NH OUTLOOK, Monday, 1/21/2002
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Next on New Hampshire Outlook.
Celebrations of diversity and unity as New Hampshrie commemorates Martin Luther King Day.
Why was New Hampshire the last state in the Union to set aside a day for civil rights? We'll hear some thoughts.
and Cong John Sununu shares the experiences of his trip to Afghanistan
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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Allison McNair.
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The birthday of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. was celebrated all across the nation Monday. The holiday was marked with various parades, speaking events and breakfasts.
People lined up for blocks at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum is located on the site that formerly housed the Lorraine Hotel. Dr. King was assassinated there on April 4-th, 1968.
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King's family members spoke at community events across the country. His son told audiences that more needs to be done to help people overcome poverty and improve education.
He said the day shouldn't be looked at as just another day off. but a day for community service.
That's the commitment hundreds of people made around the state on Monday.
Our coverage begins with Ben French in Portsmouth.
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TRACK: Marchers gathered at Prescott Park, the first stop on Portsmouth's black heritage trail. This the third year Martin Luther King Day has been commemorated in the granite state.
T1: HILSON: 42:31: I've said sometime ficsosly that we are the first state to be the last state to recognize doctor king.
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Reverend Authur Hilson who marched with Martin Luther king during the civil rights movement welcomed those who braved the cold to participate in Monday's walk. Hilson talked about how young people can appreciate king's message today.
HILSON: 45:00: young people are talking about in their own schools voilence and so his messaga resonates to them. whe you have students who see death almost as a way of life in schools that thers killings and violence, it makes them stop and think and so again to pull forth the words of dr. King and I alwasyy say his voice still rings like a claron call down the chord of history, it speaks to the heart it speaks t the rightness of nature, that we must learn to live together. King talked about the beloved community, until we can learn to live together as a people, instead we'll parish as fools.
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Seth Marbin: City Year New Hampshire
37:17: I wasn't around for the march on Washington and none of the young people who will be here with us today were. But this is sort of our chance to stand up in what we believe in and you gonna see people out here today with signs and banners that don't just represent race issues but issues of class, issues of school bullying , and trying to really personalize all the issues that king talked about, non violence and really giving back through service.
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shots of Amy and her group
TRACK: Amy Helton brought 25 third, fourth and fifth graders from the YMCA In Portsmouth. She's integrating today's march with an after school program she's teaching.
Amy Helton; Portsmouth YMCA
18:04: the program itself is a little bit different than your basic after school program the kids have different clubs we talk about things such as diversity and justice and equality. This months focus was on government and civil rights and so this was the perfect forum for tem to exercise their ideas a little bit get involved and do something physical and we use that as a learning tool as well as their discussion and activities that they do.
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STANDUP: This group from the YMCA is just one of over a dozen groups participating in today's march. In total it's estimated some 200 people turned out to march and honor the life of Dr. King.
DR. Hilson
46:19: these young people that are marching to day they're marching in a safe environment, they're not being harassed, I mean for some of them it seems to be the in thing to do today, some of them are here for the shear folly of it, there may be some that understand. I doubt that many of them truly understand. It's a symbolic thin they're marching symbolically, but if this leads them to explore King's word s to explore the mission of Martin, to explore the mandate of a nation that should be providing if you will a sense of rightness and equality for all people., then I think some goods been done
TRACK: The march ended at Portsmouth middle school and that's where the service celebration began.
The march was sponsored by City Year New Hampshire. The organization promotes youth involvement in community. For many participants, King's emphasis on volunteerism was their inspiration to give back to their communities.
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Paulina, service project volunteer
42:88 We have the kids mark on the bags messages about equality and justice then we send them back to the supermarkets and they will put the customers food back in the bags and we want to show them about equality and justice because they may not know about it.
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AMY Hilton; Portsmouth YMCA
20:16 especially in this time with the things that happened in September, kids need something to hold on to like adults need something to hold on to and I think its vital for them to be involved in such a good positive message rather than some of the negativity that's out there.
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At Holy Cross Hall on the campus of Notre Dame College in Manchester, about 200 people - including civil rights activists and politicians - gathered to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with music, speeches and awards.
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Efforts to recognize Martin Luther King Junior with a holiday in New Hampshire were made in the state Senate beginning in the 1970's. Representative Jim Splaine talks about what it was like for him when he was in the Senate and introduced legislation to recognize the slain civil rights leader.
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A two-day donors' conference for rebuilding Afghanistan continues in Tokyo. The U-S is pledging 296 million dollars.
The world as a whole has pledged two-point-six billion.
New Hampshire representative John E. Sununu recently toured the area with a congressional delegation and joined us in studio to tell us what he learned.
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Tuesday at 10pm, Representative Sununu shows us some of the pictures from his travels, including a look downtown Kabul and a few faces from home: New Hampshire natives fighting the war on terrorism.
Senator Bob Smith also toured the area with a delegation from the Senate. We hope to speak to him about his observations as well.
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Today's national holiday meant that the stock markets and exchanges were closed.
So too were Federal, state and many local offices.
However, state liquor stores, some corporations and people in retail headed to work throughout the state today.
At least two school districts also conducted business as usual.
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When you think of the most expensive places to find housing in the U-S, most likely California comes to mind. But now - according to one building organization - you can add the Portsmouth-Rochester area of New Hampshire to the list.
The area is ranked tenth in a survey of least-affordable housing
by the National Association of Home Builders. The top nine are all
in California.
The list is compiled each year by comparing family
incomes and home prices for metropolitan areas around the country.
This latest survey is based on third-quarter numbers for 2001.


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It seems business is booming when it comes to booking summer vacation rentals in New Hampshire.
A manager at Preferred Properties Vacation Rentals - located on Lake Winnepesaukee - says people are forgoing trips out west or to Disney World and choosing instead to spend their time by a lake. The vacation rental office says bookings are more than 35 percent ahead where they were at this time last year. And - agents say - people also are making reservations for two weeks instead of one.

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It was a snowy day in most areas of the Granite State. To find out if more snow is in our future we checked in earlier with Meteorgologist Nicole Plette at the Mount Washington Observatory.
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Mount Washington Observatory\Monday On The Summit\Cloudy, freezing fog and blowing snow\High: 15.5\Peak gust: 74 mph\Visibility: 40 miles to zero
Overnight\North\Snow showers ending \No real accumulation\Lows: around 20\Winds: W 5 to 10
Overnight\South\Snow showers\Then partly cloudy\No real accumulations\Lows: low 20s
Tuesday\North\Partly sunny with \scattered morning flurries\Highs: low 30s\Winds: W 5 to 10
Tuesday\South\Partly sunny \Highs: upper 30s\Winds: W 5 to 15\
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The weather may have been a bit snowy and blustery today, but it's not enough for the Tamworth Sled Dog Race. The annual Lakes Region event is the oldest in the area and has been going on for nearly half a century, but lack of ice is putting the kibosh on the fun. The event, scheduled for the 26th and 27th has been cancelled.
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After the Monday holiday there will be no shortage of activity at the State House in Concord beginning on Tuesday. Both the House and Senate have a full slate of hearings scheduled. Here is a sampling of those hearings in our weekly Legislative Calendar.
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Re-Naming State Office Building\HB 1148\Public Works Committee\LOB Room 201\January 22 11am
Shoreline Protection\HB 1195\Resources, Rec & Devel. Committee\ LOB Room305\January 22 10am
Native American Committee\HB 1312\State Federal Relations Committee\LOB Room306\January 22 11:15 am
Telemarketing\HCR 21\State Federal Relations\LOB Room306\January 22 1:30 pm
Jericho Lake Casino\HB 1404\Ways and Means Committee\LOB Room 202\January 22 1:00 pm
Selective Service Compliance\SB 314\Judiciary Committee\LOB Room 102\January 23 11:15 am
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook -
Compassionate Connections. Learn the value of Mentoring.
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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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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.
Celebrations from around the state and we'll meet some people working to keep Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy alive.
Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook.
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Compassionate Connections. Learn the value of Mentoring
tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Outlook.
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Compassionate Connections. Learn the value of Mentoring
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/21/02 / 2200
HOST: Allison McNair Length: 1:24 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 report on different public services activities taking place throughout the state on Martin Luther King Day.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ben French
NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:
Rev. Authur Hilson\New Hope Baptist Church, Portsmouth
Seth Marbin\Service Director, City Year NH
Amy Hilton\Portsmouth YMCA
'Paulina'\City Year NH
NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/21/02 / 2200
HOST: Allison McNair Length: 2:00 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 report on a celebration, including music, speeches and awards, that took place at Holy Cross Hall on the campus of Notre Dame College on Martin Luther King Day.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair
NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:
Rep. Lionel Johnson\Co-founder NAACP Manchester
Rep. John Pratt\Civil Rights Lawyer
Eileen Phinney\Co-founder Latin American Center
NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/21/02 / 2200
HOST: Allison McNair Length: 8:20 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 an interview with State Representative James Splaine about what it was like for him in the House when legislation to recognize the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King was brought forth.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair
NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:
Rep. James R. Splaine\D-Portsmouth
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/21/02 / 2200
HOST: Allison McNair Length: 3:23 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 an interview with New Hampshire Representative John E. Sununu. Rep. Sununu recently toured Afghanistan where efforts to rebuild the country are under way. He spoke about his experiences and shared pictures of the tour taken by himself and other members of the congressional delegation.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair
NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:
Rep. John E. Sununu/Rep. NH
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:1/21/02 / 2200
HOST: Allison McNair Length: 1:00 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 report on the upcoming Legislative Calendar.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager
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