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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 2001
Page
1
Publisher and editors listed for The Gaston Gazette with staff roles and contact lines. Includes delivery service details, mail payment guidance, and correction policy as part of the 122nd year publication information.
Columnist Bob Hallman questions the bottled water craze, noting Americans spend billions and drink vast volumes while brands from Coca Cola to Pepsi tout premium water. He cites Consumer Reports on taste, mocks the status symbol aspect, and recalls Benny Cunningham’s water loyalty. He muses on value, choice, and the ubiquity of water in modern life.
Regis Philbin will be joined by college students on Live with Regis and Kelly while Kelly Ripa takes a four week maternity leave. Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos star on All My Children and have a three year old son.
Destiny's Child headlined a benefit concert at Giants Stadium alongside 98 Degrees Macy Gray Willa Ford and N Sync to launch The Candie's Foundation aimed at preventing teen pregnancies. Celebrities urged youths to say no to sex and promote responsible choices during performances and PSAs.
Two Cher dolls, one in a pink halter dress and another in a white halter pantsuit, have varying conditions. They now fetch from $20 to $120 at doll shows and collector websites.
Garth Brooks will return from retirement to headline an Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia. He will sing a few songs and read the Declaration of Independence with Mel Gibson and Morgan Freeman, as part of a program at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with a military band, a 75 voice choir, and Jill Scott.
On June 7 several major milestones are recalled: Richard Henry Lee's 1776 resolution for independence, Louis XIV's coronation in 1654, Daniel Boone's exploration in 1769, Gauguin's birth in 1848, Lincoln's 1864 nomination, Vatican City’s 1929 emergence, Benes’ 1948 resignation, Dorothy Parker’s death in 1967, Israel’s 1981 strike on an Iraqi plant, and James Byrd Jr.’s 1998 murder. The note also cites a 1998 unemployment spike to 6.9 percent in May.
Latest AccuWeather data from Gaston Gazette covers Gastonia and surrounding area. Predicts temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to mid 80s with chances of showers. Extended outlook shows unsettled conditions possible, with periods of sun between pm storms across Friday through Tuesday.
Morning sunshine gives way to building clouds and possible late day thunderstorms. Highs near 90 as storms arrive. First week of hurricane season already shows a tropical storm named Allison weakening. Its rains may approach late week or into the weekend from the tropics.
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