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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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Even though no winner has been declared in the presidential race.George W. Bush and Al Gore today each expressed confidence that he would be the next president elect. The re-count in Florida is underway at this hour. Here are the official national numbers at this point. Gore leads by 9 electoral votes and 235-thousand and 59 popular votes. |
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The presidential race results are official in New Hampshire. With 100 percent of the vote counted , George W. Bush recieved 47 percent of the vote - Al Gore 45 percent. Meanwhile, there's an outside chance that there may be a recount in New Hampshire. We'll hear about that a bit later. |
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In the race for Governor. Jeanne Shaheen is celebrating her third term victory. Shaheen beat Republican Challenger Gordon Humphrey by six percentage points. Independent Mary Brown garnered six percent and Libertarian John Babiarz, two percent. |
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In a speech to her supporters, Governor Shaheen said results from the election prove the voters support her leadership. OUT: |
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Republican challenger Gordon Humphrey conceded to the governor late last night, but told supporters the message of his campaign was clear. OUT: |
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It looks like New Hampshire may have a new record for voter turnout. Clerks from all over the state reported long lines and jammed parking lots yesterday. Here's why. Over 566 thousand people turned out to vote. The previous record was 545 thousand, set in 1992. The New Hampshire secretary of state's office says it expects to have official word on the voter turnout by tomorrow. |
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This historic election is the subject of tonight's discussion. That's coming up in just a few minutes. |
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New Hampshire's woods just got a little more crowded. Firearms season for deer began today. Over 65-thousand hunters are expected to be on the look-out for deer. This year's hunt has been shortened to 26 days. One reason - last year's doe kill was 15 percent higher than what state officials were hoping for. |
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Breaking ties with the Boy Scouts has meant a drop in contributions for the Monadnock United Way. The head of fundraising for the organization says some companies have given money directly to the Boy Scouts at the request of employees. The Monadnock United Way broke ties with the Boy Scouts based on their national ban on openly gay scoutmasters and other leaders. About a dozen of the 14-hundred United Way chapters across the country have severed ties with the Boy Scouts. |
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Finally, talk about setting an example for the next generation! A Hudson woman who went into labor called her doctor at 4:30 in the morning - election day. Allison Fortier was told to come into the office at nine. Before arriving for that appointment and delivering her baby later in the day -Allison went to the polls to cast her vote! She delivered a baby boy yesterday afternoon at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our analysis of election results and more after the weather. |
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TONIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING LOWS 35 TO 40 TOMORROW PATCHY FOG EARLY OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY HIGHS IN THE 50s FRIDAY RAIN LIKELY HIGHS 45 TO 55 |
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If you watched any of the election coverage last night or saw one of the papers declaring Bush the winner - you know it was a wild night of topsy turvy predictions as to who our next president would be. With me in the studio now is Andrew Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center and David Corbin of the UNH political Science Department to talk about it more. |
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Democratic State Senator Lou D'Allesandro of Manchester had some thoughts on what next session will be like. |
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As a group teachers were among Shaheen's biggest supporters. The head of the state's largest teachers' union said this election killed the pledge. OUT: |
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Joining us by phone. Cathy Sullivan, Chair of the democratic party, and member of electoral college. |
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Thanks to my guests Andrew Smith of the UNH Survey Center and David Corbin of the UNH political Science Department. |
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Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines in New Hampshire business. If you're a customer of Granite State Electric Company your bill will be going up. New Hampshire regulators have approved an 18 percent rate increase for the company. Granite State Electric requested the hike, saying oil and natural gas prices had doubled in the previous 12 months. The increase takes effect November 15th and will affect more than 37-thousand customers in 21 communities. The typical residential monthly bill would rise eight dollars and 79 cents for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity. A New Hampshire country store that's been a destination for presidential hopefuls during primary season is being designated a historic place. Robie's Country Store in Hooksett has been approved for entry on the National Register of Historic Places. The town plans a ceremony November 18th. Robie's closed in 1997 when Lloyd and Dorothy Robie retired. It had been open for 110 years. |
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There are more entrepreneurs in New Hampshire than in most other states. If something is Made in New Hampshire, it's sure to be original. Chip Neal takes us to the North Country and Berlin to meet a man who turns whimsy into 3 dimensional reality. OUT: |
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RP CREATIONS Berlin Chip: When you visit RP Creations, you enter a world populated by Ray Paulen's imagination. Ray Paulen: There's no school for it. It's really.It's a gift. It's something that I was able to get a taste of, and I couldn't let go. Doorway gnome: Hello! Welcome to RP Creations. If you're looking for Ray, he's either in the shop, or in the office. And if he's not there, he may have stepped out for a moment. He'll be right back. Thank you. Chip: Ray Paulen has built a thriving business with customers all over the country and the world, by creating characters and props out of fiberglass and steel. Ray: I can help everybody's theming, and not just theme parks or entertainment centers. My applications go to any kind of business, because what I do is design enhancement to attract the public's eye to the business. Like you saw my vehicle, you can't miss it. It's just some crazy idea I had, but it actually stops traffic. This is the fun part, too. After all the work or most of the work's done. And that is actually the back of the chair. Chip: RP Creations is pretty much a one man show. Ray runs it from an office in his house, and his shop is right next door. Ray: Saturate a little bit, and then I chop. And then I saturate on top, making sure that all my fibers are nice and wet. Laminate it right into the actual surface. Get rid of all the air bubbles in there, which is what this tool is doing. When I finish laminating this, and I trim it, I'm going to take it out of the mold, and the underside of this is glass smooth. Chip: So how many designs do you think you have? Ray: You know. yeah, I think around forty. Forty or so so far. Chip: Do you make money from those? Ray: Well that's the idea. Oftentimes you wonder, because you put so much effort above what's required, because it's got to be just right before it leaves. Chip: So why a carrot in your yard here, Ray? Ray: Well we use Miracle Gro. If somebody wanted to install an outdoor speaker, it'd be hidden. That was designed for Dollywood Park in Tennessee. Chip: Although Ray's business is mostly out of town, you can find evidence of his work in the neighborhood. Like this book in front of the public library. Or the Norseman at the motorcycle shop. And the moose over in Gorham. Ray: That's something that Santa Claus would love to have. |
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Tomorrow on NH Outlook. Researchers in Vietnam unearth a plane and the remains of a NH Pilot. John Clayton has the story of the men who brought closure to a family's grief. And we visit Carlton Fisk's hometown for a look at the Hall of Famer's life before baseball. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for NOVA. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. As UNH prepares to enter baseball great Carlton Fisk into the Hall of Fame, Phil Vaughn returns to Fisk's New Hampshire boyhood home for a look at the slugger's life before baseball. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |