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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 2000
Page
1
Florida No 8 faces Georgia No 13 as NFL enforces dress rules while Hickory firm Comm Scope eyes a Kings Mountain site along Countryside Road. Plans suggest new jobs may follow the prospective move.
Local historian Robert Ragan surveys 18th century settlers who moved to the Gaston area seeking land and a better life, outlining their roots and impact on the region. Firestone effects: local businesses report slowed tire recall inquiries as concern spreads through the area. Helms shifts stance on aid to Africa as he signals increased effort, and Warmouth of Gastonia aims to break into the music industry.
As Election Day nears, Gas tonia reminds residents to place candidate signs on private property is allowed. Signs advertising candidates may be posted between the curb and telephone pole within a 30 day window before the November 7 election and 10 days after.
Eight contenders compete for four Gaston County commissioner seats with only one incumbent, Neill Carson. Republicans Phil Coyle, Greg Cox and David Ward exit their nominations, producing a crowded field across Gastonia Cherryville and South Point townships. Voters decide at large, with campaigns focused on development and budget stability ahead of the November 7 election.
A Wake County judge ruled North Carolina must provide preschool to at risk 4 year olds, a move officials estimate could cost taxpayers between 300 million and 650 million dollars. State figures show about 35 000 children would be affected with 206 million for instruction and 27 million for buses.
In Aden Yemen authorities probe the USS Cole bombing after 17 sailors died. They detained midlevel officials suspected of ties to Islamic Jihad, a group linked to Osama bin Laden. President Saleh confirms some detainees are Islamic Jihad members from Yemen and other nations.
The largest Protestant denomination in the United States faces internal rifts as conservatives push for doctrinal rigidity and moderates seek flexibility. With Texas moves threatening funding and possible multi state independence, tensions rise around the Cooperative Program, seminaries, and potential reorganization. Leaders in Nashville defend the stance while critics warn of open schism.
AP reports Bush holds a slim edge in electoral votes with 214 votes solid or leaning his way and Gore needing 56 more to reach 270. Clinton and Nader add uncertainty as analysts in 24 battleground states predict a tight contest ten days before election day.
Five Kosovar siblings aged 18 to 24 found a home in Belmont after sponsorship by six United Methodist Churches. Burim Osmani and his sisters Zyrafete Aferdita Drita and Lumturije fled Kosovo in 1999 after their home was destroyed by Serbian forces. They arrived in New York then Charlotte before settling in Gaston County one year ago with local church aid and a helping Gaston County resident Fejz Bakalli.
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