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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Researchers in Micronesia 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 childhood in New Hampshire. |
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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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The counting continues in Florida. George W. Bush and Al Gore appear to be closer than ever. With 65 of the state's 67 counties recounted, the tally collected by the Associated Press shows Bush leading Gore by 225 votes. But Florida election officials say their unofficial results show the Bush advantage at around one-thousand 784 votes. Associated Press explains the discrepancy in numbers this way: When a county finishes its tabulation, an AP reporter calls that number into the bureau. Those same results are sent to the state, where they must be certified to be official. It could be as late as next Tuesday before the state officially certifies all results. And it could be even longer before ballots casts by Floridians outside the country are tabulated. |
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Former US Senator John Durkin, who won his New Hampshire seat in 1975 after the closest election in Senate history, says the presidential election won't be resolved quickly. He says the outcome won't be known today, tomorrow or by Thanksgiving dinner, maybe not even by the next Easter breakfast! He says the Gore challenge should center on the 19,000 votes discarded in Florida's Palm Beach County. Durkin says bureaucrats have disenfranchised those voters. He adds that even though Palm Beach County is close to Cuba, that's not the way things are done in the United States. Meanwhile, State senator Rick Trombly is asking for a recount of his own. In the official totals - the Secretary of State gives his Republican challenger -Robert Flanders- a 94-vote margin of victory. |
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There will be no big surprises from the four Republicans who will represent New Hampshire at the electoral college. George Bush will get their votes. Electors pledge to vote for their party's candidate, but they aren't legally bound to do so. One New Hampshire elector refused to vote for the winner in the state's presidential vote in the 1880s. Electors cast their votes December 18th. The results are sent to the President of the U-S Senate - who happens to be Al Gore. |
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Okay - so how about a report card for all those polsters who predicted the election here in New Hampshire. With 100-percent of the precincts reporting, George Bush beat Al Gore by one percentage point and Governor Jeanne Shaheen beat Gordon Humphrey by six percent. Here's how the polls fared compared to actual results. The University of New Hampshire Survey Center had Bush winning by six percent, Shaheen by five percent. The poll had a margin of error of three-and-a-half percent. The Polling Institute at Franklin Pierce College projected Gore the winner by one point, Shaheen by ten points, with a margin of error of three percent. The last Concord Monitor poll had Gore up by four points and Shaheen by nine with a four percent margin of error. American Research Group predicted Bush by ten points and Humphrey by two with a margin of error of four percent. |
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Name a tax- any tax - and it could end up costing New Hampshire thousands of jobs. Economist Robert Tannenwald says a broad-based property tax, income or sales tax could result in the net loss of up to seven-thousand jobs. The state commission on education funding is looking at Tannenwald's findings. As for an income tax - Tannewald says it might loosen fiscal discipline at the state level. He explains that sales and property taxes hit certain groups particularly hard, and the pressure would be greater to restrain state spending under those levies than under an income tax. |
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There was a demonstration in front of the statehouse today. The purpose - to educate the public about adoption issues. The New Hampshire Open Adoption Records Coalition is calling for state legislation that would allow adult adoptees to have access to adoption records. The organization feels access to original birth certificates and adoption decrees is a matter of civil rights - saying adoptees should have the same rights as the non-adopted population. |
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It took 50 years - but a 72 year old Stratham man has finally been awarded the Purple Heart. Phil Soave says he was hit in the lower back in an explosion, during a reconnasisance mission in Korea. It wasn't until he was treated two months ago at a Veteran's Administration hospital that the military realized he had not received the medal he deserved. Today at a Statehouse ceremony, Soave talked about some of his fellow Marines, who died during the Korean War. He says it was their support and the grace of God that brought him home alive. |
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That's the news summary. Coming up in a few minutes, we'll hear another veteran's story. This one involves a South Sea island recovery mission, a chance encounter and a brother's love. That and Carlton Fisk after the weather. |
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THURSDAY NIGHT CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE AREAS OF FOG LATE LOW IN THE LOWER 40s TOMORROW RAIN WITH AREAS OF FOG HIGH IN THE LOWER 50s SATURDAY PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH IN THE LOWER 50s |
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As each Veteran's Day approaches, memories of past wars often fade. But for many, keeping memories alive, is a way of honoring those who served their country. Union Leader columnist John Clayton joins us now with the remarkable story of a lost New Hampshire pilot whose discovery brought two men together nearly half a century after World War II. John, welcome. |
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As a former marine, Veterans' Day is always special for Manchester native John Lally. But this year, the holiday will have more meaning than ever. After 56 years, he finally knows what happened to his buddy Bert Smith. |
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Thanks for joining us tonight, John. You can read John Clayton's column in the Union Leader. |
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Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines in New Hampshire business. The State's unemployment rate increased slightly from September to October. The preliminary - seasonally adjusted rate in October was two-point-five percent, compared with two-point-four percent the previous month. The Department of Employment Sceurity says an additional 740 people became unemployed. Still, New Hampshire's low unemployment rate is prompting companies to search for their employees oversees. Representative of 50 companies met in Newington yesterday to discuss visa requirements for foreign workers. The need for foreign workers exists in the areas of information technology, software engineering and the hospitality industry. So where will people working in the service industry live? The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority has approved two new programs to stimulate new affordable rental housing. The programs involve nearly 35 million dollars to finance multi-family and senior housing projects. The authority, a non-profit corporation, helps provide money through tax-exempt bonds, tax credits and special federal and state funds. |
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If you're planning to observe this Veterans Day holiday by exploring some of New Hampshire's sights and sounds, here as we show you every Thursday night, is a look at the weekend calendar. |
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Finally, tomorrow evening, The University of New Hampshire will be inducting 10 new members into the 100 Club Hall of Fame. One of the inductees will be Carlton Fisk. As a freshman at the University, Carlton played both baseball and basketball. He, of course went on to have a lengthy career in the Major Leagues and was recently inducted in to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Carlton grew up in Charlestown, New Hampshire where he learned to love sports and winning. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook, Journalists from around the state participate in our weekly Roundtable discussion. Join us as we explore the week in review. We'll talk about Tuesday's election results and what the future holds. |
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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 Napoleon: An Empires Special. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Journalists from around the state participate in our weekly Roundtable discussion. Join us as we explore the week in review. We'll talk about theTuesday's election results and what the future holds. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Monday on NH Outlook 90% of all business in the United States are family owned but only 3 in 10 survive to the 2nd generation. We'll meet the Makris family of Laconia, who is beating these odds. Tune in for New Hampshire Outlook, Monday at 7:30 |
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Tonight on NH Outlook 90% of all business in the United States are family owned but only 3 in 10 survive to the 2nd generation. We'll meet the Makris family of Laconia, who is beating these odds. Tune in for New Hampshire Outlook, tonight at 7:30 |
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-- Residents today told a panel assigned to evaluate the committee that oversees New Hampshire state judges that the process needs to be open to restore public confidence. Former Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Ken Blevens told the 18-member task force holding its first public meeting that secrecy is wrong. In September, the state Supreme Court asked Saint Anselm College President Jonathan DeFelice and Hampton lawyer Wilfred Sanders to investigate whether the Judicial Conduct Committee should be independent from the court. DeFelice and Sanders named 16 other members to the panel. The group hopes to file recommendations with the court, the Legislature and the governor by the end of the year or early next year. AP-NY AP-NH--Committee Cost msrman Retired justice says independent conduct committee to cost money -- A retired New Hampshire Supreme Court justice says an independent judicial conduct committee will be expensive. Retired Justice William Johnson says it will cost to have separate offices and separate staff. The committee now is under the Supreme Court, but that situation has come under fire after the court itself came under investigation this year. One justice resigned and another was impeached and acquitted. A task force looking into an independent committee as part of court reform holds its first public meeting today. A |
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Sign of Winter msrcod Sign of winter - Bear Notch Road closed -- Here's a sure sign winter is coming to New Hampshire: the Bear Notch Road linking Bartlett Village and the Kancamagus Highway is closed. The road was closed last week because of ice and a minor snowstorm. It won't be open again until spring when the eight-mile stretch again is safe for travel. |
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An endangered butterfly will be protected in New Hampshire for the next half century. New Hampshire's Fish and Game Department, the city of Concord and several other agencies reached agreement today to protect the Karner blue butterfly's habitat near Concord Airport for 50 years. The agreement protects 350 acres of pine barrens. Fish and Game will manage the area, cultivate plants and release Karner blues in hopes they will multiply. |
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