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San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, May 9, 1960
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No. 160
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“A Night In San Juan’
Torrential Rains Hit
Ball Charms
Island; Many Homes Ordered Evacuated
By: BEVERLY Spegial
To
NEW
The
THURMAN San / Juan
YORK
(AP)
—
In
Night in San Juan,” niversary ball for
of the pital,
New held
ton-East
York in
Hotel
the the
a
swank
in
one
the
the
most fashionable blocks of exelusive Park Avenue. “A very beautiful ball,” Dofia between
courses
aft
the
ballrooms.
the
Sitting
“The like
ballrooms
paradise. These
“IT
am
delighted
at. here
this
primary
is running,
the state who would like to see him get their party’s nomination for President. What they and the other can-
won-
have
in ‘
’ The New York Foundling Hos-
pital, for whose benefit
thes
didates,
who
favor
Stuart
mington
of
Missouri
or
Stevenson,
will do,has
Sy-
Adlai
become
water
further Officials
15
inches
washed
Amalie
of
mud
down
from
notice.” of the Federal
‘tion
Agency
idea
when
the
reopened
to
be
said
they
Avia-
had
airport
no
would
traffic.
The United States Weather Bureau reported that 9:32 inches ‘|of rain fell at the airport between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The FAA station at port was closed down
hour
is not on the West Virgi-
remind this
til
as}
the
of Charlotte
the mountains forced closing of the St. Thomas Airport “un-
state’s| :
he
section
and
De-
nia ballots, which has distressed some of the Democrats in
derful opportunity to see the interest the people charity: affairs.”
ballot for
name
look
halls,
people and the music me of Puerto Rico.
mocratic
preference
the
far as anyone can tell, but has not yet said so publicly. | One result of this is that his
ladies here are first in The
on
means that
under the coat-of-arms of San Juan at a table in front of resplendent mirrors and antique chandeliers, the Mayoress said: elegance.
candidates
ness
were flooded: A reported
Among those on hand for the election is Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, an undeclared candidate for President.. The Senator’s designation as an unannounced candidate
honor table at one end of the horseshoe-shaped suite of salons forming
only
presidential tomorrow.
Felisa told a reporter as she relaxed
No casualities were reported but many. buildings in the busi-
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (AP) —Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota and Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts are
Hos-
two
JOHN
one
of
Vice
President
the
in Ri-
(See TOMORROW'S, Page 21)
the airfor an
morning
of water
ey cancellation
factors
‘the Democratic campaign here. On. the Republican scene in Washington,
during inches
in
munications room. FAA officials said
F. KENNEDY
the decisive
ALBERTS
yesterday caused damage estimated at $1,000,000 and forced evacuation of many homes on the island. A reported 11.07 inches of rain fell in the 24-hour period ending at:8 p.m. last night. .
W. Virginia Primary Battle
Shera-
of
By FRANK
One of the heaviest rainstorms in St. Thomas’ history
Tomorrow's Vote Will End
91st anbenefit
Foudling
the
New York
“Night in San Juan” Ball was| located on Manhatta’s upper East held, was expected to receive! Side, shelters some’ 1,350 fatherclose to $10,000 from funds raiSed | less babies, many of whom come on this occasion. The hospital, (See SAN JUAN, Page 12)
STAR
luxuriant semi-tropical setting evocative of Puerto Rico, ‘the eream_of New York Society turned out Friday night to honor the mayor of San Juan at one of the top balls of the season. Dofia Felisa Rincon de Gautier was. guest of honor at “A
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I
t. Thomas Flooded
Vol. I
\\
LOA
action
with
the
com-
emergenby
the
air-
port manager affected some 3035 flights in and out of St. Thomas. Caribair,
the
main
Plane Incident May Wreck Summit Meet WASHINGTON Top
officials
terday
Soviet
Khrushchev wreck
here
(AP)
—
said
yes-
Premier
could
prospects
virtually
for
friend-
ly talks at the summit if he continues to hammer at the American spy plane incident. Khrushchev’s
public
behavior
in
the next few days, they said, will
determine the mood in which Pre-
sident Eisenhower will approach the long awaited meeting at the
carrier
(See RAINS, Page 21)
summit in Paris next Monday. Further moves by Khrushchev to exploit the incident in spectacular fashion will convince Hisen-
hower that Soviet leaders are more interested in propaganda than in creating a serene atmosphere for discussion of critical world pro-
blems. On the European front, West Europe was deeply
most of disturb-
ed by Khrushchev’s - successful expose of U.S. intelligence. ac(See PLANE, Page 12)
Cuban Leader Calls Airport Shooting A Try For His Life HAVANA leader
who
(P— A Cuban is
called
followers.of Fidel last night that at the Havana
port
Saturday
political
a traitor
Castro
by
charged
a shooting affray International Air-
night
was
tempt on his life. Aureliano Sanchez
an
at-
Arano,
whose welcome home from p: is cipation in the Congress on Liheld
at
by airport rioting, made his cusations in a letter sent to
actwo
and
Democracy,
“A NIGHT IN SAN JUAN”— The gala society ball he
Mayoress of San Juan, Felisa Rincon de Gautier | shows Maracay, Venezuela, was marred
San Juan provided the ball’s theme and guest of honor was
sponsors and president of Trans Caribbean Airways, right. |
berty’
in New York City to benefit the New York Foundling Hos-|above with New, York’s Mayor Robert Wagner and Mrs. pital brought out a full quota of well-known New Yorkers. Wagner to the left and 0. Roy Chalk, one.of the ball's:
(See
CUBAN,
Page
21)