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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2002
Page
2
Publisher and editors listed with department heads and contact for delivery issues. Service desk phone 704 869 1800, replacement service until 11 30 a m daily. Postal rules require advance payment and mail subscriptions to The Gazette Postmaster. Periodicals postage paid at Gastonia North Carolina 28053. Copyright The Gazette 123rd year No 1 6 sections 42 pages.
The Gaston Gazette states it strives for accuracy and will publish corrections in this column when mistakes occur. Readers may report errors by contacting the newsroom for timely remedies.
The forecast says to expect a dry start to the year with plenty of sun and some high clouds in the afternoon as temperatures reach the mid forties. Clear skies tonight bring lows around the low twenties. It notes 2001 was the driest year on record dating back to the late 1800s.
NASCAR writer Monte Dutton muses on why Thanksgiving tops Christmas for joy, despite family tensions. He recalls a quiet 2001 Thanksgiving in New Hampshire, a makeshift Sunday feast, gift dynamics, humorous card timing, and a UPS cheesecake exchange. He notes football games, New Year’s Eve chaos, and ends with contact details for his sports coverage.
New York mayor-elect Michael Bloomberg, days before taking office, says Harry Truman is his hero and shares favorites in food music and books. He cites hot dogs, rock and roll, Elvis, and reading The Power Broker by Robert Caro and a Truman book, plus plans a Sunday hybrid of golf or watching his daughter at a horse show. He hedges on a single New York team, backing all local squads instead.
Gene Hackman, who left high school at 16 to join the Marines, reflects on a long acting career after moving to New York and meeting Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty. He notes he is slowing down at 71, awaiting the reception of three current films while pursuing a novel and painting.
This January 1 recap lists key moments from 1863 to present including Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Betsy Ross birth, Ellis Island opening, NYC consolidation, Australia formation, Hank Williams death, EEC treaties, Castro victory, Czechoslovakia split, NAFTA, the euro, Bush speech to Australia, Boutros-Ghali UN term, Hebron market shooting, Kofi Annan UN secretary-general, Tyson-IBP deal, and the Rose Bowl result Purdue 34 Washington 24.
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