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1917: U.S. Commissioner Borden H. Mills ruled that the four Albany socialists arrested in August on charges of distributing allegedly seditious pamphlets in the western section of the city — Clinton H. Pierce, Angelo Creo, Charles G. Zeilman and Charles Nelson — were guilty of violating the federal espionage act.
1967: Albany's major cab companies had been riding high for five days since the city's bus strike began. After the confusion on the first day, taxi officials were able to increase service by asking employees to work overtime and on their days off and also by using cars that were normally idle until late fall. The Albany Quarter Cab Co., which normally used 40 to 50 vehicles at this time of year, had 60 to 70. The Pine Hills Taxi Co. increased its cabs on the road from 63 to 73. Business had approached a level surpassed only on busy winter days.
1992: For nearly a decade, Gov. Mario M. Cuomo and Republican U.S. Sen. Alfonse M. D'Amato had repeatedly showed themselves to be allies, while Cuomo clashed openly with D'Amato's Democratic rival, Attorney General Robert G. Abrams. Albany insiders said the Democratic governor long considered Abrams a potential rival who was not part of his political circle, while D'Amato and Cuomo enjoyed a widely perceived nonaggression pact. But since the Democratic primary two weeks ago, public statements and actions by all three men seem designed to bury those past relationships.
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