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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. A legal blow to the State's Supreme Court Justices who were looking for the state to pay their impeachment related legal fees. Plus, the life and legacy of American hero, astronaut and New Hampshire native Alan B. Shepard and plans to build a discovery center in his honor. |
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Good Evening. I'm Richard Ager. Allison McNair has the night off. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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Three State Supreme Court Justices involved in last year's impeachment investigation will not be reimbursed for their lawyer's fees. That ruling came today from a Merrimack County Superior Court Judge. The legal bills of Chief justice David Brock, Justice John Broderick and retired Justice Sherman Horton, are estimated at more than one and a half million dollars. Unless The Governor and executive council now decide in the the justices favor, the state will not reimburse the judges. |
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A coalition of Conservation groups and state and local officials gathered in Concord today to talk about the future of 171 thousand acres of Northern New Hampshire Forest. The Trust For Public Land announced yesterday that it will purchase the land for an estimated 40 million dollars. Now officials need to agree upon a way to manage that land for both the economic and ecological benefit of the state. David Houghton of The Trust For Public Land explained why reaching consensus could be difficult. |
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Representatives from the house and senate will head to the North Country later this month to look at some of the land and discuss it's possible use with workers and residents. |
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Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin, a veteran of 30 years of state politics, may be about to receive a presidential appointment. Griffin says nothing is definite yet, but tells the Portsmouth Herald she was interviewed for a position that would enable her to stay in the state and keep her council seat. Last week, Karl Rove, the president's senior adviser, commented that Griffin might be nominated for an administration post. Griffin says the announcement could come in a few weeks. |
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Last week, a congressional subcommittee approved two million dollars to help build the Alan B. Shepard Discovery Center at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord. Shepard, who was born and raised in Derry, New Hampshire, was America's first man in space. We'll get some more details about the new center in a few minutes, but first, let's take a look at Alan Shepard's life, in this story originally broadcast in 1999 as part of the New Hampshire Public Television documentary "New Hampshire in Space". 03:37 - 03:41 10:30 - 10:40 |
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Track 1: Alan Shepard was born into a well-known New Hampshire family. He was a country boy attending a one-room schoolhouse before going onto Derry's Pinkerton Academy. Track 2: But what Alan Shepard loved most was being around airplanes. Whenever he could, he would bicycle the ten miles to Grenier Field - which is now Manchester Airport. Once here, he would volunteer to do any odd job, like cleaning this hangar - anything to be near airplanes. In return, he would get the occasional free flight but, more important, encouragement for his dream of flying. Track 3: After graduating in 1940, Alan Shepard entered the naval academy and then served on a destroyer in the Pacific. With World War 2 over, he took to the skies again, first as a carrier pilot and later as a test pilot. And in April of 1959, he became one of the Mercury 7 - America's first astronauts. For the next two years, these seven men trained hard and played hard. They were a team yet each competed to be the first in space. Finally, in January of 1961, the seven gathered for an announcement. Track 4: Five months later, with America losing in the space race to the Soviet Union, Alan Shepard prepared for the flight of Freedom 7. It was exciting, and frightening. Track 5: After the flight, Derry began calling itself Spacetown. Track 6: And Pinkerton Academy honored its most famous student by renaming the school team the Astros. Track 7: Shepard believed he would be among the first to the moon, but when he developed an inner-ear disorder, he was grounded. For five long years, he watched other astronauts go up until an operation cured him. At the age of 45, he would return to space in Apollo 14. In February of 1971, he stepped onto the moon. Track 8: Another moment the world will never forget - was the first extraterrestrial golf shot. Track 9: Three years after returning to earth, Alan Shepard retired from NASA and military, but he never left the cause of space exploration. Track: When future generations walk on other worlds, they will be walking in the footsteps of the first generation of space pioneers. Track: That generation is now passing. Alan Shepard died in 1998. He is remembered for more than his historic adventure. |
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Plans for the Shepard Discovery Center are well underway. Earlier I spoke with Jeanne Gerulskis, executive director of the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium; and Richard Ashoo, chairman of the planetarium commission. |
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In business news today, Intel's second-quarter earnings are down 94 percent from a year ago, but they're still better-than-expected. The world's largest computer chip maker earned 12 cents a share -- two cents above analysts' expectations. It's news like that that sent wall street investors on a buying spree today. |
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The Dow was up just over 134 and a quarter. The Nasdaq was up 38-point two-oh. and the S&P 500 was up nearly twelve points. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. MBNA was up a dollar twenty one. Pennichuck Corp was down two dollars. State Street Corp was Up three dollars and fifty-three cents. Teradyne was up a dollar fifty nine. And Tyco International was up three dollars. |
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There were more layoffs yesterday at Aavid Thermal Technologies in Laconia and Concord. The Laconia Citizen is reporting that 28 employees are now out of work due to the recent decline in the electronics industry. A spokeswoman says it was the third round of layoffs this year, totaling about 20 percent of the company's workforce. |
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In Concord today, Governor Shaheen signed a bill making the New Hampshire Port Authority part of the Pease Development Authority. Governor Shaheen said, "Joining the Port with the Pease Development Authority will ensure that the Port has the resources it needs to improve and grow." Also signed, was House Bill 354, which provides 6 million dollars to extend the kindergarten construction program through June of 2004. |
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If the inspection sticker on your car's windshield is curling up and falling off, you'll soon be receiving a new one. The Department of Safety has asked Moore North America of Dover, Manchester and Laconia to provide 800,000 new stickers to replace faulty ones. Those stickers were supplied by New American Printing and Solutions of South Portland, Maine. The state will seek court action to recover the costs of replacing the faulty stickers. |
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Turning now to the forecast. We checked in with Katie Koster a little earlier at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Today on the Summit\Temperature: 48 degrees\Wind: Northwest 13 mph\In and out of the clouds\Visibility: 1/2 mile CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Partly cloudy with chance of t-storms\Patchy fog after midnight\Lows: 45 to 55 degrees\Winds: Light and variable CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Partly cloudy with chance of t-storms\Patchy fog after midnight\Lows: 50 to 55 degrees\Winds: Light and variable CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North\Partly sunny\Chance of afternoon showers\Highs: 70 to 75 degrees\Winds: Light and variable CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Partly sunny\Highs: 75 to 85 degrees\Winds: Light out of the Northeast\ |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - Will state budget cuts force dozens of District Court security officers out of their jobs? We'll look at what's at stake for the courts. |
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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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Police say shooter was trying to get officers to kill him -- Police say the fugitive wounded in a shootout with police in Manchester was trying to get police to kill him. Investigators say officers wounded 34-year-old Shawn McManus Sunday night after he opened fire on them. The attorney general's office says its preliminary investigation found the officers were justified in shooting McManus when they tried to arrest him on a robbery warrant from Massachusetts. Sergeant David Mara said he learned from interviewing McManus that the New Ipswich man wanted police to kill him. He was wounded in the legs. |
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DATE:7/17/01 TOPIC: Last week, a congressional subcommittee approved two million dollars to help build the Alan B. Shepard Discovery Center at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord. Shepard, who was born and raised in Derry, New Hampshire, was America's first man in space. We'll get some more details about the new center in a few minutes, but first, let's take a look at Alan Shepard's life, in this story originally broadcast in 1999 as part of the New Hampshire Public Television documentary "New Hampshire in Space". SEGMENT LENGTH: 11:03 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Marion Pounder\Pinkerton Academy classmate George Sheldon\Pinkerton Academy classmate Alan Shepard\1998 Foster Ball\Pinkerton Academy classmate 03:37 - 03:41 Daniel Goldin\NASA Administrator 10:30 - 10:40 |
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DATE:7/17/01 TOPIC: Plans for the Shepard Discovery Center are well underway. Earlier I spoke with Jeanne Gerulskis, executive director of the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium; and Richard Ashoo, chairman of the planetarium commission. SEGMENT LENGTH:7:12 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jeanne Gerulskis\Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Director Richard Ashoo\Chairman - Planetarium Commission |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Will state budget cuts force dozens of District Court security officers out of their jobs? We'll look at what's at stake for the courts. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. the life and legacy of American astronaut and New Hampshire native Alan B. Shepard and plans to build a space center in his honor. Here at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Justices not entitled to state money in impeachment case -- A judge ruled today that three New Hampshire Supreme Court justices are not entitled to have the state pay their impeachment investigation bills. Chief Justice David Brock, Justice John Broderick and retired Justice Sherman Horton sued the state to get it to pay their legal fees, which total more than one and a half million dollars. Their suit came after Attorney General Philip McLaughlin turned down their request for reimbursement, saying the law that grants legal representation to state employees did not apply to impeachments. Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Edward Fitzgerald agreed and dismissed the case. The judges also have appealed to Governor Jeanne Shaheen and the Executive Council, which has yet to rule. Three of the Supreme Court Justices involved in the impeachment investigation of Chief Justice David Brock will not get reimbursed for their legal fees. That's the ruling from a Merrimack County Superior Court Judge today. The legal bills of Chief justice David Brock, Justice John Broderick and retired Justice Sherman Horton total more than one and a half million dollars and unless The Governor and executive council rule in the the justices favor, The state will not reimburse the judges. According to Attorney General Philip McLaughlin, The law that grants state employees reimbursement for legal representation does not apply to impeachments. |
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A final note on Spacetown, USA. The Derry post office will soon be renamed the Alan B. Shepard Post Office in May, marking the 40th anniversairy of the first American space flight. The house sold in May for the asking price. 279,00. The Derry middle school principal bought it. |