LOOKING BACK
New details emerged in the case of Diego Mossuro, confessed murderer of Rose Forrest in September on Division Street in Albany, including that he held local police in such low regard he had made several trips from his hiding spot in Schenectady back to Albany, as well as other nearby towns, unconcerned about the nationwide manhunt focused on him. One excursion to Albany was to convince a friend to drive him in his car down to New York City to see a World Series game between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees. The friend refused, not wanting to be implicated in a crime. The other news learned about the case was that Mossuro was captured by former police officer and current private detective John J. Reed, hired as a special agent by Albany
County District Attorney Timothy Roland. —Times Union, Oct. 4, 1921
The 166 hospitals in the country’s Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) were struggling to cope with the medical needs of a growing veteran population. With a waiting list of 6,300 patients, they were rejecting four of every 10 applicants. The statistics reflected the growth in veterans rolls resulting from the Vietnam War, plus the fact that World War II veterans were aging and in need of more care. It also reflected annual operating budgets that were too small to permit full use of facilities. A spokesman for the Stratton V.A. Medical Center in Albany said it had 30 veterans on its waiting list, though he gave no breakdown of the specific services they may need.
—Times Union, Oct. 4, 1971