1. TODAY'S FORECAST: A beautiful May afternoon is expected in Salem with a high of 71 and lots of sun. Tonight will see a low of 49 and mostly clear skies.
2. SELECTMEN MEET TONIGHT: The board will convene at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Part of the agenda will be the acceptance of a $4,920 grant from the New Hampshire Highway Agency for the N.H. "Join the Clique" Seat Belt Enforcement Program.
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3. CASINO ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOMORROW: Salem's recently commissioned Casino Advisory Committee will convene tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room.
4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On May 6, 1954, In Oxford, England, 25-year-old medical student Roger Bannister cracks track and field's most notorious barrier: the four-minute mile. Bannister, who was running for the Amateur Athletic Association against his alma mater, Oxford University, won the mile race with a time of 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds.
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5. A TWITTER ACCOUNT JUST FOR COMPLIMENTS?: A Utah 15-year-old apparently created just that after learning that a friend had taken his life while away at school. On the account, she posts compliments to friends of friends. The account netted over 500 followers in a matter of hours.
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