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ArchivesMill Goes on HiatusBy Trish Anderton on Monday, August 13, 2001.A TWO-WEEK SHUTDOWN AT ONE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY’S LARGEST EMPLOYERS BEGAN TODAY. THE PULP AND PAPER OF AMERICA MILL IN BERLIN HAS STRUGGLED TO PAY ITS BILLS IN RECENT MONTHS. THE MILL'S OWNERS SAY THEY'RE CLOSING TEMPORARILY TO RIDE OUT A LULL IN THE MARKET. BUT MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED. DINERS AT THE “NORTHLAND RESTAURANT AND DAIRY BAR” IN BERLIN HAD THIS TO SAY YESTERDAY ABOUT THE MILL, AND THE CITY'S FUTURE. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Senator Smith says Japan Should Pay American POWsBy Josh Rogers on Monday, August 13, 2001.US Senator Bob Smith is leading the fight to secure WWII prisoners of war the right to financial compensation for the time they spent as slave laborers for Japanese corporations. Smith says the several thousand surviving POWs and the families of the more than 30,000 American soldiers who toiled in Japanese labor camps should be able to pursue class action lawsuits. As NHPR?s Josh Rogers reports, Smith is undaunted by large political and legal obstacles. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
NH AG's Office Opts for Hate Crime ProsecutionBy Mark Bevis on Monday, August 13, 2001.New Hampshire's Attorney General's office has charged a Newmarket man with violating the state's hate crime law. Richard Labbe was originally accused of second degree assault in the death of Thung Phetakoune, an elderly Laotian man. But today prosecutors announced the charges have been upgraded to second degree murder under the state's hate crime law. That statute calls for Labbe to face up to an additional 30 years, if convicted. Ted Kirkpatrick is director of Justiceworks, a criminal justice policy research center at the University of New Hampshire. Kirkpatrick told NHPR's Mark Bevis that New Hampshire should expect to see more of these prosecutions in the future. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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