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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 2001
Page
1
The Gazette 122nd year No 167 8 sections 54 pages lists staff and offices, contact numbers for delivery issues and substitutions, subscription payment policies, postal details, and copyright notice. It notes replacement service guidance and that carriers are independent contractors with advance payments discouraged.
Anne S Farnsworth recalls the Great Depression era mindset of thrift and conservation. She contrasts disposable modern culture with lasting values, urging respect for people over things and recounting how a simple recliner gift brought her father joy. Farnsworth, a Tryon Elementary School teacher and freelance writer from Cherryville, shares lessons on what is truly important.
Christopher Reeve, paralyzed since 1995, will publish a fall 2002 memoir with Random House titled Nothing Is Impossible. He promotes a message that nothing is unimaginable and all can be overcome, highlighting family, community, and resilience. Reeve, 48, continues directing and acting in films.
Today’s weather outlines a five day view in Gastonia with daytime highs and nightly lows. The forecast highlights temperatures for today tonight and the coming days with expected warmth or chill and brief precipitation notes.
Official weather update warns of a hot humid day with afternoon thundershowers before a cold front. Highs expected in the upper 80s, tonight clearing with mid 60s lows. For Father's Day a cold front passes but heat lingers near 90 under sunny skies. Wilmington a2 26 Alamosa CO.
Historic events span 1858 Lincoln speech declaring a divided house cannot stand to 1995 Salt Lake City awarded the 2002 Winter Olympics. Notable moments include Mary Queen of Scots imprisonment in 1567, Hawaii annexation treaty in 1897, Ford Motor Co. incorporation in 1903, and Nureyev's 1961 defection. Kenneth Gibson's 1970 Newark mayoral win marks a first for a Black candidate in a major Northeast city. Carter and Torrijos Panama Canal instruments signed in 1978.
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