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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. New developments in the sale of North Country forest land. One year after the House votes to impeach Chief Justice David Brock, we'll look at Judicial reform in New Hampshire. And we'll take you on a highly informative tour of the State House. |
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Good Evening. I'm Richard Ager. Allison McNair is off tonight. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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A new deal is in the works that could preserve thousands of acres of forest land in Northern New Hampshire. A California based conservation organization is negotiating with International Paper Corporation to buy 171-thousand acres in Pitssburg, Stewartstown and Clarksville. The Trust For Public Land intends to hold the land off the market. That'll give the state, private organizations and federal government time to come up with a plan to preserve it for recreation, hunting and timber harvesting. The Trust has been involved in similar projects in the past, including preservation of Lake Umbagog and Lake Tarleton. |
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In an effort to pursue more business opportunities with Canada, a delegation from New Hampshire will head north across the border this fall. The group will be led by Governor Jeanne Shaheen, who announced the trip today at the State House. Shaheen will be joined by representatives from about three dozen New Hampshire companies. The Governor says there is a growing market in Canada for some of the goods and services offered by New Hampshire companies. |
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Also in Concord today, Governor Shaheen signed a bill designed to cut down on dioxins - which are chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems. The law makes it illegal for New Hampshire residents to burn household trash starting in two-thousand-three. The state Department of Environmental services says the burning of household trash results in about 17 percent of the state's dioxins. The Governor also signed legislation today aimed at streamlining the system that helps troubled children in the Granite State. The new law - which takes effect in 60 days - will merge the Department of Youth Services with the Department of Health and Human Services. The goal of the bill is to prevent children from being bounced around the system. The two agencies were separated in the mid nineties. |
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Some Democrats are pushing a plan to change the way towns elect representatives to the New Hampshire House. Under current law, some House members are floaters, meaning they're elected by more than one town to ensure that each member represents the same number of people. Other towns elect representatives through wards or at-large. Democrats say that gives Republicans an unfair advantage. Some are backing an idea to have 400 districts, each with the same number of voters. |
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One of the three Marines who died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in North Carolina last week was laid to rest in his home town of Milton today. The funeral for 20- year old Sean Hughes was held in the same gymnasium where he once played basketball. Hughes graduated from Nute High School in 1999 before joining the Marines. |
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A worker at a Newington company was illegally fired after he alerted authorities to alleged environmental violations. That ruling comes from the New Hampshire Supreme Court, which rejected the appeal filed by Seacoast Fire Equipment Company. The company - which based its appeal on what it said was former employee Alex Henrigan's lack of proof - claimed they fired Henrigan because he was rude to customers, not because he blew the whistle on the company's practice of draining fire extinguisher residue into the ground. |
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One year ago, the New Hampshire House of Representatives concluded its impeachment inquiry into the State Supreme court. At issue was whether one or more justices had violated the rules of judicial conduct. The vote was an emotional end to three months of investigation by the House Judiciary Committee. |
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Feelings ran high that evening - and the House overwhelmingly voted to impeach Chief Justice David Brock and send four articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial. At the conclusion of the trial, the Senate voted - also overwhelmingly - to acquit the Chief Justice of all charges. But that has not been the end of tensions between the legislature and the court. When the recent legislative session began in January, lawmakers began considering some three dozen bills concerning judicial reform. So what has been the lasting effect of the impeachment - and how is it affecting how our state is governed? Earlier I was joined in the studio by Representative John Pratt, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senator Ned Gordon, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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On wall street today, investors unloaded technology stocks. cashing in on last week's rally. |
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The Dow closed down nearly 67 points. The Nasdaq composite ended the day down 55-point- sixty-seven. And the S-and-P-500 lost over 13 points. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Bottomline Technolgy was up thirty- two cents. Oracle was down eighty- four cents. Texas Instruments dropped one dollar and sixty- six cents. Tyco International dropped one dollar and fifty- five cents. And Verizon Communications closed the day up sixty- five cents. |
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Bank of New Hampshire is prepared to auction off assets of Alliance Aircraft to help collect on a 284,000 dollar loan it made to the company. The startup jet maker plans to leave its offices at the Pease International Tradeport at the end of the month, bound for a new home in West Virginia. Officials at Alliance are hopeful they'll have the money needed to pay off the loan before the July 28th auction. |
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Concord has long been known for its love of baseball. The city is proving it this summer with its support for the Quarry Dogs'. With an average of nearly 1,700 fans cheering on each home game, the team has the highest average attendance of the 10 teams that make up the New England Collegiate Baseball League. It could even break even this year. Team President Curtis Barry attributes the success, in part, to affordable ticket and consession prices. The team's record is 14 and 17. |
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Turning now to the weather and the forecast for tonight and tomorrow we checked in a little earlier with Katie Koster of the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mt. Washington Observatory\Today on the Summit\In & Out of Clouds\Temperature: 48 F\Wind: NW 14 mph\Visibility: 500 feet CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers\Lows: 50 to 55 F\Winds: Light\ CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Partly Cloudy, Chance of Showers\Lows: 55 to 60 F\Winds: Light\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\Statewide\Showers Likely\Chance of T-storms\Highs: 70 to 80 F\Winds: Light |
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If you're between the ages of 9 and 22, the odds are you've experienced what we're about to show you. We're talking about the state house tour that nearly every New Hampshire elementary school child goes on. And if you've been on it, then you've already met Ken Leidner, tour guide to more than 150,000 young people over the last dozen years. We caught up with Ken last winter while he was giving one of his tours. OUT: |
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Since we first brought you that story in December, Ken Leidner has told us that during the past school year, over 13-thousand students took a tour of the State House. Only group tours are given, so if you'd like to get an up close view of the State House, you must have a group of ten people or more. For more information you can call 2-7-1-2-1-5-4. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - A new addition is coming to the Granite State's Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. We'll see the plans for the Alan B. Shepard Discovery Center. We'll also check in on the plans to sell his boyhood home. |
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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 Antiques Roadshow UK. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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DATE:7/16/01 TOPIC:Impeachment revisited one year later SEGMENT LENGTH:11 min. NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Nancy Ford/Member - House Judiciary Committee Rep. Henry Mock/ Chairman - House Judiciary Committee Rep. Nancy Ford\Member - House Judiciary Cmte. Rep. Henry Mock\Chair - House Judiciary Cmte. Sen. Ned Gordon\Chairman - Senate Judiciary Cmte. Rep. John Pratt\Member - House Judiciary Cmte. |
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DATE: 7/16/01 TOPIC:If you're between the ages of 9 and 22, the odds are you've experienced what we're about to show you. We're talking about the state house tour that nearly every New Hampshire elementary school child goes on. And if you've been on it, then you've already met Ken Leidner, tour guide to more than 150,000 young people over the last dozen years. We caught up with Ken last winter while he was giving one of his tours. SEGMENT LENGTH::4:50 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ken Leidner, State House tour guide |
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In business news. a new survey shows building wealth may be easier than most people think. The Consumer Federation of America says in reality, more than half of all households headed by somebody over 45 have a net worth of at least 100-thousand Building Wealth Research shows Americans overestimate how hard it is build wealth -- How many Americans are affluent? A new survey shows the perception is much different from the reality. The Consumer Federation of America and Provident Financial Corporation say more than half of households headed by somebody over age 45 are affluent. That's defined as having net wealth of at least 100-thousand dollars. But the survey shows the public believes that number is 20 percent less. At the same time, the survey says people believe 15 percent of Americans are millionaires. The actual data shows only about four percent are. The two groups say many Americans sell themselves short when they think they can't join the ranks of the affluent. They say the easiest way to achieve wealth is save enough money for a down payment on a home. They say the resulting equity is the key to becoming wealthy. %AP Links Sound: Steve Brobeck, executive director, Consumer Federation of America, at news conference Brobeck says a new survey shows more Americans are well-off financially than you might think. CUT *266 :14 "thousand dollars" Steve Brobeck, executive director, Consumer Federation of America, at news conference Brobeck says there's a big difference between the perception of how many Americans are affluent and the reality. CUT *267 :16 "public perception" Steve Brobeck, executive director, Consumer Federation of America, at news conference Brobeck says becoming affluent isn't out of reach for most people. CUT *268 :14 "accumulating equity" Steve Brobeck, executive director, Consumer Federation of America, at news conference Brobeck says the study shows Americans greatly overestimate how many people are actually millionaires. CUT *269 :10 "this wealthy" AP-NY-07-16-01 1626EDT |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. A new addition is coming to the Granite State's Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. We'll see the plans for the Alan B. Shepard Discovery Center. Tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |