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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Will the town of Rye Seceed from the Granite State? We'll give you the latest update. And, Indictments have been handed down in the racially motivated murder of a Newmarket man. Plus, From Graceland to a Granite State prison.the transformation of the King's Cadillac. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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New, more serious charges were announced today against a man accused of killing an elderly laotian man in Newmarket. Richard Labbe is charged in the death of 68 year old Tung Phetakoon. As correspondent Tim Estiloz reports, authorities now say Labbe is not only responsible for the victim's death, but also committing a hate crime. |
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"LAST WEEK… THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNED TWO INDICTMENTS CHARGING RICHARD LABBE WITH RECKLESS SECOND DEGREE MURDER FOR THE JULY 14TH HOMICIDE OF TUNG PHETAKOON IN NEWMARKET, NH." THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE SAYS RICHARD LABBE WAS MOTIVATED BY HATE WHEN HE ALLEDGEDLY CAUSED THE DEATH OF 68 -YEAR OLD TUNG PHETAKOON LAST JULY. "MR LABEE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED CONDUCT UNDER NH'S HATE CRIME STATUTE… AND THE NH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE INTENDS TO FULLY PROSECUTE THIS CASE UNDER THE STATE'S HATE CRIME LAW." "AUTHORITIES SAY PHETAKOON WAS TRYING TO BREAK UP AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN LABEE… AND ANOTHER RESIDENT OF THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX… WHEN LABEE ALLEDGEDLY TURNED ON PHETAKOON" THE INDICTMENTS ALLEDGE THAT RICHARD LABBE RECKLESSLY CAUSED MR PHETAKOON'S DEATH UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES MANEFESTING AN EXTREME INDIFFERENCE TO HUMAN LIFE….BY STRIKING MR PHATAKOON IN THE CHEST… CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS… AND SUSTAIN FATAL HEAD INJURIES. IT IS ALSO ALLEDGED THAT RICHARD LABEE MADE DISPARAGING REMARKS ABOUT MR PHETAKOONS RACE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN BEFORE AND AFTER THE ASSAULT OCCURRED.' LABEE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT PRIOR TO PHETAKOONS DEATH. AUTHORITIES SAY THE NEW CHARGES MEAN A STIFFER PENALTY IF LABEE IS CONVICTED. 'THE POTENTIAL PENALTIES UNDER THE ENHANCED PENALTY STATUTE FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY UP TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT. …UNDER THE NORMAL STATUTORY MAXIMUM FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER UNDER NH LAW, THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE IS THE SAME… LIFE IMPRISONMENT. HOWEVER OBVIOUSLY , IF THE SENTENCING COURT WERE TO DETERMINE THAT AN ENHANCED PENALTY WERE APPROPRIATE… THE COURT WOULD HAVE THE DISCRETION TO IMPOSE WHATEVER MINIMUM WAS APPROPRIATE.' PHETAKOON LIVED IN THIS COMPLEX FOR 10 YEARS. NEIGHBORS SAY HE TOOK A POSITIVE PERSONAL INTEREST IN THEIR LIVES. TAPE 1, KANG PHANTHIRATH - NEIGHBOR 21:54 "HE WAS A NICE GUY WALKED AND DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LECTURING ABOUT HOW US YOUNG ADULTS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILIES AND JUST THE FAMILY WAYS BE RESPONSIBLE AS YOUNG PARENTS…. HE MEANS WELL. …YEAH THEY DO. A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE MOURNING HIM." |
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After the death of Thung Phetakoune in Newmarket, Laconia Police Chief Bill Baker joined us on Outlook to outline the state laws that serve to protect immigrants and refugees who come to the granite state. |
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A special fund has been set up for the Phetakoune Family. Contributions can be sent to the Bank of New Hampshire on Exeter St. in Newmarket. The Zip code is 0-3-8-5-7. |
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The state Attorney General's office is objecting to an inmate's request for further D-N-A testing. 63-year-old Robert Breest was convicted of the 19-73 murder of 18 year old Sharon Randall. Breest's attorney, along with the Innocence Project - an organization which has used D-N-A testing to free dozens of prisoners nationwide - had asked for additional tests. The Attorney General's office says earlier tests showed the presence of more than one person's d-n-a- on evidence - but did not rule out Breest, who wants the evidence re-examined at another lab. |
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Bad news for people looking for residential psychiatric treatment along the seacoast. Recent cutbacks have significantly reduced the number of patients that facilities can accomodate. In Dover, the Strafford Guidance Center's 12 person inpatient facility closed its doors. And in Portsmouth, the number of beds at the regional hospital's psychiatric unit was reduced from 65 to 25. In addition to the reduction in services available to people needing psychiatric care, the cutbacks also mean more work for area sherriff's deputies. People who must be involuntarily admitted now must be transported to Manchester and Concord. |
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A-T-and-T has reportedly been talking with Disney and Microsoft to find potential suitors or partners for its cable T-V business. The Wall Street Journal says meetings were held late last week. |
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The Dow was down a fraction at point thirty four. The Nasdaq was up 25 point seven eight and the S&P 500 was up one point one three. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Fleet Boston Financial dropped seventy-four cents. Keane Corporation was up forty-three cents. Oracle rose fifty-three cents a share. Pennichuck Corporation jumped two dollars and seventy-five cents. And Verizon Communications ended the day down twenty-nine cents. |
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The unemployment rate will continue to rise in New England but the region will avoid a recession. That's the prediction of the chief economist with FleetBoston Financial. Wayne Ayers says New England's unemployment rate will surpass four percent by early next year. He says economic growth will slow to under one percent, but adds the region still has the tightest labor market in the country. New Hampshire's unemployment rate rose half a percentage point in June to three-point-four percent. |
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Taxayers are gathering in Rye tonight to express their displeasure with the state property tax. The organization known as Taxpayers Revolt Against State Hijinks is running the meeting and among the topics to be discusssed - secession from the state of New Hampshire. Correspondent Roger Wood joined me earlier by phone to talk about tonight's meeting. |
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More rough times are ahead for the employees at the Pulp and Paper of America Mill in Berlin ---- at least for the next two weeks. In an effort to alleviate some of the plant's recent financial problems, the mill is temporarily shutting down. At a meeting with state officials today, more than a hundred workers applied for unemployent benefits. Many expressed concern that the mill - which is the area's largest employer - may shut down permanently. In addition to unemployment, possible options for employees include taking a paid vacation, or - if they have seniority - working at another Pulp and Paper owned mill in Gorham. The company's money troubles stem from millions of dollars in back taxes and overdue bills. |
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Plans to extend commuter rail service into Nashua are going a lot more smoothly than a similar project on the seacoast. According to the state Transportation Department, the rail extension - which would span from Nashua to Lowell, Massachusetts - has been the subject of a cooperative effort between public officials and the Massachusetts company that owns the track. In contrast to the disagreements that delayed the Boston to Portland line - everyone involved with the Nashua project agrees on 59 miles-per-hour for an appropriate speed. The Portland to Boston line - which is scheduled to make stops on the seacoast - is expected to start service this fall. The Nashua line will open in two-thousand-four. |
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Owners of lakefront property will be unhappy to learn that the invasive aquatic weed milfoil does not just damage other plants --- it also has a negative effect on the value of their home. That's according to a new University of New Hampshire study. After examining property sales figures from ten lakes - half of which had milfoil - researchers concluded that the property value of a house with the weed on its shore can drop as much as 15 percent. Milfoil - a non-native weed - often sticks to the hulls of boats - which can transplant it to other waters. It is found in approximately 42 of the state's one thousand lakes. |
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Some sunshine managed to make it into most parts of the state today. To find out how things are shaping up for tonight and tomorrow and to see what it was like on top of the rock pile, we checked in with Katie Koster at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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TODAY ON THE SUMMIT High: 56 F Wind: West and Northwest, 14 mph Weather: In and out of the fog Visibility: Variable, between 50 feet and 50 miles FORECAST TONIGHT North: Partly cloudy. LOWS: 50s F WINDS: Light, Northwest South: Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms. LOWS: Near 60 F WINDS: Light, Northwest FORECAST TOMORROW Statewide: Partly sunny. HIGH: 75 - 80 F WINDS: Light, Variable |
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In his lifetime, Elvis Presley bought two hundred Cadillacs. He gave away many of them to friends and band members. One of them, bought 26 years ago, ended up in Concord at the State Prison for Men. It's been part of a program that helps inmates prepare for life after jail. |
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narr - Fred Bramante looked forward to this day -- the day his baby blue Cadillac would go to jail. It would spend two years here at the State Prison for Men in Concord. narr - Besides being an ardent Elvis fan, Fred is the owner of Daddy's Junkie Music stores. He acquired the Cadillac eleven years ago from the manager of a rock band. It was in rough shape, so two years ago, he brought it in for a facelift. narr - All the work on the car is done by inmates. |
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Joining me to talk about other projects underway at the state prison in Concord is its public information officer Jeff Lyons. |
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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 the music of Michael Junior. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. From Graceland to the Granite State. we'll share the story of a special car that belonged to the King of rock and roll. Here at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Take a hike. We'll share some family friendly walks in the Granite State. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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It's the time of year when many college students start getting ready to return to school --- usually by packing up the car or hopping on a bus or plane. But - in an effort to raise money for several charities - one group of students will soon return to campus by WALKING across New England. Beginning on August twenty-fifth, 80 students from Saint Anselm's College will walk from Lewiston, Maine to the Manchester campus. The trip is called "The Road to Hope" and it's purpose is to raise money money for soup kitchens and other charitable organizations. It's the third year for the event - which was started by senior Seamus Griesbach. The first two trips raised over 38 thousand dollars. |
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DATE:8/13/01 TOPIC:Taxayers are gathering in Rye tonight to express their displeasure with the state property tax. The organization known as Taxpayers Revolt Against State Hijinks is running the meeting and among the topics to be discusssed - secession from the state of New Hampshire. Correspondent Roger Wood joined me earlier by phone to talk about tonight's meeting. SEGMENT LENGTH:1:45 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Roger Wood\NH Outlook |
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DATE:8/13/01 TOPIC: New, more serious charges were announced today against a man accused of killing an elderly laotian man in Newmarket. Richard Labbe is charged in the death of 68 year old Tung Phetakoon. As correspondent Tim Estiloz reports, authorities now say Labbe is not only responsible for the victim's death, but also committing a hate crime. SEGMENT LENGTH:2:41 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Michael Delaney\NH Assistant District Attorney Tim Estiloz\NH Outlook Kang Phanthirath\Newmarket Resident |
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DATE:8/13/01 TOPIC:In his lifetime, Elvis Presley bought two hundred Cadillacs. He gave away many of them to friends and band members. One of them, bought 26 years ago, ended up in Concord at the State Prison for Men. It's been part of a program that helps inmates prepare for life after jail. SEGMENT LENGTH:5:13 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Fred Bramante\Car's owner Randy Hunneyman\Program Coordinator Cecil Thompson\Inmate David Hunt\Inmate |
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AP-NH--Milfoil-Property hmrmanfls Study links milfoil to property values -- The invasive aquatic weed called milfoil isn't just bringing down other plants, it's also bringing down property values. A new University of New Hampshire study found that the value of a lakefront home by as much as 15 percent if milfoil shows up along the shoreline. Researchers came up with that conclusion after comparing property sales information from ten lakes, about half of which had been invaded by milfoil. Milfoil is found in 42 of the states nearly one-thousand lakes. Once it takes hold, it can grow up to an inch a day, crowding out other plants and making swimming difficult. AP-NY-08-13-01 0516EDT |