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April 25, 1960 |
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Highway Death Total Mounts To 120: 5 Die Over Weekend Puerto Rico’s 1960. traffic death driven by Sena and was traveltoll soared {05120 over the week- ‘ing northeast. | The civilians end with corded.
five
more. fatalities
re-
were
In Bayamon,' ‘about 10:30 p.m. fast night, Nicholas Normandia, 28, of Comerio St., was killed instantly
in
when
front
going
of
for
two
said. The as Ayelio
took
Soldiers
and
victim death.
was
street
to
séven
fhe
after
were No.
police,
turday
when
the
body
of
Da-
maso del Valle Garcia, 35, was discovered on the road in the
By A. W. MALDONADO About 200 families living along the overflowing banks
Fort
Rio section of Guaynabo. Police said del Valle. was probably
of the Guamani
Brooke where Sena and Davis were also pronounced dead.
trying to cross the road when (See HIGHWAY, Page 12)
yama are being prepared for possible evacuation from their homes by Civil Defense workers and other governmental
driguez
buy
of A
Army
Hospital
at
struck
near Cayey
| Ponce.
out
were
‘|ce,
a brid-
by
Rivera
Jr.,
23.
The
injured soldiers,
included Bernard
first
Jose
authorities,
to
the
police
small
was
York,
high
DST
in
24
tion in Guatemala and other Cen- tral American Countries. It also
hours
Page
New
12)
Jersey
Northeastern it’s
Puerto
Rico,
which
on
Atlantic
will
remain
S. also re-
Standard in
Further
west,
apply to states.
Indiana,
and too.
sections
of
effect
Win-
California DST will many
other
Notably remaining on Eastern Standard Time was Florida. When
be
it’s noon
11
sticking
am.
here,
in
to EST
it still will
Florida. are
Also
Washington,
_| Oregon,
HITCHHIKER—Dr.
Barbara
Moore,
«i!
56-year-old
British physician-walker, refused a ride into a Reno hotel offered by ; inger Monique Van Vooren, striding beside her. Dr.- NV re said she wouldn’t fudge on her foot the United States. Yesterday she was rejourney acr vorted in Elke, Nevada, still going strong. (AP Wirephato)
(AP)
Eisenhower
President
de
terday
on
guide
them
Soviet
Gaulle
the
—
and
agreed
strategy
yes-
that will
in summit
Premier
Pre-
French
talks
Nikita
with
Khrush-
chev. The two Western leaders jointly announced their agreement
after a long conference
in Eisen-
hower’s tightly guarded Camp David (Maryland) mountain retreat. Spokesmen for the two men gave no details. But, Eisenho-
de Gaulle are reported reviewed prospeets for
disarmament, as well as Afied tactics in meeting Russia’s de-
Time when
there
WASHINGTON
sident
wer and to have
and
U.
noon
consin, Nevada switched over,
NO is
for
through October. It also was started yesterday in all of New England, Washington, D.C., and most of Pennsylvania and Delaware. .
help of the United Fruit Company as a beachhead for an invasion
opera-
in
mains Time.
Mi-
(See INVASION, Paes 19)
Dam,
THREAT,
of the
noon
“T can affirm’ categorically,” said Roa, “that Guatemalan territory is being utilized at-this Same instant with the complicity of President Ydigoras and the
American-owned
issued
out.
it’s
teniala.
large
duty
areas.
went on Daylight Saving yesterday, meaning that
Guatemalan President Manuel Ydigoras Fuentes of conspiring to organize an invasion of Cuba, Roa made the charge in a press statement replying to an accusation by Ydigoras that Cuban officials were masterminding an antigovernment movement in Gua-
a
been
bulletin
Carite
New
nister Raul Roa yesterday accused
of our country.” American-Owned Operation The United Fruit Company
have
flood
a 12-hour period ending at am, Sunday. Severe floods
most
Seen By Cuba (AP)—Foreign
flood
Ci-
Many States Switch To Daylight Time
Invasion Plot HAVANA
basin
(See FLOOD
Army
car
river
At
Reyes,
and
in
break
19. According
alert’ for
poli-
and
will occur, the Weather Bureau said, if more: heavy showers
three Leslie,
Vasquez
personnel
on
in 6
25, Lupe W. Cardenas, 37, and Rodney Boost, 32, and one more civilian,
Defense
that
workers
the Guayama area followed almost seven inches of rain there
two were soldiers at the USS. Army Caribbean Signal Agency at Henry Barracks, Cayey. Hit And Run The more
Cross
the
spokesman
yesterday
placed The
Police as Wilton J. Sena, 26 Howard) Davis, 23; and Leovigildo Rondon
Red
vil
on High-
identified
Bureau
announced
which
1.
dead
of Gua-
‘Ike, De Gaulle Reach Accord Over Summit
7
A Weather
killed
in
town
reau here yesterday issued a the Guayama ‘|flood alert for ‘}area and a flood warning for -|the south and eastern sections ‘lof the island from Humacao to].
weekend
car
near the southeastern
- Following several days of heavy rains, the U.S. Weather Bu-
two
three
River
agencies.
hit-run
were
the
riding
ge abutment
Health
a single
fifth
persons
Saturday
Cayey
police
lives
civilian.
to
the
Bayamon.
the a
According
The
was
in the weekend,
accident
way
car
he
to
was identified Colon, 23, of
Gardens,
Earlier
by
children,
driver Cortes
Magnolia
they
the
his
a
as
home
across
food
of
struck
his
taken
Center where Rondon was pronounced dead on arrival. The soldiers were transported ‘to Ro-
The other weekend ‘death. was registered about 10:30 p.m. Sa-
Rescuers Stand Ready To Evacuate Residents Along Guamani River
Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma. Railroads, buses and air lines will operate on local times wherever practical. New timetables for DST are being issued by public: carriers, however.
mands on East-West White
James joint
Berlin, Germany and relations generally. House
Press
Hagerty
told
.Eisenhower-de
Secretary
newsmen Gaulle
a
com-
munique summing up the results of their confidential talks would be issued this afternoon.
Boaf Skipper Slain; Killers Flee To Cuba NASSAU,
Florida
Bahamas
boat
(AP)—A
skipper
was
slain
yesterday on a Bahamas rescue mission, and castaways who shot
him
fled
the
dead
to
Cuban
man’s
waters
in
boat.
Four Pennsylvania tourists, passengers on the craft; its mate, a pretty and the
woman castaway and body of Capt. Angus
Boatwright,
55,
were
flown
by,
the Coast Guard to Nassau while other Coast Guard craft unsue-
cessfully pursued the fleeing 30foot cabin cruiser Muriel III of Islamorada, Scene
tempted and
(See
two
Florida.
of
the
rescue male
KILLERS
Muriel
of
the
III's
companions
FLEE,
at-
woman Page
was-
12)