Press(Dole in NH)
*Sen. Dole was in New Hampshire this past Monday and Tuesday.  His   
public appearances were a parade in Hollis and at the 
commemoration of Rene Gagnon Square in Manchester (Gagnon was one of the 
soldiers who raised the flag in the Iwo Jima photo and a New Hampshire 
native).  While Sen. Dole delivered remarks at the commemoration, he also 
gave a number of interviews to newspapers in the state.  We provide you   
with a copy of a story that appeared in the Hollis-Brookline          
Journal/Milford Cabinet.  The article is provided to us courtesy of the  
paper and we post it to you as part of NH-Primary's focus on the New 
Hampshire news media.
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Dole comes to Hollis

   By Walter Smith, Journal staff reporter

   In New Hampshire preparing for the nation's first primary,
   presidential candidate and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole and
   his wife, Elizabeth, joined the Memorial Day celebration in Hollis.
   
   Although his visit emphasized remembering the nation's fallen heroes,
   Dole took time before the ceremonies to tell the Journal he is looking
   forward to the 1996 elections.
   
   "I don't want to be viewed as just another candidate in the field,"
   Dole said. "I have a better track record, more experience, and I'm not
   afraid to make tough decisions."
   
   One tough choice now facing the Senate is the balanced budget
   amendment, which would prohibit the federal government from spending
   more money than it raises.
   
   Although the action could mean deep cuts in the federal budget, it
   would eventually help New Hampshire by "getting the economy going
   again and getting people back to work," Dole said.
   
   The biggest problem facing the country is that government has become
   "too big and too obtrusive," the senator said, a problem his party is
   trying to solve with its "Contract with America."
   
   Dole said that although the Republicans seem to be moving their agenda
   quickly through Congress, "it would be a lot easier," if the party
   controlled both the executive and legislative branches of government.
   
   During the parade Dole was joined by New Hampshire's 2nd U.S.
   Congressional District Rep. Charles Bass and 1st District Rep. Bill
   Zeliff, former U.S. Sen. Warren Rudman, and State Sen. Thomas Stawasz.
   
   A decorated World War II veteran twice wounded in Italy, Dole put
   politics aside to remember those who didn't return from battle. After
   participating in the dedication of the town's Korean war veteran's
   monument, he reminded the audience that Memorial Day is not only about
   families going to parades waving flags and having picnics. It is more
   important to "remember the countless veterans who have proven the
   truth in New Hampshire's motto 'Live free or die.'
   
   "Despite all of our faults, this country is still the best place on
   the face of the earth," he said, adding that Americans should not only
   be looking back on Memorial Day, but looking into the future as well.
   
   "We cannot turn our backs on the rest of the world," the Senator
   warned, referring to the unresolved conflicts around the globe as well
   as other areas where the potential for conflicts lies. "We must always
   be prepared so we (can) be free."
   
   In conclusion, Dole told of a young WWII soldier who served in the
   Pacific. The man made an entry in his journal that read, "We give of
   our todays so you can have your tomorrows." He was killed in action
   shortly afterwards.
   
   "That's what it's all about."
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