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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2000
Page
2
Cops say Lycos data show Britney Spears named most searched person this year narrowly surpassing Dragon Ball Z. Napster rose 5400 percent to eighth, while the Summer Olympics ranked tenth and Election 2000 placed twelfth in Lycos Top 50.
MOSCOW nervy tension drove grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik to shed almost 22 pounds during his victory over Garry Kasparov in a London match outside federation oversight. He details a tortoise pace tactic and a calculated debut system that unsettled Kasparov.
Rob Buck lead guitarist for 10 000 Maniacs has died from complications of liver failure at 42. He passed away at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with publicist Blair Woods confirming. Buck born in Jamestown New York began guitar at six and formed the band in 1981 with Dennis Drew Steven Gustafson John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant.
Sheila Brennan spent four cold days hunting for Mandy a five year old terrier through Gastonia area roads and fields. After printing 300 posters and sharing pleas at Harris Teeter she received a tip from Linda McSwain and found Mandy within an hour of a late call. The tearful reunion on Booger Mountain ended a tense four day search and the dog survives a near death birth ordeal.
Today in history notes notable events on December 21. Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower first set foot in present day Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, followed by discoveries and political milestones such as radium by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898, the first crossword in 1913, and major Cold War era changes in 1991.
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