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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2002
Page
1
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Postal regulations require mail subscriptions to be paid in advance. Carners are independent contractors and The Gazette is not responsible for advance payments. Home delivery customers are urged to mail advance payments to The Gazette. Periodicals postage paid at Gastonia NC. Changes to address to The Gazette PO Box 1538 Gastonia NC 28053. Submitted material to The Gaston Gazette becomes property of the newspaper and may be reused in print and electronic formats. Copyright The Gazette. 123rd year No 81 six sections 48 pages. Corrections will appear in this column. Contact the newsroom to report mistakes.
Helen Almond Turner, known as The Hat Lady, describes her Easter bonnet hunt in Gastonia. She owns over 600 hats and enjoys straw hats with ribbons and flowers, hoping to find a blue gingham ribboned straw for her granddaughter Jessica and one for herself, recalling postwar wardrobes and family traditions.
Los Angeles AP reports Steven Spielberg updates E T The Extra Terrestrial for a wider re release including computer generated effects new footage and adjustments reflecting post 9 11 sensibilities The re release opens in about 2500 theaters features restored bath tub scene and a Halloween chase with changes that avoid guns praised as a timely nostalgic event with mixed purist reactions.
On March 22 1765 Britain enacted the Stamp Act. Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel in 1820. Polygamy outlawed in 1882. The Lumiere brothers showed their first film in 1895. Prohibition era measures in 1933 allowed wine and beer up to 3.2 percent. Grand Coulee Dam began operation in 1941. The Arab League formed in 1945. British mandate in Transjordan ended in 1946. ERA passage to states in 1972. Pamela Smart convicted in 1991. Colin Ferguson sentenced in 1995. Notable deaths include William Hanna in LA at 90. Birthdays include Karl Malden, Marcel Marceau, Stephen Sondheim, William Shatner, Orrin Hatch, George Benson, Lena Olin, Reese Witherspoon, and others. Thought for Today by Marcel Marceau.
Sunshine dominates with cool afternoon temperatures near 50 degrees and brisk winds. Tonight will fall to the mid-20s under clear skies, according to WSOC TV.
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