Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 1994:
MEAT MICROBE A HEALTH CONCERN.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: CAROLE SUGARMAN - Washington Post For those living in the East, it was just something that happened out West, a scary story about hamburgers with deadly consequences: In January 1993, four children died and more than 600 people became ill from undercooked meat at Jack ...
NO LONGER TINKERING WITH MACHINERY OF DEATH.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: Garry Wills There are statements that go down in history even if they seem to be quixotic verbal gestures at the time. I think, for instance, of Joseph Welch's question of Joseph McCarthy: "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" Or Lillian Hellman's ...
HOW TO GUARANTEE A LIFE OF POVERTY.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: William Raspberry A recent study compared two groups of Americans: those who finished high school, got married and reached age 20 before having their first child, and those who did none of these three things. Of the children of those in the first group, only ...
BROTHER L. POWERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Holy Cross Brother Lorenzo "Maurice" Powers, 87, of St. Joseph Spiritual Life Center, died Sunday in his residence. He was born in Somerville, Mass., and spent his early life in Atlantic City. He joined the Congregation of the Holy Cross in 1934 and completed his ...
MARION L. LIPS, 80.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Private services will be held for Marion L. Lips, 80, of Watsonville, formerly of the Capital Region, who died Saturday in Watsonville Community Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Lips was born in Buffalo and was a 1935 graduate of the State Teachers College at Fredonia. She ...
CORRECTION.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Because of a reporter's error, a Saratoga Springs company that doesarchitectural ...
IF YOU GO.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Getting there: Once in the city, the Kennedy Library is easy to reach by car or public transportation from downtown. By car, take the Southeast Expressway (Route 3) south to Exit 14 and follow the plentiful road signs. By rapid transit, take any MBTA Red Line train to JFK/ UMass ...
AISIN GIORRO PU JIE; CHINESE PRINCE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: Chicago Tribune Comrade Aisin Giorro Pu Jie, the heir to China's throne and brother of the last emperor, Pu Yi, died Monday after a turbulent life during which he was groomed as a puppet emperor by the Japanese, denounced as a decrepit aristocrat by the Soviets, sent ...
JFK MUSEUM ADDS EXHIBITS, NEW FOCUS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL MATZA - Knight-Ridder The public never sees the poster inside the redesigned museum section of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum that neatly sums it up. "Frankly, Mr. Stone," reads the private office decoration, "it's about his life." ...
LIBRARY BOARD DELAYS CLOSING TWO BRANCHES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: TIM O ' BRIEN - Staff writer After pleas from the City Council, the public and their own employees, the Troy Public Library board of trustees voted Monday to delay closing two branches until May 1. The shutdowns, originally intended to take effect April 1, ...
'SUFFERN SHOW' A QUALITY EVENT.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: Dick Nelson How do you spell relief? Well at this time of year, you spell it E-X-P-O. That's right, Expo. As in World Fishing and Outdoor Exposition. It opens at the Rockland Community College Field House in Suffern on Wednesday, and if you're the least bit ...
TYLER'S BACK IN TEACHER'S NEW NOVEL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: TIM O ' BRIEN - Staff writer It's been three years since we first met him, but Tyler McAllister hasn't aged a bit. His "father," however, has. Daniel Hayes, Troy High School teacher and author of young-adult novels, is bringing back Tyler for the ...
ICE, SWEET ICE SKIDMORE HOCKEY THRIVING SINCE GETTING PERMANENT RINK.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY - Staff writer It's surely just a coincidence. Rinks alone cannot generate excellent hockey teams. Then again, few will deny the intrinsic benefits of a permanent home. Such a condition certainly hasn't hurt the Skidmore College hockey team. ...
CORRECTION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Because of a clerical error, the obituary in Monday's editions for Rebecca J. Van ...
MILLER ADDS TWIST TO DECRESCENTE PURCHASE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: JAMES DENN - Business writer DeCrescente Distributing Co. Inc., one of the region's largest beerdistributing companies, has finalized its acquisition of Keis Distributors Inc. of Watervliet. Keis Distributors supplied Miller Brewing Co. products in Albany, ...
RULE REQUIRES 3 FIREFIGHTERS AT FIRE SCENES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: JAY JOCHNOWITZ - Staff writer A police officer and a firefighter are walking down the street when they spot smoke in a building. They hear screams for help. Who goes in? In the city of Albany, it technically will have to be the police officer. ...
DAVID R. KUTEY, 46.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Services will be held Wednesday for David R. Kutey, 46, of Dussault Drive, Latham, formerly of Fifth Avenue, Watervliet, who died Friday in his residence. Mr. Kutey was born in Troy. He had graduated from Watervliet High School and Hudson Valley Community College. ...
CORNELIUS MURRAY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... ALBANY -- Cornelius B. Murray, 98, former executive director of the New York State Teachers Retirement System, died Sunday at the Villa Mary Immaculate Nursing Home after a long illness. Mr. Murray was a native of St. Lawrence County. He lived in Plattsburgh before he moved ...
FAMILY CONTRIBUTES TORAH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: WINIFRED YU - Staff writer When Norman Massry decided to thank the Hebrew Academy for the task of educating his daughter Julie, he didn't just go to a gift shop. With help from his parents, Morris and Esther Massry, Norman and his wife, Mickie, purchased a ...
COUNTY OFFICIALS SUGGEST CHAMBERS HANDLE PROMOTION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II - Staff writer Two Saratoga County supervisors recommended Monday that efforts to promote county tourism be handled by the two largest chambers of commerce. The Government Consolidation Committee is trying to determine what government ...
FEBRUARY'S SNOW BELOW NORMAL.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: KAREN NELIS - Staff writer Those of you with aching backs and absolutely no place left to put any more snow should know that precipitation during the month of February was actually below normal. That's cold comfort when we all know how much snow was on the ...
PANEL SPLITS OVER WELFARE FINGERPRINTING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL MCKEON - Staff writer The County Legislature's Social Services Committee Monday decided to release without recommendation a proposal to fingerprint welfare clients after a split vote on the issue. The committee voted 3-3 on a motion to approve the ...
EDWARD LARSEN SR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Edward L. Larsen Sr., 75, of Western Avenue died Monday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany after a long illness. Mr. Larsen was born in Astoria, Queens County. He moved to West Berne in 1957 and had lived in the Capital Region since then. He served in World ...
ELISABETH SHEFFER, 88.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Elisabeth K. Sheffer, 88, of Hudson River Road died Monday in St. Mary's Hospital in Troy after a brief illness. Mrs. Sheffer was born and educated in Pottstown, Pa. She had lived in Albany for a number of years before moving to Waterford 22 years ago. She had ...
HOBLOCK ISSUES FIRST VETO UNDER NEW CHARTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL MCKEON - Staff writer County Executive Michael Hoblock has issued his first veto under the powers of the new county charter, but one Democratic lawmaker says he may also get his first override. Hoblock on Friday vetoed a resolution that requested each ...
ANTONINA KASPER, 98.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Antonina Shaulis Kasper, 98, of Bruce Street died Sunday in St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady after a short illness. Mrs. Kasper was born in Lithuania. She moved to the United States in 1913 and had lived most of her life in Scotia. For many years, Mrs. Kasper was ...
EXOTIC PHOTO STUDIO CLOSES TEMPORARILY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MARV CERMAK - Staff writer Owners of a controversial new Crane Street exotic photo studio, already facing closure Monday by the city for a zoning violation, have shut down temporarily on their own. "We were going up there to serve them violation papers, but ...
BRUNO ATTACKS ENCON ON THRUWAY STUDY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: JULIE CARR - Staff writer State Sen. Joseph L. Bruno wrote a letter Monday vehemently attacking the state Environmental Conservation Department for choosing the Thruway Authority to oversee an environmental review of one of its own projects, a controversial travel ...
THE 'NEW' KEYCORP BEGINS TODAY.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: ALAN D. ABBEY - Business writer A "new" KeyCorp is set to begin operations today with headquarters in Cleveland, a new stock price and full-page ads trumpeting the larger company in national newspapers. The "new" company, with $59 billion in assets, will ...
MAJOR AIRLINES SLASH SOME FARES.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... NEW YORK -- Major airlines on Monday matched an America West promotion cutting some cross-country air fares between 29 and 52 percent. The discounts apply only to a dozen America West routes, and other carriers matched the cuts only on routes where they compete. Passengers ...
PENALTIES RISE OVER CHILD LABOR.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... ALBANY -- Civil penalties against employers who violated the state's child labor laws increased 42 percent last year from 1992, with more than 1,300 businesses found in violation and a total of $374,450 levied, the state Labor Department said Monday. Child labor violations ...
BLUE-CHIP STOCKS FALL AMID RALLY.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... NEW YORK -- Blue-chip stocks fell late in trading on Monday although other major market indicators rallied. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 6.76 to 3,832.02, but advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 2 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume on ...
'SUN-TIMES' SELLS FOR $180 MILLION.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... A company controlled by Conrad Black, the Canadian financier who has been building an international newspaper empire, has agreed to buy the Chicago Sun-Times for $180 million, representatives of Black and the newspaper announced Monday. The acquisition of the Sun-Times , a ...
STATE'S ENERGY BOSS BACKS TAX BREAKS FOR UTILITIES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press ALBANY-- Saying New Yorkers pay more than the national average for electricity, the state's energy commissioner Monday recommended tax breaks for utilities as a way to decrease that burden. Francis Murray, releasing the latest ...
TOBACCO FOES EXPECT LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES IN '94.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: TOM PRECIOUS - Capitol bureau ALBANY-- With the passage of an Assembly bill Monday, anti-tobacco advocates, after failing last year, are hopeful 1994 will bring a series of tough measures to reduce smoking in schools, on the job and even in zoos. Meanwhile, ...
TUNE IN AND TURN ON TO THIS COLLEGE SPORTS PLAYOFF EXPLOSION.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: Laura Vecsey A compass. Road map. Full tank of gas. Three transistor radios. A little cold cash, a pocket full of Power Bars and Saran-wrapped sandwiches. So we begin preparations for the upcoming weekend of collegiate athletic competition, the likes of ...
BILLS AIM TO END A CRUEL TRADITION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: Staff and wire reports ALBANY -- North African and Asian immigrants are bringing a cruel tradition to this country, and New York should become the first state to outlaw it, a state lawmaker said Monday. The mutilation of the female sex organs, commonly called ...
STATE MUST PAY POLICE OVERTIME.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: RICHARD CARELLI - Associated Press WASHINGTON-- New York must pay its State Police investigators overtime as required in federal fair labor statutes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. Without comment, the justices let stand rulings that said officers who work ...
MARIANO LUCCA, 92; POLITICO, PUBLISHER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: Associated Press Mariano Lucca, who made five failed runs for Congress but successfully lobbied federal lawmakers to make Columbus Day a national holiday, has died. He was 92. Lucca died at his Buffalo home Sunday after a long illness. Two of ...
CLOUDY MESSAGE CRITICS SAY 'JOSEPHINE CAMEL' IS MEANT TO APPEAL TO TEENS. THE CIGARETTE MAKER SAYS THE CARTOON AD IS JUST AIMED AT THE MARLBORO CROWD.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN - Staff writer Is "Josephine Camel," the newest advertising icon for Camel brand cigarettes, the next Virginia Slims woman? Tobacco industry critics suggest that the Camel ads, featuring cartoon dromedaries, are coming to symbolize the insidious ...
ELSA RICHARDS, 91.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... A service will be held Wednesday for Elsa Schoenberg Richards, 91, of Rosewood Gardens, who died Saturday in St. Peter's Hospital, Albany. Mrs. Richards was born in Detroit and moved to Greenwich, Conn., in 1934 and Clifton Park in 1980. She was the widow of ...
LIBRARIES MUST CONTINUE TO HELP PEOPLE FIND INFORMATION THEY NEED.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Responding to the Feb. 16 Times Union article, "Libraries fear exorbitant tolls on the information highway," we first want to compliment you and reporter Jane Gottlieb for investigating the role of libraries in this context; however, we think it's important before we are declared ...
CATHERINE SHERWOOD.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... A service will be held for Catherine B. Sherwood, 82, of Central Avenue, who died Saturday in Albany Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Sherwood was born in Mason, Ohio, and lived in the Capital Region since 1980. She previously lived in Washington, D.C. ...
JOSEPH P. PEATE, 69.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Services will be held for Joseph P. Peate, 69, of Rooney Avenue, who died Saturday evening from injuries suffered after being hit by a car and bus while walking along Central Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was born in Troy. Mr. Peate was a ...
M. RILEY-HOFFMAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Services will be held for Mary E. Riley-Hoffman, 92, of the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home, formerly of Livingston Avenue, who died Saturday in St. Peter's Hospital after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Albany. Mrs. Riley-Hoffman was a homemaker and ...
GRAYCE B. HAHL, 79.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Grayce B. Hahl, 79, of Monmouth Way died Monday in Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, after a short illness. Mrs. Hahl was born in Brooklyn and lived in Queens for most of her life. She lived in Clifton Park for the past three years. She was a communicant of St. Mary's ...
THOMAS SHEEHAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Services will be held today for Thomas Sheehan, 87, of Stoney Creek Drive, who died Sunday in St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, after a short illness. He was born in Saratoga Springs and lived in Southbury, Conn., before moving to Clifton Park three years ago. Mr ....
MARY JONES, 92.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Services will be held Thursday for Mary Lipscomb Jones, 92, of Partridge Street, who died Friday at home. She was born in Halifax County, Va. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and a member of the Riverview Missionary Baptist Church and its Missionary Board. She ...
RICHARD SERVIS, 81.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Richard John Servis, 81, of Woodstead Road died Sunday in Leonard Hospital, Troy, after a short illness. Mr. Servis was born in Brooklyn and lived in Ballston Lake for the past 24 years. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School and received his degree in chemical ...
LORRAINE LAZZARO.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Lorraine Cadieux Lazzaro, 73, of Clifton Park Road died Saturday in Ellis Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Schenectady and was a 1938 graduate of the former Mont Pleasant High School. Mrs. Lazzaro was a secretary at Mont Pleasant High School and for ...
DAVID FOSTER A GRAMMY CONTENDER.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES - Staff writer Tonight's the night for the recording industry's Grammy Awards (8 p.m., Channel 6). In recent years, they've tended to turn into career testimonials for one lucky winner who has single-handedly dominated the trophy action. Last ...
LIFE VIEWED FROM A SOUTHERN FIREHOUSE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL SWINDLE "On Fire: A Personal Account of Life and Death and Choices." By Larry Brown. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. 182 pp. $17.95. Larry Brown joined the Oxford, Mississippi, Fire Department when he was 22 years old, figuring he would spend the ...
NO URGE TO ESCAPE '90210,' PERRY SAYS.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL H. PRICE - Fort Worth Star-Telegram Director John G. Avildsen never had seen a boxing match before he did "Rocky." He'd never looked into the martial arts before he did "The Karate Kid." When time came for the rodeo action of "8 Seconds," Avildsen ...
FIX THE CIA.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... It is natural that U.S. elected officials would criticize the Russian government for corrupting a CIA agent. But their attention would be better aimed at the CIA itself. It is believed that Aldrich Hazen Ames, a career CIA official, provided sensitive information to the ...
PLAY IT AGAIN IN 'CC'.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: BILL ARSENAULT - Staff writer The Section II Class CC boys basketball final would not be right without Saratoga Catholic meeting Watervliet. The past few years, the two schools have battled time and again either in the quarterfinals, semifinals or finals. ...
U.S. FIGHTERS SHOOT DOWN 4 SERB PLANES.(MAIN)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MICHAEL R. GORDON - New York Times In the first military clash in NATO's 44-year history, American F-16C fighters shot down four Serbian warplanes Monday after the Serbian planes bombed a munitions plant controlled by the Bosnian government, American military ...
COPS PROBE CRIMES INVOLVING WEAPONS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... ALBANY -- City police are looking for the people connected to three crimes committed with guns over the weekend. At 7:40 p.m. Saturday at 236 Elk St., Joyce Kulbe, 51, of Sherman Street was on a pay phone when a man approached her from behind and told her he had a gun, police ...
SELKIRK MAN DIES WHEN TRUCK HITS HIM.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... ALBANY -- A 36-year-old Selkirk man was killed Monday morning when he stepped in front of a tractor-trailer on I-90, police said. Albert L. Johnson of Maple Avenue left a suicide note inside his car, which he parked in the westbound breakdown lane near Exit 3, according to ...
ALBANY MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A COP.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... ALBANY -- A 35-year-old city man was arraigned Monday in City Court for allegedly hitting a police officer. Byron J. Wright of 123 Livingston Ave. is accused of striking Police Officer Thomas Blesser in the face with his elbow after being stopped for questioning at about 1:45 ...
NOW PLAYING: CHICKEN LITTLE II.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ - Staff writer When Shirley Herald learned that a falling ceiling tile recently hit a patron at the Crossgates Cinema, it was like a rerun of a bad movie. Herald, 57, of Delmar, said Monday that nearly two years ago at the Hoyts theater ...
INCOME IN REGION UP FROM '89 TO '91.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II - Staff writer Income in the Capital Region climbed during the recent recession that battered the rest of New York state, according to an income tax study released by the state Department of Taxation and Finance. While the number of tax ...
MARION REINEMANN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Marion Reinemann, 96, of Fuller Road, McKownville, died Sunday at Child's Nursing Home, Albany, after a long illness. Mrs. Reinemann was born in Rensselaer. She had lived in Guilderland for the last 68 years. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Reinemann was a ...
GEORGE SOMERVILLE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... George H. Somerville, 74, of Lisburn Road died Sunday at home. Mr. Somerville was born in Troy. He was a retired employee of the Defense District Region East, where he was chief of operations in New Cumberland, Pa. Mr. Somerville was a member of the ...
SELF-DEFENSE ISSUE EMERGES AS MURDER CASE JURY IS PICKED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... Byline: CHRISTOPHER RINGWALD - Staff writer During the first day of jury selection for the teenager accused of murdering a Vischer Ferry man, potential aspects of the prosecution and defense emerged in questions posed to prospective jurors and indicated the trial would involve ...
GERARD OUIMET, 72.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 1994 ... ST.-JACQUES-LE-MINEUR, Quebec -- Gerard Ouimet, 72, formerly of Cohoes, died Feb. 2 in l'Hopital du Haut Richelieu in St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, after a long illness. Mr. Ouimet was born in St.-Jacques-le-Mineur. He moved to Cohoes in 1953, where he lived until ...