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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. A Grantham man shares his expertise at Ground Zero in New York. "I feel like I have prepared my whole life for last tuesday." And are we prepared for war? The Granite State homeland defense plan. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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It's Day 15 of America's New War on terrorism. The war has a new name. Muslims found Operation Infinite Justice offensive. The U.S. military will now refer to it as Operation Enduring Freedom. Another 19 hundred military reserves have been called up bringing the total across the country to 12,000. The highest ranking british official to visit Iran in 22 years says the Islamic republic will take a stand against terrorism. Japan today pledged its support to the US. The Air Line Pilots Association is urging Congress to let pilots carry firearms in cockpits. The White House prepares to toughen sucureity on all planes. The goal is to have armed marshals on most, if not all flights. |
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One of the first people on the scene to conduct search and rescue at the World Trade Center was a Grantham New Hampshire man. 40 year old Russell Keat says his life experiences lead to his ability to respond to this catastophic event. Russ's dad was an architect. And Russ grew up around structural steel, watching buildings being built. He has trained in subterranean search and rescue and urban search and rescue. With those credentials, as events unfolded on September 11th, Russell Keat - husband and father of two - knew he had to make the journey to New York City |
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Long before the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, New Hampshire officials had been working on ways to deal with potential attacks. Last year, Portsmouth was one of three sites across the country selected for mock drills involving chemical and biological weapons. But clearly, more work remains to be done. Today, producer Richard Ager talked with Emergency Management Director Woody Fogg about the state's homeland defense plan. |
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For more information you can contact the Office of Emergency Managment at 1-800-852-3792, or on Webster, New Hampshire's state government web site: www-dot-state-dot-nh-dot-us. |
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Students learning to fly through Daniel Webster College will be able to take to the skies once the weather clears. Since the terrorist attacks there had been a ban on student flying. Now that ban has been lifted, a spokesperson at the college says training flights will resume at the airport in Nashua as soon as the weather improves. Student flights had remained grounded long after commercial airliners were permitted back in the air. |
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New Hampshire-based Pan American Airways today banned nearly all carryon luggage to enhance airline security. Pan American officials said under the new policy passengers will be required to check all bags, including briefcases and laptop computers. Carryon items will be limited to wallets, purses and, for those traveling with infants, diaper bags. The original Pan Am airlines shutdown in 1991 after the terrorist attack over Lockerbie Scotland. Its assets and name were purchased by a New England railroad operator. Pan Am has about 12 flights a day. |
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Congressman Charles Bass is introducing a plan to crack down on people who take advantage of disasters to steal money. Since the terrorist attacks, there have been many reports of callers trying to get people to donate to various fraudulent funds for relief efforts. The American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act would double the fines and prison terms for anyone attempting to take advantage of a declared emergency or disaster. |
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There were modest gains on Wall Street as the market searched for steadier ground after Monday's rally and last week's plunge. |
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The Dow was up 56 points. the Nasdaq was up two and a quarter. The S&P 500 was up nearly eight points. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Anheuser Busch was up a dollar forty. Chubb Corp was up two dollars and seventy seven cents. Pennichuck Corp was up two dollars. Tyco was up 98-cents and Verizon was up a dollar ninety five. |
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If you're hoping to hop a train from Portland Maine to Boston or maybe you want to get aboard along the way - it may become a reality in the not so distant future.Officials say passenger service is expected to start by January first and possibly as early asThanksgiving.The service originally was scheduled to begin eight years ago. The 114-mile route will include three stops in Maine and three in New Hampshire. Officials say the firm startup date should be known within a week or two. |
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Three-thousand pounds of Fleischmann's margarine sold in 19 states, including New Hampshire are being recalled. Some Fleischmann's Original stick margarine was packaged in boxes labeled Fleischmann's Unsalted stick margarine. The original margarine contains whey, a dairy protein, that the unsalted version does not list as an ingredient. The Food and Drug Administration says people with dairy allergies run the risk of a serious, even life threatening, allergic reaction if they eat the mislabeled margarine. Consumers with dairy allergies should return the margarine to the place of purchase for refund. |
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A legislative committee is recommending lawmakers reject a plan to ban smoking in restaurant dining areas across the state. The proposal would allow smoking only in separately enclosed and ventilated cocktail lounge areas of restaurants. Restaurant owners opposed to the ban, say the modifications would cost too much and the ban might discourage smokers from eating out. The House will take up the issue when it returns to Concord in January. New Hampshire Outlook takes up the issue of smoking in a special five part-series next week. You can see Clearing the Air beginning Monday, October 1 when New Hampshire Outlook moves to 10pm. |
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Peak fall foliage is about to arrive in northern New Hampshire. That's according to the state division of Travel and Tourism. People in the industry are hoping leaf peepers spend time and money in the granite state this fall. Stunning colors have already been reported in the North Country. The region's foliage should be at its best next week. Red, yellow and orange leaves have also been spotted in the White Mountains. Peak foliage in central and southern parts of the state is still a few weeks away. |
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There were some flash flood warnings and heavy rain around the granite state today. Earlier we checked in with Katie Koster at the Mount Washington Observatory to find out what the weather is like up there as well as what's in store for the state tomorrow. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Today on the Summit\High: 52 degrees\Wind: SE 28 mph\Fog and rain \Visibility: 200 feet\ Tonight\North\Locally dense fog\Showers and drizzle\Lows: Near 50\Winds: SE 5 - 10 mph\ Tonight\South\Locally dense fog\ Showers and drizzle\Rain late\Lows: 50 - 55\Winds: SE 5 - 10 mph Tomorrow\Statewide\Dense fog early\Then mostly sunny\Highs: 65 - 70\Winds: SW 5 - 15 mph |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - We'll take you inside New Hampshire's Air National Guard station as Granite Sate reservists prepare for duty. |
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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 Keeping Up Appearances 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. Two weeks ago, a Grantham man joined rescue efforts at Ground Zero in New York. Tonight he shares his experience. at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We'll take you inside New Hampshire's Air National Guard station as Granite Sate reservists prepare for duty. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE INCLUDING NEW IPSWICH.MONT VERNON.WEARE * UNTIL 415 PM EDT. * AT 117 PM EDT.NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TRAINING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL EXTENDING ACROSS NEW IPSWICH.OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FITCHBURG.THROUGH MUCH OF EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THE RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. $$ Delivered by WeatherBank, Inc. TUE SEP 25, 2001 01:23 PM EDT AP-NY-09-25-01 1323EDT |
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DATE:9/25/01 TOPIC: One of the first people on the scene to conduct search and rescue at the World Trade Center was a Grantham New Hampshire man. 40 year old Russell Keat says his life experiences lead to his ability to respond to this catastophic event. Russ's dad was an architect. And Russ grew up around structural steel, watching buildings being built. He has trained in subterranean search and rescue and urban search and rescue. With those credentials, as events unfolded on September 11th, Russell Keat - husband and father of two - knew he had to make the journey to New York City SEGMENT LENGTH:12:49 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Russell Keat\Search and Rescue Volunteer |
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DATE:9/25/01 TOPIC: Long before the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, New Hampshire officials had been working on ways to deal with potential attacks. Last year, Portsmouth was one of three sites across the country selected for mock drills involving chemical and biological weapons. But clearly, more work remains to be done. Today, producer Richard Ager talked with Emergency Management Director Woody Fogg about the state's homeland defense plan. SEGMENT LENGTH: 4:08 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Woody Fogg\Dir. NH Office of Emergency Management |
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AP-NH--Attacks-Phony Charities dewho Bass introducing bill to crack down on phony charity requests -- Congressman Charles Bass is introducing a plan to crack down on people who take advantage of disasters to steal money. He calls it the American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, and it would double the fines and prison terms for anyone who pulls a fraud to take advantage of a declared emergency or disaster. Since the terrorist attacks, there have been many reports of callers from apparently fraudulent charities trying to get people to donate to various funds for relief efforts or police or fire family survivors. |
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As the United States military prepares to take action in the war against terrorism, more than 200 members of the New Hampshire Air National Guard are awaiting their callup orders. As producer Richard Ager tells us,the Pease Air Guard base is now a place where everyone is getting ready for whenever their orders come. |
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Like many media outlets we have been trying to gauge when it is time to move back to regular programming. So, producer Chip Neal went to the streets of Manchester to find out what people are thinking about that topic. |
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Finally, tonight Producer Chip Neal has this profile of Eliot, Maine sculptor, Antoinette Prien Schultz. Tony, as her friends know her, often works with large pieces of granite and other stone to create outdoor sculptures that are expressions of human emotion. Antoinette Prien Schultz's sculpture ranges in size from 8 inches to sixteen feet with prices that start at $1000 and vary upward according to the size and medium used. |