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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2001
Page
1
Publisher and editors listed for The Gazette with staff roles. Delivery policy notes a service desk number and replacement options. Postal rules require advance payment for subscriptions and carriers are independent contractors.
The Gaston Gazette outlines its commitment to accuracy and announces that corrections will appear in this column. Readers are urged to report mistakes by contacting the newsroom.
Linda McMahan of Gastonia reflects on old neighborhood games and DIY amusements from June bugs to goat carts. The piece recalls paper dolls, glow jewelry, Kick the Can, Jumping Plank, and chalked roads, all powered by imagination rather than screens.
Barbra Streisand received the Liberty and Justice Award from Rainbow/PUSH at a Beverly Hills gala honoring founder Jesse Jackson’s 60th birthday. Guests included Dick Gephardt Sugar Ray Leonard Chris Tucker and Smokey Robinson with Berry Gordy accepting a Legend Award. Streisand praised Jackson and directed Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces.
Freddy Fender, 64, battling hepatitis C and cirrhosis, plans a January operation to receive a kidney donated by his 21-year-old daughter Maria Garcia of Jacksonville, Florida. He also needs a liver transplant and may have both surgeries to reduce trauma, while he endures dialysis and his wife Vangie Fender explains his condition.
Morning drizzle and fog give way to mostly cloudy skies by afternoon with a few showers possible in the evening. Highs near 62 and overnight lows in the 50s. A partial solar eclipse is expected Friday afternoon starting around 4 11 pm with clearing skies by Friday afternoon. WSOC TV 18 Jackson Hole WY
Dec 13 marks dates ranging from 1577 Drake’s circumnavigation voyage to 1978 the Susan B. Anthony dollar minting. Notable events include Tasman’s New Zealand arrival in 1642 Fredericksburg battle in 1862 Wilson’s France visit in 1918 Gershwin’s premiere in 1928 and the Nashville kamikaze attack in 1944.
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