Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from September 1993:
SALADS MAKE COOLING OUT-OF-KITCHEN OPTION.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: CHRIS WOHLWEND - Cox When summer weather evokes the worst aspects of cooking -- "I'm roasting in this broiling sun" -- the last place we want to be is in a hot kitchen. Heat and humidity mean waning appetites that beg for cool simplicity at the table, for ...
RODNEY KING AND REALITY.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: William F. Buckley It is all very well, and we should continue to do it, to speak of the evanescence of color, as Dr. Martin Luther King did 30 years ago last week. That ought to be the paradigm, but it must not blind us from reality, and reality teaches us that fear ...
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TORN OVER NAFTA TREATY.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: David Broder A quarter-century after the Democratic Party blew up over the Vietnam War decisions of Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrats find themselves facing another internal rupture over a presidential foreign policy. President Clinton's attempt to secure ...
FANTASIA MIXES CHICKEN WITH FRUIT.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Recipe)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: BARBARA DELANEY - Staff writer DEAR CHEFS' SECRETS: I had the great pleasure of dining the other evening at Maria's, the little bistro on lower Madison Avenue, just a few doors up from Lombardo's in Albany. Their new expanded menu and intimate Italian decor were just ...
OK, BUT, DAVE HAD TIME TO PREPARE.(TELEVISION AND RADIO)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Steve Bornfeld Sparkling Champagne vs. Flat 7-Up. The comparison will be that simple in Letterman vs. Leno, Week One -- but nothing stays simple for long in television. Of course, Letterman looks sharp, happy and relaxed, pulling offexceptionally ...
FACE REALITY IN BOSNIA.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Despite the existence of a proposed peace plan (agreed to by two of the three warring parties) the prospect of tranquility in Bosnia-Herzegovina remains remote. This latest peace plan was put together by two international mediators. It offers a "creation" of a "Union of ...
SIENA HAS SPIKE LEE, ATTRACTIVE STAGE WORKS.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JACKIE DEMALINE - Executive entertainment editor Spike Lee, three Capital Region theater premieres and a D'Oyly Carte benefit are highlights of the Siena College fine arts schedule. Film director Lee, whose work includes "Do the Right Thing," "She's Gotta ...
MAGAZINES RATE MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCE.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Jane Bryant Quinn Pick up Forbes magazine and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine at your newsstand this week. They contain the editors' annual mutual-fund performance surveys -- must reading for investors who puzzle over which funds to buy. Because of ...
LETTERMAN BESTS LENO.(TELEVISION AND RADIO)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Associated Press Same Dave, good show, big audience. That was opening night Monday for CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman." Letterman averaged a 10.9 rating (or about 10.3 million TV homes), for a hearty 32 percent share of the viewing ...
YOUSTINA HOTALING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Youstina Heintz Hotaling, 93, of County Route 25A, Stuyvesant Falls, died Tuesday in the Barnwell Health Facility. She was born in Saratov, Russia. Mrs. Hotaling was employed as a seamstress for Fairview Cleaners, Greenport. She was a founding member of ...
UPSTATE CASINOS NO SURE THING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Fred LeBrun A solid-gold, bet-the-farm sure thing. Just a short time ago, casino gambling on and off the reservation in this state seemed a positive gonna happen. The momentum was overwhelming. The Oneidas at Verona started the ball rolling with ...
WOMEN'S CAUCUS ENDORSES CANDIDATES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... The Capital District Women's Political Caucus has endorsed four women running for city offices on the Democratic line, including three in primaries. The group endorsed Nancy Burton, who faces Fowler Riddick for comptroller; Treasurer Betty Barnette, who is challenged by ...
SHERIFF CAMPBELL PLANS FUND-RAISER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... SHERIFF JAMES CAMPBELL ...
CANDIDATES WANT MORE SERVICES FOR ALBANY'S 5TH WARD RESIDENTS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: RAY PITLYK - Staff writer Increasing city services to residents of the 5th Ward is a recurring concern in the Democratic primary between incumbent Alderwoman Shirley Foskey and challenger Aaron Carter. Both candidates are against cutting programs to close ...
SARATOGA MAY STRETCH FOR AN EXTRA WEEKEND.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Matt Graves If I were a betting man, I'd be inclined to put a few bucks down on the notion there will be an expansion in Saratoga's racing days in 1994. It won't be for six full weeks, but the sentiment is strong to open the gates on the Friday before what ...
ALBANY GALLERY DIRECTOR WELL CAST.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Les Urbach says he is recovering on schedule from the broken arm he received three weeks ago. But the recuperation period, cast and all, has made for a long August. "You try putting on your pants with one arm," said the eighty-something director of Albany Center Galleries. ...
TEAM FIRST, 'ME' SECOND GRAVES' GOAL IS NATIONAL TITLE.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff writer Already Marvin Graves has a head start on the last Syracuse University quarterback considered for the Heisman Trophy. Six years ago, Don McPherson had the Orangemen halfway through an unbeaten season before anyone took him ...
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH INCREASES TO 75.5 YEARS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Associated Press More Americans died in 1991 than ever before, but life expectancy at birth rose to a record 75.5 years, the government's record keepers reported Tuesday. Heart disease, cancer and stroke remain the three big killers, claiming 64 percent of ...
NEW SKIN TEST COULD IDENTIFY ALZHEIMER'S.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Associated Press A laboratory skin test developed at the National Institutes of Health may identify people with Alzheimer's disease, a mind-destroying disorder that now cannot be positively diagnosed until after death, researchers said Tuesday. The test ...
WAL-MART AISLES FULL AT OPENING IN LATHAM.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: AISLING SWIFT - Business writer Carolyn Tetrault of Cohoes, her shopping cart brimming with children's clothes and shoes, rolled through the clothing aisles of Wal-Mart stocking up on back-to-school and newborn items. "I love it," said Tetrault, with ...
STATE INVESTIGATORS ENTITLED TO OVERTIME.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JOHN CAHER - Staff writer A key federal appellate court ruling could cost New York taxpayers millions of dollars while entitling hundreds of state investigators to overtime pay dating back five years. The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in a ruling dated ...
SARATOGA COUNTY PROPERTY VALUES UP SLIGHTLY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: KEN THURMAN - Staff writer The assessed value of property in Saratoga County -- while still on the rise -- has slowed over the past year, according to real property tax figures released Tuesday by the county. According to the tentative tax roll for 1994, ...
NO ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED AT RACETRACK FOR 4TH YEAR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: YANCEY ROY - Staff writer For the fourth straight year, no illegal aliens were arrested at Saratoga Race Course, federal officials said Tuesday. In the mid-1980s, sweeps for "illegals" working at the track as low-paid stable workers were more routine. The ...
COUNTY TRANSFERS $1.1M TO HVCC.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Another Rensselaer County political crisis is apparently over. Hudson Valley Community College has received its $1.1 million from thecash-starved county through a transfer of funds from the county's sewer district while $2.5 million in bonds are being sold. Jack ...
RUTH CANFIELD, 95.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Ruth B. Canfield, 95, of the Danforth House, formerly of Green Hollow Road, Berlin, died Tuesday in Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge after a brief illness. She was born in Berlin and lived there until moving to the Danforth House four years ago. She had worked at the ...
COPTER CRASH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Flotation devices mark the underside of a Coast Guard helicopter that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday off the New Jersey coast. The helicopter, on a ...
A KEY ISSUE ON FREE TRADE IS EFFECT ON U.S. INCOMES.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: ROBERT M. DUNN JR. - Special to The Washington Post If the Clinton administration is to rescue the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement from defeat in Congress, it must face the agreement's core problem, which is its effect on the distribution of incomes within the ...
MEDICAL DEMANDS CREATE NICHE FOR NON-PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONALS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN - Staff writer Years ago, there were doctors, nurses and patients. But as medicine has grown more complex and as the need for access to medical care has become acute, especially in poor rural or inner-city areas, other professionals such as physician ...
COUNTY CUTS RECIPIENTS FROM WELFARE BENEFITS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JOE PICCHI - Staff writer Rensselaer County saved $240,000 in taxpayer funds when more than 100 Home Relief recipients had their cases closed when they refused to comply with Rensselaer County's workfare program. The actual savings was $480,000, according to ...
ALBANY MAN DENIES RAPING WOMEN IN PINE HILLS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: CAROL DE MARE - Staff writer Charles Hamilton Jr., already indicted on a charge of assaulting one young woman, was charged Tuesday in connection with sex attacks on seven others, as authorities continued to speculate that he was the teenage molester of a decade ago ...
EDWINA NEALON, 52.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Edwina M. Nugent Nealon, 52, of Detroit Avenue died Monday in Albany Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Troy and was a graduate of St. Peter's Hospital School of Nursing in Albany. Mrs. Nealon was a nursing supervisor at the Eden Park ...
BEYER SETTLING IN WITH BADGERS.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Just eight days after his interview with Wisconsin basketball coach Stu Jackson, former Siena College assistant Bob Beyer was already in his new office. Tuesday was Beyer's second day at work as he hurried to prepare himself for the Big Ten recruiting wars. The first ...
LIMITED CUTBACKS MEET WITH EXPERT APPROVAL.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: CINDY BENEDICTO - Associated Press with staff report The move by Limited Inc. to close, remodel or scale back 360 outlets will help the clothing retailer gain some of its lost ground, industry analysts said Tuesday. On Monday, Limited Inc. announced it will ...
SOUP KITCHEN TRAFFIC UP 50% IN SPA CITY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: YANCEY ROY - Staff writer The number of people eating daily at the local soup kitchen increased by more than 50 percent during the just-concluded horse-racing season, officials said Tuesday. They attributed the numbers to two significant developments: more ...
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MACHO AND MUSHY, THE '90S MAN.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: RICHARD MORIN - Washington Post This may be good news or maybe it's bad: Men are back. Or at least that's the indication from recent national surveys as well as the impression of social scientists who suggest that we're witnessing the emergence of a new type ...
JACKSON SAYS THE SHOW WILL GO ON.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Associated Press Michael Jackson's doctor pronounced him fit after a brain scan Tuesday and said the entertainer can continue his concert tour. Jackson released a tape recording in which he apologized to his fans in Singapore for the cancellation of his show ...
ECONOMY FALTERING THIS YEAR.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Associated Press The economy is sputtering along so far this year at a substantially weaker growth rate than in 1992, and the prospect, according to economists, is for only mild improvement. The gross domestic product -- the sum of all goods and services ...
CONSUMERS HOLDING BACK.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: Associated Press Consumer spirits continued to flag in August as Americans grew resigned to the continuing slow pace of economic growth, the Conference Board said Tuesday in releasing its monthly survey on consumer sentiment. The business research ...
RUTH BIRDSEYE, 89.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Ruth A. Birdseye, 89, of West Lawrence Street died Monday in St. Peter's Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Albany and was a principal clerk for the state Department of Education for 44 years. She retired in 1967. She was a life member of the Calvary ...
SUPPORTER LINES UP AIR TIME FOR BRACE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: MICHAEL MC KEON - Staff writer Common Council presidential hopeful Nebraska Brace has an established resume as a actor, but he won't be appearing in a television ad slated to debut Sunday. Brace said campaign supporter John Darnowski of Arbor Hill has ...
JONES QUITS TRANS WORLD.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: ALAN D. ABBEY - Business writer Saying he had completed the tasks he had sought to accomplish, Trans World Music Corp. chief financial officer Jeffrey A. Jones resigned Tuesday, a week after announcing that the company suffered a $2 million quarterly loss. ...
VIRGINIA LEATHEM.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Virginia M. Leathem of Troy died Monday at home. She was born in Troy and was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, the College of Saint Rose in Albany and the Graduate School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She worked for the state Department of ...
ALBERT SCHLOSBERG.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Albert Schlosberg, 70, of Hudson Avenue died Monday in St. Peter's Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Brooklyn. Mr. Schlosberg was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, serving in France. Mr. Schlosberg was employed at the Riley Stoker ...
GOP INDEPENDENT PETITIONS CHALLENGED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: MICHAEL MC KEON - Staff writer The Democratic candidates running for countywide office have asked a state Supreme Court justice to bounce their Republican opponents from an independent line. The Democrats on Saturday filed a motion with Justice Joseph Harris ...
JOHN AMELL SR., 72.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Services will be held today for John J. Amell Sr., 72, of Edwin Drive who died Monday in his residence after a short illness. He was born in Piercefield, St. Lawrence County, and graduated from Tupper Lake High School. Mr. Amell was employed as a machine repairman ...
GRANT U. GOOD, 89.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Services will be held today for Grant U. Good, 89, of Grandview Drive who died Monday in St. Mary's Hospital, Troy. He was born and educated in Charlotte, N.C., and moved to the Capital Region in the 1950s. Mr. Good was employed as a foreman for the Albany Casting ...
LOUISE SCARSELLA, 71.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Louise A. Scarsella, 71, of the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home, formerly of Third Avenue, Watervliet, died Tuesday in the home after a long illness. She was born in Watervliet and was a graduate of St. Brigid's Grammar School and Watervliet High School. She was a supervisor ...
MICHAEL F. PARZYCH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Michael F. Parzych, 75, of Lawnridge Avenue died Monday at home after being stricken. He was born in Albany. He retired in 1978 after working for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 27 years as a payroll clerk. Mr. Parzych was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II ....
C. WRONKOWSKI, 83.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Clarence Wronkowski, 83, formerly of Saratoga Road died Tuesday in the Hallmark Nursing Centre after a long illness. He was born in Schenectady and was a produce manager for P&C Markets in the Schenectady area. He was retired. Mr. Wronkowski was the widower of ...
COUNTY TURNS TO COMPUTERS TO AVERT A RECORD-STORAGE CRISIS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JOE PICCHI - Staff writer Rensselaer County Clerk Doreen Connolly warned Tuesday that the shortage of space for records has reached emergency stage and will be a crisis in six more months. "We're exploding with paper," Connolly said in announcing the start of ...
MARY KAPITULA, 81.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Mary Kapitula, 81, of Elm Street died Tuesday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. She was born in Cohoes and was raised and educated in Ukraine. She returned to this country at the age of 16 and had lived in Maplewood since then. Mrs. Kapitula was employed for more than ...
AGASSI AMONG UPSETS.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: STEVE WILSTEIN - Associated Press All of Andre Agassi's boasts suddenly sounded empty. He bragged about his new work ethic, his renewed confidence. He thought he'd strut into the U.S. Open without playing many matches and just stroll off with the trophy and ...
READING RAILROADS A-C YANKS, 6-1.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: LAURA VECSEY - Staff writer Think that trying to keep one step ahead of the Bowie Baysox isn't a priority for the Albany-Colonie Yankees? Think again. The A-C Yanks endured a 1-hour, 36-minute rain delay to get their last licks against the ...
MORE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PACTS MAY BE ON THE WAY.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: NORMAN KEMPSTER - Los Angeles Times With a generations-long dispute swept away by a historic agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, Middle East negotiations resumed Tuesday amid growing optimism that Israel may also reach accord on ...
RATE HIKE FOR 70 PERCENT OF BETHLEHEM CABLE CUSTOMERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: ILAINA JONAS - Staff writer Cable customers today will begin paying more for channels and less for equipment, as A-R Cable Services and most other cable providers across the country change their rates. Cable customers in Bethlehem and New Scotland will pay ...
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DRAFT ACCORD.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... A five-year plan for Palestinian self-rule would begin in the Gaza Strip and West Bank town of Jericho. Here are major provisions of the draft accord: An elected Palestinian council would govern the West Bank and Gaza for a transitional period of no more than five years. The ...
JENNINGS HANDOUT RAISES IRE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JAY JOCHNOWITZ - Staff writer Bristling over a Jerry Jennings campaign brochure that blames mismanagement and cronyism for costing taxpayers millions of dollars, city Budget Director Daniel Klepak struck back at the mayoral hopeful in a two-page attack Tuesday. ...
BEATS ODDS TINY BABY A BIG SUCCESS STORY FOR ALBANY MED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: WINIFRED YU - Staff writer When Katie Lee Zibro entered the world on June 6, she weighed less than a pound, measured less than a foot and had footprints no larger than a human thumb. "She looked like a dinky skeleton," said her father, Ned Zibro. "She was ...
ISRAEL, PLO USED SECRECY TO SUCCEED.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: DAVID HOFFMAN - Washington Post At a century-old mansion in a small town in Norway, there were frequent and unusual bursts of activity this spring. The Norwegian secret service discreetly made sure that the surrounding forest was empty of passers-by. The ...
WITNESSES CORRAL ROBBERY SUSPECT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Citizens helped chase down a strong-arm robber shortly after he snatched a bank bag stuffed with bingo hall receipts from a 72-year-old American Legion member, police reported Tuesday. Leroy J. Drake, 28, of 342 Clinton Ave. allegedly struck William Pfeiffer on Monday night ...
TRASH SYSTEM SALE IMMINENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JAY JOCHNOWITZ - Staff writer The long debate over the $21 million sale of the ANSWERS trash system appears likely to end next Thursday with the Whalen administration picking up two swing votes needed for the measure to pass. After a series of concessions ...
CANDIDATE PROPOSES LAW FOR PROBLEM BARS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: MARC CAREY - Staff writer Sean Fitzgerald, Common Council candidate from the city's 11th Ward, on Tuesday proposed that the city enact a "neighborhood nuisance law" to deal with problem bars. Fitzgerald introduced his proposal at a news conference in front ...
PRINTER SEEKS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JAMES DENN - Business writer Unable to cope with an estimated 18 percent decline in revenues, Regal Art Press of Troy Inc., one of the Capital Region's largest commercial printers, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday with debts of more than $4.73 million. ...
DUMPING ON THE HUDSON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: JANE GOTTLIEB - Capitol bureau With wire reports If more people in the Capital Region spent some time in, on or around the Hudson River, they might take an interest in what is being squandered to toxic chemicals and the like, environmentalists said Tuesday. ...
NISKAYUNA MAY LET STATE REGULATE TCI CABLE RATES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1993 ... Byline: CHRIS STURGIS - Staff writer The Niskayuna Town Board agreed Tuesday to consider resolutions at next Tuesday's meeting on cable television, Town Hall communications and other matters. Supervisor Edwin Reilly recommended that the town authorize the state ...