Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from September 1998:
STATE STICKS TO STRATEGY.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau Albany Wall Street turmoil has profound implications for both the state budget and the public pensions of thousands of former and present government workers, but New York officials say they aren't panicking -- and they're urging taxpayers ...
YELTSIN HEADS INTO SUMMIT AMID GROWING RUSSIAN CHAOS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: COLIN McMAHON Chicago Tribune MOSCOW -- On the eve of President Clinton's arrival, Russia's leftist legislators defied a wounded President Boris Yeltsin Monday by rejecting Viktor Chernomyrdin's nomination as prime minister. The vote against confirmation in ...
WORLD WATCHES WALL STREET DRAMA.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JAMES F. PELTZ Los Angeles Times NEW YORK -- The stock market's summer swoon turned into a dramatic rout Monday as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 500 points, its second-worst point drop in history. Stocks now teeter on the edge of their first bear ...
NORTH KOREA'S NEW MISSILE POSES DEADLY SECURITY THREAT.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MICHAEL ZIELENZIGER and RICHARD PARKER Knight Ridder TOKYO -- North Korea's firing of a new, long-range missile Monday proved a technological breakthrough, showing it can threaten Japan and U.S. forces in the region, and that the country soon may be capable of striking ...
JUSTICE POWELL BURIED.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. -- Lewis F. Powell Jr., one of the most influential Supreme Court justices of the 20th century, was buried Monday after he was praised for his kindness. ``His remarkable influence resulted from a combination of ability, ...
DIARRHEA VACCINE APPROVED.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON -- The world's first vaccine against the leading cause of childhood diarrhea -- a virus that hospitalizes 55,000 American children each year and kills 1 million in other countries -- won Food and Drug Administration approval Monday. ...
MOVING VAN GOGH PIECES AN ART ITSELF.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Shipping 70 paintings by Vincent van Gogh from Amsterdam for a blockbuster U.S. exhibit is a little like transporting a heart for transplant, or deploying a nuclear weapon -- careful temperature control, total secrecy. As crowds line up for tickets for a show of the great Dutch ...
NEW BOOK CONTENDS MAID BETRAYED FRANK FAMILY.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... A new biography of Anne Frank contends her mysterious betrayer was the woman who cleaned the building where the young Jewish diarist and her family hid from the Nazis. In ``Anne Frank,'' due in bookstores next week, Austrian biographer Melissa Muller cites evidence she unearthed ...
LONELY VANDROSS SEEKS PAL FROM NICE, BIG, EMPTY HOUSE.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Luther Vandross, a 47-year-old bachelor, said he's ready for permanent company in his new $9 million mansion. The popular R&B singer lives alone in the 25-room Greenwich, Conn., home he bought last year. ``When you're in love, there's nothing to cope with -- like ...
50 YEARS AND $15 EARNS THEM A NIGHT AT WALDORF-ASTORIA.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... A 50-year-old memento was well worth keeping for a Florida couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. It was May 1948 when George Selby took his bride to the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York for a two-day honeymoon. Harry Truman was president, ``High Button Shoes'' was ...
A UNIQUE CASE FOR ABORTION.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: WILLIAM RASPBERRY WASHINGTON -- Don't you just love the way some people can reduce the most complex problems to simple, unshakable answers? None of the legal, ethical or moral squirming that afflicts the not-so-sure among us. They know the truth. Naturally ...
TUITION? ARE THERE NO PAWN SHOPS?(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: DENIS HORGAN Those ``Night of the Living Dead'' types you see Boris Karloffing around are not actually people who have been paying too much attention to the news. (Whatever happened to the ``Dog Days of August''? The Good Old Days.) No, the zombies are mostly stunned ...
COMMEMORATING CONSERVATIVE POWELL.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: TOM TEEPEN Former Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, who died last week, was one of the notable conservatives on the bench in the 1970s and the 1980s. He helped to sustain affirmative action, ruled anti-abortion laws an unconstitutional invasion of privacy and carefully ...
IMAGINE CLINTON TALKING SEX TO WELFARE FOLKS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: STAR PARKER SAN FRANCISCO -- As the growing chorus of bipartisan voices is making clear, President Clinton has lost the moral authority to lead. The upcoming two-year anniversary of welfare reform should make this fact crystal clear. That's right, welfare reform. ...
CENSUS SEES HIGHER WAGES.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MARY DEIBEL Scripps Howard WASHINGTON -- Major shifts in America's family shape and size have masked the real wage improvements many households have enjoyed since 1969, a new Census Bureau report concludes. True, government statistics show median income for ...
FLOWERS, HYMNS MARK DIANA'S DEATH.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: KRISTIN GAZLAY Associated Press LONDON -- With thousands of flowers, heartfelt notes and hymns in London's great cathedrals, Britons marked the first anniversary of Princess Diana's death Monday. Wearing black ties as a symbol of their mourning, Prince ...
CLINTON'S CREDIBILITY DIMINISHED, LOTT SAYS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: HELEN DEWAR Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., said Monday that President Clinton has lost credibility, stature and the ``moral dimension'' of his presidency, but he withheld a public statement on whether Clinton should resign or be ...
LOCAL COST OF PENSIONS REDUCED.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JOEL STASHENKO Associated Press ALBANY -- Thanks to what until recent weeks has been a boom on Wall Street, state and local taxpayers are getting a break on the share of pension contributions they make for government employees, state Comptroller H. Carl McCall said ...
CLINTON PROMISES TO HELP A RUSSIA IN CRISIS.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: STEWART M. POWELL Times Union Washington bureau MOSCOW -- President Clinton, heading into the deepening economic and political storm sweeping Russia, vowed Monday to provide U.S. help to Russia if the beleaguered nation sticks with democracy and free enterprise. ...
MARKET SHOCKER MAY PROMPT FED TO RECONSIDER INTEREST RATE CUT.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: RICHARD W. STEVENSON New York Times WASHINGTON -- The sharp stock market selloff is likely to ripple through policy and politics, putting more pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and threatening the air of prosperity that has been the foundation of ...
CARTOON AFTER GARY EVANS' DEATH IN VERY POOR TASTE.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: RENE OTERO Albany The writer is an inmate at Albany County jail On Sunday, Aug. 16th, a political cartoon appeared in the opinion section depicting the body of the late Gary Evans after his fall from the Troy-Menands bridge, with the words ``Death Penalty'' written at ...
KIDS, WHO ARE NOT IMMUNIZED, PUTTING OTHERS AT RISK.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: F. WAYNE VAN SAUN, M.D. Albany As a practicing pediatrician with more than 20 years of experience and a veteran Internet user, I was dismayed at the article ``A shot at controversy'' published in the Times-Union Tuesday, Aug. 25. This article seemed to champion the ...
POWER BROKERS NEED TO CREATE EFFECTIVE MASS TRANSIT.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: CHRISTIAN GUNTHER President Albany Coalition for Light Rail Albany While I commend those CDTA bus drivers who responded to a comment I made at a recent meeting regarding transit and development along the Washington & Western avenues corridors, I think it's time I ...
`PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT' DOESN'T OWE AN APOLOGY.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: CANDACE GOODMAN Guilderland I voted for President Clinton in both elections; if it were possible for him to run a third time and the election was held tomorrow I'd vote for him again. Why? Because he is what I consider to be ``The People's President.'' He truly cares ...
ATTACKS BY U.S. A CASE OF `WAGGING THE DOG?'.(MAIN)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: REZSIN ADAMS Albany Bombing is never a good idea. Violence begets violence. Retaliation (``returning evil for evil'' according to the dictionary) means more retaliation, making us, the American people, less secure, less safe. Do we need this? If the United ...
TO RUSSIA, WITH ADVICE.(MAIN)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 1998 ... President Clinton is in Russia todayas a familiar and welcome face from the West. But he is also a vastly different President from the one who forged a close friendship with Russian President Boris Yeltsin years ago. So, too, is Mr. Yeltsin a vastly different leader. Both are struggling to ...
MR. SWEENEY'S SILENCE.(MAIN)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Truly competitive races for Congress are all too rare. An incumbent who wins a re-election campaign or two, as most do, usually has a seat in Congress for as long as he or she wants it. The 1996 race in the 22nd Congressional District, for example, was most notable because a challenger to ...
QUESTIONS AND CLEANUP FOLLOW BLAZE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer Cohoes As fire investigators Monday sifted through the charred remnants of a textile mill seeking the cause of the spectacular fire, city officials tried to sort out who will pay for the cleanup. Investigators are unsure what started ...
DA MOVES TO REVIVE CHARGES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MELISSA GRACE Staff writer any The Albany County district attorney's office has filed a notice to appeal a judge's ruling that dismissed charges against former College of Saint Rose basketball player Jermaine Henderson, who was allegedly beaten by two police officers ...
CROSSBOW-TOTING SUSPECT FOILED IN ROBBERY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: CAROL DeMARE Staff writer Colonie Armed with a crossbow and a bicycle for his getaway, a man was apprehended Monday within minutes of stealing $1,000 in a bizarre Wolf Road bank robbery, authorities said. Arkeme J. Smith, 23, was charged in the 10:50 a.m ....
SCHOOLS BOTCH AWARDS PROGRAM.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: LARA JAKES Staff writer and Gannett News Service Some educators thought the scholarship money already had been doled out. Others didn't know it was out there to be used. But school administrators contacted Monday agreed: There is no good excuse for why nearly ...
RESIDENTS FOIL MEETING ON CROSSGATES EXPANSION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: KIMBERLY MARTINEAU Staff writer Guilderland Nearly 200 residents refused to let the town's Zoning Board of Appeals conduct a meeting Monday that some say would have advanced the proposed $100 million expansion of Crossgates Mall beyond the point of no return. ...
CARGO PLANE LANDING GEAR SNAPS AT JFK AIRPORT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- A cargo plane with five people aboard had a landing gear snap Monday while landing at Kennedy International Airport, officials said. One of the five was taken to a hospital for observation, said Terry Bencik, a spokeswoman for the ...
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CLASSES BEGIN AMID LABOR DISPUTE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press SYRACUSE -- With supervisors and part-time workers substituting in the library, dining halls and parking lots, thousands of Syracuse University students began the first day of classes in the midst of a labor dispute. More than 700 service ...
GRAND JURY SET TO INVESTIGATE SHOOTING DEATHS OF BIRDS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press WATERTOWN -- A federal grand jury will convene this week to investigate the shooting deaths of hundreds of protected birds on Little Galloo Island in July. State Department of Environmental Conservation Lt. Chris J. Handley confirmed that the ...
REPORT FINDS HMOS AILING FINANCIALLY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: YANCEY ROY Gannett News Service ALBANY -- Health maintenance organizations across New York suffered declining profits and rising expenses in 1997, resulting in many of them being downgraded Monday by a financial ratings service. Eleven HMOs in the state were ...
PATAKI'S ICE-STORM HANDOUTS DRAW FIRE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY -- Gov. George Pataki continued to draw partisan fire Monday for handing out $1.8 million worth of free State Fair and ski-lift tickets in an election year. About 20,000 tickets to the fair and the state-owned Whiteface ski ...
SPITZER WINS ALBANY MAYOR'S ENDORSEMENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JOHN CAHER State editor ALBANY -- Attorney General candidate Eliot Spitzer on Monday picked up the endorsement of Albany's mayor. ``After thoroughly evaluating the field in this race, I am throwing my support behind Eliot Spitzer, for numerous ...
AUTO INSURERS GOUGE CLIENTS IN NEW YORK, HYNES CHARGES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: TRACEY TULLY Capitol bureau Albany Gubernatorial candidate Charles ``Joe'' Hynes criticized the state Monday for failing to protect consumers from what he called ``price gouging'' by car insurers making record profits. Hynes, one of four candidates vying ...
BIRTHS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... St. Peter's Hospital Albany TUBMAN, Gage Austin, son of Cynthia Polec, Ravena, and Bubba Tubman, Jacksonville, Fla., July 12. RASMUSSEN, Ciara Rose, daughter of Lynda and Brian Rasmussen, Latham, July 12. DeMARIA, Ryan Patrick, son of Carol Fink and David DeMaria, ...
ALDI MARKET STILL IN LIMBO OVER ITEM-PRICING WAIVER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer Troy After hearing arguments for and against amending Rensselaer County's item-pricing law to clear the way for a grocery store to open in Rensselaer, County Executive Henry Zwack said Monday he's still concerned the change would do an ``end ...
SWEENEY DRAWS FIRE FROM ALL SIDES FOR NOT SHOWING UP AT DEBATE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JAY JOCHNOWITZ Greenwich Congressional hopeful John Sweeney was chided Monday from both Republican and Democratic sides in the 22nd Congressional District race for bailing out of a League of Women Voters debate set for Wednesday. One opponent in the Sept. 15 ...
2 FACE DRUG, WEAPONS CHARGES AFTER SEARCH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Staff report RENSSELAER -- Two city residents have been charged with possession of drugs, weapons and stolen motorcycles after a weekend search of a Third Street residence. Joseph D. Woods, 34, and Mary Richards, 34, both of 1140 3rd St., were arrested early ...
UNION NOMINATIONS STILL ON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JAY JOCHNOWITZ Staff writer AlbanyBETHLEHEM -- A federal judge and a union hearing officer Monday rejected a dissident union member's bid to hold up nominations for elections in Laborers Local 190. But the union, whose longtime business manager, Samuel ...
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES SLATED FOR 2 DEBATES THIS WEEK.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Lara Jakes ALBANY -- The two candidates in the Democratic primary for the 104th Assembly District, incumbent Assemblyman Jack McEneny and challenger Gary Domalewicz, will face off twice this week in two scheduled debates. The first is set for 7 p.m. today at ...
3 ATTORNEYS EXPRESS INTEREST IN CITY COURT APPOINTMENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Marv Cermak SCHENECTADY -- Mayor Albert Jurczynski said three attorneys have asked to be considered for appointment to replace City Court Judge Louise Smith, who has resigned effective Sept. 8. He said Republicans Karen Drago, Brian Ferruci and Paul ...
CHIEF DOWNPLAYS FIRE BUDGET WOES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MARV CERMAK Staff writer Schenectady A projection that the Fire Department would finish the year with a $250,000 deficit is a false alarm, an official told City Council Monday night. Fire Chief Thomas Varno conceded the department was $125,000 over budget at ...
STUDENT FREE ON BAIL AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: CAROL DeMARE Staff writer Albany A college sophomore charged in a weekend fatal hit-and-run accident remained free Monday on $500 bail. Jason M. Lauter, a University at Albany student, surrendered to authorities Saturday afternoon, six hours after the 8:44 ...
ALBANY RESIDENTS SEEK MORE CHANGES IN GARAGE PLAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: EDWARD FITZPATRICK Staff writer Albany The state is making some requested changes to the proposed 2,400-car garage near Empire State Plaza, but more alterations are needed to curb traffic problems, aid pedestrians and ensure the building isn't an eyesore, residents said ...
MCCAUGHEY ROSS, SPOUSE HAGGLE OVER CAMPAIGN AID.(CAPITAL REGION)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: ABBY GOODNOUGH New York Times NEW YORK -- Wilbur Ross Jr., the investment banker who has been financing the gubernatorial campaign of his wife, Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross, held a formal meeting with her on Monday night to discuss the future of the campaign amid ...
NFL SUSPENDS STEELERS' LINEMAN.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- The NFL suspended Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Paul Wiggins for four games Monday for taking the same dietary supplement used by Mark McGwire. The backup lineman said he read about Androstenedione in a magazine and ...
DUKES HAS REDSKINS' INTEREST.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer DUKESChad Dukes, back at his parents' house in Colonie, said Monday he wasn't sure whether the Washington Redskins will sign him. His agent was more optimistic. The Albany Firebirds fullback had a workout with the Redskins last ...
HINE DUO BASKS IN HORSE'S SUCCESS.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff writer - SARATOGA SPRINGS -- At five minutes after 10 Monday morning, horse trainer Sonny Hine poured himself out of the passenger side of a car after it came to a halt outside Barn 3 on the Saratoga backstretch. Upon seeing the boss, ...
SOSA SLAMS NO. 55 CUBS' OF TIES MAC.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: SCOTT MACGREGOR Cincinnati Enquirer CHICAGO -- As the Wrigley Field crowd raised to a fevered pitch and chants of ``Sammy, Sammy,'' filtered through the stands, Sammy Sosa stepped to the plate and delivered. In typically dramatic and spectacular fashion, ...
A LASTING CONNECTION.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: MARK PATINKIN There was a lull in conversation, so I brought up what I thought would be a part of the news everyone was following. Not the crisis in Russia or Monica Lewinsky; not the stock market or even the start of the school year. This was more universal. ...
WATERVLIET'S PROGRAM ENDURES, PUSHES ON.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: BILL ARSENAULT Staff writer WATERVLIET -- Senior running back Billy Van Patten was sitting on the steps outside Watervliet High, trying to wipe the sweat out of his eyes and around his neck. ``Last year was a little crazy,'' he said. ``It was a media ...
SPORTS TALK STATION PULLS PLUG ON ONE-ON-ONE.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... All-sports WTMM-AM (1300) is tired of going one-on-one with the technical problems presented by One-On-One Sports, and has dropped the network in favor of ESPN Radio. The changed took affect Monday, according to David Arcara, president of Radio Enterpises Inc, which owns WTMM. ...
TYSON, IN FENDER-BENDER, GOES AFTER DRIVER.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Mike Tyson was involved in a minor auto accident Monday and had to be restrained by his own bodyguards from fighting the driver of the other car, police said. Nobody was injured in the accident, described by police as a ...
`TITANIC' FLOATS TO A NEW RECORD.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- ``Titanic'' became the first film to carry more than $600 million in North America, drawing crowds to theaters even though it will be released on video Tuesday. The action-packed ``Blade'' topped the weekend box office with ...
`GIRLS' TAKES OFF THEN HITS LAND HARD.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: KEVIN THOMAS Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD -- When World War II broke out in 1939, Britain revved up its Women's Land Army, founded in 1917 during World War I to recruit young women to take over the plows when farmers went off to the battlefields. Over the years, 100,000 ...
TELLURIDE ONE QUIET FILM FESTIVAL.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: WARREN EPSTEIN The Gazette/Colorado Springs TELLURIDE, Colo. -- Imagine films presented without hype. It seems incongruous, almost un-American, and it's what makes the Telluride Film Festival, which celebrates its 25th anniversary next weekend, such a magical and ...
THESE INSTRUCTORS HAVE INSIDE STORY.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY Tennis players are fortunate to live here. Not only are there a wide assortment of excellent programs and parks during the warm months, but five outstanding indoor clubs as well. We've talked about a couple of them in the recent past. Another ...
SMITH HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING THROWN.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff writer - SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Mike Smith, the leading rider at Saratoga Race Course, was thrown from his mount in Monday's ninth race. Smith was initially taken to Saratoga Hospital where he was given a series of tests in that facility's ...
PLETCHER HAS BIG LEAD; SMITH COULD BE OUT.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS -- With one week left of the Saratoga summer, Todd Pletcher has a firm hold on the training championship and Mike Smith is trying to keep his lead in the riding standings. Smith, however, might have seen his chances at winning the jockey title on Monday slip ...
DISCUSSION WHIPS UP A CONTROVERSY.(SPORTS)
Sep 01, 1998 ... Byline: JANE GOTTLIEB Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Jockeys, paid to make horses perform, sometimes find it tough to convince the public they are being aggressive unless they use a whip. ``It's taken me 18 years, and 3,000 wins to get confident to where I don't ...