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NH OUTLOOK, Wednesday, 6/20/01
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script iconIntro Mt. Washington script iconSierra CLub SOT
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script iconConf comm- taxes script iconGlobal Warming
script iconGordon Plan script iconIntro Nancy-garden
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script iconBusiness Taxes script iconIntro Scottish dance
script iconState Revenues script iconScottish Dance
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GOOD EVENING. I'M ALLISON MCNAIR. WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, HAIL, AND HIGH WINDS SWEPT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON - CATCHING SOME PEOPLE OFF GUARD. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENT BUT SPECTACULAR WEATHER - AFTER TEMPERATURES FLIRTED WITH THE 90 MARK IN SOME LOCATIONS EARLIER TODAY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 TONIGHT.
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FOR A LOOK AT THE FORECAST, WE CHECKED IN A FEW MINUTES AGO WITH KATIE HESS OF THE MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY.
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CG:WEATHER\MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY\CURRENT CONDITIONS\TEMPERATURE: 53 DEGREES\WIND: NW AT 25 GUSTING TO 30 MPH\OVERCAST\VISIBILITY: 80 MILES
CG:WEATHER\TONIGHT\NORTH\MOSTLY CLOUDY \BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY \LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S\LIGHT NORTH WIND
CG:WEATHER\TONIGHT\SOUTH\MOSTLY CLOUDY \WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS \BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY\LOWS IN THE 50S
CG:WEATHER\TOMORROW\NORTH\PARTLY SUNNY \HIGHS IN THE MID 70S \WINDS OUT OF THE EAST AT 5 MPH\
CG:WEATHER\TOMORROW\SOUTH\PARTLY SUNNY \HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S\EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH\
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AT THE STATE HOUSE TODAY, SEVERAL COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE CONTINUED THEIR MEETINGS. THE DEADLINE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO AGREE ON SEVERAL IMPORTANT PIECES OF LEGISLATION IS THIS FRIDAY.
ONE MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK FOR THE COMMITTEES WORKING ON THE STATE BUDGET AND A TAX REVENUE PLAN HAS BEEN THE UNCERTAINTY OVER WHAT THE FINAL SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA WILL BE. AS A RESULT, THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE LOOKING INTO HOUSE BILL 170, WHICH WOULD DETERMINE MUCH OF THE STATE'S TAX STRUCTURE, HAS SPENT ITS TIME ON MINOR ITEMS. TODAY, THEY DISCUSSED HOW TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO HAMPTON BEACH, ALTHOUGH NO CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED.
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THE DEBATE OVER SENATOR NED GORDON'S SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN HAS CREATED MUCH OF THE DELAYS IN OTHER CONFERENCE COMMITTEES. THE PLAN, WHICH PASSED THE SENATE ALONG PARTY LINES, WOULD HAVE THE STATE PAY FOR TEACHERS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS. THE PLAN HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BY DEMOCRATS BECAUSE LOCAL BOARDS WOULD PAY FOR BUILDINGS, ADMINISTRATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. NOW IT APPEARS THAT SOME COMPROMISE MAY BE IN THE WORKS.


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00:45:42 THERE WERE TWO PARTICULAR ELEMENTS THAT WERE RAISED WHICH I THINK THE SENATE THINKS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT AND ADDRESSED. AND THAT IS ADMINISTRATION - PERHAPS ON FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR RESOURCE MATERIALS - IN PARTICULAR WHAT WE USED TO CALL LIBRARIES. AND I THINK THAT FUNDING IS APPROPRIATE. I THINK THERE'S STILL A QUESTION WHETHER TRANSPORTATION WILL BE AN EXPENSE BORNE BY A LOCAL COMMUNITY OR BY THE STATE. EVEN UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN, TRANSPORTATION IS NOT FULLY PAID FOR BY THE STATE.
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THIS AFTERNOON, GOVERNOR JEANNE SHAHEEN SAID EVEN IF THE GORDON PLAN ADDED ENOUGH ELEMENTS OF AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION, SHE DOUBTS THE LEGISLATURE WOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.
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A HIKE IN BUSINESS TAXES WOULD CAUSE COMPANY LAYOFFS, STUNT THE GROWTH OF BUSINESSES, AND KEEP COMPANIES FORM LOCATING IN THE GRANITE STATE. THAT PREDICTION TODAY FROM SEVERAL BUSINESS GROUPS WHO URGED LEGISLATORS NOT TO RAISE BUSINESS TAXES IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GREATER SALEM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGH TECH COUNCIL SAID THEY FAVOR EXPANDED GAMBLING AS A FUNDING SOURCE.
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THERE'S SOME BAD NEWS ON THE CURRENT REVENUE BEING GENERATED BY THE STATE'S CURRENT BUSINESS TAXES. SO FAR THIS MONTH, RECEIPTS ARE OFF BY AS MUCH AS 5 MILLION DOLLARS FROM WHAT LAWMAKERS EXPECTED. THE MONEY FROM BUSINESS TAXES HAS ALREADY BEEN FACTORED IN TO HELP FUND SPENDING IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THE DROP IN REVENUES ALSO MEANS LAWMAKERS PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO LOWER INCOME ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS BY 10 MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.

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FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN SAYS HE'S NOT WORRIED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TRILLION-DOLLAR TAX CUT WILL LEAD TO A NEW ROUND OF DEFICIT SPENDING. GREENSPAN SAYS THE WEAKER ECONOMY HAS PUT THE BANKING SYSTEM AT INCREASED RISK, BUT HE SAYS BANKS WERE BETTER PREPARED TO WEATHER THE DOWNTURN. THE CENTRAL BANK CHIEF TODAY TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE, WHERE HE NOTED RISING LAYOFFS RUN THE RISK OF DAMAGING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.
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THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE CLOSED UP 50 POINTS AT TEN-THOUSAND-647, OFF ITS SESSION HIGH, BUT RECOVERING FROM SEVERAL DIPS INTO NEGATIVE TERRITORY. THE NASDAQ WAS UP 38 AND A HALF.
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HERE'S A LOOK AT STOCKS OF INTEREST TO NEW HAMPSHIRE INVESTORS. FISHER SCIENTIFIC WAS UP 90 CENTS TODAY. SHARES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC GAINED A DOLLAR-AND-NINETY-CENTS AT THE END OF TRADING. PENNICHUCK CORPORTATION STOCK GAINED ONE DOLLAR A SHARE TODAY. TERADYNE FELL 3 DOLLARS AND FIFTEEN CENTS A SHARE. AND TYCO STOCK LOST A DOLLAR EIGHTEEN CENTS A SHARE.
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PROFESSIONAL ARENA FOOTBALL WILL BE PLAYED IN MANCHESTER.TWO AREA BUSINESSMEN ARE BRINGING A TEAM TO THE CITY'S NEW CIVIC CENTER. PLAY WILL BEGIN IN 2002, RUNNING FROM APRIL TO JULY, WITH PLAYOFFS IN AUGUST. FANS WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT DURING THE LEAGUE'S OFFSEASON. THE MANCHESTER MONARCHS, A NEW AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAM, WILL PLAY IN THE ARENA FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL.

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TODAYS CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS HAVE THE WORST AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE OF THE PAST 20 YEARS. AND THOSE VEHICLES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 20% OF EMISSIONS IN THE US, CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL WARMING. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT RELEASED TODAY BY THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS AND THE SIERRA CLUB.
IN CONCORD, THE STATE CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB CALLED FOR RAISING VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS TO 40 MILES PER GALLON BY 2012. VEHICLES THAT GET HIGH GAS MILEAGE ALREADY EXIST. THE SIERRA CLUB DISPLAYED ONE OF THE NEW HYBRID CARS WHICH ARE POWERED BY BOTH A BATTERY DRIVEN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A GASOLINE ENGINE. THE TOYOTA PRIUS - GETS 52 MILES A GALLON.
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38:44 IF WE RAISE THE MILES PER GALLON STANDARD IN CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS, WE WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CO2 AND GLOBAL WARMING EMISSIONS INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE BY ALMOST 25%. AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. AND IT'S THE SINGLE SIMPLEST STEP WE CAN TAKE TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION. ALSO, IT WILL HELP SAVE CONSUMERS MONEY AT THE GAS PUMP, AND IT WOULD HELP SAVE PUBLIC LANDS FROM BEING DRILLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. 39:19
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THE SIERRA CLUB SAYS IF FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS WERE RAISED TO 40 MILES PER GALLON, NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTORISTS WOULD REDUCE THEIR TOTAL EMISSIONS BY 1.9 MILLION TONS A YEAR.
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THREE NEW HAMPSHIRE ORGANIZATIONS ARE AMONG 24 IN THE NORTHEAST WHICH HAVE BEEN COMMENDED FOR EFFORTS TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING. STONEYFIELD FARM, THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS AND SOLAR WORKS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THE GRANITE STATE. THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS COME FROM A STUDY BY CLEAN AIR COOL PLANET -A NON PROFIT ORGANZATION.
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AS SUMMER APPROACHES, MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL WONDERING IF THE PLANTS AND TREES IN THEIR YARDS WILL BOUNCE BACK FROM THE HARSHNESS OF THIS PAST WINTER.
UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION EDUCATOR NANCY ADAMS SHOWS US WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR YARD RECAPTURE SOME OF ITS SUMMER BEAUTY.
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WELL IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO PLANTING THAT AWARD WINNING GARDEN YET- IT'S NOT TOO LATE. RECENTLY WE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THE HORTICULTURE FARM ON THE U-N-H CAMPUS. THAT'S WHERE OUTLOOK CORESPONDENT BEN FRENCH MET UP WITH VEGETABLE EXPERT OTHO WELLS FOR SOME TIPS ON SUCCESSFUL PLANTING.
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OTHO WELLS IS RETIRED FROM THE U-N-H COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND NOW WRITES A COLOUMN THAT APPEARS IN FOSTER'S DAILY DEMOCRAT.
NANCY ADAMS DOES EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FOR THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. A GOOD RESOURCE FOR GRANITE STATE GARDNERS, NO MATTER WHAT SIZE YOUR POT OR PLOT.
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FINALLY TONIGHT, A LOOK INSIDE NEW HAMPSHIRE'S SCOTTISH COMMUNITY. CHIP NEAL HAS THE STORY.
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HIS IS A STORY ABOUT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF SCOTTISH ARTS IN MANCHESTER. IT WAS STARTED IN 1998 BY THE SAME ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS US THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS EACH FALL AT LOON MOUNTAIN. GORDON WEBSTER IS THE DIRECTOR AND FORMER PIPE MASTER AS WELL AS PERSONAL PIPER FOR THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND. HIS WIFE LESLIE WHO FOUNDED THE SCHOOL IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED PIPER AND HIGHLAND DANCER. SHE GREW UP IN CANADA SURROUNDED BY SCOTTISH ARTS IN HER FAMILY. WE SEE GORDON PLAYING THE BAGPIPES AS WELL AS TEACHING A STUDENT. AND WE SEE LESLIE TEACHING SOME YOUNG GIRLS HIGHLAND DANCING. SHE ALSO EXPLAINS THE ORIGINS OF HIGHLAND DANCING. WE ALSO HEAR A GAELIC SONG FROM A 10 YEAR OLD STUDENT
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IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE A TASTE OF SCOTTISH ARTS FOR YOURSELF, CHECK OUT THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HIGHLAND GAMES ON JUNE 23RD IN BRIMFIELD. AND YOU SHOULD GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGHLAND GAMES ON SEPTEMBER 14, 15, AND 16 AT LOON MOUNTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE SCHOOL'S WEB SITE AT WWW.NHSSA.ORG.
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THAT'S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK.FOR ALL OF US HERE AT New Hampshire PBS, THANKS FOR JOINING US.
STAY TUNED FOR SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES.
WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 7:30.
GOOD NIGHT.
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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
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