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Across New England S. J. Weather r
Bureau’ Eyes
New
BOSTON
Storm
(AP)—Hurricane
Donns,
treacherous spawn of the Caribbean 2a, raged into New England last night after the Middle
battering
states.
Atlantic
The storm’s force was reported still strong, with winds up to 90 miles per hour along a 120-mile front from
Connecticut
to
New
Hampshire. Killed by the storm were 13% persons, 20 of them on the mairy land and most of the remainder ia
Puerto
Rico.
Estimates
flicted rida
of
from rose
the
end to-
damage
to end
nearly
in
of Flo
$1
billioa
making it the most destructive storm in that state. But as a killer it fell short of other great hurricanes. The death toll ia Florida stood at eight. Weather experts, in marking its prior passage from Virginia to New York, called Donna one of the most dangerous hurricanes ever’to strike
that
HURR, CANE
LASHES
the rotks along
U.S. EAST
the coast by winds
COAST—This boat was om of many anmak onto from
hurricane Donna. Two
chusetts
the mercy of the waves. (AP Photo)
In
Ignores
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ion ow we Issues Fy
ARTHUR
EDSON
HOUSTON, Tex. (AP)—Sen. John F. Kennedy last night told
Protestant
ministers
‘he believes
in absolate separation of church
and state, with no Catholic prelate telling a: Catholic President: how act. A@ the same time, Kennedy said, he believes in an America where. no Protestant - minister tells: his congregation for whom the congregation should vote.
Sunday
in
Republicans
Ponce
that
the
have not taken
a stand on the religion in politics issue arising from the
Christian
Action
Party
movement. “We of
maintain
separation
of
the state
principle and
reli-
gion but that does not mean that the state an be an enemy
He
Party’s
Gives GOP Stand added that the Republican
stand
on
religious
in-
Catholic,
in predominantly Protestant (See KENNEDY, Page 21)
struction isnot unconstitutional. (ee FERRE, Page 21) -
is
a Roman
are
all
(Nixon Terms
Major Issue World Peace By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Richard
of religion. The state should not beliefs,” Ferré said.
The Republican nominee embarked
sterm.
more
thaa
11 public
schools -sur-
by flooded streets.
politan. New York area. (See DONNA, Page 21)
make it difficult for parents to give their children religious’ education in . their respective
struction is that timeoff from public school for religious in-
Kennedy
and
Ferré branded as “untrue” tne charge by Gov. Mufiog
of the
city,
Hospitals were placed on emergency basis throughout the metre-
to conduct the Popular Party political campaign.
they
York
from
rounded
By A. W. MALVONADO
because
in advance
New
cuated
Luis A. Ferré, Statehood Republican Party gubernatorial candidate, attacked the Mujioz administration yesterday on charges it has abandoned its governmental duties have no executive government in Puerto Rico today YSlors Ferré said.
a well-in-advance
2,000 pupils were successfully eva-
s Job For Politicking “We
But
States of emergency had been declared for Rhode Island and Massa-
fishermen, who fled
this eraft in Biscayne Bay, Miami, salvaged their fishing gear but left the boat to
Ferre: Munoz
area.
alert kept damage and loss of life te a surprisingly low level.
presidential on eight
weeks of campaigning—the grand
Rivera Santos Says Island Needs NoCattle- ‘Airlift Halted By
WALTER
S.
PRIEST
STAR Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON-The Air Air Fo Force yesterday shelved plans tp airlift dozens
of
cattle
to
after Commonwealth the
livestock
farmers
was
Puerto
Tattier ject
(See
Rico
not
needed
by
on the flood-battered
is-
Heifer
Pre
Darby,
Pa.,
Upper
AIRLIFT,
Page
+
5
-
Go To Polls
land.
National Red Cross headquarters said that Commonwealth Secretary of Agriculture Luis Rivera Santos told its representatives in Puerto. Rico he coud not in ‘good Seeatonee accont: Kae pal ele Mitra: tanlas informed Red Cross officials that the floods in the wake of hurricane Donna struck hardest at urban areas such as Humacao. He said farm areas were not as hard hit, a headquarters spokesman reported.
yesterday of
Hurricanes
officials said
finale of his drive for the White House. He said every state is a tonio Fernos Isern said a survey ~~ battle ground and there is! but a indicated the island lost about 240 head of dairy cattle. {
(See NIXON, Page 21)
Inc.
day
recently
Nicelas
Al-
“Keep your fingers crossed,” Higgs said, ‘this is an election year.” A look at the record of hurricanes in Puerto Rico reveals that they occur enly on eleo
tion
years.
1928—San Felipe. 4932—San_ Ciprian.
1956—Santa Clara 1960—Saa_ Lerenze
(Betsy). (Donna),