Hurricane Edouard threatens US,
Caribbean storms may
land on eastern shores
as early as Labor Day.
By Wycuffe Richabdson
Associated Press
THE VALLEY, Anguilla — Rug
ged surf threatened northeast Florida
as a powerful Atlantic hurricane ap
peared ready to turn northward Thurs
day, and residents of this Caribbean
town braced for a brush by yet another
hurricane.
The mid-Atlantic states were urged
to keep a close eye on Hurricane
Edouard, which was packing winds of
up to 140 nqjh and was expected to turn
slowly northward.
Forecasters said it was too early to
say whether Edouard would hit the U.S.
mainland.
“Anybody from the Carolinas
northward should be paying attention
to Edouard because it’s not completely
clear what happens three days (from
now) and beyond,” forecaster Mike
Hopkins of the National Hurricane
Center said from Miami.
A rough-surf advisory was posted
for northeast Florida beaches over the
Labor Day weekend. The weather ser
vice said Edouard should pass well east
of Florida, but could come ashore in
the Carolinas. It was projected to cause
dangerous rip currents and moderate
easterly swells starting Thursday night.
The height of the Atlantic hurricane
season is late August and mid-Septem
ber.
At 5 pjn. the center of Edouard was
about 785 miles south southeast of
Cape Hatteras, N.C.
Hotel and restaurant owners along
the North Carolina coast—hoping for
a strong Labor Day weekend — la
mented the storm’s timing.
Customers were calling for reser
vations steadily “until the weathermen
kept telling us that the hurricane was
coming here,” said Bill Cherry, owner
of the Breezeway Motel at Tbpsail
Beach.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Fran was
turning away from the northeastern
Caribbean.
A hurricane watch was canceled for
the northeastern Leeward Islands, from
Antigua through St. Martin, with Fran
projected to pass well to the north. The
storm carried 75-mph winds and was
expected to pass closest to the islands
early Friday, forecasters said.
Despite the cancellation, residents
in The Valley^ Anguilla, 175 miles east
of Puerto Rico, stocked up on canned
food, batteries and water to guard
against any damage caused by the
storm’s winds and waves. Authorities
reviewed shelter plans.
“The people seem to be more pre
pared now for a hurricane striking the
island than they did a year ago,” said
Connie Brooks, a store manager.
At 4 pin., Fran was about 255 miles
east-northeast of Antigua. It was mov
ing west-northwest at 15 mph.
Tropical Storm Gustav followed far
behind Fran and Edouard, centered
about 860 miles west-southwest of the
Cape Verde islands in the eastern At
lantic at 10 am
4-,,
Gustav was traveling northwest at
about 13 mph with top winds near 45
mph.
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Source: AP Aaron Steckelberg/DN
Israelis, PLO
face possible
wnfontation
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a
massive display of anger, Palestin
ians slammed shut shops and busi
nesses across the West Bank, Gaza
Strip and east Jerusalem Thursday
to protest Israel’s expansion of Jew
ish settlements and slowness in re
suming peace talks.
The prospect of a direct confron
tation between Palestinian protest
ers and the Israeli army loomed to
day. Yassir Arafat called for mass
prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa
Mosque, even though most Pales
tinians are barred from entering the
city. Israeli troops were ordered to
reinforce entrance checkpoints.
Ttie four-hour general strike was
a show Of Palestinian support for
Arafat in his struggle with Israel’s
new hard-line government. .
In what appeared to be a small
victory for the Palestinians, top ne
gotiators from both sides — Dan
Shomroo and Saeb Erakat—held
an unscheduled meeting Thursday.
It was their first meeting since Is
raeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu took office in June.
So far, Netanyahu has refused to
meet with Arafat or commit himself
to completing Israel’s overdue troop
pullout from Hebron, the last West
Bank city under Israeli control.
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