Orchestra toasts 10 000th concert
The New York Philharmonic, the oldest U S orchestra, marked its 10 000th concert with a gala at Avery Fisher Hall led by Zubin Mehta. The event featured Mahler Symphony No 2 Resurrection with 110 musicians and 200 choristers on stage and a multimedia prelude showcasing the orchestra’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zubin Mehta
New York Philharmonic
New York
Avery Fisher Hall
Mehta
Centralto Maureen
UPI
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Westminster Choir
Mahler
Two NYC Men Acquitted In Albany Rugby Protest Case
Michael Young aged 34 and John Spearman aged 32 were acquitted of illegal gun possession tied to a fall protest against the South African Springboks visit in Albany. A six juror panel cleared them after a five day trial before Judge John J. Clyne. Spearman’s attorney William Kunstler said police sought to keep violence out and suggested planted evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York City
Springboks
Michael Young
John Spearman
John J. Clyne
Albany Police Department
Spearman
William Kunstler
FBI
Young
Kunstler
Bleecker Stadium
Winning numbers for New York daily numbers draw and Lotto supplement
Albany AP reports the Saturday night daily numbers drawing produced 165 as the main number with 23 16 9 27 2 and a supplementary 38. Some Herald American editions mislisted the Lotto supplement yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Herald American
James Emery enters race for governor
James Louis Emery, Assembly Minority Leader, announces a bid for governor from Livingston County. The 50 year old Republican pledges a working, honest administration that listens to ideas from all, including Democrats, and says he has a concrete program rather than promises. He outlines a conservative record, support for strong penalties and business tax relief, with a history as Kingston sheriff and eight terms in the State Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Stashenko
Albany
Assembly
James Louis Emery
State Capitol
Emery
Hugh Carey
Livingston County
New York City
Hudson Valley
Nathan Miller
Syracuse
New York
Lakeville
University of Cincinnati
Air Force
Korea
Nelson Rockefeller
Keingston County
Perry Duryea
Carey
Bible talks with callers as death line mixup sparks Brooklyn boutique
Gary Dorestant, a Jehovah's Witness in Brooklyn, keeps his phone number after a phone book error linked his line to a death by own action hotline. Callers reveal problems and he offers Bible hope, though mental health experts question the arrangement and New York Telephone plans to change the number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gary Dorestant
Rachelle
Dorest
Dorestant
Brooklyn
God
New York Telephone Company
Angela Todesco
Consumer chief urges oppose drug bill in Albany
Karen Burstein head of the New York Consumer Protection Board urges consumers to oppose a bill she says would raise prescription drug costs by 3 to 5 billion dollars over seven years. She argues extending patent life to 24 years from seven would curb competition and cites delays by the pharmaceutical industry, not regulatory review, as the main cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State
Consumer Protection Board
Karen Burstein
Robert Kastenmeier
D-Wise
Congress
Pharmaceutical
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
Seven die in Newark fiery crash involving oil truck
A truck driver pulled 14 year old Lisa Moore from a burning car after a crash with an oil truck near New Hope Baptist Church. The fire killed seven people including Joanne Brown and five other relatives. two women and five girls perished. Police said the Cadillac convertible was struck broadside about 8 am at a lighted intersection. visibility conditions and red light evidence were unclear. The tanker driver, Louis Taylor, 35, escaped through a broken windshield and aided Moore. The ruined utility pole ignited a second blaze at Newark Slip Co. building. firefighters contained both fires and no injuries were reported beyond the crash victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
UPI
New Hope Baptist Church
Newark Slip Co
Ernest Newby
Lisa Moore
Louis Taylor
College Hospital
Taylor
Joanne Brown
Felicia Brown
Ruby Brown
Tammy Brown
Catherine Wilson
Sherri Moore
Caroline Moore
Newby
Brown
Fire Kills Three Children In Buffalo Building
A Buffalo fire in the Black Rock district killed Kim Braid age 12 Dawn Braid 11 and Peter Catostipes 8. Two other children Mary Ann Pieczynski and Louis Catostipes Jr. were burned. The blaze at 1 a.m. spread to two adjacent houses, causing $103,000 total damage. The occupants of those homes were uninjured. The cause remained under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo (Ap
Kim Braid
Dawn Braid
Peter Catostipes
Mary Ann Piecynski
Louis Catostipes Jr
Black Rock
John Klein
Jesse James escape brief in Buffalo hospital
Michael Chappelle a cancer-ridden convict granted clemency by Gov. Hugh Carey was recaptured after escaping from Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo. Transported from Attica to receive treatment he fled around noon. police found him nearby in white pajamas and detained him without incident. He faces a second-degree attempted robbery charge from a prior grocery store holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
UPI
Michael Chappelle
Hugh Carey
Chappelle
Jesse James
Attica Prison
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Roswell Park
Ithaca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kathleen Battle
Gustav Mahler
The
Philharmonic Society of
Apollo
Arell Corelli Hill
Marian Anderson
Dave Brubeck
Elliott Carter
Betty Camden
Jacques d’Amboise
Benny Goodman
Morton Gould
Melissa Hayden
Skitch Henderson
Vladimir Horowitz
Robert Merrill
Jarmilla Novotna
Itzhak Perlman
Tony Randall
Ned Rorem
Leonard Rose
William Schuman
Abbey Simon
Eleanor Steber
Rise Stevens
Edward Ville
James Emery
Ceive
Geneseo Firm
Youngs & Linfoot, Inc
Mount Morris
Geneseo
Jehovah’s Witness
Kings County Hospital
Manhattan
Corestant
Robert Zink
Hutchins Psychiatric Center
Salina St
OP City
Ephoto
Louis Catostipes Sr
Leona
Agway
Dunlop
Automotive Center
Une-Ups
Dewitt
Tate Ugh Tease Ie
Ned Peesant
Westyile
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!