Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from September 1996:
THE DEBUT OF A DIRECTOR.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: STEVE BARNES Staff writer - She's talented, 21, and making her first movie with big-name Hollywood stars. BECKET, Mass. -- The small white house on YMCA Road is the one in which Juliane Hiam grew up. But the home on the hardscrabble lane in the ...
NETWORK PRIME-TIME VIEWERS SEE FEWER BLACK SHOWS.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: ROBIN DOUGHERTY Knight-Ridder Believe it or not, there are fewer black-cast shows on the Big Three networks' prime-time schedules in 1996 than there were in 1975. In fact, this season there will be exactly two: a new show -- ``Cosby'' on CBS -- and a ...
THEATER FINDS MOVIE'S THE THING TO BRING TEENS TO PLAYS.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: NIKI KAPSAMBELIS Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- Ryan Miller and his teenage friends don't do theater. That is, they didn't until they heard their favorite movie, the gory 1992 gangster flick ``Reservoir Dogs,'' was going to be on stage, in living color and ...
MILLER, BRODIE REACH FOR PERFECTION.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: WILLIAM JAEGER Special to the Times Union It happens now and then that an artist will have two important shows in a year in the same area, and I happily reviewed David Miller's paintings and Regis Brodie's ceramics not long ago when they had a joint exhibition as faculty ...
CRITIC WAS A LITTLE TOO CRITICAL.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: DEIRDRE LELAND VALATIE After reading Michael Eck's Aug. 17 review of Sandy Duncan and ``Free Fall'' we were anticipating the worst as we took our orchestra seats at Berkshire Theatre for that day's ...
MANY ORCHESTRAS LUKEWARM TO HAVING A COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: K. ROBERT SCHWARZ New York Times For more than a decade, mysterious figures have lurked on the margins of American musical organizations, especially symphony orchestras. Their duties may be precisely delineated or barely defined, their power substantial or illusory, ...
RENOIR DRAWING BIG NUMBERS TO MUSEUM.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., is proving once again one of the few unassailable truths in the art world, that there's no overestimating the popularity of Impressionist painting. ``A Passion for Renoir,'' an exhibit of 33 works by ...
DEARTH OF BLACK DRAMAS DISAPPOINTS.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: LEONARD PITTS JR. Knight-Ridder Maybe Hollywood is trying to tell us something: Seven new shows starring black casts. Guess how many are sitcoms? That's right, seven. Which, of course, means zero black dramas. Add that to the zero dramas already ...
POLITICAL VIEWS, SONGS STILL UNITE PETER, PAUL & MARY.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: STEVE MORSE The Boston Globe It's an election year, which means that Peter, Paul & Mary must be headed your way, sharing their folk songs and their political views. ``It's a critical time for the country,'' says Peter Yarrow. ``We've been making lots of appearances for ...
SOME ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR CULTURE AND LUNCH.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: WILLIAM M. DOWD Associate Editor There are pushcarts on city streets near one of them, and suburban coffee shops and fast-food outlets flank the other, but to truly savor the whole experience of eateries in the midst of literary and other cultural treasure troves these ...
NOTES ON NAPKINS.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: William M. Dowd - The annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala has been scheduled at the State Museum for Saturday, Nov. 2. This year's theme is ``City Lights,'' inspired by the museum's Terrace Gallery, where the party will be held, overlooking Albany. Frank Crisafulli of ...
RECORD REVIEWS.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... ETHNIC Excellent salsa primer ``Havana Club.'' Various artists. (Milan Latino): Not to be a killjoy, but from a musical perspective that macarena everyone's so crazy about is child's play. It may have Latin roots, but it is a distant cousin to the buoyant swing of other Latin ...
SHOWCASE PRESENTS PLAYS AND AUTHORS.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... A Playwrights Showcase featuring staged readings of original works by area authors will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. next Sunday, Sept. 8, at Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second Ave. The cost is $2 but free to members, subscribers and patrons. ...
CAPITOL CHAMBER ARTISTS BEGINS SEASON.(SHOWTIME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Capitol Chamber Artists will begin the U.S. premieres of the Salomon transcriptions of the Haydn Paris Symphonies and the Hummel transcriptions of Mozart's last six symphonies on Saturday starting with the 7 p.m. pre-concert recital and 8 p.m. concert at the First Congregational Church, ...
CRITTER JITTERS.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM Staff writer Bug bias is alive and wriggling all over the land. The vast majority of Americans -- 90 percent in a recent nationwide poll -- said they fear some type of bug. Bees and wasps topped the list, followed by spiders, ticks, roaches and termites. - ...
LAYING THE COMPOSTING CORNERSTONE.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: MARTHA STEWART - Every gardener should have a compost heap. It provides a wonderful organic soil conditioner for your garden, and costs nothing once you've built the bin to contain it. Compost can be used as a nutrient-rich top dressing or as a soil ...
DEFREESTVILLE IS A GROWING VILLAGE ON THE MOVE.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM Staff writer At 54 square miles, North Greenbush is the smallest town in Rensselaer County, but one of the fastest rising stars when it comes to growth. One of the more populated areas in this Rensselaer County town is Defreestville, which is ...
SHOE PROJECT GIVES POOR NEIGHBORHOOD SOLE.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: DAVID LYMAN Knight-Ridder ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It's like a fairy tale gone mad. An old wooden house in a neighborhood called Frogtown is starting to sprout shoes. And not just a couple of shoes. There are thousands of them. There are high-tops and ...
A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS HELP YOU GET THE EDGE ON FLOWER GARDENS BLACK PLASTIC WON'T MAKE THE GRADE.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: MARTY ROSS Universal Press Syndicate Good gardeners draw the fine line between flower beds and the rest of the garden in the most ingenious ways. Rocks, conch shells, glazed or terra-cotta tiles, low boxwood hedges, stout planks and soldierly bricks do more than enforce ...
PLANT A POST TO STAND STRAIGHT, STRONG.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: GENE AUSTIN Knight-Ridder Most do-it-yourselfers need to erect posts from time to time, but the prevalence of leaning fences and tilted roadside mailboxes is testimony that the project is often mishandled. Here's how to plant a post that will stand straight ...
GAZEBOS OFFER SHELTER, SHADE AND SANCTUARY.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: JOYCE ROSENCRANS Scripps Howard If you need another spot of shade in the yard, why wait for a tree to grow when you can add a gazebo? The miniature backyard building -- pronounced gah-ZEE-boh -- may seem frivolous at first glance. The classic octagonal shape ...
RIGHT APPLIANCE PICK IS IMPORTANT.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: CHRIS CASSON MADDEN Scripps Howard When renovating your kitchen, one of the most important decisions is choosing the right appliances. Selecting, purchasing and even having them delivered can be a daunting experience. Just the vast variety of styles, color, options, ...
HOBBYIST HAS HUNDREDS OF RACKETS.(AT HOME)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: ANITA GOLD Knight-Ridder Q: I've been collecting tennis rackets for the past several years and now have more than 350 rackets in my collection. ... How can I find information on such rackets regarding their manufacturers, models, years when made, production numbers, ...
ADIRONDACK WILDERNESS TAMED AT BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: KAREN POTTER Executive features editor BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE -- The young girl was getting fidgety, so her mother reminded her of the alternative. ``You want to go back to a wet tent?'' And, then as a diversion, the mother pointed to a blond wooden chair on the ...
IS THIS APE AN EXAMPLE OF ANIMAL ALTRUISM?(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: KEAY DAVIDSON San Francisco Examiner A gorilla rescues a stricken child, then cradles him in her lap and strokes him gently. A dolphin nudges a struggling swimmer back to shore. A chimpanzee tries to break up an argument between a human couple. A dog whines and lies on ...
WHO'S CARING FOR THE CHILDREN?(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: DARRYL CAMPAGNA Staff writer - State regulations to carefully screen foster families appear to have weak links. Imagine a job that paid $500 in tax-free supplemental income a month, required employees to work at home with the most valuable commodity in the ...
BABY SITTER SHARES HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: HELOISE DEAR HELOISE: During these times when there are more and more people offering child care for working mothers, I thought these might be helpful. I baby-sit my sister's 2-year-old daughter. She has learned basic colors by using spools of thread ...
LET'S USE THAT INVENTIVE SPIRIT TO GOOD ADVANTAGE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: DAVE BARRY People often ask me how America became the world's greatest economic power, as measured in Remote Control Units Per Household (RCUPH). My answer is: ``Inventions.'' Americans have always been great inventors. To cite one historic example: Back in ...
THREE COUNTIES DETAIL FOSTER CARE INCIDENTS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: Darryl Campagna - The Times Union asked seven Capital Region counties for examples of complaints or disciplinary actions against foster parents in the past five years. Four counties -- Saratoga, Columbia, Rensselaer and Schenectady -- declined to discuss problems, citing ...
FOSTER PARENTS CAN ALSO BE AT RISK.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: Darryl Campagna - When the foster-care system comes under public scrutiny, it's usually because children have been put at risk by foster parents. But sometimes foster parents are put at risk by the children they take into their homes. In the last two years in ...
BRAZIL BECOMES WORLD'S NEWEST PARANORMAL STRONGHOLD SPIRITUAL BELIEVERS FLOCK TO THE TINY VALE DO AMANHECER.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: TRACEY EATON Dallas Morning News VALE DO AMANHECER, Brazil -- In the flatlands of central Brazil, there's a place where ancient ghosts roam, where the paranormal is normal, where going into a trance is as routine as having morning coffee. That place is Vale ...
BOOK BROWSER'S GUIDE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... BOOKS ON TAPE``The Girls With Grandmother Faces, A Celebration of Life's Potential for Those Over 55.'' Written and read by Frances Weaver. 1 hrs. abridged. Simon & Schuster Audioworks. Most self-help books make my eyes glaze over and my stomach say stop. But as the author ...
`LAST THING' AIMS PRECISE SENTENCES AT TODAY'S EVIL.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: RICHARD EDER Age 12 is young to bear a child, but if Joan Didion's new novel is not the offspring of her 1984 ``Democracy,'' it is a niece or nephew. In both books an American woman feels an alienating oppression within the ruling class to which she belongs. Didion makes ...
LITERARY CALENDAR.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Calendar)
Sep 01, 1996 ... AUSTEN HEALY, author, 2-3 p.m. today: Healy will sign copies of his second Saratoga-based mystery novel, ``Sweetfeed.'' Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 20 Wolf Road, Colonie. 459-8183. Milli DiBlasi, Tess Lecuyer, Mary Panza, Don Levy, Steve Clarke and Debby Bump. 5 p.m. Friday: ...
ESSAYISTS IN SEARCH OF MOTIVES FOR HUNTING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: JOHN BALZAR Even thoughtful people tend to arrive at their ideas about hunting viscerally. We are against it or we are for it, and raising the subject in mixed company is provocation. So here's a toast to a real upstream swimmer, David Petersen, for this ...
STEPHEN KING RELEASES 2 UP-ALL-NIGHT SCARES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: NANCY PATE He's King in more than name only. Stephen King has reigned over the best-seller lists for the last decade with one hit right after another, from ``It'' and ``The Tommyknockers,'' to ``Misery'' and ``Insomnia,'' to ``Dolores Claiborne'' and ``Rose ...
GENERATION X ON A CHURCH SEARCH.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: MICHEL ELEANOR ZIELINSKI Knight-Ridder On a typical Sunday morning, Bo Brown will snuggle in bed or put in some overtime painting billboards. He won't be in church. ``I can't remember the last time I went to church,'' said Brown, 26, of Charlotte, ...
TRUE COLORS CRAYOLA CRAYON FACTORY GIVES KIDS OF ALL AGES A CHANCE TO STRAY OUTSIDE THE LINES.(TRAVEL)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: NAEDINE JOY HAZELL Hartford Courant For a few seconds, you find yourself reminiscing about rainy afternoons, cookies and milk, naps on the floor. But the childhood memory -- triggered by the smell of crayons -- is fleeting, lost in vibrant color exhibits and creative ...
BON VOYAGE.(TRAVEL)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Costa Rica in slump Costa Rica, one of Central America's travel hot spots for much of the 1990s, has hit a tourist slump. Recent figures from Juan Santamaria International Airport show a decline in arrivals of 2.2 percent during the first five months of the year over ...
QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT AIRLINE DATA.(TRAVEL)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: New York Times An old question has been raised again in the aftermath of the Valujet crash 3 months ago: Why doesn't the government make safety data on the airlines more readily available to travelers? A month ago, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Wendell H ....
CANAL MUSEUM SHOWS HARD LIFE ON THE WATER.(TRAVEL)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: NAEDINE JOY HAZELL Hartford Courant EASTON, Pa. -- In the bow of a canal boat, a mother of two toils over a hot stove. As she rattles pots and pans, she talks about life on the canal. The exhaustion is apparent in her voice. Born on a canal boat, she had a ...
BETTORS DON'T SEE OFF-TRACK BUTTING.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer - Times Union/STEPHEN WEAVER ARTIST Jenness Cortez's depiction of the racehorse Cigar and NYRA trademarks has generated a high-profile legal battle. SARATOGA SPRINGS -- People are smiling this summer over the success of the ...
EDOUARD CHURNS TOWARD NORTHEAST.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: PAUL NOWELL Associated Press EMERALD ISLE, N.C. -- Holiday weekend vacationers kept an eye on the sea Saturday as Hurricane Edouard followed a northerly course parallel to the East Coast, throwing pounding surf at the beaches. Waves piled sand on one North ...
PARTIES POSITION STRATEGY FOR NOVEMBER WIN.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: SCOTT SHEPARD Cox News Service CHICAGO -- After the speeches and balloons of the conventions, both the Democratic and Republican camps began the serious work of plotting and executing their strategies for the November election. Both the President and former ...
WIFE STANDS BY MORRIS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: CASSANDRA BURRELL Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Eileen McGann says she has accepted the apology of husband Dick Morris -- the former Clinton political consultant who abruptly resigned last week in a sex scandal -- and wants to help him get through the crisis. ...
IRAQI ENVOY SAYS TROOPS TO LEAVE U.N. ZONE.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: WAIEL FALEH Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein launched his biggest military offensive in five years, sending tanks, troops and helicopters into northern Iraq on Saturday to capture a key city inside the Kurdish ``safe haven'' protected by U.S.-led forces. ...
RODMAN'S OLD MAN SAYS HE'S THE BAD ONE.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: KEITH B. RICHBURG Washington Post ANGELES CITY, Philippines -- This town of cheap hotels, go-go bars and tawdry discos used to bustle until dawn, but that was before nearby Clark Air Base, one of the biggest U.S. military installations in Asia, shut down. ...
A NEW CLASS OF STANDARDSAS STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK, TEACHERS WORK TO ADJUST THEIR PROGRAMS SO ALL CHILDREN CAN PASS THE MORE DIFFICULT REGENTS EXAMS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN Staff writer For students and teachers at Columbia High School in East Greenbush, the state Board of Regents' much-heralded upgrade of academic expectations is: A) Something to be feared. B) Eagerly anticipated. C) No big ...
AIR TRAVEL PANEL WEIGHS COMPUTER PROFILE PLAN.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: ROBERTO SURO Washington Post WASHINGTON -- A presidential commission on aviation security is considering a bomb-detection plan that would require U.S. airlines to scrutinize all passengers at U.S. airports using massive computer files to identify potential terrorists or ...
2ND EXPLOSIVE TRACE ADDS NEW SIDE TO TWA CRASH.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: PAT MILTON Associated Press SMITHTOWN -- Investigators probing doomed TWA Flight 800 were perplexed by the discovery of explosive traces on wreckage in a location different from where earlier traces of another chemical turned up, a Washington source said Saturday. ...
NO GREATER LOVE NEVER FORGETS VICTIMS OF WAR AND TERRORISM.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: HOLLY YEAGER Times Union Washington bureau Washington On Monday most people will celebrate Labor Day, forgetting that it is also the 51st anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II. But one woman won't forget. She never forgets ...
CLINTON'S TOBACCOLAND TOUR AVOIDS SMOKING.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: HOLLY YEAGER Times Union Washington bureau DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- President Clinton and Vice President Gore took their re-election campaign bus tour through the Mississippi River Valley Saturday, avoiding one topic that could spell trouble in the region -- tobacco. ...
FOR A TITANIC EFFORT, JUST SMALL BEER.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: Associated Press BOSTON -- The $5 million expedition that tried but failed to raise a large piece of the Titanic isn't returning empty-handed, and some of its collection goes on display Sunday. The salvage operation ended Friday after lines used to lift a ...
MEXICAN ACTIVISTS FEAR EXTENT OF CRACKDOWN.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... MEXICO CITY -- President Ernesto Zedillo has vowed to crush a rebel insurgency that has created a security crisis for his government, raising fears in political activists Saturday of a crackdown on civil dissent. Troops and police fanned out across the country as Zedillo ...
CATHOLIC OFFICIAL BURNS CONDOMS IN KENYA.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: -- Associated Press reports - NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's top Roman Catholic church official burned condoms and safe sex literature Saturday in a ceremony organized by a group opposed to contraception and sex education. About 250 people ...
SUU KYI DENOUNCES CRUEL PRISON CONDITIONS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... RANGOON, Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi denounced Burma's military government Saturday for its crackdown on her opposition movement and for cruel prison conditions that have led to several dissidents' deaths. At her first news conference in three months, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize ...
30 DIE IN REBEL ATTACK AFTER COLOMBIA PROTESTS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... BOGOTA, Colombia -- At least 30 people were killed when rebels retaliated against government efforts to suppress coca farmers' protests, authorities said Saturday. Among the victims were 22 police officers and soldiers. Authorities accuse the Revolutionary Armed ...
BODY RECOVERY BEGINS AT NORWAY CRASH SITE.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... LONGYEARBYEN, Norway -- The first remains of the 141 people who died when their Russian jetliner smashed into an arctic mountain were recovered Saturday and carried to the airport where the plane was to have landed. Difficult terrain and harsh weather have delayed the rescue ...
ARAFAT RELEASES DETAINED MILITANTS AND HINTS AT RENEWING INTIFADA.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank -- Defying Israel's hard-line government, Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat released 72 Islamic militant detainees Saturday after telling his people to hold onto the spirit of resistance against Israel. ...
HOME CONTRACTING ON SHAKY FOUNDATIONHOMEOWNERS AND CONTRACTORS ARE GETTING INTO MORE SCRAPS, AND RESOLVING DISPUTES IS DIFFICULT WORK.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: JAMES DENN Business writer COLONIE -- Complaints against contractors doing home renovations are on the rise, a statistic industry officials blame on inexperienced newcomers entering the field. But building industry experts say efforts to stop violators are ...
HOME LOAN LENDERS EXPAND.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: JULIE CARR SMYTH Business writer Steven Lerner offers a window of insight into the frenzy to sell mortgages following the worst Capital Region housing slump since the late 1980s. ``If you can afford to position yourself now, then you'll be here for a long ...
JOB SECURITY STARTS WITH THE DETAILS.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: Harvey Mackay If you're a minister, your signature event is your Sunday sermon. That's the part of the job that's most visible to the largest number of parishioners. It's also the most fun. However, there is a lot more to successful ministering than ...
WE HEAR YOU E-KNOCKING...(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1996 ... What goes on behind virtual closed doors? Colonie Internet aficionado and software developer Daniel Norton would like to know. When Norton happened on a members-only electronic mailing list of local Internet service providers recently, he was denied entry. Norton's worry was ...
AFL-CIO RALLIES FEARFUL WORKERS.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: SHARON COHEN Associated Press CHICAGO -- It's noon when John Sweeney slips into the crowded Catholic school hall near a crumbling housing project. He has come to hear the anguished confessions of America's workers. One by one, some awkwardly, some angrily, ...
AUTHORS DEMYSTIFY DOING BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET.(BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 1996 ... Byline: TERESA MCUSIC Fort Worth Star-Telegram The futurists, the technologists and the strategists seem to be telling American business executives that cyberspace is the place to be. But just how do people jump on the information highway and where will it take their ...