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P2 CONCORD MONITOR Friday May 28 2004 Obituaries Remembering a veteran Joseph IL Payne after' Joseph 1 iid iheJSun Nursing Ho He was bornln North Andover the son of Joseph and Man Mass the soi Margaret A Blodgett A Bloditett 79 of Pit- at Harris Hill Cento: after a short illness She was bom in Canterbury the daughter Of Ezra and Ora (Landry) Rheaume She graduated from Penacook I in 1942 was an assembler at for more than 30 garet Payne years before retiring in 1970s Survivors induae three Bertha Lee of Moultonboro Mary Russell of Concord and Frances Jobin of Georgia and nieces nephews and cousins Three sisters Josephine Crawford Madeline Moody and Dora Littlefield and three brothers Ezra Rheaume George Rheaume and Robert Rheaume died previously A Mass of Christian burial wulbe at 10 am at St Church 135 State St Concord Burial will follow at Blossom Hill Cemetery Waters Ftmeni Home in Concord is indulge of the arrangements Helen Kohl Helen Kohl infont of Concord died Monday at Concord Hospital She wasthe daughter of Jay and Bailey (Adams) KohL Survivors include her parents: grandparents Mr and Mrs Gerald Kohn of Ohio and Mr and Mrs Roger Wendt of Londonderry and He served in the Marine Corps during World War II and received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained inning combat in the southwest Pacific Payne was a retired federal employee following many years of service with the ILS Postal Service and (he Portsmouth Naval Shipyard He served as a part-time police officer In Washington and as a part-time officer in Hillsboro He honorary member of the Disabled Amerioan Veterans and a member of Harmony Lodge No 38 in Hillsboro and the American Legion Post 59 in Hillsboro He moved from Portsmouth to Washington after retiring He later moved to Florida where he lived -for 10 years before moving to Con- cord Survivors include his Wife of 36 years Barbara Payne of Concord a son Kerry of Massachusetts a daughter Kimberly of Massachusetts three stepchildren' a sister Fran Nelson of California two four sb and two i dren Calling hours will not be held Memorial service will be held Wednesday at 10 am at New Hampshire State Veterans Ceme-terv in Boscawen Jdemorial donations may be made to the St Paul MissionFund The Cremation Society of NCw Hampshire is in charge of great-grandparents Mr and Mrs Gerald Kohl Sr of Canfield Ohio and Josephine Kohl and Nesbitt both of Sendees will be Bennett Rineral Home in cord 'is in charge of the arrangements Mitchell Smith of Keene plants flowers at the gravestone of his at Monad nock View Cemetery in Keene Wednesday in preparation for Memorial Day this weekend Smith's grandfather was a war veteran Nashua Cincinnati Benson criticizes Kerry oil Patriot Act Bass withdraws support for commuter rail project He joins 4 other governors to praise Bush The Associated Press By JOHN NOLAN The Associated Press campaign began airing a television ad with a similar messages in media markets in eighteen states including New Hampshire and nationally on views on like the are cause for concernf I- Craig Benson Kerry favors tougher provi- sions to crack down on money transfers for ter rorists but he also wants to ensure that dvil rights are protected by requiring that searches art approved by judges not just government official Kornblau said Civil liberties activists have complained that the law lacks adequate safeguards to prevent authorities from searching privateproperty without theknowf edge of the people being investigated for about 95 percent of the Patriot Act said Tbe governors made their statement a day after rejection Senator inconsistent vital matters Patriot Act deep Cov support the project appears as if tl contingency plan to fund this project in the face of an adverse court decision" he wrote Murray said the letter came as a shock She said the state has been doing slot of work behind the scenes that Bass probabiy know about difficult for a congressional office to keep its finger on the pulse of everything that is happening espetialty behind the scenes? she Murray said there have been meetings with Nashua officials and project consultants as well as trips to Boston to advocate for a change in Massachusetts law so the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority can operate in New Hampshire but lately has been criticizing it Govs Craig Benson Bill Owens of Colorado Mike Johanns of Nebraska Bob Taft of Ohio and Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky said the Patriot Act has been effective in allowing authorities to share information to hefe protect against ter- racist attacks in this country inconsistent views on vital matters like the Patriot Act are cause for (teep Benson said standing with the other governors in from of a Bush campaign banner that read Bush Steady A campaign spokesman for MarkKornblau said the i governors were distorting position Kornblau said the Massachusetts senator supports the Patriot Act and wants to NASHUA The state is losing a key supporter as it asks Washington for extra time to try to -win approval for a commuter rail project in southern New Hampshire: Rep Charles Bass State transportation officials ssy they need an extra year to million ini The money for track I is due to be returned to the government at the end of September if it is not spent Bass who has strongly supported the rail project saidne will not protect the grant The Republican congressman told Dransportation Commissioner Carol Murray in a letter that he seen any good reason for the delay He also said it looks like the state CINCINNATI Republican gov-' emors have accused presidential candidate John Kerry of wavering in his support for a law they said is critical to protecting -America from terrorists live governors attending a Republican Governors Association forum took time out for a Bush-Cheney re-election campaign news conference to praise President leadership in the fight terrorism and to question Kerry would be an tive anti-terrorist leader -The governors that Kerry voted for the Patriot Act which Bush signed in the wake of the Septll 2001 terrorist attacks The ad starts with an announcer saying: Bush signed the Patriot Act giving law enforcement vital tools to fight terrorism John Kerry? He voted for the Patriot Act but pressured fay fellow liberals changed his position While wiretaps subpoena powers and surveillances are routinely used against drug dealers and organized crane Kerry would now repeal the Patriot Acts use of these tools against tarn Briefly Fish deemed safe but risks discussion urged The US Fish and Wildlife Service said yesterday that hatchery-raised fish tested for high levels of pollutants are safe to eat But officials urged New England states to discuss potential public health risks with local offi cials Samples from the Nashua ua which supplies the state with had the highest levels of diax-biphenyis a known carcino- whi in which she failed to make a curve on Route 112 outside Haverhill "The finest resource in the world Is available and you sir should the state police to seek FBI help Murray saia in the letter are corollary cases in Vermont also and this entire situation begs for central coordinationand investigation by an agency which is not bound by the confines of configuration of Grafton County and the Connecticut River" Murray referred to Brianna Maitland 17 of Sheldon Vt who disappeared after she left work late the night of March 19 Her car was found about one mile from the restaurant in Montgomery Vt where she worked said the FBI offered its assistance during the week of his but the state police dedmed the offer a statement mat said be complete faith in the efforts of the New Hampshire State Police in the manner in which this case is being handled" The Associated that Chipman bought a carfor (3JM0 and that night die was seen bqying drinks at a restaurant and lounge in Manchester Her lawyer Joseph Levasseui who asked that bail be set at 325)00 said Chtoman wentto Florida to see her bafay ope last time The child lives with mother He said Chipman flew backltiesday The Associated Prsss mom sues over death at Loon The mother of a 21-yearold snowbohrder who efied hying a Jump it Loon Mountain has sued the sld area for negligence Louis Cecere was snowboarding with friends in January when he tried a hurdle known as Cecere an experienced snowboarder made an abrupt landing and was propelled face-first into a now bank according to the suiL He died two days later from brain injury 1 Beth Cecere of Hudson argues thefump was designed and maintained ng her son to make a bad landing wore a helmet at the time His family said it was onfy the GlLM ANTON Town buys old bam in New Hampton for library GILMANTON A group in Gilmanton has found a new home for the yearroundlibrar first second time he had worn one in 10 Loon Mountain is dosed until June 21 and for comment hatchery about 1500 salmon for recreational fishing ins merewy and PCBs or polychlorinated ie- Ifesterday officials said chemicals found in the hatchery-raised fish did not exceedsafe consumption levels which are by the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency The testing came shortly after the journal Sciencereleased a study that found farm-raised salmon contained significantly more chemicals than those caught in the wild Experts said the pollutants were coming from the commercial feed the fish eat Based on the findings scientists -recommended farmers change fish feed and consumers eat wiki --salmon" Since February brood stock Atlantic salmon including those released in the Merrimack River -laketrout and rainbow trout have been tested fay federal officials Fish and Wildlife provides New Epgland states with about 14000 fish each year but the agency stopped sending them while the tests were being conducted flBhorcs Turns Dickson Moose hunters: Enter your name Into lottery Today is the last day to enter the lottery for New Hampshire's moose hunting season in the fall 1 The Fish and Game Department said entering the lottery this year helps improve a chance of winning a license in the future Fish arid Game will draw the 400500 lottery winners on June 18 1 The Associated Press Portsmouth i were not available The Associated Prsss The War-Round an 13th century bsm that it will use as the frame for its new library It dates to the 1790a ntled this summer and moved to The group will have the barn dismantled Mason the construction site a field on Route 140 The Assocfetod ams viteapbns Sentence Kenneth Boulais 51 of Mason man who pleaded guilty to a felonious weagoisrauMtem charge was sentenced yestenfoy to nearly 8W years proseronsaid Boulais had been convicted of violent crimes and Manchester Man pleads guilty to bank robberies Roderick Mumw 23 of Manchester pleaded guilty to robbing three banks in New Hampshire and Vermont last fall and trying to rob a fourth The attorney's office said Murray faces up to 20 years in prison fa each incident He will be sentenced Sept 1 hgaBank Murray pleaded guillV to robbing a j3ank of-New Hampshire in Virgin Statue found hanging from light fixture branchin Brattlebow Vt lastSeptanber Fleet branch inMan-anda Bank in Newmarket in October He also admitted triing to mh a rhittendwi Bank in PrattMmro Authorities said he got away with nearly SH000 from the robberies -The Associated Aims felons to have i UJLJDistrict Judge Joseph DiCierico also sentenced Boulais to three probation once he finishes his prison term Tha Associated Prsss Bretton Woods Maine Brothers charged in shooting death PORTLAND Maine brothers held as material witnesses to the killing of a New Hampshire man at a tourist information center were chaned yesterday in his death officials said Murder charges were brought against Shawn Hopkins 28 and his brother Eyan 22 who were alrearheing held at the Cumberland County Jafl The decision was made at a meeting of investigators and the attorney Office State police investigators declined to provide apy additional details about a motive for theldlling or which of the brothers was believed to have fired a single shot into Julius chest on May 17 Tbe brothers were being held at the Cumberland Cou County Jail on bail of i PORTSMOUTH The police asked for the help in solving what they termed A hate crime at Saint Church They said a statue of the Virgin Maiy was removed from the church garden and hung from a light fixture with a garden hose at the i entrance early yesterday While authorities said the incident is cpme they dontbelieve it was targeted atthe i Haverhill iv Missing dad asks Benson for FBI help hie father of a missing University of Massachusetts nursing student has asked Gov Craig Benson for help to get the FBI involved in the case FYed Murray of Weymouth Mass wants the governor to urge the state police to call in the FBI for help in finding Maura Murray She has been missing since the evening of Fbfa 9 after a minor accident Manchester Police: Woman robbed bankrthen bought car MANCHESTER A woman accused of robbing a bank bought a S3JI00 car and treated friends to drinks at a neighborhood bar the same day the -police said Michelle Chipmhn 24 of Manchester appeared in court Wednesday and was ordered held on $35 000 baiLStw was bring held in theHillsbor-pugh County Jail for a later appearance in county Superior Court Police prosecuting officer Ronald Mello said Chipman told the police she had lost her apartment and her vehicle had broken down Court records said (4025 had been taken from the bank last Friday and cash to ensure they appear before a (1 million in real estate or I District Court today for the murder charge 1.