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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2000
Page
1
Brendan Fraser stars in Bedazzled as Elizabeth Hurley plays the devil while Meet the Parents holds the top box office spot for a third weekend. The page 3A note also covers a Dutch tourism feature and a political rally at the state Capitol.
A soup benefit at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Gastonia runs 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. on October 31 with a 3 donation. The event offers soup bread a drink and dessert for attendees.
James Lynn honored as Schiele planetarium namesake after countywide approval by six city councilmen and a standing room crowd. Museum officials seek $400,000 for a new 50-foot dome system to provide IMAX like programs and three dimensional views, with a $100,000 grant already secured.
In Charlotte a jury pool forms for Rae Carruth the NFL Panthers wide receiver charged with orchestrating the 1999 drive by shooting of Cherica Adams seven months pregnant. Adams died a month later and Carruth faces first degree murder charges with co defendants including Van Brett Watkins who pleaded guilty.
Pay SUMTER, S.C. AP It is a fight Southern governors dread taking on churches to push a state lottery Hodges argues lottery proceeds would aid education while church leaders oppose the plan The debate reflects the Bible Belt clash between government revenue aims and church influence with a vote set for November 7 on constitutional change and lottery adoption.
Voters along I 95 confront a split in SACO between church leaders urging a no vote and Gov Hodges pushing a yes to fund education with a lottery. Hodges expects 105 million yearly for scholarships and 40 million for tech upgrades if approved, while opponents say programs can be funded without gambling. The outcome hinges on a region from Pee Dee to Midlands, with Upstate likely opposed and Low country leaning yes.
North Carolina voters decide November 7 who will replace Labor Commissioner Harry Payne. Cherie Berry opposes a statewide ergonomics standard as premature, while Doug Berger proposes crafting rules with a middle role between federal OSHA action and Payne’s aim. Berry, Newton resident and longtime state representative, fronts LGM Limited, a sparkplug wire maker.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrived in Pyongyang to pay respects to the late Kim Il Sung and to begin a two day visit aimed at easing tensions in Northeast Asia. She held talks with top officials, planned meetings with children, and saw a food distribution site and the Pyongyang Acrobat Circus.
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