Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from December 1991:
AMAZING FIT SET DESIGNER OFFERS REAL THING.(Show)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ray Rinaldi Staff writer When the Schenectady Light Opera Company decided to stage "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," they scoured the area for the worthiest actors, technicians and costumers they could find. They didn't have to look far for the ...
GENERAL DISMAY OVER DEARTH OF CRITICAL INSIGHT WHY THE NITPICKING? AUDIENCE ENJOYED IT DISSERVICE TO CAP REP.(Show)
Dec 01, 1991 ... TO THE EDITOR: A few weeks ago I read a review by Thomas Lail of an art exhibition at the College of Saint Rose. A considerable portion of the review was devoted to a textbook history of modern art, and I was slightly dismayed at the lack of critical insight exhibited in these prefatory ...
METALLICA PLAYS IN PEORIA - AND ELSEWHERE.(Show)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Doug Pullen Newhouse It is a chilly Tuesday night in this city fabled for making or breaking popular entertainment. Apparently, Metallica has passed the test as 10,500 screaming fans have experienced the three-hour musical meltdown of a new show that metal's heaviest ...
MORE WOMEN VETERANS FINDING CARE AT VA.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Catherine Clabby Staff writer Mary Stremlow, a retired U.S. Marine Corps. colonel, knows women have not always found veterans' hospitals user-friendly. Time was when some hospitals run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - a huge network of 165 ...
THE BROKE & THE RESTLESS.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Rick Karlin Staff writer I f President Bush and Sen. Alfonse D'Amato think that lowering credit card interest rates will cure the nation's economic ills, they should talk to Mary Brown. Or Gilbert Nolander. Or Nancy Meineke. Brown and her husband Dan declared ...
BENSON: VOICE OF THE BEAST.(Show)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Glenn Lovell Knight-Ridder Robby Benson, whose career was derailed a few years ago by a congenital heart problem, comes roaring back - quite literally - in Disney's animated "Beauty and the Beast." The gawky teen star of "The Chosen," "One on One" and a raft ...
REAL CALENDAR ART GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER EATS IN A GOOD CAUSE OUCH! THOSE WORDS HURT.(Show)(Calendar)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Seldom is such enthusiasm expressed on mere fax paper. It begins: "Everyone is just abuzz about the most inexpensive, wonderful art- related holiday gift ever to come on the local arts scene." Well, maybe the state's budget team and a few others aren't buzzing about ...
ALBANY COUNTY RENSSELAER COUNTY SARATOGA COUNTY SCHENECTADY COUNTY.(Home)
Dec 01, 1991 ... The following information was obtained by The Times Union, from deed transfers recorded during recent weeks in the various counties listed below. ALBANY 124 N. Pine St., Gary J. Schneider, Robert P. and Joan M. Kaplan by attorney-in-fact Gary J. Schneider, $87,500; ...
NIGHTLIFE, THE ARTS IN DENVER EVER BOLD, GETTING BOLDER.(Travel)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Janet Lowe Copley News Service A bolt of lightning crashes from the vaults to the stage, a ship's mast shudders in the storm, and the Opera Colorado chorus intones its welcome to Otello, home from his victory at sea. The opera "Otello" seldom has been so ...
IF YOU GO...(Travel)
Dec 01, 1991 ... TRAVEL: Although considered Western in culture, Denver is just 340 miles from the exact center of the United States. Many travelers can easily reach the city by car. Denver is served by several major airlines and is a hub city for Continental Airlines and United Airlines. Amtrak also ...
COLORADO CHEFS ON THE FRONT RANGE.(Travel)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Copley News Service The term "regional" American cuisine is likely to bring to mind Southern grits, Cajun sauces, New England clam chowder or maybe Cal-Mex fish tacos from Southern California. Well, slap on your Stetson, pull on your best boots and head for Denver. ...
HOTELS WORLDWIDE WOO HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.(Travel)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Chris Barnett Copley News Service If a weary Santa is looking for a warm room at a bargain price during his rounds this year, he's in luck. Knowing that only the hard- core business travelers are on the road during the holidays, hotels are cutting prices sharply - across ...
GOLF AT SEA HOMES AND GARDENS BUSINESS CLASS WILD WYOMING MANHATTAN MAGIC POLAND'S NEW BET DISCOUNT CLUB TRAVEL NICETIES COLLEGE-PREP TRIP TRAVEL WARNINGS.(Travel)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Younger passengers cruising the Caribbean aboard the Regent Sun can test their miniature golf skills with a new facility introduced on the Regency Cruises' flagship. The nine- hole course on the 836-passenger liner's Bridge Deck enables cruisers to "get into the swing" with ...
FLIERS SCRAMBLE AS MIDWAY DIES.(Travel)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Alfred Borcover Chicago Tribune Since Midway Airlines died from lack of cash on the evening of Nov. 14, following Northwest Airlines' withdrawal of its offer to buy the Chicago- based carrier, thousands of stranded passengers and advance ticket-holders received a bitter ...
'TIS THE SEASON TO BE SPARKLING.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Vida Roberts Baltimore Evening Sun Children understand holiday sparkle. They love twinkle lights and blinking Santas and tinsel by the ton. Not for them tasteful green swags and tree trims. So this season, take a joyful lesson from the youngsters and go for ...
SKIWEAR GOES SOLAR, CERAMIC IN QUEST FOR WARMTH.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Rod Stafford Hagwood Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Skiers want to look cool but stay warm while hurtling down snowy peaks at a zillion miles per hour on two pieces of Fiberglass. That's a tall order, but skiwear manufacturers oblige by marrying high-technology ...
BRIGHTEN WINTER WITH CHERRIES.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Phyllis Rosenblum On my search for a growing tip for my neighbor's houseplant, I came across an illustration of one of my first plant purchases. The plant was called a Jerusalem cherry. In that bleak Chicago winter, I wanted something bright and cheery in my little ...
GOT THAT SOAP SCUM? GET BASIC.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Grungy toilets, mildewed showers and smudged faucets are the advertising tools manufacturers use to convince consumers to buy a "bathroom cleaner." But do you really need to add one more bottle, can or box to the all-purpose cleaners you already have at home? To find out, ...
PROGRAM SLATED ON HOLIDAY GRIEF.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... A special program for people who don't feel like it is a merry Christmas, "Holiday Help," will be at the Ramada Inn, Nott Street, starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. The holidays are especially difficult after a ...
2 'YES' ANSWERS MEAN TROUBLE.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Rick Karlin With the plethora of credit and charge cards, buy-now, pay-later plans and other credit sources out there, it's easy to slip into a financial hole. The hard part is digging yourself out. The National Foundation for Consumer Credit, a non-profit group that ...
CAP ON INTEREST SPELLS MORE DEBT.(Living)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Rick Karlin President Bush's call for lower credit card interest rates and the subsequent Congressional discussions about mandating limits on rates has had plenty of fallout. Banks, which make money from credit card interest, grew nervous. Retailers, who ...
THE GARDEN JOB JAR DO IT YOURSELF ANTIQUES.(Home)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Make a quick check of winter protection around trees and shrubs. Tighten or anchor as needed. Protect lawns and flower beds near driveways by installing reflectors along the edges to guide your car even when snow covers the ground. If you have not already done so, ...
ROUND THE HOLIDAYS A NEW HOUSE TOUR WILL OFFER A VIEW OF VICTORIAN HOMES IN ROUND LAKE. AMONG THEM: A COLLECTOR'S TREAT.(Home)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Frances Ingraham Staff writer Each year as part of the holiday season, many homeowners throughout the Capital District open their residences to the public for a festive tour. There's a new one added this year. Visitors will have a chance to take in the ...
FREE BOOKLETS AVAILABLE ON HOME HEATING.(Home)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Some valuable tips on maintaining, modifying and buying home- heating systems are in three free publications available from Conservation and Renewable Energy Inquiry and Referral Service (CAREIRS). The publications are "Improving the ...
PILED UP, PACKED, PURPLE AND PLENTY OF IT.(Show)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jackie Demaline Executive entertainment editor Ms. Arts Eats batted her eyes lovingly at her spouse. Mr. Arts Eats had piles of food in front of him, including what looked like two strawberry pina coladas, a mixed fried appetizer platter and a mound of eggplant ...
THOUGHTS ON A LIFE OF SENSUAL GUSTO.(Show)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Vincent Zandri "Just Before Dark: Collected Nonfiction." By Jim Harrison. Clark City Press. 336pp. $24.95. I t would be the understatement of the century simply to say Jim Harrison's latest publication is not a treatise of docile meditations crafted by a ...
SEASON'S SCHEDULE BURSTS WITH SPIRITED SPECIALS AND THEMES.(TV Magazine)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Steve Bornfeld Television/radio writer It's holiday heaven on television as the commercial networks, public television and cable all get into that Christmas/Hanukkah/New Year's spirit. As is the case every season, virtually all the regular prime time, daytime ...
PEARL HARBOR SPECIALS NOTE 50TH YEAR.(TV Magazine)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jay Sharbutt Associated Press Yes, ABC's David Brinkley remembers it well. He was a 21-year-old newspaperman in his hometown of Wilmington, N.C., and it was a brisk Sunday in December 1941. He and a pal were riding around in the pal's new red Mercury ...
KINISON TAKES THE PLUNGE INTO MAINSTREAM.(TV Magazine)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Lynn Hoogenboom United Media Sam Kinison is going mainstream. And he doesn't care who knows it. "How long can you like stay on that shock comic thing?" he says. "It's been worn out for me." The vehicle he has chosen to carry him mid-river is ...
SOME TALL TALES DOG TINTIN, SNOWY.(TV Magazine)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Steve McKerrow Baltimore Evening Sun Have you found Tintin yet? The cowlicked cartoon character from France has finally found America - or at least the America that can watch cable television. "The Adventures of Tintin" is a new half-hour series that can be ...
KEATON TAKES NEW PATH WITH 'WILDFLOWER'.(TV Magazine)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Kirk Nicewonger United Media Diane Keaton makes her TV- movie directorial debut in Lifetime's ninth original movie, "Wildflower.' It premieres Tuesday, Dec. 3. Keaton is no stranger to the viewfinder side of the camera, having directed such offbeat ...
DESPITE DIALYSIS, WIDOW PRESSES ON.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Cailin Brown Staff writer Adell Terry turned over her left forearm to show the circular outline of a long thin tube implanted under her skin. Three days a week, that tube serves as a conduit for her dialysis treatment at Albany Memorial Hospital. Terry started ...
BOOKKEEPING LETS AGENCIES AVOID CUTS.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Tom Precious Capitol bureau Just when a state agency might be forced to lay off a worker, forgo a trip to a seminar or cancel a computer purchase, a budget miracle appears. The latest miracles materialize within Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's plan to shave New York's ...
STATE TRIES TO ADAPT BUDGET, PAYROLL TO HARD TIMES MANY LAID-OFF WORKERS BACK ON JOB.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Dan Janison Capitol bureau Four of every 10 permanent civil servants laid off between last December and Oct. 1 returned to state employment during that period, according to newly released state figures. The Civil Service Department, which tracks state hiring, ...
LIST OF CHRISTMAS FUND DONORS.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... These are the latest donors to the Times Union Christmas Fund for the elderly in need: $250 R. A. Hundsdorfer, West Sand Lake. $200 Mrs. Bruce B. MacDonald, Delmar; Lewis Fndntn, Delmar. $120 Maryanne Harvey, Albany. $100 Abigail Fuller, ...
THOROUGHBREDS BORN TO RUN, BUT KILLED TO PAY THE STABLE BILLS.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Christopher Sullivan Associated Press Powerful as they are, racehorses are fragile creatures. And so the death of a chestnut colt called McBlush might never have aroused suspicion - if his killer hadn't offered to bring out the deadly hypodermic again. This ...
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN ANTI-BIAS ORDINANCE.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Mary R. Sandok Associated Press Laura Jones said she awoke to a burning cross in her yard and thought: "They've got to be kidding." Jones, 28, and her 33-year-old husband, Russ, had just moved to a predominantly white neighborhood in St. Paul with their five ...
'GROSS' TOYS ATTRACT IRE FROM PRIEST.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press A Hartford priest has gone on a crusade against toys that ooze green slime, have gooey runny noses or are otherwise offensive, urging parents not to get them for children this Christmas season. Targets of the Rev. Christopher Rose's scorn this ...
SKIRTING THE DEBATE.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 1991 ... We are not surprised that New York Education Commissioner Thomas Sobol chooses to complain that someone had belittled his proposed curriculum of inclusion rather than meet those criticisms head on. The criticisms that educator Diane Ravitch and others have made about the more extreme ...
THE ADVOCATES.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Dan Lynch A few weeks back, right after Magic Johnson announced he has AIDS, I wrote a column that said roughly this: People in my line of work haven't been aggressive enough in reporting on AIDS. We haven't made clear to the general public that ...
MYTHIC NETWORK OF SPORTS KNITS MOST OF THE NATION TOGETHER.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jim Nesbitt They arrive just after dawn on certain fall Saturdays, park their sleek vans side by side in the same slots of blacktop they have occupied for the past seven years, and rekindle a friendship founded on football. Helen and Ed Hill of Toledo share ...
JAPAN'S ATTACK NOT EVEN ORIGINAL.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: William H. Honan T he 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack is a time for sober reflection by the American people, yet it is not an occasion for us to feel morally superior to Japan. We ourselves launched at least five surprise attacks in our military ...
PEARL HARBOR OWED OUR REMEMBRANCE.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Joan Beck Remember Pearl Harbor. The starkly simple rallying words didn't include, "Remember Pearl Harbor - only if it doesn't offend the Japanese." The "date will live in infamy," President Franklin Roosevelt told an outraged Congress the day ...
IN WELFARE CASES, STATES IMPOSE CODES OF CONDUCT.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ronald Brownstein Pregnant at 15, Kinesha T. does not need much imagination to envision the life that looms ahead of her. Her older sister, living with an aunt, is on welfare with her baby. Her cousin, at 21, already has six children, is contemplating a seventh and seems ...
YELTSIN BAILS OUT KREMLIN FINANCES.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Serge Schmemann New York Times Faced with the imminent bankruptcy of the Soviet government, Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin agreed on Saturday to finance the Soviet payroll and to guarantee sufficient credits to meet the minimal needs of the Kremlin. The ...
SURVIVORS OF PILEUP RECALL CHAOS, CARNAGE.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jay Mathews Washington Post Andrea Bailey remembers the dust storm materializing in front of her car "like a wall of black," a terrifying barrier that forced her husband Rod to swerve to the right before plowing into the tractor-trailer ahead of them. Luther ...
PEARL HARBOR VETS WRESTLE WITH MEMORIES.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Patrick Kurp Staff writer Most of the survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are old men today, at least 70 years old, and they remember Dec. 7, 1941, with a mingling of anger, excitement, hatred and denial. Some of them sob, recalling the most violent, ...
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE AND THE SEEDS OF WAR.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Bob Secter and Richard E. Meyer Los Angeles Times Lights out, radios silenced, two carriers and their escorts slipped through the night, hiding in squalls and dark clouds. Before dawn, they struck. It was a Sunday, and all of Hawaii slept. Below lay Pearl ...
DUKE PLANS TO ENTER REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, who two weeks ago lost the Louisiana governor's race, plans to challenge President Bush in several 1992 Republican primaries, a top adviser said Saturday. "He doesn't count on winning the nomination or ...
HUGE MAJORITY OPPOSES BUSH ON ECONOMY.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press Only 18 percent of Americans interviewed believe President Bush is doing a good job of handling the economy, according to a Time magazine-CNN poll released Saturday. The poll of 500 adults conducted Nov. 26 found that 74 percent considered ...
HOPES FOR HOSTAGE HOMECOMING.(Main)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press An Iranian newspaper said Saturday that one or two Americans could be freed from captivity in Lebanon within days, and a radio station said all three U.S. hostages may be out in 10 days. The reports coincided with a new trip to the Middle East ...
PAIR QUERIED IN BOY'S ABDUCTION.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Donna Liquori Staff writer Port Authority Police this morning had detained a couple with a 5-year-old boy who may be the child who was abducted from a Canadian playground in March. "We have the car, we have the adults, we have a child," State ...
CABLE BUSY HOOKING SLACK-JAWED VIEWERS.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Dave Barry When people ask me, "Dave, what is a good way to turn my brain into suet?" I always recommend cable TV. That's where you find, for example, your fishing shows. These are shows wherein two guys wearing billed caps stand in a boat and fish. That is the entire ...
THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECTS EVERYONE.(Perspective)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Harry Rosenfeld Editor This country is winding up a yearlong celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. Newspaper articles and television programs, forums and discussions during the past 12 months, reminded Americans of the heritage of liberty that ...
RENSSELAER MAN FACES RAPE CHARGE.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... A city man was charged Saturday with raping a 30- year-old woman in her home. Gerald Blais, 41, was charged with first-degree rape and second-degree burglary, both felonies, in the ...
D'AMATO WOULD SINK LITTLE GUYS.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ralph Martin I guess this is a good time to talk about credit cards, seeing all the plastic that was pulled out on Black Friday, which I suspect will have a lot of red in it this year. Despite what some economic deep-thinkers think, most consumers don't give ...
TOY STORES AND TREE STANDS FEEL THE PINCH.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Mark J. McGuire Staff writer The advertisements began in October, the sales several weeks later. Area malls are already jammed with people short on patience and time. But it wasn't until Saturday that one of the last remaining harbingers of the holiday season ...
TOY STORES AND TREE STANDS FEEL THE PINCH.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Jane Gottlieb Staff writer Remember Midge? Barbie's best friend? She's getting married. The news was plastered across Aisle 13C of the Wolf Road Toys R Us store Saturday, where Barbie pals, clothing and scene setters flanked from floor to ceiling. Midge's ...
SKINHEAD CLAIMS ARRESTS MADE HIM CHANGE CAREER.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Ilaina Jonas Staff writer At 15, Christopher Sheffield was a skateboard fanatic who shaved his head to keep the hair out of his face as he sped down sidewalks. By 16, his stubbly crown was a sign of something else - a skinhead devoted to white supremacy, ...
BOOK LAUDS DESIGN OF SUNYA.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Karen Nelis Staff writer Cold, stark and sterile are words often used to describe the scores of white columns, arches, concrete walkways and symmetrical buildings of the State University at Albany's main campus. A Connecticut architect now has added ...
CALLERS REPORT SITING CHILD.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Donna Liquori Staff writer A State Police investigative task force was working around the clock following reported sightings in the Capital District of a missing 5-year-old Canadian boy. At least 50 sightings were reported Saturday to State Police of the ...
HUDSON MAYOR WANTS DOLAN BACK ON FORCE.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Mayor Michael Yusko wants to see former Police Chief James J. Dolan Jr. back on the force, perhaps even reinstated to his position as the city's chief, the mayor said Saturday night. An appellate court on Wednesday dismissed four of the eight counts on which Dolan was convicted, ...
MACY'S CRITICIZED FOR REFUSAL TO REHIRE HIV-POSITIVE SANTA.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press AIDS activists are protesting Macy's refusal to rehire a Santa who is HIV-positive. Macy's said the decision not to hire the worker this Christmas season was based on medical advice, and that he rejected a better job at a higher salary. ...
LET RG&E PAY STORM COSTS, PANEL SAYS.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... Byline: Associated Press Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. should pick up most of the more than $35 million in costs related to March's ice storm, which knocked out service to thousands of customers, a consumer agency says. The state Consumer Protection Board filed ...
MAN HELD IN THEFT OF CAR AT GUNPOINT.(Local)
Dec 01, 1991 ... A city man was in Albany County Jail Saturday after he was charged Friday night with threatening a woman at gunpoint and stealing her car earlier this week, police said. James Michael Edwards, 18, of 24 Limerick Drive was charged with first-degree robbery and fifth-degree ...