Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from November 1999:
SUPREME COURT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... SUPREME COURT Third Judicial District (Albany/Rensselaer counties) Joseph R. Cannizzaro of Albany D,R,C,I SUPREME COURT Fourth Judicial District (2) ...
RENSSELAER COUNTY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... SHERIFF 4 years Daniel V. Keating of Wynantskill R,C,ICITY OF TROY CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE (3) 2 years, $12,000 Daniel J. Doran*of Troy D,C,L Education: LaSalle Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, SUNY Plattsburgh Current ...
SCHENECTADY COUNTY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... The Schenectady League did not ask town clerk and highway superintendent candidates to respond to the questionnaire. COUNTY LEGISLATOR - District 1 (2)4 years, $13,000+ Vincent M. DiCerbo of Schenectady D,I,L,WF Education: A.A.S., SCCC (1974); B.S., ...
SARATOGA COUNTY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... COUNTY CORONER (2) 4 years, $17,500 John R. DeMartino of Ballston Spa R,C Thomas A. Salvadore* of MechanicvilleR,C Education: AAS, mortuary science, Hudson Valley Community College (1980); AAS criminal science, HVCC (1974); NYS licensed funeral director ...
COUNTY LEGISLATOR - DISTRICT 30.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Dennis Magilton of AlbanyR,C Education: A.A., accounting, SCCC Current occupation: Deputy town supervisor, Guilderland Major community involvement: Town of Guilderland Planning Board; Guilderland School Budget Advisory Committee, Girl Scouts, Lynnwood Reformed ...
COUNTY LEGISLATOR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... District 11 Gary W. Domalewicz* of AlbanyD,C Education: Cardinal McClosky High School (1973); Albany Business College (1976)Current occupation: Owner, Upton Food Brokerage Company...
BETHLEHEM TEAM WINS.(SPORTS)(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 1999 ... KIAMESHA LAKE -- It was Bethlehem vs. Bethlehem in the consolation doubles final at the New York State Girls Tennis Championships Sunday. Hillary Cooley and Susan Harrison beat teammates Beth Tanziger and Elke Wegel, 11-10 and 7-3 ...
SPITZER'S CRITICS SING THE SAME OLD SONG.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: LARA JAKES Capitol bureau Albany In the heat of his bitter 1998 re-election battle, New York's attorney general fended off attacks from political opponents who charged he was using the duties of his office to pump up his public image. Fast forward one year ....
EXPERTS FEAR DIFFICULT INVESTIGATION.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: SETH BORENSTEIN and JONATHAN LANDAY Knight Ridder WASHINGTON -- Somewhere in the deep, cold, swiftly moving and corrosive waters off the island of Nantucket waits the answer to why EgyptAir 990 plunged into the sea with 217 people aboard. But we may never find ...
ALBANY LUTHERAN CHURCH MARKS MILESTONE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: MIKE FRICANO Staff writer Albany The oldest Lutheran congregation in the country celebrated its 350th anniversary Sunday with all the grandeur befitting a religious milestone. The seats were filled and the sanctuary boomed with song at the First Lutheran ...
SEA HOLDS ANSWERS TO FATE OF AIRLINER.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: DAVID CRARY Associated Press BOSTON -- An EgyptAir jetliner bound for Cairo with 217 people on board plunged 33,000 feet in two minutes, crashing into the ocean off Nantucket Island early Sunday. Dozens of American tourists were among the passengers. ...
A BIT OF SAIL USED TO SPAN THE GLOBE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... After 11 months alone at sea, Jesse Martin was given a hero's welcome in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday when he returned to his home port in Australia to become the youngest person to sail nonstop around the world. Martin, 18, was greeted by thousands of cheering spectators who ...
WARTIME MEMORIES MARK MCGOVERNS' 56TH.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... George McGovern, the ex-senator, presidential candidate and U.S. ambassador, retraced his World War II experiences through southern Italy on Sunday as he and his wife celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. McGovern, who was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Rome-based United ...
ST. JUDE'S GALA BRINGS BACK MEMORIES FOR THOMAS.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Marlo Thomas fought back tears as she recounted her first trip back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Las Vegas after the death of her famous father, Danny Thomas. Thomas founded the haven for children with cancer in 1962, two decades after making a promise to St. Jude ...
ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP CALLS ROYAL FOX HUNT POLITICAL.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press A royal hunting trip over the weekend is raising the dander of a British animal rights group. The League Against Cruel Sports is accusing Prince Charles of using his teenage son and heir to the throne, Prince William, to ``make a political ...
SEVERAL CREATURES SLITHER TO SAFETY IN AQUARIUM FIRE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOHN CURRAN Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. -- When the Ocean City Aquarium caught fire, firefighters feared its dozens of snakes, sharks and alligators were dead -- until an 18-foot python slithered up through the ashes. Then two large alligators appeared, ...
CLINTON CRITIQUES CAMPAIGNS.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Bill Bradley is waging "a very credible campaign" for the Democratic nomination and George W. Bush better not write off Sen. John McCain's challenge for the GOP nod, says President Clinton. In an interview for the today's ...
FINANCIAL SELLOUT RISKS OUR FUTURE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: WILLIAM SAFIRE WASHINGTON -- Americans are unaware that Congress and the President have just agreed to put us all at extraordinary financial and personal risk. Senate Banking Chairman Phil Gramm has struck a deal with Clinton Treasury Secretary Lawrence ...
RIGHT TO CHOOSE HANGS ON RIGHT VOTE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: ELLEN GOODMAN BOSTON -- So it's going to be this kind of a year, is it? Anyone who thought we'd get through just one election cycle without having the personal matter of abortion turned into a political matter, can abandon all hope. Stay tuned to your mailbox ...
ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH WITH HONEST DISCOURSE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: RICK HINSHAW A healthy democracy is not one in which everyone agrees, but one in which fundamental disagreements are openly, honestly and respectfully debated. Thus do the monumental debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas -- nearly a century-and-a-half after ...
TRUMP BLASTS U.S. TRADE POLICY.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: WILLIAM C. MANN Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump said Sunday that as president, he personally would handle U.S. trade talks and would restore respect from countries doing business with America. The New York developer, considering a run for president ...
DONATIONS JUMP 16 PERCENT FOR MOST POPULAR CHARITIES.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: KATHERINE PFLEGER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Donors gave 16 percent more in contributions to the nation's most popular charities last year than in 1997, a survey of the top 400 charities shows. It was the largest increase since The Chronicle of ...
DEMOCRATS SPAR ON SOCIAL SECURITY.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: CURT ANDERSON Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democrat Bill Bradley said Sunday that ``discussion should continue'' on whether to raise the Social Security eligibility age. Vice President Al Gore's campaign seized upon the remark as an indication of half-hearted support ...
NORTH AMERICA'S 1ST SETTLERS MAY HAVE TRAVELED FROM EUROPE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. -- In a radical new view of prehistory, two prominent archaeologists say North America's first inhabitants may have crossed the icy Atlantic Ocean some 18,000 years ago from Europe's Iberian Peninsula. The ...
CYCLONE DEATH TOLL AT 232 IN INDIA.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: NEELESH MISRA Associated Press BALESHWAR, India -- Army engineers cleared highways Sunday and rescued hundreds of people marooned after a deadly cyclone, but bad weather stalled relief efforts in many areas and angry villagers begging for food blocked other roads. ...
REGION AGAIN WITNESS TO TRAGEDY.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: ALEXIS CHIU Associated Press BOSTON -- The vast sea and air recovery effort launched Sunday after the crash of an EgyptAir passenger plane was the fourth for an air disaster in the region in just three years. ``I think it's a coincidence, exacerbated by the ...
TEARS FLOW AS REALITY SINKS IN FOR FAMILIES.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: AMY GOLDSTEIN and HOWARD SCHNEIDER Washington Post At 5 a.m. Sunday, employees began trickling into the Boston office of Grand Circle Travel to begin the grim task of telephoning the families of 54 Americans who had boarded EgyptAir Flight 990 for the first leg of a ...
AIRLINE'S SAFETY IMPROVED.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOHN SCHMELTZER Chicago Tribune CHICAGO -- Questions about the safety of EgyptAir, the state-owned carrier, began emerging Sunday soon after reports that the airline's New York-to-Cairo flight with dozens of U.S. tourists aboard disappeared from radar. ...
CRASHED JETS BUILT IN SUCCESSION.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: GEORGE TIBBITS Associated Press SEATTLE -- The EgyptAir 767 that plunged six miles into the ocean off Nantucket Island on Sunday rolled off Boeing Co.'s assembly line immediately before another 767 jetliner that crashed eight years ago in a Thailand jungle. ...
CITY MAN'S MOTHER, SISTER FEARED DEAD.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: MIKE FRICANO Staff writer Albany The mother and sister of a city man were among those killed Sunday when an EgyptAir jetliner crashed into the ocean off Nantucket, according to a family friend. It had been about 10 years since Sudanese importer Adil Hassan ...
PORTRAITS OF VICTIMS STARTING TO EMERGE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Retirees who envisioned a trip down the Nile. Parents. Children. Husbands and wives. The names of Flight 990 victims emerged slowly Sunday as relatives shared their loss. The National Transportation Safety Board had not released ...
KUDOS TO MOYNIHAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: DEB CALLAHAN President League of Conservation Voters Washington, D.C. Recently, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan successfully fought to restore $12 million to the Environmental Protection Agency's budget for the Montreal protocol's Multilateral Fund -- which works to ...
BRADLEY ACHIEVED HIS GOAL IN RECENT APPEARANCE.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOEL BLUMENTHAL Glenmont James Odato correctly noted on Oct. 24 that presidential candidate Bill Bradley was not specific about national or New York state issues at his Capital Region appearances on Oct. 23. But I would postulate that specificity was neither necessary ...
REFORMS WON'T CUT MONEY, POWER LINKS.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: WILLIAM P. MCMILLEN Delmar With all the concern over the corrupting influence of money on our election campaigns, I think it's high time someone identifies what it is that corrupts the money. It's power. Over the past century, we have concentrated power in the hands of ...
THE BOOK ON MR. BUSH.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... The hottest political book ofthe season, suddenly, is one that's all but impossible to find. No sooner did St. Martin's Press, a respected publishing house until now, release ``Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of a American President'' under its Thomas Dunne Books imprint, than ...
ROSE'S BAN DOESN'T EQUATE WITH THE CRIME.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: GENE WHITNEY Niskayuna In professional sports, players have raped, stolen, bitten off ears of their opponents, strangled their coaches, used and sold drugs, and what have you. Their punishment has been a slap on the wrist and contracts worth millions of dollars. ...
CDTA BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO GET ON BUS.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: PAUL VILLANI Watervliet On the face of remarks made by CDTA board members who don't ride the buses, those remarks could appear to be comfortably insensitive. In this context, I recall a Jonathan Winters bit about a ...
DON'T MAKE SUNY PAY FOR BUDGET SHORTFALL.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: JOHN SCHUMACHER Albany The writer works for SUNY's Office of Library and Information Services. - Kudos to Andrew Brownstein's ``Hospital policy wounds SUNY'' in the Oct. 11 Times Union for clearly spelling out the issues related to the State University of New York's ...
MR. FALWELL REPENTS.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Even now, after the fact, it isdifficult to reconcile the image of the Rev. Jerry Falwell with his sermon two Sundays ago at his church in Lynchburg, Va. Here was Mr. Falwell, a national figure known for his condemnation of homosexuals, welcoming 200 gays and lesbians to his service and ...
CLINTON'S VISIT HAS OSLO SCRAMBLING.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: T.R. REID Washington Post OSLO, Norway -- As the capital of one of the world's richest nations and the home of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo is accustomed to high-ranking international visitors. But with President Clinton scheduled to arrive here today on the first U.S ....
STUDY FINDS NEW NASAL SPRAY TESTS WELL ON COLDS.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: MARILYN ELIAS USA TODAY A new zinc nasal spray knocked out the common cold in a day and a half in the first scientific test of the product. In comparison, cold symptoms lingered for about 10 days in people randomly selected to use a placebo spray, findings ...
CHURCHES END AGE-OLD DISPUTE ON SALVATION.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: KATHARINE A. SCHMIDT Associated Press AUGSBURG, Germany -- Putting aside five centuries of differences in theology, Roman Catholic and Lutheran church leaders embraced at a service Sunday where they signed a declaration ending a dispute over salvation that sparked the ...
VICTIM COUNSELOR GOT OFF FLIGHT.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press - NEW YORK -- Only one passenger got off EgyptAir Flight 990 when it landed in New York, but in a strange twist, his services were needed by the airline almost immediately. Ed McLaughlin works for the Family Enterprise Institute, which helps ...
NOTHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES...(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: KERI P. MATTOX Staff writer Colonie For witches, Halloween means more than costumes and candy. It is the day when all spirits wander the Earth and marks the beginning of their new year. On Sunday, ordained Gaurdinarian white witch Sunny Marie Shelley was ...
OLD FOUNDRY'S BELLS RING CLEARLY FOR LOCAL HISTORIAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: CHRIS STURGIS Staff writer Watervliet Eugene Burns always has an eye peeled for a Meneely bell, 75,000 of which were cast here between 1826 and 1950. So far, Burns has photographed, visited, or corresponded with the owners of about 2,350 bells produced in ...
MUSEUM DISPUTE DIVIDES STATE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: MIKE FRICANO Staff writer Colonie A Siena College poll released Sunday shows that a majority of New Yorkers support censorship of the arts and the media under certain circumstances. However, the poll also found the public is split over New York City Mayor ...
ZWACK HAD TO HAVE SEEN IT COMING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: FRED LEBRUN It's payback time for Henry Zwack. What goes around, as we well know, comes around, and the hatchet job Rensselaer County Executive Henry Zwack tried unsuccessfully to pull off against his former comrades in arms, Vic Cipollo and Sue Martin, in ...
LOVED ONES FIND SPIRITS LIFTED AT SEANCE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: DINA CAPPIELLO Staff writer Colonie Doris Smith's spirit stood behind her -- a male with raspy breath. Another rested his hand on a woman named Ali's shoulder. And for Mary Lyons, the man trying to contact her from the other side had legs that used to creak. ...
DEPUTY FIRED AFTER JAIL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press SYRACUSE -- An Onondaga County sheriff's deputy is out of a job following allegations that he had sexual contact with a female inmate at the Onondaga County Justice Center. The sheriff's department notified Deputy Jay Williams by letter ...
DEFENDANT ADMITS THEFT OF CAR AT WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press ROME One of two people accused of stealing a rental car at Woodstock '99 has pleaded guilty to criminal possession of stolen property. Keith T. Cook, 24, of Bar Harbor, Maine, admitted the charge on Friday before Judge Michael L. Dwyer, ...
GREASING THE WHEELS KEEPS 'EM ROLLING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Hundreds of pages of recently released documents stemming from tobacco litigation confirm that New York politicians are ready, willing and apparently eager to hit up lobbyists and corporations for special favors. Records show lawmakers have routinely bugged lobbyists for perks ...
SIDES REACH SETTLEMENT IN RACIST GRAFFITI INCIDENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Associated Press SYRACUSE -- A settlement has been reached between a federal worker finedfor scratching racist graffiti into a Syracuse federal building elevator and the agency that employed him. But neither the worker, Anthony Ottaviano, his lawyer, nor ...
NYC OK FOR Y2K, BUG EXPERTS SAY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: SHARON L. CRENSON Associated Press NEW YORK -- Forget the bottled water. Dump the cases of canned soup. Save the year's supply of batteries for Junior's Gameboy. When it comes to the Y2K computer glitch, New York's techno-types say the Big Apple bit first. ...
VOTING OBSTACLES TO DISABLED TARGETED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY -- Disabled New Yorkers often face a range of obstacles on the way to the voting booth, from sidewalk curbs and stairways to narrow doorways, the state attorney general said Sunday. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said a ...
POLL: FEW UNDECIDED FOR A CLINTON-GIULIANI RACE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: ADAM NAGOURNEY and MARJORIE CONNELLY New York Times NEW YORK -- One year before the election for U.S. Senate, a remarkably small number of New Yorkers say they are undecided in a contest between Rudolph Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton, suggesting the advertisements, ...
CHOPIN TRIBUTE OFFERS RARE TREAT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: RON EMERY Special to the Times Union The Music Series of Siena College presented the final fall concert in its ``Chopin at Mannes Festival'' on Saturday in Siena Chapel, an unusual program of vocal and cello music that few had heard before. Included among the songs were ...
MEAT LOAF STORYTELLERS SHOW STRUGGLES TO TELL A GOOD STORY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES Staff writer ALBANY -- ``Every time I listen to you, I feel like I'm 15 again,'' an audience member named Eileen explained to Meat Loaf on Saturday night at the Palace Theatre. Soon she revealed that her favorite Meat Loaf song was ``I'd Lie For You (And ...
3 HURT, ONE CRITICALLY, IN CRASH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: DINA CAPPIELLO Staff writer NISKAYUNA -- A head-on collision on Balltown Road left one man in critical condition and sent two teenagers to the hospital Sunday. Christopher Dakin, 48, of Nelson Drive passed a car but failed to return to his own lane and struck ...
AIRBORNE LASER STIRS DEBATE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: ROBERT BURNS Associated Press SEATTLE -- Across the street from a museum depicting the Wright brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., nearly 100 years ago, a new breed of aviation pioneer is chasing a 21st century dream: an airplane armed with speed-of-light ...
TEEN LIED ABOUT ROBBERY, COPS SAY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer Albany A 16-year-old who told police he was robbed at gunpoint in Washington Park Saturday evening has been charged with filing a false report, police said. The Grand Street teenager allegedly had a dispute with a relative and told ...
CAPITAL REGION ALMANAC.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Restaurant Inspections Here are recent reports of public health inspections conducted at Schenectady County businesses: Bayou Cafe, Saratoga Road, Glenville: Satisfactory on October 5 No reds. One blue: Flying insect killer in basement used for fruit flies around bottles and ...
COPS PROBE HOME ROBBERY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Brendan Lyons - SCHENECTADY -- A Brooklyn man is recovering after being pistol-whipped by three men who forced their way into a crowded Barrett Street residence and stole money, police said. The assault and robbery took place about 9 p.m. Saturday. ...
TROY WOMAN BEATEN IN ROBBERY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: Brendan Lyons - TROY -- A 23-year-old woman was beaten by five men who broke into her Ida Street residence early Saturday and robbed her, police said. The woman and her 27-year-old roommate were sleeping when the men, armed with pipes, a pistol and a ...
TO OUR READERS.(NEWS)
Nov 01, 1999 ... The Times Union, the League of Women Voters of Albany County, the League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County, the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County and the League of Women Voters of Schenectady County present the 1999 Voters Guide as a public service. The guide is a compilation ...
CLOSE RACES PROVIDE DRAMA.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 1999 ... Byline: ROBERT TANNER Associated Press Heading into Tuesday's elections, some traditional political sure-shots are facing rare challenges: a Republican is in a neck-and-neck race to become Philadelphia's mayor, while a Democrat has a strong chance at winning the Mississippi ...