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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2001
Page
1
The Gaston Gazette corrects an error from Wednesday about an assault victim. The person is Tina L. Bailey. The paper notes its aim for accuracy and promises corrections in this column.
In a first person memoir, Bob Hallman recalls Lincolnton High School English lessons under Mrs. Ramseur. She stressed grammar and literature, enforced rules with humorless discipline, and inspired his eventual mastery of language. Hallman later values her influence despite initial resistance. The piece ends noting Hallman’s retirement as a Gazette editor.
In Santa Monica, Crosby heirs charge Universal Music Group underpaid royalties on recordings dating from Decca era. The suit seeks 16 million dollars, alleging 15 percent royalties before 1949 and 7 percent after, with an audit showing 7 percent paid across Crosby recordings. Universal declined to comment.
Grammy winner Shawn Carter known as Jay-Z pleads guilty to third degree assault for stabbing Lance Rivera at a Manhattan Kit Kat Klub party on December 1, 1999. He receives three years probation with sentencing set for December 6. Rivera had planned a lawsuit but settled for between 500000 and 1 million dollars.
A compact history list marks October 18 with milestones from 1767 Mason Dixon line agreement to 2001 noted events. Highlights include Alaska’s formal possession in 1867, Edison’s death in 1931, Truman’s death in 1982, Honecker’s ouster in 1989, and Clarence Thomas’s oath in 1991.
After a frosty start sunshine warms to mid 60s this afternoon with light breezes. Tonight WSOC TV reports lows in the mid to upper 30s as cold air moves on.
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