment. Whether the sport can retain its low price structure through this decade is tenuous at best because of the new ...
BUTLIN SETS SAIL, SIGHTS ON TRIP OF A LIFETIME.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Joe Layden Staff writer It is Bert Butlin's humble opinion that a man is better off not knowing his limitations. This is understandable, for if Butlin believed in barriers, or even common sense, he would not be climbing aboard a 20-foot sailboat this evening ...
COACH TO GET TRIMMED IF HIS TEAM DOESN'T QUEENSBURY 3, SOUTH GLENS FALLS 2: MONICA RODRIGUEZ DROVE IN T HE WINNING RUN WITH A SACRIFICE FLY TO RIGHT FIELD IN THE NINT H INNING. CLASS CC CLASS C CLASS D.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Maureen Kelly Staff writer Lansingburgh High softball coach John Cipperly vowed to cut his curly locks if his team should win a SectionII title. Cipperly took a giant step toward the barber shop Friday as the Knights breezed by Burnt Hills 9-3 in the Class B ...
A SOFTBALL FINAL: KOZAK VS. NALLEY.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Two of the area's top pitchers will face each other when Schenectady and Columbia High meet for the SectionII Class A softball title at 4:30 this afternoon at Clifton Common. Shayne Kozak will pitch for Schenectady, and Chris Nalley will be on the mound for Columbia. Schenectady ...
HOULAHAN KEYS SHAKER THREEPEAT BLUE BISON TRIM SHEN 4-3 FOR TITLE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ron Armstrong Staff writer There is no question Shaker is the dominate team when it comes to high school lacrosse. The Blue Bison proved that again Friday night as they slipped by Shenendehowa 4-3 at Union Collegen's Bailey Field to win the Section II ...
BLOOM SPARKLES IN STATE QUALIFIER.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Mike Piekarski Staff writer All year long, everything these track and field athletes did was part of a greater effort. Each top-six finish counted toward a team total. Every race, every jump, was geared to that end. Friday, at the Section II state meet ...
SILVER WARRIORS FINALLY GET THE JOB DONE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... After coming up just short the last two years, Niskayuna made its third attempt pay off by winning the Section II Class A team tennis title Friday. The Silver Warriors, Suburban Council champions in the regular season, edged Guilderland 5-3 at the Tri-City Racquet Club. Friday's ...
POPE VISITS A CHANGED POLAND PONTIFF'S HOMELAND CHALLENGES CHURCH.(Religion)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: John Daniszewski Associated Press Pope John Paul II, whose previous visits helped shape Poland's future, returns to his homeland today to present his vision of democracy and to encourage faith in the neighboring Soviet Union. But the pontiff is ...
RABBIS TRY TO PREVENT DILUTION OF JEWRY AS MIXED MARRIAGES SOA R.(Religion)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Bill Eager Staff writer Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl attempts a delicate balancing act these days, mixing reality, tradition and urgency. As more and more Jewish men and women marry non-Jews, Frydman-Kohl and other Conservative rabbis are trying to keep them ...
SISTERS OF MERCY ORDER TO BE RESTRUCTURED.(Religion)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Gerald Renner Hartford Courant When the order was founded in Ireland in 1831, the Sisters of Mercy were called - often derisively by traditionally minded Catholics - "the walking nuns." That was when nuns were supposed to be cloistered in convents praying, ...
TECHNOLOGY SHATTERS THE BARRIER COMPUTERS LINK MINDS TO WORDS.(Living)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Staff writer By the time he reached his fourth birthday, Stephen Laib had uttered only three words on rare occasions: "Momma," "No" and "What?" The neurologically impaired boy existed in a kind of void, unable to express his most basic needs and ...
GOOD PARTY PERSON HAS MANNERS GUESTS HAVE OBLIGATIONS, TOO, LIKE DON'T WEAR THE LAMPSHADES.(Living)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Pat Dailey Chicago Tribune There's an old bit of wisdom that can produce an awful lot of angst in party-goers. "You never should be the first to leave a party because everyone else will start talking about you the minute the door closes behind you." True or ...
DONOR BANKING ON SALES.(Living)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Barbara Delaney Starting today , a pet food company will donate a free can of pet food to participating animal shelters for each of its products you buy. In past years, Heinz Pet Products Co., which manufactures such pet foods as 9 Lives Cat Food, ...
CAPSULE LOOK AT THE FIREBIRDS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 1991 ... QUARTERBACKS Tom Porras - 6-3, 207 (Washington/Toronto CFL). Signed as free agent on May 7, 1991 ... A six-year CFL veteran with Hamilton, Toronto and Calgary ... Led Hamilton to the Grey Cup, and the Tiger Cats won the title in 1985. Ed Rubbert - 6-5, 215 ...
LEGISLATURE ADDS $8.2 MILLION TO ARTS BUDGET.(Entertainment)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ray Rinaldi Staff writer Having squeezed an additional $8.2 million out of the Legislature to fund arts programs in next year's budget, arts supporters say they will now turn lobbying efforts toward Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, who still could veto the added money. ...
JT'S BACK IN THE GROOVE.(Entertainment)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Bruce Britt Los Angeles Daily News Poor James Taylor fans. They've seen fire and they've seen rain. They've heard lonely songs they thought were the livin' end. But through it all, they always thought they'd see their hero again. For a while it was doubtful ...
AT 33, DONNY OSMOND GIVES IT ANOTHER SPIN.(Entertainment)
Jun 01, 1991 ... Byline: Linda Geeson The Baltimore Sun "No wonder I had an image problem," deadpans Donny Osmond, looking at himself bell-bottom clad, mop-topped and ever-smiling on an early 1970s record jacket. He shakes his head. "Look at that outfit, man." The old album was ...