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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. From from talk of secession in the seacoast to the future of the mills to the north we'll talk about the stories behind the week's headlines with journalists from around the state. |
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Here's a look at other stories making news this Friday. |
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On the same day that a seventy-one-year-old Georgia woman died from the West Nile Virus, the prediction by state officials that it would arrive soon in New Hampshire has come true. Public health officials say the virus has been found in two dead crows - in Salem and Rollinsford. Those birds were the first out of 400 others to test positive so far this year. West Nile - which is transmitted by mosquitoes - can infect people - but those occurances are relatively low. People who do get the virus typically experience mild flu-like symptoms or - in some cases - no symptoms at all.The elderly and young are most at risk for serious complications from West Nile. |
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In the wake of a close encounter yesterday, New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are reminding people to be careful when dealing with black bears. Two tourists were scratched by one of the animals yesterday at the Flume in Lincoln. While their injuries were minor, authorities urge people to keep food, birdfeeders, and trash away from places that could attract bears ---- and to exercise caution if they encounter one. |
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***BUSINESS ANIMATED BUMP*** |
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Word of job cuts by Ford Motor Company --- combined with profit warnings from Dell and the Gap - contributed to a rough day on Wall Street. |
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The Dow Jones industrial average sank 151 points. The Nasdaq composite dropped 63 points and the S-and- P was down 19 points. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Shares of General Electric closed down eighty cents. Keane lost 47 cents a share. Oracle stock closed down 59 cents. Shares of Sanmina lost a dollar and thirty-one cents. And Texas Instruments ended the day down a dollar and fity-eight cents. |
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***WX ANIMATED BUMP*** |
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To find out what is in store for us this weekend we checked in earlier with Ed Argenta of the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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Mount Washington Observatory\Today on the Summit\Temperature: 54 degrees\Winds: peaked at 47 mph\Foggy\Visibility: 100 feet Tonight\North\Mostly cloudy \Lows: Upper 50s\Winds: SW 5 - 10 mph Tonight\South\Partly cloudy w/ fog \Lows: Near 60\Winds: SW 5 - 10 mph Saturday\Partly to mostly sunny \Highs 75 - 80\Winds: W 5 - 10 mph |
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An official state memorial for astronaut Alan Shepard of Derry was established today at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord. Governor Jeanne Shaheen signed legislation that establishes the Alan Shepard Discovery Center at the planetarium. Shepard was the first American in space. Governor Shaheen and Shepard's daughter Laura Shepard Churchley explained the importance of the astronaut's legacy to New Hampshire. |
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That's all for this edition of Outlook tonight. Thanks for joining us. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Allison McNair. Stay tuned for Suze Orman. We'll be back Monday at 7:30. |
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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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More counterfit money has shown up in the Granite State. Police in Rochester and Manchester are investigating bogus money passed in those communities over the past few weeks. And now police in Newmarket say two counterfit fifties were found there. The Secret Service continues to investigate. |
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AP-NH--School Enrollment CORRECTION dewap Govt report says N.H. school enrollment will drop in next decade Fixes typo in final graf -- The government says public school enrollment in the nation will increase slightly in the next decade, but will fall slightly in New Hampshire. Nationally, the Education Department predicts enrollment will increase by seven-tenths of a percent. In New Hampshire, school population is expected to decrease by nine-tenths of a percent. The national survey says school enrollment in New Hampshire increased by nearly 12 percent from 1993 to 1999, will go up about a half a percent by 2005, but fall by 2011. |