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Tropic Hurricane Batters Jamaica125-Mile Winds Strike Damaging Blow At Capital City of KingstonMIAMI, Fla., Aug. 18. (UP)—The Caribbean hurricane apparently struck the capital city of Jamaica a damaging blow with its 125 mile an hour wind and then rumbled on today toward the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.Communications from the playground island were shut do«vn tight. No word was received on th’e safety of the 120.000 persons in the capital city of Kingston, where movie actress Linda. Darnell and her four-year-old daughter were on location.® Robert Howley, vice president of Tropical Radio, said in j New York both radio and cableRed Youths Yell Insults£,000 Stage Protest At Berlin BorderBERLIN, Aug. IS. IIP) — More thr n 6,000 shouting Communist youths staged a two-hour demonstration tonight on the border of wedern Berlin, but later dispersed peacefully.Paring [he rally, a United States Amy observer hovered overhead in i helicopter radioing reports 1o headquarters. German police were prlt; pared to halt any attempt to im icle tiio Allied section.The Red youths massed for a “pioteM ratty” against western po-lie lor alleged rough handling of invading Communist demonstrators cariiei this week. Among them we ’e about 25 alleged victims of the roi ghness, w earing conspicuous nee, vOiite bandages.Rhnuls ol “Ami go home — “Americans go home — came at intervals between the Communist tu: os blared from radio loud speak* ersH’pm Berlin police Wednparlay foi gtu 14,000 youths in Hi re e skirm-communication to Jamaica are out because of the hurricane, Hr? said Tropical lost contact with Kingston, 1he capital, at 8:53 p.m.,3 er ter‘day.A Pan American Aim ays pilot radioed a icport of the extensive damage as seen from 2.000 feel above Kingston. Capt. Wilford W. Salter of Miami, piloting a PAA Clipper cargo ship, said the water front suffered a “great deal of damage and shipping was scattered out in the bay with several ships overturned.”SaJtor said the Palisadoes airport had “extensive damage ar.d airport facilities practically demolished. He said the airport was not operating.j At Memphis, Tern, Chicago Southern A i rime head quarters here reported that its north and southbound Cc nst (Oat ion High is were unable to land at Kingston, bypassing the all port there on flights between Chicago and Caracas.Capt. Gene Ci of I. or New Orleans radioed shortly before noon that he was unable to gel over Kingston because of a “solid wall of rain.Croft repo Lied lus position atIf?.000 feet, with a “terrific 1ail-wind” putting his ground speed atbetween 350,and 373 miles an hour.
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Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Sun, Aug 19, 1951
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