Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from October 2001:
FEAR SHADOWS FESTIVAL OF NATIONS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: CLAIRE HUGHES Staff writer Albany The 30th annual Festival of Nations suffered as much as a 50 percent drop in attendance Sunday in part because people feared coming to a crowded state building less than three weeks after terrorists attacked landmark sites in New ...
WEAKENED SOCIAL SAFETY NET PUT TO THE TEST.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: PETER G. GOSSELIN Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- Texas' unemployment insurance fund appears headed for insolvency. So does New York's. More than a dozen states have little or no money for extra welfare benefits in the event of a recession, and the federal program ...
REBEL WANTS A ROLE IN COALITION.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: JIM MICHAELS Assistant managing editor FEYZABAD, Afghanistan -- The political leader of Afghanistan's rebel Northern Alliance said Sunday his government must be part of the international coalition being formed to find Osama bin Laden and crush his terror camps in ...
MORE ATTACKS CALLED LIKELY.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: DANA MILBANK Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Bush administration officials said Sunday there likely will be more terrorist strikes in the United States, possibly including chemical and biological warfare, and urged Congress to expand police powers by Friday to counter the ...
JENNIFER LOPEZ WEDS CHOREOGRAPHER.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, wearing one of her trademark gowns with plunging neckline and low-cut back, married dancer and choreographer Cris Judd in a very private ceremony. Lopez, 31, and Judd, 32, were married Saturday night at a home in Calabasas, a Los Angeles suburb, ...
GODFATHER OF SOUL VISITS MACON FESTIVAL.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... James Brown returned to his musical roots at the Macon Music & Heritage Festival in Georgia, crediting a local radio station's willingness to play his records with helping launch his career. The Godfather of Soul cited Macon native Little Richard and local promoter Clint ...
`ZOOLANDER' MUGS TOOK PRACTICE, STILLER SAYS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Ben Stiller admits that some of the outrageous mugs made by his character in the upcoming film ``Zoolander'' were well-practiced -- while brushing his hair in the morning. ``My wife will say, `Why are you doing that thing with your lips?' '' said Stiller in Los Angeles, who ...
QUINCY JONES SHARES STORIES FROM LONG CAREER.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Quincy Jones has laid it all out -- from his days of playing with Count Basie to producing Michael Jackson's ``Thriller'' album -- in a new memoir that includes chapters by Ray Charles and family members. In ``Q,'' Jones recalls how in 1964 he and the other black members of ...
THIEU, FORMER LEADER OF SOUTH VIETNAM, DIES.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: THEO EMERY Associated Press BOSTON -- Former South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, who led his nation in the war that tore apart his homeland and bitterly divided the United States, then was forced to step down as North Vietnamese troops closed in, has died. He ...
HATE-CRIME FIGURES STILL SMALL.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Crimes motivated by hatred for a person's race, religion or other characteristics remain a tiny percentage of all offenses, the government reported Sunday, based on samples from several states. Offenses known as ...
GANDHI'S MESSAGE MUST PREVAIL.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: GORDON CLARK Tuesday is the 132nd anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. The father of modern nonviolent struggle, Gandhi recognized violence to be an unending downward spiral, for nations as well as individuals. ``An eye for an eye,'' he famously said, ``leaves ...
NOW IS NOT TIME TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: MICHAEL RIVEST ``Give Peace a Chance,'' the familiar sign read. She held it high, her arms outstretched, as though she would seize the attention of passers-by with the sheer force of her conviction. When I walked over, her determined look softened to a smile ....
THOUGHTS TURN TO HOME DURING TIME OF CRISIS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: GARY HAHN Tourism for many traveling Americans ceased on Sept. 11. I know it did for my wife, Akum Norder, and me. We were on the second day of our honeymoon in Florence, Italy, when we got the news. Amid the numbness and sadness that comes when something so ...
U.S. NEEDS LEGION OF MUSLIMS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: WILLIAM SAFIRE WASHINGTON -- How do we get the best intelligence within Afghanistan about the whereabouts of the bin Laden terrorists? From local villagers, of course, some of whom know where caves and camps are. How do we encourage frightened Afghans to be ...
PLAN TARGETS COCOA FARM LABOR ABUSE.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: SUMANA CHATTERJEE Knight Ridder WASHINGTON -- The chocolate industry will announce today that it has accepted responsibility for labor practices on cocoa farms and will work with child labor experts, lawmakers, growers and unions to eliminate child slavery and other ...
RENEWED SEARCH YIELDS FLIGHT 93 REMAINS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- Volunteers recovered more plane parts and human remains Sunday in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania at which United Flight 93 crashed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. DNA testing of the remains will be used to ...
JET LANDS AFTER CREW FINDS BOX CUTTER LEFT BY CATERER.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- An American Airlines pilot made an unscheduled landing Sunday after crew members found a box cutter left on the plane by a catering employee. Flight attendants found the box cutter in a food cart about 90 minutes after the ...
FORMER AFGHAN KING MEETS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Los Angeles Times ROME -- Afghanistan's former king, who is trying to assemble a broad coalition of Afghans against the Taliban regime, told visiting U.S. lawmakers Sunday that he would welcome foreign military intervention to help it take power. Mohammed ...
ATTACKS SET BACK CHRONIC PATIENTS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: AVRAM GOLDSTEIN Washington Post Tens of thousands of people whose chronic physical pain is usually kept in check have suffered setbacks since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, according to pain management specialists across the nation. Those ...
TERRORISTS LEARNED FROM EARLIER MISSIONS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK -- After the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, investigators discovered that conspirator Nidal Ayyad had left behind a chilling computer message: ``Next time, it will be very precise.'' The note -- along with ...
ISLAMIC SCARF CONCEALS AND REVEALS, REPORTER FINDS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: D. PARVAZ Seattle Post-Intelligencer SEATTLE -- Most Westerners think an Islamic hijaab -- a full-body outer cloak or, in its modified form, a scarf tied around the head -- is an obscuring item of clothing. In it, however, I found I hadn't had such a clear view of my ...
BINGO VENUES CAN BE ROUGH ON NONSMOKERS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: ANNA WAYD Watervliet As any of you nonsmoking bingo players know, most of the local bingo halls don't make it very pleasant for us. Most places have a glass-enclosed room for nonsmokers, but in order to get to that room, we're forced to walk through the repulsive smog ...
ALBANYAMERICA NEEDS TO FACE SOME DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: FRANK L. HOUDE Lt. Col. USAF Retired Veterans for Peace There is no doubt that a determined, internationally supported effort is needed to end such crimes against humanity as were done in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Pennsylvania countryside on Sept. 11. The ...
OPENING ROADS TO ATVS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: EDWARD MURPHY Vermontville The Franklin Town Council in Franklin County is considering a plan to open virtually all town roads to ATVs. The plan appears to violate state law, which permits opening for ATV use only that part of a road that is necessary to connect two ...
RIGHT TIME TO BRING PRAYER BACK TO SCHOOLS.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: JANET K. JOHNSON Troy It seems to me the time is right and ripe to reintroduce prayer into our public schools. The wishes of a small minority have silenced the voices of the vast majority for long enough. As I made my way through the Troy public school system, ...
FALWELL, ROBERTSON ARE A DISGRACE TO THEIR FAITH.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: LEE DEEMS Albany ``Seeds of hate, at home,'' a Times Union editorial of Sept. 19, rightly criticizes the ``reverend'' Jerry Falwell for his statement that the dastardly criminal acts visited upon the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well to four passenger planes ...
REBUILD AND DEDICATE WORLD TRADE CENTER.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: JOHN DiNOVO Loudonville As evidence of our resolve, we should rebuild the World Trade Center as soon as possible. Specifically, I propose replacing the lost twin buildings with one 109-story building and another 111-story ...
AMERICAN FREEDOMS WILL NEVER CRUMBLE.(MAIN)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: MICHELE L. VENNARD President Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau Albany The unthinkable tried to shatter our lives. And yet heroes emerged almost simultaneously, stirring our pride and patriotism. Our collective belief in humanity and in New Yorkers stared ...
WAR AND ITS MESSENGERS.(MAIN)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2001 ... There's a new name for our war against terrorism. Operation Infinite Justice is out, on the understandable grounds that Muslims, among others, might object. It's the view of Islamic scholars that only God, not government, can dispense infinite justice. Operation Enduring Freedom ...
THE FAULT WITHIN.(MAIN)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2001 ... By his own standards, Schenectady Police Chief Gregory Kaczmarek demonstrated strength of leadership by standing fast during the stormy days of a recently completed FBI investigation into his department. But neither the chief's self evaluation, nor the blame he places elsewhere, should go ...
EMPTY HOUSE, BROKEN HEART.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: DEBORAH MARTINEZ Staff writer Wilton For two fleeting hours early Sunday morning, Justin Gaynor's mom held onto hope that her 19-year-old son had survived a one-car accident on Travers Road. By the time sheriff's deputies had awakened Brenda Baker to the ...
E-ZPASS DATA NOT ALWAYS PRIVATE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: ANDREW TILGHMAN Staff writer Wondering what your estranged spouse has been up to lately? E-ZPass records might help. And using them could be legal. ``Privacy goes out the window in matrimonial disputes,'' said Michael Friedman, a Delmar attorney. An ...
WALKERS TAKE STEPS AGAINST AIDS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: MIKE FRICANO Staff writer AlbanyA pastel chalk message was all Emily Parker could write to honor her brother. Shielded from the truth about her brother Chris' death 15 years ago, Emily didn't learn that her brother died of AIDS until 1992. On Sunday, she ...
GRAND DREAMS DIM FOR GRAND STREET.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: LYDIA POLGREEN Staff writer Albany A $5 million plan to rehabilitate 11 historic buildings on crumbling Grand Street in the city's Mansion neighborhood could be derailed if state funding fails to come through this year. Over the past decade, people who live ...
LYME THREAT PERSISTS INTO FALL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: CLAIRE HUGHES Staff writer The sunny skies and cool air are creating perfect weather for a walk in the woods or even a day of raking up leaves in the back yard. Just remember: Deer ticks love a good pile of leaves, too. And they carry Lyme disease. ...
AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER PRINTS LAST EDITION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press SYRACUSE -- The afternoon Herald-Journal printed its last edition Saturday. ``After 162 years of publication, the Herald-Journal has fallen victim to changing readership habits that have forced hundreds of afternoon newspapers in the United ...
OFFICER FACES DWI CHARGE AFTER FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- A man was killed early Sunday morning after he was hit by an off-duty correction officer who was allegedly driving drunk, police said. Officer Sean Duffy, of Staten Island, was arrested shortly after the accident and charged with ...
GIULIANI'S FUTURE ON THE TABLE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... The Capitol's attention this week is again likely to be focused on the future of both New York City and its mayor, Rudolph Giuliani. Encouraged by high ratings on his handling of the World Trade Center crisis, Giuliani has been looking to stay on past his legal two-term limit ...
BUSINESSES NEAR GROUND ZERO STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: THERESA AGOVINO Associated Press NEW YORK -- Joseph Pinkas knows he is a lucky man, but that doesn't make it any easier for him to sleep or pay his creditors. His clothing store, four blocks from the heap of scrap metal that was the World Trade Center, ...
GIULIANI'S EXTENSION EFFORT HITS ROADBLOCK.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Associated Press NEW YORK -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's effort to extend his time in office appeared stalled Sunday as lawmakers moved gingerly under pressure from opposing forces. A coalition of advocacy groups including Common Cause/NY, the ...
FOR COLLEGE, LESSONS IN LOSS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK -- Classroom walls were painted and doors repaired Sunday to prepare for the reopening of a community college that had stood in the shadow of the World Trade Center. The destruction of the 110-story towers on Sept. 11 ...
HISTORY, HARD WORK IN SPOTLIGHT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer Albany Government employees and city residents who worked to restore and repair historic public buildings will be in the spotlight this year as the Historic Albany Foundation presents its preservation merit awards Tuesday evening. ...
ATTACK A SETBACK FOR FEARFUL-FLIERS CLASS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... The simultaneous hijacking of four planes in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack may have grounded some fearful fliers for good. Richard Platt, an Albany psychologist who runs a fear-of-flying support class at Albany International Airport, says he's not sure whether he'll go forward ...
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Here are recent reports of public health inspections conducted at Albany County businesses: September 17 Sahara Deli, 98 Wolf Road, Colonie. Routine inspection. Blue items: Worn cabinet; rugs in cooler; no molding under and wall opening behind prep table ....
GREEN ISLAND TO REPAIR ROADS WITH FEDERAL CASH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Deborah Martinez - GREEN ISLAND -- The village will receive a $1.4 million federal grant to reconstruct roads along the Cohoes Avenue business corridor. Some $20 million in private-sector investment is expected over the next five years, once access to ...
TALK TOPIC IS HEALTHY EATING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... GUILDERLAND -- Dr. Sharon Alger, physician and nutrition expert, will speak on ``Eating Healthy Isn't Boring'' from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mangia, Stuyvesant Plaza. Alger will ...
2 ROB FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2001 ... COLONIE -- Police were looking for two people Sunday night who used a rifle to rob the Wendy's Restaurant at 1162 Troy Schenectady Road. Nobody was injured in the 9:28 p.m. incident. The robbers, a man and a woman, made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after displaying ...
APPLE PICKER KNOWS THE SOFT TOUCH COUNTS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: LYRYSA SMITH Staff writer The morning air at Bowman Orchards in Vischer Ferry is still damp from the cool night before, yet it promises a sunny autumn day ahead. Ideal conditions; for the air is also, unmistakably, laced with the aroma of sweet apples. ...
BEST BETS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Bright lights, big city Documentarian Ric Burns (above) concludes his epic history of New York City with ``The City and the World -- 1945 to Present'' (9 p.m., WMHT Ch. 17), which covers the rise of the metropolis to something approaching a world capital. Although completed before the ...
FOR THIS STORY, THE MEDIA NEEDS COMMON SENSE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: MARK McGUIRE Staff writer The American press has gone to war many times before, serving a vital role in keeping an anxious public informed. But war isn't the same anymore, and neither is the media. Today the wartime media and military must confront questions ...
SOLVING THE WINTERTIME BEDTIME BLUES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: HELOISE DEAR HELOISE: My husband and I have completely opposite body temperatures; he sweats and I freeze. In bed this causes a problem, especially in winter. When I want to put the flannel sheets on the bed, he groans. This year, I came up with a solution that makes ...
BETTER CHOICE OF HEALTH- CARE PLANS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Oct 01, 2001 ... To escape the restrictions of many health maintenance organizations, more people than ever are flocking to preferred provider organizations, believing that more choice -- albeit at a higher cost -- will be more satisfying. Yet the assumption that PPOs, as a whole, are better ...
FADING STARS SEPT. 11 COULD MARK A SEA CHANGE IN A CULTURE LONG OBSESSED WITH CELEBRITY, MAGAZINE EDITORS SAY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: DAVID SHAW LOS ANGELES TIMES The United States has long been a society fascinated by obsessed with celebrity. We are, after all, the land of Lindbergh and Elvis, of Jackie and Marilyn, of Michael and Madonna. In recent decades, amid the burgeoning growth of ...
REPORTER TRIES BLENDING IN.(TV & RADIO)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: PETER JOHNSON USA Today MSNBC's Ashleigh Banfield, now in Pakistan covering growing tensions there, has gone from blond to brunet without apology. ``I cut it all off and dyed it,'' Banfield said Tuesday from Islamabad. ``I'm hoping to stay under the radar, and ...
GUITARIST SCOFIELD DISPLAYS SENSE OF MUSICAL ADVENTURE.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: DAVID MALACHOWSKI Special to the Times Union TROY -- Guitar master John Scofield has played in the area frequently over the last few years, in venues both big and small. But Saturday night may have proved the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and its inherent seriousness ...
AUDIENCES RETURN TO THE MOVIES.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- A trio of strong new releases helped lure audiences back to theaters after the worst weekend of the year. ``Don't Say a Word,'' ``Zoolander'' and ``Hearts in Atlantis'' took in a combined estimated total of more than $43 ...
HIGH-ENERGY RINGENBERG COVERS WIDE MUSICAL SWATH.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union ALBANY -- It's a sad fact that, like many musical trends before it, the current ``No Depression'' movement pays plenty of lip service to past heroes without really doing anything to support them. So it was a small knot ...
FEELINGS ARE 6-5, 270, TOO.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: STEVE CAMPBELL EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Michael Strahan is offering -- free of charge, just for the asking -- a glimpse into his mind. It's not that complicated. What makes Strahan tick is being ticked. Off. Royally. Especially at a world full of ...
GIANT PRIDE SHOWS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer Giants 21 Saints 13EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It was an emotional, bruising game in which the yellow flags on the field seemed to outnumber the American flags in the stands. The referees called 25 penalties, none more critical ...
PATRIOTS `D' BREAKS COLTS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: ALAN GREENBERG Hartford Courant Patriots 44 Colts 13FOXBORO, Mass. -- It's too soon to start calling them The Brady Bunch, too flip to start shouting ``Drew who?'' But on a day when the New England Patriots retired Bruce Armstrong's No. 78, they also retired any ...
SUPER BOWL UP NORTH?(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: PAUL DOTTINO Bloomberg News EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Super Bowl at Giants Stadium? Maybe. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Sunday he has added the facility to his list of potential sites should the National Association of Automotive Dealers be ...
METS REKINDLE THE SPARK.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: T.J. QUINN New York Daily News Mets 9 Braves 6ATLANTA -- Somehow, Bobby Valentine thought, his team forgot a crucial point after Saturday's crushing loss. They have always been looking for a miracle. They needed one when they were 13 1/2 games out Aug. 17 ...
HILFIGER SUIT COMES WITH LAWYERS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Byline: The (Colorado Springs) Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- For the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the U.S. Olympic Committee wanted a new look for athletes, something edgier than the traditional blue blazer, shirt and tie worn during opening ceremonies. ...
YADANZA, HOPKINS TAKE TOURNEY TITLES.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... LATHAM -- Tommy Yadanza of Saratoga Springs opened with games of 277 and 268 and never trailed to win a five-game shootout Sunday in the Northern Bowlers Association's opening event at the Bowlers Club. Fourteen bowlers emerged from a field of 56, who qualified at five different ...
HUDSON VALLEY REMAINS UNBEATEN.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Hudson Valley Community College remained undefeated Sunday when the Vikings' defense held Williams College's JV team scoreless for most of the game. The Vikings came away with a 23-7 victory at Cole Field in Williamstown, Mass. Hudson Valley's defense sacked Ephs quarterback ...