The Key West citizen

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The field of hurricane winds

had shrunk after the clash with

mountainous land. Blasts of hur

ricane force pounded outward 35

miles to the northeast and 20

miles to the southwest of the cen

ter.

Gales swept an area almost 300

miles in diameter.

I The Navy sent aircraft from.

Guantanamo Bay to shelter as

far distant as Jacksonville, Fla.

Flora’s 14 m.p.h. north-north

westerly tract would eventually

carry her into the U.S. mainland.

But the westerlies, a huge flow

of winds that range up and down

the Eastern Seaboard, might blow

Flora into the Atlantic. Right now,

they begin near Miami, but the

Weather Bureau said the picture

could change within 12 hours.

In 1954, Hurricane Hazel crossed

Haiti and then blasted the U.S.

Eastern Seaboard, driving hurri

cane force winds as far north as

Canada.

Flora’s hurricane force winds

extended 50 miles to the north and

east of the eye and 25 miles to

the south and west. Gales swirled

out 175 miles to the north and

form of unauthorized solicitation.

The story spouted by the solici

tors is that they have been auth

orized by VFW Post. 6021 to col

lect money to print or purchase

booklets which contained in

formation about the national flag

and that the Monroe County

School Board would distribute

the booklets.

The school board office, quer

ied by Gay. said they knew “ab

solutely nothing about any such

project”

Tony Ramelli, commander of

the W Post at 325 Elizabeth

Street, was distressed that any

VFW Post be blamed far falsi

fied authorization.

There was no response to tele

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Key West citizen. (1963). Key West, Fla., 1963-10-04. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1963-10-04/ed-1/?sp=8

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Key West citizen, 1963-10-04.