Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from July 1996:
HOSPITAL-FINANCING BILL CLEARS HURDLES.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: HARVY LIPMAN, TOM PRECIOUS AND SARAH METZGAR Capitol bureau ALBANY -- The state's political leaders appeared to have reached agreement on a new hospital-financing law Sunday, less than an hour before the old law expired at midnight. None would give any ...
DOCTORS TURN TO MANAGEMENT FIRMS TO HANDLE THEIR BOOKS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: JAMES DENN Business writer ALBANY -- American Oncology Resources Inc., a $100 million-a-year physician practice management company, quietly moved into the local market eight months ago when it signed a management agreement with Capital District Hematology Oncology ...
WITH $18 BILLION, GATES IS STILL THE RICHEST.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Bill Gates ranks as the world's richest private citizen with an $18 billion fortune from his Microsoft Corp. software empire, but a growing number of Asian billionaires are gaining on him, Forbes magazine reports. In the ...
U.S. LEERY OF REPORT KARADZIC HAS QUIT.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: CHRIS HEDGES New York Times MOSTAR, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- The senior civilian administrator for the Bosnia peace accord announced Sunday that Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic had resigned. But the statement was denied by Bosnian Serbs, leaving open the ...
ALBANY POLICE CHARGE 3 IN SLAYING.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: BECHETTA JACKSON AND KATE GURNETT Staff writers ALBANY -- At 16, Joseph Clark had a clean past and a promising music career. Store clerk Abdelgadir Ahmed, 41, was a recently married immigrant looking forward to a new life in America. All that ...
VITAMIN C HELPS SMOKERS, STUDY SAYS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Associated Press Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reverse one of the most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking, according to a study being published today. However, more research is needed to determine whether vitamin C pills help reduce heart ...
3 FIRMS SEEKING CHANCE TO LAUNCH SPACE TRANSIT.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MARCIA DUNN Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Imagine spaceships taking off with almost as much ease as airliners and ferrying people and cargo quickly -- and cheaply -- into orbit and back. It's the longtime dream of rocketeers, and something NASA's shuttle has ...
HURRICANE BORIS PETERS OUT OVER PACIFIC.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Hurricane Boris, weakened to a tropical depression, dumped heavy rains over western Mexico on Sunday as it withdrew into the Pacific after rampaging across Acapulco and other resorts. A 6-year-old boy was killed, 12 boats were sunk and 1,500 people were driven from their homes ...
PRESIDENT'S PICK LEADS IN DOMINICAN VOTE.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: -- Associated Press reports - SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The longtime president's favored candidate took an early lead in elections Sunday to succeed Joaquin Balaguer, who has ruled the Dominican Republic for most of the past 30 years. With results ...
MONGOLIAN DEMOCRATS CLAIM ELECTION VICTORY.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ULAN BATOR, Mongolia -- Mongolia's democratic opposition claimed victory todayin parliamentary elections, saying voters ousted the former Communists and ushered in the country's first democratic government. As unofficial results came into the headquarters of the main democratic ...
WOMAN BLOWS SELF UP DURING TURKISH ANTHEM.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... TUNCELI, Turkey -- A woman with explosives strapped to her stomach who looked as if she were pregnant blew herself up Sunday in the middle of a military ceremony as a marching band played the Turkish national anthem. Six other people died and 30 were injured, some of them ...
OKLAHOMA CITY BOMB EVIDENCE IN JUDGE'S HANDS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Associated Press DENVER -- Key evidence is at stake in the case against Oklahoma City bombing defendants Terry Nichols and Timothy McVeigh as a judge reviews four days of testimony by federal agents who admitted making mistakes. Prosecutors contend that the ...
YELTSIN'S HEALTH REMAINS A QUESTION.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: JAMES P. GALLAGHER Chicago Tribune MOSCOW -- For the fourth day running, Russian President Boris Yeltsin did not appear in public Sunday, and campaign planners said they are increasingly concerned about the impact his inability to stump for votes will have on Wednesday's ...
PRESIDENT SAYS AIRMEN DIED DEFENDING FORCES OF FREEDOM.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Combined wire reports PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- This was the day that rage gave way to reverie. Five days after the terrorist blast in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. airmen, President Clinton vowed that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, but ...
CONSERVATIVE JOURNALISTS ATTACK BOOK ON CLINTON.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House on Sunday denounced a book by a former FBI agent as a pack of unbelievable tales that are part of a Republican campaign to ``destroy the President.'' The book's author acknowledged that much of what he wrote would be hard ...
FOCUS ON BOTTOM LINE ALTERS CARE.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... What impact will giant for-profit physician practice management companies have on the patient? Will the bottom line become more important than patients? Health care analyst Craig Dickson said patient care is changing overall, not just because of the entrance of publicly traded ...
LEADERS AGREE TO LET TROY BORROW MORE.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ALBANY -- Assembly and Senate leaders have agreed to enact a bill granting the city of Troy expanded ability to issue bonds. The legislation would allow the Troy Municipal Assistance Corporation to borrow more than $70 million, compared to the $42 million cap the city now faces. ...
HOMELESS SAY THEY LACK OLYMPIC PROFILE.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: New York Times ATLANTA -- In his eight years of being homeless in Atlanta, Tony Johnson says he has been bundled up like so much trash on the street by the police and carted off to jail more than 100 times, mostly for trespassing. Johnson said he did not need ...
KEEP TRACK OF PREDATORS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... President Clinton's call for a national registry of convicted sex offenders is not so much a new idea as it is the natural culmination of steps already taken to help protect the public from dangerous predators. The Congress, in its 1994 crime bill, required states to compile ...
MANAGE PENSION FUND PRUDENTLY.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... It certainly is good news that the state's Common Retirement Fund posted a 21.8 percent rate of return over the past fiscal year and has grown to nearly $76 billion, up from $63.4 billion the year before. Aides to state Comptroller H. Carl McCall say it was the second-highest rate of ...
SCALIA SHOULD LOOK AT THE REAL WORLD.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Marianne Means WASHINGTON -- Only Antonin Scalia of all the Supreme Court justices defended the Virginia Military Institute's refusal to admit female cadets, dismissing gender discrimination as less important than preserving a male-only education dedicated to promoting ...
MORE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF THE CHURCH BURNINGS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: SHELLY SHAPIRO Director Holocaust Survivors & Friends Education Center LATHAM - The Holocaust Survivors & Friends Education Center in Latham has joined more than 100 members of the Association of Holocaust Organizations from the United States, Canada and the United ...
SKATEBOARDERS DEFILE MEMORY OF OUR WAR DEAD.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: CLARE YATES ALBANY I am writing in response to the two letters which talk about skateboarding on the monument in Washington Park as a ``harmless activity.'' Allowing children to break the law in this manner fosters contempt for the law and is far from ...
ALBANY NEEDS TO EMBRACE ITS HISTORIC BUILDINGS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MICHAEL D. HENDERSON ALBANY I was greatly disheartened by the Saturday, June 22, 1996, headline about the demolition of 111 and 113 State Street in Albany. As Superintendent of Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, in Kinderhook, I am concerned that the ...
AMENDMENT FOR VICTIMS' RIGHTS WOULD MAKE SENSE.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: PATRICIA M. GIOIA WATERFORD The writer is chapter leader, Capital District Parents of Murdered Children & Other Survivors of Homicide Victims - Michael Leo Owens (letter, June 14) gives some excellent reasons why an amendment for victims' rights should be added to the ...
READER REMEMBERS HOW DANES HELPED SAVE JEWS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: FRANK CRISTENSEN LATHAM A quote from Thomas Reimer's letter June 18: ``. . . after the Holocaust began in 1941, most Germans were silent. So were most French, Dutch, Czechs, Poles, etc. Instances of rescue were rare.'' I submit one of these rare cases. Little ...
LYNCH COLUMN IS NO PLACE FOR HIS PERSONAL DISLIKES.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: NANCY M. HICKOK REXFORD This letter is regarding Dan Lynch's column in the Times Union on June 6. His column is no place for him to air his personal dislikes and disputes. I could care less who he has conflicts with in the media! When I read his column, he ...
NOTHING NEW AGE ABOUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Garry Wills Robert Novak, the snarling one on the TV show ``Crossfire,'' said that Ms. Clinton's conversations with the dead will seem ``loopy'' to middle Americans, who are not ``New Age'' in their sensibilities. Mr. Novak, who prides himself on knowing what ...
SEX OFFENDER LAW MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: BERNARD L. BROCK AND PAMELA D. SCHULTZ Last month, President Clinton signed a tough federal ``Megan's Law'' requiring state authorities to notify communities of a convicted sex offender's presence. But the bill is a mere placebo to soothe national guilt over the mounting ...
CHARACTER SHOULD COUNT IN POLITICS.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Suzanne Fields We get the leaders we deserve. Such a cliche may be glib but it's not without insight. The character issue is dismissed as irrelevant and hence unimportant, and Bill Clinton holds a large lead over Bob Dole. Explanations, such as ...
CLINTON DODGES LAW, SLIGHTS ISRAEL.(MAIN)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: William Safire WASHINGTON -- At the heart of Israel's recent election was this question: Who would best keep its capital, Jerusalem, from being divided? Both Likud and Labor made that promise. Israeli voters -- and an overwhelming majority of Jewish voters -- ...
9-YEAR-OLD GIRL GETS A 2ND CHANCE FOR LIFE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: KATE GURNETT Staff writer COLONIE -- She's just a little girl. But to the 25 supporters who cheered her arrival at Albany Airport, 9-year-old Jasmine Johnson was a walking symbol of life. Walking bright-eyed but slowly up the ramp in a red dress and white ...
HELPING UNTANGLE A TWISTED TONGUE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Some foreign visitors here are finding that the best way for them to learn English is to take it to the streets. And with the help of educational guides, that's exactly where they're going. Many ...
RAIN CAN'T RUIN THE JAZZ FOR TRUE FANS AT SPAC.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The morning rains may have kept some casual fans at home -- you could actually see patches of grass on the lawn -- but they couldn't discourage those jazz die-hards who pitched tents and raised umbrellas for the second day of ...
FLAMES OF BIGOTRY ANSWERED IN TROY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ Staff writer TROY -- One more name was added Sunday to the litany read in a Troy church of the houses of worship torched by the forces of hate in America. Fire damaged the predominantly black St. James A.M.E. Zion Church in Maysville, N.C., ...
FAMILY IN THE DARK ON ATTACK SAYS WHY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- The mother of a piano teacher attacked in Central Park says it was a fluke that her daughter was in the hospital for two days before her family realized she was missing, The New Yorker reports. The woman told the magazine for this ...
O'CONNOR URGES CHURCHES TO RISE FROM THE ASHES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK -- Cardinal John O'Connor in a Sunday Mass called black churches a ``tremendous symbol'' that sustained people during slavery and must be rebuilt as a victory over racism and hatred. With several prominent black ...
ASSEMBLY GOP IN HIGH DUDGEON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... What?!? Partisan politics? Around here? Never! Assembly Republicans are outraged that their Democratic counterparts blocked them from sending out a mailing blasting the Dems' position on workers' comp reform. The speaker's office decided -- gasp -- that the material was actually ...
CROWDS DEFY RAIN ON GAY PRIDE PARADE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: CHRIS OLERT Associated Press New York Gays and lesbians marched, danced and celebrated under a constant drizzle Sunday that failed to halt the Gay Pride Parade that proceeded down Fifth Avenue from midtown to Greenwich Village. Tens of thousands marched and ...
COMPANIES BID FOR WORK ON COUNTY SEWER PROJECT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer BALLSTON SPA -- About a dozen companies, most of them from the Capital Region, have bid for work on the multimillion-dollar expansion of the Saratoga County Sewer District, expected to improve water service for much of the county. ...
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN SPLASHING MATCH OVER ENTRANCE FEES AT SWIMMING POOLS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Everybody in the pool: For a limited time only, you can swim for free in Troy's two swimming pools -- even if you don't live here. Like everything else, the fees for using the Knickerbacker and South End pools got caught up in the whirlpool of ...
RENSSELAERVILLE INSTITUTE FORCED TO DELAY EXPANSION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: WINIFRED YU Staff writer RENSSELAERVILLE -- A year after announcing plans to raise $1 million to build a new conference and office building, the Rensselaerville Institute is still $300,000 shy of its goals. The institute had planned to open the center this ...
LOCAL MONEY WORKS AT HOME.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: BEN DOBBIN Associated Press ITHACA -- Shade Gomez wants his adopted hometown to flourish. He uses the local currency. Instead of greenbacks, one-tenth of his paycheck comes in multicolored scrip bearing the oath ``In Ithaca We Trust.'' He can pay his rent ...
BUYOUT MAKES BFI NEW YORK CITY'S TOP RECYCLER.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK -- Browning-Ferris Industries Inc. said Sunday that one of its units bought Waste Management of New York, making it the largest recycler in New York City. BFI didn't disclose how much Browning-Ferris Industries of New York ...
BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR LIFE INSURERS.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: Jane Bryant Quinn America isn't the only country to be rocked by dishonorable life insurance practices. In the early 1990s, the industry also collected some nasty headlines abroad. Salespeople in the United Kingdom and Australia were caught rooking customers ...
FEDERAL REGULATORY LAW BOOSTS SMALL BUSINESS.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch WASHINGTON -- Small businesses are getting some help with federal regulations. A law requiring federal agencies to write simple guides to their regulations and to collect advice from small businesses before adopting new rules has ...
WOMEN'S PRESS CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ALBANY -- Linda Rosenblatt, director of media relations and communications for New York State United Teachers, was recently elected president of the Women's Press Club of New York State. As president, Rosenblatt will oversee a slate of public programs about the concerns of ...
SMALL BUSINESS SEWS UP HOSPITAL CHIC.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MIKE FISH Post-Standard SYRACUSE -- When she started her business more than three years ago, Peggy Piontkowski had no business experience, no marketing background and almost no money. But she did have some ideas. Piontkowski owns Sassy Scrubs, ...
FRANK J. BARBARA.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... SCHENECTADY -- Frank J. Barbara, 82, of East Holm Road, died Saturday, June 29, 1996, in the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home. He was born in Schenectady and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of the old Schenectady High School in 1932. Mr. Barbara was the owner and founder of ...
WILLIAM J. BENN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... RAVENA -- William J. Benn, 55, died Sunday, June 30, 1996 at St. Peter's Hospital. Mr. Benn was a Navy veteran, a member of the Congregational Christian Church and the Ravena Hose Co. of which he was Captain of the Fire Police. Survivors include his wife, Carol Lamoree Benn; a daughter, ...
KATHRYN O'BRIEN DESIMONE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... CLIFTON PARK -- Kathryn O'Brien DeSimone, 77, of Clifton Park, formerly of Troy, died Sunday, June 30, 1996 at the Ellis Hospital, Schenectady. Born in Green Island, daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Ryan O'Brien. She resided in Troy for many years before moving to Clifton Park in ...
HILDE GEHR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ALBANY -- Hilde Gross Gehr of Delmar and New Jersey died Sunday, June 30, 1996. She was the widow of Reinhold Gehr. She is survived by two sons, Rudolph Gehr of Delmar and William Gehr of Topsfield, MA; four grandchildren, Andrew Gehr of Colonie, Russell Gehr of Rochester, Paul Gehr of ...
MATTHEW JOHN HOFFMAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ALBANY -- Matthew John Hoffman, cherished infant son of Richard L. and Sharon Leitgeb Hoffman. Matthew was born April 2, 1996 at the Albany Medical Center, where he was also baptized. Survivors include, in addition to his parents, his three old sister, Kelly Margaret Hoffman of Latham; ...
ANNETTE GIULIANELLE LEYDEN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... GUILDERLAND -- Annette Giullianelle Leyden, died Sunday, June 30, 1996, at Eden Park Nursing Home, Albany. She was a private secretary for Farm Family Insurance, Glenmont for 14 years, retiring in 1972. She was the widow of John P. Leyden. Survivors include a son, John C. Leyden of ...
CHARLES LOPUSHANSKY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... GLENVILLE -- Charles Lopushansky, 81 of Saratoga Road, Glenville, died Sunday, June 30, 1996, at St. Clare's Hospital. Born in Carnegie, PA. He was a retired welder from the Material Handing Co., Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the widower of Sarah Lopushansky. Survivors include one ...
ELIZABETH R. MILLER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... MECHANICVILLE -- Elizabeth R. Miller of County Route 75 died Saturday, June 29, 1996 in her son's home in Clifton Park. She was born in Snoqualmie Falls, WA, the daughter of the late Edwin H. and Sarah H. McGrath Robinson. She was educated in the Lansingburgh School System, a graduate of ...
PAUL E. RICHARDSON, SR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ALBANY -- Paul E. Richardson, Sr., 83, died Saturday, June 29, 1996 in Albany Memorial Hospital. He was born in Auburn, N.Y., on August 27, 1912 He was educated in the Auburn School System. He received his B.A in 1937 from Virginia State College and his M.S.W. from Syracuse University, ...
N. Z. RUSS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... ALBANY -- Elder N. Z. Russ, died Thursday, June 27, 1996, formerly of Gifford, FL. at St. Peter's Hospital. He was a Minister of C.O.G.I.C. No. 1 in Gifford, FL. for 19 years. He moved to Albany three years ago and began his fellowship with Refreshing Springs C.O.G.I.C. in Schenectady. ...
LORNA LOUISE WOLFF.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... RUTLAND, VT -- Lorna Louise Wolff, 81, died Saturday, June 29, 1996 in the Eden Park Nursing Home in Rutland, VT. She was born in New York the daughter of the late Harold and Lillian (Bunny) Mallary and attended Lansingburg High School and Emma Willard School. She was Valedictorian of her ...
STATE POLICE PROBE ATTACK ON SAND LAKE TEEN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... SAND LAKE -- State Police on Sunday were investigating a sexual attack on a 16-year-old girl who authorities said was grabbed by a man while she was out jogging. The attack occurred about 8:40 a.m. Sunday on Route 150 just south of Sliter's Corners in the town. The girl told ...
NUDE DANCE CLUB WAGING PR WAR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ Staff writer SCHENECTADY -- Efforts by Schenectady officials to drive nude dancing from the core of the city has prompted one of its targets to wage a public relations counterattack. Goldfinger's Gentlemen's Club has hired a Nevada-based ...
NEED ADVICE? TURN TO PAGE C-2.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jul 01, 1996 ... A new page of advice and other features debuts today on Page C-2. You'll find your old favorites there, including Ann Landers and Dear Abby, as well as several new features. For example, you'll find a regular roundup of best bets for spending your free time. You'll find a look ...
TO COUNTRY MUSICIANS, THEIR DOGS ARE LIKE MOM -- OR JAIL.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: SHIRLEY JINKINS Fort Worth Star-Telegram The disappearance this year of George Strait's high-profile companion, Buster, brought home a simple country-music truth: An errant lover is a misfortune, but a missing dog is a tragedy. Strait offered a reward and ...
NO REST FOR THE BESTFIERCE COMPETITION ON THE HIGH-TECH HIGHWAY LEAVES MOST FOLKS WITH LITTLE TIME TO REGROUP, REFRESH AND RESTORE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MARK LEIBOVICH Knight-Ridder On a typical night, Andre Lamothe will stare into the glow of his MultiSync XP computer monitor until 5 a.m. He will doze off at 6 and sleep until the phone rings from the East Coast or Europe around 8. If it is a restful ...
CUSTOMERS CAN REDUCE CREDIT CARD INTEREST.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Byline: MICHAEL LOPEZ Staff writer This may be one of the few times junk mail proves useful. That flood of credit card offers, with tempting but temporarily low interest rates, can be used as the bargaining chip to lower the annual percentage rate on your current ...