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Coming up next on New Hampshire Outlook. tighter security at Manchester Airport. plus. a full house in the north country as residents hear about a federal prison plan. And.the debate over a statewide ban on smoking. |
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I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Thirty-nine members of New Hampshire's Air National Guard have been called to active duty.They're members of the 157th Security Forces Squadron. Two-thirds of the security officers will be assigned to the Pease Air National Guard base. The remaining 13 are being sent to other unspecified military locations. |
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Airspace above two New England nuclear power plants could be restricted, as part of new anti-terrorism efforts. Governor Jeanne Shaheen has asked her recently empaneled task force to consider the idea. The increased protection would be for the Seabrook and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plants. Vermont governor Howard Dean has already asked the federal government to restrict airspace over the Vermont Yankee facility. |
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The F.B.I. reports it is following more than 260-thousand leads and tips in its worldwide search for terrorists responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Centers and Pentagon. That as NATO agreed to support US military action against Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network.--- While the U-S plans an anti-terror campaign that could strike at Afghanistan's Taliban regime, President Bush is pledging 320 million dollars in humanitarian aid for famine and drought relief. Relief supplies will be airdropped into the region.---- Relief is also on the way for Americans who've lost jobs in the wake of the attacks. The President is proposing a 3-billion dollar emergency aid package and the extension of unemployment benefits in states where unemployment spiked after September 11.--- It's still not clear if Thursday's Black Sea crash of a Russian plane headed from Israel to Siberia was accidentally hit by a Ukrainian surface to air missile, the result of terrorism or something else.--- Back in the US, A Florida businessman is in the hospital with a highly lethal case of anthrax. Health officials aren't saying how he contracted the disease. They say it is not contagious and not the result of terrorism. If all this news is making you depressed, you are not alone. A new poll finds Americans are recovering slowly from the shock of the attacks. A quarter of Americans are having trouble conentrating at work. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press says public mood affects everything from air travel to consumer behavior. |
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In the wake of the terrorist attacks, there have been reports of harassment of people from the Middle East. Here in New Hampshire, such a backlash was felt in Claremont, where several Pakistani businessmen reported they recieved bomb threats and were subjected to ethnic slurs. But - in a show of support for the harassed store owners - many Claremont residents have stopped by the store to offer kind words. Others have called or sent cards. The Pakistani businessmen say all of the support is very encouraging. |
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Earlier this week, we told you about a proposal to bring a federal prison to the North Country. On Wednesday night, residents packed City Hall to get details from Federal prison officials on what it would take to bring a federal penitentiary to Berlin. Outlook Correspondent Theresa Kennett reports. Mayor Robert Danderson has asked the government to consider Berlin for a new prison to help the city lessen its dependence on its ailing paper industry. More than 800 paper workers have been laid off and there are few jobs and industries in the region that can absorb them. Federal prison officials at the meeting said once a community is chosen for a prison, it can take about four years to open it. Executive Councilor Ray Burton urged residents to support the idea, saying a prison would be a good neighbor. Residents will be asked whether they support the idea in a non-binding referendum during municipal elections next month. |
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There was standing room only in Berlin's City Hall on Wednesday night as over 150 people gathered for serious discussion on the potential of sighting a federal prison within city limits. Go to 5:46 - Pam Chandler One of the things for you to know about me is that I was born and raised in a town that has a federal prison. That's how I go into this business. Pamela Chandler is the Site Selection Specialist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She and Robert Nardi, a consultant to the bureau for over 17 years, explained the process that lie ahead and they addressed many of the issues that surface when communities are considering hosting a federal prison. Go to 16:45 to 16:59 Robert Nardi We like to think the Federal Prison system is the most successful prison system in the world when it comes to managing its population. There are 130,000 prisoners under lock and key tonight and they will still be there when we all wake up in the morning. They assured everyone that the prison would not be a drain on municipal services. Go to Pamela at 9:56 We are really a little community within ourselves. Go to Nardi at 42:47 The bureau takes responsibility for its facilities and events that may be occurring there. You can buy whatever you want for your own community by you are not expected to service this facility. And they talked about what is probably most important to the region - Jobs. The prison will create approximately 350 jobs, 60% of which will be for new hires. Go to Pamela at 10:48 We don't make any kind of commitments about where the new hires are going to come from We hope that they are as local s can be. You do have to meet qualifications they can be experience, education or a combination of the two. The bulk of the 247 new hires will be correctional officers. According to informational booklet created by the feds, those jobs will have a base pay that ranges from 31 to 33 thousand dollars. However, everyone need not apply. 11:26 - shots of people looking at books Go to Pamela at 12:04 the bureau has mandatory retirement at age 57 so in order to meet that requirement you can't have reached your 37th birthday before you apply. Go to Mark MacDonald at 51:39 I;m not to sure we want our population displaced by 40 to 60% people coming in from around the country. The proposition here was for economic relief to address the problem that we have with 1300 people affected by this mill closing and I'm not to sure that I've been convinced that this is going to be the answer in the fact that we don not have a labor pool Go to Mayor at 55:12 You talk about having outside employees. Talk to the down town merchants. Ask them when they had good years. When we built the pipeline, when we built the prison. There are other people who are also employed here. It would be almost impossible for me as the Mayor or the council to find a job that is going to help everyone of themill workers that is unemployed. That's a sad fact. But what I'm trying to do and what the council is trying to do is find as many jobs as possible so that the pain will not be as great. Go to Gary Newfield This is a sales show and what they are doing is razzle dazzling you to give you only the good things, not the bad things. Now I don't know what the bad things are but I would like to so have you done any studies from other communities Mayor - yes Every study that I have read tells you that there is only one downside which happens to be an upside for berlin and that is the impact on housing. Berlin has an overabundance of housing. Go to 1:28:41 Nardi We have been very careful not to come here to razzle dazzle you and sell you something that you really don't want. The support of the community is critical in siting a federal facility. If its not here it will be somewhere else because there is competition for this kind of facility. Go to Fireman speaking of support from Fire Fighters Along with the skepticism, there was significant support in the audience. Go to Health Officer, Mike Neal and man from Texas for brief supportive bites. Go to mayor If there is one thing that I have learned about economic development in the last year. Its that sure things are very rare. You have to work hard on many different issues and we are. In order to gage public support, the Berlin City council is placing a non-binding referendum on the ballot in November. In the mean time, the mayor urged his community to seek answers to their questions by contacting members of the council or city hall. From Berlin, I'm Theresa Kennett for NH Outlook. |
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The shutdown of the mills in Berlin and Gorham is likely to have a major negative impact on the North Country economy. To help minimize that impact, and find a new economic strategy for the region, legislators and other elected officials from around the state have formed a new committee to study the economic issues facing the region. Committee members include, among others, the Speaker of the House, the State Senate President, the Congressional delegation, and the mayor of Berlin. The 17 members will meet monthly, and coordinate all efforts between local, state and federal authorities. The chairman is Bill Bartlett, former Senate President and current chairman of the Pease Development Authority. Bartlett believes the key to economic revival is diversification of the north country economy. |
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One of the members of the new committee is State Senator Lou D'Allesandro. He believes the economic situation in the north country could prompt the legislature to take another look at expanding gambling in New Hampshire. |
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I've always looked at gaming as a viable possibility for the state of NH. As to where it should be - I've made some comments on that in the past. But obviously, it's a viable situation and we do have a couple of grand hotels in the north country that in the past did have gaming. So I don't think we can dismiss anything. I would say that the chairman would admit that all things are on the table and when all things are on the table, you look at each one of them and you make a definitive judgement and move forward. |
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More good news this week for potential homebuyers, and homeowners looking to refinance. Mortgage interest rates this week dropped to their lowest levels in years. The average 30-year fixed rate morgage interest rate dipped to from six-point-72 to six-point-64, the lowest rates since October 1998. The interest rate on a 15 year mortgage averages six-point-eleven percent, the lowest since 1991. One-year adjustable mortgages averaged an initial rate of five-point-34 percent this week. |
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It was a mixed day on Wall Street today. Blue chip stocks fell slightly, and industrials took a hit, but tech stocks got a boost after Dell Computers joined Cisco Systems in announcing positive earnings forecasts. Overall, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down sixty-two-point-nine, the American stock exchange gained seven-point-zero-seven. The Nasdaq was up sixteen-point-five, and the S-and-P 500 was down two-point-six-six. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Pennichuck Corporation closed down 2 dollars and 48 cents. Chubb stock was down a dollar fifty seven. Apogent Technologies dropped a dollar forty nine, FleetBoston Financial slipped a dollar forty three, and Texas Instruments ended the day up a dollar seventy-nine. |
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Fall-out from the September 11th terrorist attacks may hit workers here in New Hampshire. General Electric Aircraft announced plans Thursday for lay-offs in the wake of the attack. Workers at the G. E. Aircraft Engines plant in Hooksett are waiting to hear if their jobs are among up to 4,000 the company plans to cut. G. E. says the lay-offs are due to the drop in demand for aircraft engines after the attacks. |
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New Hampshire based Stonyfield Farm - the largest organic yogurt maker - has a new business partner. France's Group DANONE, the makers of Evian bottled water and Danon Yogurt, has agreed to acquire an initial 40% holding in Stonyfield Farm. Under the agreement, Groupe DANONE will have an opportunity to acquire a majority holding in the company in 2004. Control of Stonyfield's management will remain with Gary Hirshberg, current chairman, president and CEO. |
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"Would you like smoking or Non Smoking?" That question may go the way of the dinosaur in restaurants across New Hampshire if some lawmakers have their way. This January two pieces of anti-smoking legislation will be voted on which could change the habits of many non smokers. Correspondent Lisa Brown looks at the two bills under consideration. |
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It's all about getting rid of these…One way or another. One bill would ban cigarettes in restaurants, The other would double the tax on a pack of smokes. Neither proposal will have much affect on Alice Laona. Alice Laona Milford Smoker 1:21:03 It relaxes me. 1:21:05 **Butt Bite 1:21:09 When I first get up in the morning and after a good evening meal, that's when I want it the most. 1:21:11 Under current law, restaurants do not have to offer smoking sections, however, if they do allow smoking, restaurant that seat fifty or more diners must effectively segregate smoking from non smoking. Small restaurants that seat less than fifty people may have an ashtray on every table. For most smokers, whats already on the books is enough. Alice 1:16:40 I think accommodation is the word we should use, not prohibition. It may not be cost effective to have separate smoking sections, but I think businesses that don't have it, do loose. There are places my daughter and I won't go to eat because we can not have a cigarette after our meal. 1:17:05 Under HB 713, the issue of smoking would not be left up to restaurant owners. Smoking would be banned in all restaurants, regardless of size, with the exception of those restaurants designated historical or located in historical districts. Under the plan, Lounge areas could continue to offer smoking, however floor to ceiling barriers preventing the escape of smoke would have to be put in place. For Restaurants like Hermanos in Concord, the only thing you'll find smoking is its chile. Hermanos has been smoke free for more than ten years. Bruce Parrish/Owner Hermanos Restaurant, Concord 3:14:48 It is one hundred percent our choice, and it was a hard decision to make because very few restaurants when we went non smoking were, I don't think any were in town at all. Especially when we movef her to have a non smoking lounge, but its worked, and its not very often we have someone leave, probably leave as often as when we don't accept American express. 3:15:09 A total ban on smoking in restaurants is nothing new. Lawmakers have rejected similar legislation in the past, and just might do it again. Last month a house subcommittee voted four to one to kill HB 713. While the proposal heading to the full house is not dead on arrival, it is -you might say-on life support-and that's where it belongs according to The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant. Henry Veilleux New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association 1:06:14 The restaurant association is opposed to the legislation, the restaurant association is not pro smoking, For many of the owners, it's a philosophical thing. owners believe that they should be the ones making the decision if you look over the years, man of these establishments have gone non smoking on their own and they have done that because their customers want them to.the list of non smoking establishments has been and is going to continue to grow exponentially. 1:06:52 Representative Martha Fuller Clark who co-sponsors both anti smoking bills says its time lawmakers get involved in the smoking debate. Rep. Martha Fuller Clark Rockingham 3:03:20 The argument can be made that its just more government but government has always had a role in regard to public health and we believe this is a public health issue. We regulate and legislate around other issues concerning the quality of service and health in restaurants and this is just extending issues of public health into an area where we know that smoking is one of the top health concerns in the state. 3;03:51 Nats break 1:23:22 do you want that one bad? yeah. Why? It gives you something to have a break from work. 1:23:34 New Hampshire's second anti-smoking proposal is House Bill 742, a bill aimed at hiking the cigarette tax by as much as 50-cents to one dollar and two cents a pack. For Mandy Kovecses who has been smoking for eight years, since she was twelve, the hike won't change her habit. Mandy Kovecses Weare Smoker 1:26:04 I have to have my cigarette money. When I go through my check, I know I have to put 30 dollars aside a week for a carton, and if they go up, I'll probably have to put 35 dollars aside, but I'd still do it. 1:26:16 Standup Lisa Brown NH Outlook 2:05:09 According to a report released last year by the surgeon general, for every ten percent increase in the price of cigarettes, there's a three-five percent decrease in consumption. 2:05:19 Martha Fuller Clark Rockingham 3:07:47 If we you reduce the number of people smoking over time, you reduce their health care cost to the state so And that is exactly what Supporters like Martha Fuller Clark are aiming for-to see fewer young people smoking. Alice 1:17:44 I remember when I started they were 35 cents a pack. And now that they are 3L95 a pack, I'm still smoking, some places in the Midwest are up to 6 dollars a pack, so price is not necessarily going to deter me. 1:17:56 If lawmakers vote to hike the tax on cigarettes- between 70 to 80 million dollars in new revenue would be generated. It's new money, some say that the state needs to offset the health costs already associated with smoking. Martha Fuller Clark 3:05:21 What we are trying to do is find some a program to raise the money outside of general funds and resources which has been under a lot of stress and demand particularly because of education funding, And move ahead on one, reducing the cost of taking care of people with diseases from smoking and two to be able to provide the type of health insurance and access to health coverage that so many of seniors and individuals in this state need and don't have. 3:05:57 But will a hike on the cigarette tax change people's habits? Not likely says Kris MacNeil an independent small store owner who caters to smokers. Kris MacNeil/Owner MacNeils Corner Market, Concord 2:22:14 This is a bag of tobacco which a lot of folks have switched to.it goes for 4.99 and they can get a cartons worth of cigarettes out of it and this is not taxed. 2:22:31 Like many who smoke, there are ways of getting around higher prices-whether your doing your own rolling, or heading out in the car. In Vermont, the cigarettes tax is 59-cents, in Massachusetts-its 91-cents. Store owners like MacNeil depend on cigarette traffic and on revenue from tobacco companies. Cigarette companies pay her thousands of dollars for product placement, and that's what keeps the lights on. Kris 2:19:36 I'm angry that in the state of New Hampshire where they have liquor stores on the highways, they target a product that is just as dangerous. Quite frankly, if little Johnnie takes a pack of cigs from his mothers purse and goes out smoking and driving her car, I rather see that, than if he rips off her liquor cabinet and takes off driving her car on the highway at 16. I think you can make exactly the same health claims for alcohol as you for cigarettes. And I resent them targeting cigarettes knowing the ramifications it has on small businesses and not look at doing the exact same thing to the states industry, and that's alcohol. 2:20:16 While both anti-smoking proposals before the house are an attempt to eliminate the number of smokers in the state, they may not go far enough. Rep.Martha Fuller Clark Rockingham 3:01:21 I believe there will be some additional negotiations between now and January, possibly bringing in an amendment to correct flawed language to make it move forward. At the same time Senator Katie Wheeler and I have filed a bill in the Senate which will ban smoking in all lounges without exception to lounges. 3:01:46 Even if New Hampshire lawmakers do enact either or both anti-smoking proposals, many smokers like Alice say, they'll still run a mile for a camel. Alice 1:19:01 There are people who will always smoke, just like there are those who will always drink, and always overeat or drive too fast or abuse a spouse. You know. Don't try to legislate moralty. 1:19:17 Whether smoking is a moral, social or health issue is not whats being debated. What is, on the table is an attempt by many lawmakers to CLEAR THE AIR. For New Hampshire Outlook, Lisa Brown Reporting. |
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Tomorrow we conclude our series on smoking with a look at funding for tobacco prevention programs. |
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And next week here on New Hampshire Public Television, Is there such as thing as a Safe Cigarette? In a one hour documentary, NOVA looks at whether modern science and technology are capable of creating a safe cigarette. That's October 8 at 8pm here on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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It hardly felt like fall Thursday as temperatures around the state hovered near 80 degrees. To find out what's in store for the Friday forecast we checked in with Katic Koster at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Thursday on the Summit\Partly sunny \High: 53 degrees\Peak Wind: W 65 mph\\Visibility: 30 miles Overnight\North\Mostly cloudy\Chance of showers after midnight\Lows:45-50\Winds: SW 5 - 10 mph Overnight\South\Variable cloudiness \Lows: 47 - 55\Winds: SW 5 - 10 mph Friday\North\Mostly cloudy\Chance of showers\Highs: 60 - 65\Winds: Light and variable Friday\South\Becoming partly sunny\Highs: 70 - 75\Winds: Light and variable |
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Leaf peeping season is upon us. If you're looking to get out and about this weekend here's a look at some places for prime foliage viewing. The quotes are courtesy of the New Hampshire Department of Tourism. |
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On the next edition of New Hampshire Outlook - We'll bring you the latest on new attempts to revitalize the North Country economy. Plus. we'll clear the air on how the state is spending tobacco settlement money. Is it going to prevention programs? |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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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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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/04/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:55 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a follow-up report on a meeting about the controversial proposal to bring a prison to the North Country in an effort to help a wavering economy. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Theresa Kennett NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Pamela Chandler\Site Specialist-Federal Bureau of Prisons Robert Nardi\Federal Prison Consultant Mark MacDonald\Berlin Resident Robert Danderson\Berlin Mayor Gary Newfield\Berlin Resident Ray Dube\Berlin Fire David Thompson\Former Texas Resident Veazey\Berlin Health Recreation Officer NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/04/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 0:31 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a statement from Senator Lou D'Allesandro about why the economic situation in the north can be fixed by the expansion of gambling in the state. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Lou D'Allesandro\ N.H. State Senator NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/04/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 0:19 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a statement from Bill Bartlett, former Senate President and current chairman of the Pease Development Authority, about the economic situation in northern N.H. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bill Bartlett/Chairman of Pease Development Authority |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/04/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 8:52 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a segment, part four of a five part series, about smoking in the State. The segment addresses the controversy of two pending pieces of anti-smoking legislation in the state. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Lisa Brown NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Alice Laona\Milford Smoker Bruce Parish\Owner- Hermanos Restaurant Henry Veilleux\NH Lodging & Restaurant Assn. Rep. Martha Fuller Clark\D - Rockingham Mandy Kovecses\Weare Smoker Kris MacNeil\Owner - MacNeil's Corner Market |
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Viking fans will converge in Durham this Sunday for the 25th annual Leif Ericson celebration. The event notes the 998th year since Leif Ericson discovered North America, on October ninth, 1003. Participants will gather at six a-m at the Laundercenter on Main Street and march 25 feet to Young's Family Restaurant, for Scandinavian music and Viking cake and stories. The event goes back to 1977 when three University of New Hampshire professors of Scandinavian ancestry met to do their laundry. They agreed to bring a leather Viking horn and Scandinavian music to mark Leif Ericson Day, then have breakfast next door. |
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Next, we continue a series of stories about those things that make New Hampshire - New Hampshire. Our host is Steve Taylor the State's long-time Commissioner of Agriculture and he will be sharing some of his favorite slices of the "real" New Hampshire. This slice is about two Cornish covered bridges in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley |
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If you're in the neighborhood you might want to check out the brand new "Slate" covered bridge in Swanzey, just south of Keene on Rt. 10 |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.North Country residents turn out in force to find out if a federal prison will improve the North Country' economy. We'll get details. Join us tonight at 10 o' clock only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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