Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from January 1999:
CROAT CHIEF GUILTY IN WAR RAPE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- In the first United Nations case to focus exclusively on rape as a war crime, a Bosnian Croat paramilitary chief was convicted Thursday of letting a subordinate sexually assault a Muslim woman. ...
MCNOWN AWAITS HEISMAN CEREMONY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOHN NADEL Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Above all else, quarterback Cade McNown has been a leader and winner at UCLA. Ironically, those qualities were most apparent in a Heisman Trophy-type performance during a rare loss that cost the Bruins a ...
QUIET CEREMONIES USHER IN NEW TERMS FOR STATE'S LEADERS.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: LARA JAKES Capitol bureau with the Associated Press After waiting more than four years to be New York's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer would wait no more to be sworn into office. And the Democrat and his Republican governor were thinking the same way, at ...
REHNQUIST QUESTIONS FEDERAL CRIME STATUTES.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: ROBERTO SURO Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Demanding a fundamental change in the nation's crime-fighting strategy, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Thursday called on Congress to halt the politically popular practice of enacting federal laws against an ever-greater ...
REGION'S POLICE SEE DECLINE IN CRIME.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer Driven by a decline in crack usage and success in pushing dealers off the streets, crime in the region's three main cities continued to decline in 1998, authorities said. Police say only one of the nine murders recorded in Albany, ...
HOT TIMES IN COLD TOWNS LAST NIGHT.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: KIMBERLY MARTINEAU Staff writer On one of the coldest First Nights in years, there were no seconds. In one hour, 40 gallons of ice cream had disappeared on a night when even the ice statues in front of City Hall looked chilly. It was only 19 at 10 p.m. ...
BUTTER COOKIES, CHOCOLATES RECALLED.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Two kinds of chocolates and a brand of butter cookies are being recalled because they may pose the risk of a life threatening reaction if eaten by someone allergic to nuts. Elite Confections USA recalled two versions of the ...
BALLOON TEAM'S LAUNCH IS GROUNDED.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... The latest balloon team aiming to fly nonstop around the world postponed its planned launch today due to fierce winds in the Australian desert. The decision to wait until Saturday increased the pressure on a trio of anxious adventurers -- Denver real estate magnate Dave Liniger, ...
A MONTH AFTER STROKE, BERLE SAYS HE'S BETTER.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Comedian Milton Berle is recovering from a mild stroke he suffered last month. The 90-year-old Berle said Thursday in Century City, Calif., that he feels fine although doctors have told him to cut back on his work schedule. ``The doctors say I had a mild stroke, but ...
CLINTONS TOP SURVEY OF MOST ADMIRED PEOPLE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Despite scandal and impeachment, President Clinton was again named the nation's most admired man, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most admired woman in the Gallup Poll's annual survey. Clinton was selected by 18 percent of those questioned, becoming the top choice for the sixth year in ...
GRANT AND HUSBAND SEPARATE AFTER 16 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AMY GRANT.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... and her husband, Christian music artist Gary Chapman announced in Nashville that they're separating after 16 years of marriage. Grant, 38, began her career in contemporary Christian music in the late 1970s and crossed over to the pop charts in the ...
GORE MAKES IT OFFICIAL: HE WILL RUN IN 2000.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: CECI CONNOLLY Washington Post WASHINGTON -- With no fanfare late on New Year's Eve, Vice President Gore filed papers to become the first official candidate for the 2000 presidential campaign, signaling his intention to press on with his own White House ambitions even as ...
CLINTON GOLFS, CHATS WITH YOUTH.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: SANDRA SOBIERAJ Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- President Clinton closed the door quietly on 1998, a rocky year, with a round of golf Thursday and a wide-ranging gabfest with young adults. Topics raised by the young questioners included Social ...
LOTT FACES DISCORD ON SPEEDY TRIAL PLAN.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOHN F. HARRIS and JULIET EILPERIN Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., spent Thursday intensely canvassing fellow senators about his plan for an expedited trial of President Clinton amid a backlash of criticism from some conservative ...
U.S. CLOSES EMBASSY IN ISRAEL AFTER RECEIVING THREAT OF TERROR ATTACK.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: WILLIAM A. ORME Jr. New York Times JERUSALEM -- The U.S. ambassador to Israel ordered the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv closed Thursday after what embassy officials called a ``direct and credible'' threat of a terrorist attack against the building. U.S. officials ...
ISRAELI COMMANDER BLAMED FOR FATALITY.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press JERUSALEM -- Hours after a recruit was killed by friendly fire, senior Israeli army officers announced their conclusion: his immediate commander was to blame. For an army that once prided itself on extended soul-searching each time one of its ...
SOURCE OF DEADLY MEAT IDENTIFIED.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: LISA SINGHANIA Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A bacterial outbreak that has killed four people and sickened 38 others around the country since August has been traced to meat products made at a Sara Lee subsidiary. Tests showed listeria contamination ...
SHARP RISE FOUND IN E. COLI CONTAMINATION AS USDA REDUCES ROLE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: ELLIOT JASPIN and SCOTT MONTGOMERY Cox News Service WASHINGTON -- Nearly a year after the U.S. Department of Agriculture handed over many of its food monitoring tasks to the meat and poultry industry, there has been a sharp rise in reports of meat products contaminated ...
MRI BRAIN SCANNING DETECTS ALZHEIMER'S SIGNS BEFORE ONSET.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: PETER J. HOWE Boston Globe A new brain scanning technique developed by doctors in New York can apparently detect signs of Alzheimer's disease years and perhaps decades before it begins destroying memory and mental function, potentially offering hope to millions of ...
FEDS CAUTIOUSLY APPROVE ARTHRITIS PAINKILLER.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The government approved the first in a long-awaited new type of painkiller for millions of arthritis sufferers Thursday, but cautioned that its stomach-safe benefits may have been overhyped. Celebrex is the first ...
STUDY USING HALLUCINOGEN RAISES ETHICS CONCERNS.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Associated Press BOSTON -- Medical ethicists are raising objections to a study in which 100 healthy volunteers were given a powerful hallucinogen in an effort by scientists to better understand mental illness. In studies conducted at the National Institute ...
ONE PERSON DEAD AS BLINDING SNOW CAUSES 100-CAR CRASH.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Associated Press GRAYLING, Mich. -- About 100 cars crashed in a pileup Thursday after blowing snow shrouded the highway so quickly ``it was like somebody pulled a curtain down.'' One person was killed and dozens were injured, authorities said. The accident ...
LAWYER FOR `FRUGAL GOURMET' DISPUTES SETTLEMENT REPORT.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Associated Press SEATTLE -- The price tag for settling sexual abuse accusations against Jeff Smith, public television's ``Frugal Gourmet,'' was more than $5 million, a newspaper has reported, citing court documents. The Oregonian outlined terms of two ...
BABIES EARN AN `A' IN RESEARCHERS' EARLY LANGUAGE STRUCTURE STUDY.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: PAUL RECER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Babies may not know a verb from a noun, but researchers have found that even 7-month-olds can learn how sentences are organized, a discovery that may lead to early diagnosis of infants with language disorders. ``Our ...
KHMER ROUGE LEADERS TOUR NATION THEY TERRORIZED.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: KER MUNTHIT Associated Press SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- Two former Khmer Rouge leaders set out Thursday with their wives, children and grandchildren on a government-arranged pleasure tour of the country they ravaged in the 1970s, a trip that is expected to take them ...
IRAQ WARNS MORE CLASHES LIKELY OVER AIRSPACE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq hinted Thursday of more clashes with the United States and Britain, with the deputy prime minister saying there would be no letup in the country's ``battle against aggression.'' The comments by Tariq Aziz came a day ...
ARAFAT RENEWS HIS VOW FOR PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat called on Israelis Thursday to work together for peace and renewed his pledge to build a Palestinian state. ``I call upon every member of every Israeli family . . . let's work ...
SOME CHARGES THROWN OUT IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROBE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Washington Post WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Thursday threw out much of the government's case against Thai businesswoman Pauline Kanchanalak, delivering the latest in a series of legal blows to Attorney General Janet Reno's campaign finance investigation. ...
2 SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN REPORTER'S SLAYING.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: -- Associated Press MEXICO CITY -- Two suspects accused of killing American reporter Philip True in Mexico were ordered held for trial Thursday, officials said. Juan Chivarras de la Cruz, 28, and Miguel Hernandez de la Cruz, 24, have been charged with ...
DEADBEATS PAY MORE SUPPORT.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: DOUGLAS KIKER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Government efforts to force deadbeat parents to pay their delinquent child support appears to be working. Figures released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services show a significant increase in collection of ...
TAPES REVEAL GRUMBLING, SOMETIMES `CORNY' NIXON, APPRAISER SAYS.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: MIKE FEINSILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Richard Nixon used to grumble that he didn't get enough credit for working through lunch hours and into the night. He felt that 99.9 percent of government people had nothing to contribute and referred to junior aides as ...
NEW ORLEANS FIREWORKS BLAST KILLS 2.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- Fireworks and other missiles exploded in the staging area for a New Year's Eve midnight celebration celebration, killing two workmen and injuring a deputy sheriff. The explosion occurred about 8:30 p.m. at a staging area near a ...
DRIFTING SNOW BURIES BUFFALO'S SUBURBS.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press BUFFALO -- Buffalo-area revelers counted up inches of snow while counting down to midnight e counting down to midnight. A 66-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway southwest of Buffalo was closed to all traffic Thursday evening after lake ...
REVELERS AROUND THE WORLD PARTY INTO 1999.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Thousands upon thousands of revelers converged on Times Square on New Year's Eve to party like it's 1999. Bundled in layers of clothing, blankets and thermal wraps, the boisterous crowd gathered to ring in the New Year in 20-degree ...
SLEW OF LAWS SET TO TAKE EFFECT THIS YEAR.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: MICHELLE BOORSTEIN Associated Press Around the nation, the new year brings thousands of new rules and regulations governing everything from paparazzi-hounding celebrities to drunken teenage drivers and haulers of kitchen grease. The laws range from the ...
SEIZE THE DAY, MR. PATAKI.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Governor Pataki's first inaugural, in 1995, was a lavish affair, paid for with $2.6 million in corporate and special-interest money. It came after the new governor's narrow victory over his predecessor, Mario M. Cuomo. Now the circumstances are quite the reverse. A much more modest affair ...
HERE'S TO 1999.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... It hadn't even started yet, 1999 we mean, and already it was getting short shrift. Ringing in the new year had lost much of its meaning. The front page of The New York Times declared that it was merely practice for the Big One, the already-too-hyped 2000. Today and the 364 days ...
ASSESSMENT OF ASBESTOS INCIDENT IS WRONG.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: JAMES B. CRUCETTI M.D. Commissioner of Health County of Albany Albany Dr. Rajender Abraham recently expressed his opinion about an article on asbestos by Times Union staff writer Paul Zielbauer (Dec. 20). Abraham incorrectly quotes me as stating ``asbestos is not a major ...
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY SHOULD ALSO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: RAYMOND D. FISH SR. Albany Forty-six states have received a court settlement for the amount of $206 billion from the cigarette makers. This money will help to ease and treat the pain and suffering created by the use of cigarettes. An individual makes the decision to ...
YOUTH COURT MAY BE APPROPRIATE COUNTYWIDE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: BRUCE S. TRACHTENBERG Schenectady The writer is former Niskayuna Town Justice Last year, we were surprised by a five-digit line item for Niskayuna Town Court for development of Youth Court. At that time, I suggested that while Youth Court may be an appropriate program ...
THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS TO GET RID OF CLINTON.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: SHELDON STEUER Schenectady I hate to be guilty of repeating the cliche, but: ``You just don't get it!'' Your impeachment editorial in the Dec. 13 is wrong, at least as far as I'm concerned. I want Bill Clinton out because of his long ...
MICHELE TRACEY IS LUCKY IN GETTING LIGHT SENTENCE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: J. LENTNER Oneonta Michele Tracey got off lightly. I differ with her lawyer's contention that ``this could happen to anyone.'' It can't. There are many Americans who enjoy alcohol, but make sure -- every time -- they are not drunk when it is ...
ISRAEL LOOKING LIKE D.C. EAST.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: TOM TEEPEN Let's see how many ways we can find that this is a really bad idea: Israel's Labor Party has hired James Carville as a political consultant. Carville is the Ragin' Cajun of Democratic -- and more specifically, Clinton -- politics. He operates in ...
WORLD WAR II HIGH DRAMA AND TODAY'S LOW FARCE.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: ELLEN GOODMAN PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- At 9 a.m. the war museum already is swarming with tourists drawn here, away from the sun and surf, to the place once known as Wai Momi, ``Water of Pearl.'' The mood this morning is far more subdued than the patterns on ...
BIG CITIES TEETER ON BRINK OF MILLENNIUM.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: JENNIFER NAGORKA DALLAS -- Despite sporadic good news from urban America -- crime down in New York, improved services in Philadelphia -- the fate of central cities remains precarious. They have few passionate, prominent champions inside the Beltway. And this year, the ...
PREDICTIONS DANGEROUS IF BELIEVED.(MAIN)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: WILLIAM RASPBERRY WASHINGTON -- Futurist Robert Theobald offers this modest prediction: ``Starting today, and continuing in the weeks ahead, we're going to be deluged with predictions. We'll be told by all sorts of experts what will happen in 1999, particularly in the ...
PATAKI'S BIG SPLASH WON'T HAVE IMPACT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: DAN LYNCH Before November's election, when George Pataki seemed likely to sweep over Peter Vallone like that towering tidal wave in ``Deep Impact'' swept over Manhattan, I was talking to one of the governor's aides. ``Once he wins re-election,'' I predicted, ...
JENNINGS SIGNS PERMIT-PARKING BILL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: ELIZABETH BENJAMIN Staff writer Mayor Jerry Jennings on Thursday made good on his promise to support the Common Council's permit-parking plan, signing the bill despite threats of lawsuits from two state employees unions. The permit plan charges non-residents ...
PEPSI ARENA PROFITS SOAR TO NEW HIGH IN 1998.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: CAROL DeMARE Staff writer The Pepsi Arena ended 1998 with record-breaking profits estimated at close to $1 million, Albany County officials said Thursday. It was the third straight year that the county-owned downtown arena ended 12 months in the red. ...
ALLEGED CREDIT CARD THIEF JAILED AFTER NEW CHARGES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer A Guilderland man accused of running a large credit card scam tied to the Capital Region was arrested again Thursday by Albany County sheriff's investigators who said they feared he may flee as additional charges mount against him. ...
HUNT IS OPTION TO STOP SICK FLOCKS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ Staff writer The overpopulation of snow geese that may have contributed to the spread of a lethal parasite plaguing a migratory flock near Stillwater has pushed Canada and the United States to seek ways to cut their numbers. Officials in ...
CRITICS SEE RED OVER NEW ARCHES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Associated Press NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Bridge, wrapped in cool, stately grays and muted tans since it was finished 115 years ago, is getting a touch-up -- in red. The city has ordered several bright red steel arches to be placed on the ...
VACCO CLAIMS BIAS AGAINST WESTERN NEW YORK.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press BUFFALO -- Dennis Vacco, whose last day as state attoenry general was Thursday, claims there is a ``condescending bias'' toward upstate and his hometown of Buffalo. ``It's subtle, but there's a statewide perception that upstate and Buffalo is ...
STATE COMMISSIONERS LOOKING AT 33% RAISES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau Gov. George Pataki is armed with something powerful as he tries to build a team for his second term: some of the best compensation any governor can offer. Pataki starts the new year with more money than ever to offer commissioner ...
RESIDENTS WANT ONEIDA LAND ISSUE SETTLED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOHN KEKIS Associated Press VERONA -- The longstanding land dispute between the Oneida Indian Nation and New York state has come to this: an e-mail address, Web site, and hotline to ease the fears of property owners. Those fears remain great, and that was ...
JUDGE SAYS TROY CAN'T REASSIGN COPS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer The city cannot take its police officers out of City Court and reassign them to detective duties, a state judge has informed city officials. State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Keegan informed the city in a Dec. 29 letter that it ...
REWARD RISES TO $12G IN DOUBLE MURDERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer After two weeks without an arrest for the murder of two elderly widows in Hamilton Hill, the reward for information leading to a conviction in the case jumped to $12,650 Thursday. ``Family members of the women came in today and gave ...
JUDGE SWORN IN FOR FULL 14 YEARS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... Byline: MELISSA GRACE Staff writer Bernard J. ``Bud'' Malone, a former federal prosecutor, was sworn in Thursday to a full term as a state Supreme Court justice in the 3rd Judicial District. Malone, 55, a Republican who was appointed to the bench last year by Gov ....
JANET HUMPHREY AUMIC.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... GUILDERLAND -- Janet Humphrey Aumic, 68, of Hiawatha Dr., died Thursday, December 31, 1998 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Mrs. Aumic was born and raised in Delmar and had lived for many years in Delmar and had lived for many years Guilderland. She was employed for over 30 years by ...
JAMES H. BILLINGS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... ROTTERDAM -- James H. Billings, 91, of Miles Standish Road, died Wednesday at the Hallmark Nursing Centre, Schenectady, after a long illness. Mr. Billings was born in Somers, CT, and graduated from high school there in 1925. After graduating, he came to Schenectady to work in the radio and ...
MALVINA BRIERE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... CRESCENT -- Malvina Briere, 90, formerly of Beach Road, Crescent, died at Highgate Manor, Wednesday, December 30, 1998 after a long illness. She was born and educated in Cohoes and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Grace Masse Briere. She was a homemaker and was a communicant of St ....
JOHN J. DELEHANTY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... ALBANY -- John J. Delehanty, 88, of Albany, died Thursday, December 31, 1998 at St. Peter's Hospital. Mr. Delehanty was born in Albany and lived in the Capital District all his life. He was a graduate of Albany High School and Siena College. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army ...
VINCENT WILLIAMS DOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... FISHKILL -- Vincent William Dotter, 84, of Fishkill, NY, died Wednesday, December 30, 1998 at Wingate of Dutchess in Fishkill, NY. Born in Cohoes, he was the son of the late William F. and Mary Ann Daly Dotter. He was a former resident of Long Island and Cohoes. He received his Bachelors ...
VIVIAN ROBERSON GARNER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... ALBANY -- Vivian Roberson garner, died suddenly on December 28, 1998 at home. Daughter of the late Augustus Sr. and Alice G. Roberson. She was married to Herbert Garner in 1955, educated in Albany Public Schools and graduated from Manpower in 1967. She was employed at the Watervliet ...
GRACE C. GERSHMAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jan 01, 1999 ... CASTLETON -- Grace C. Gershman, 91, formerly of Great Barrington, MA, died Wednesday December 30, 1998 at Resurrection Nursing Home. Mrs. Gershman was born in Ohio and had lived in Castleton since 1995. An avid reader, gardener and gourmet cook, she attended Ohio Wesleyian College and also ...