NATION/WORLD UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday, September 6, 1995 7A Hurricane Luis kills tourist as high winds rip Caribbean The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Luis roared into the Caribbean yesterday, killing a French tourist in Guadeloupe and bending coconut palm trees double. Source: News reports rightened tourists and islanders crowded airports and overwhelmed air charter companies before airports in the U.S. Virgin Islands closed at midday yesterday. The last flight out of Puerto Rico was scheduled for 6:45 p.m.yesterday, hours before the expected arrival of Luis' 140-mph-winds. As Luis zeroed in on Puerto Rico yesterday, the governor of the U.S. territory said island residents could seek refuge in schools. "Be calm, but be prepared." Gov. Pedro Rossello said. The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico would feel the force of the hurricane yesterday and today, according to the National Weather Service. The National Guard was on alert in both territories, which looked tiny on satellite images compared to the Tim Goheen/KNIGHT-RIDDER TRIBUNE and was moving northwest at 9 mph. With confirmed wind gusts up to 160 mph, and a 60-mile-wide eye that is bigger than any of the islands it is lashing," Luis threatens to cause more damage than Hurricane Hugo, 700-mile-wide storm. From shantytowns to gleaning tourist hotels, boards and metal sheets covered windows. People flocked to boarded-up stores to stock up on water, candles, flashlights and other essentials. On the U.S. Virgin Islands, Gov. Roy L Schneider declared a state of emergency and imposed a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew to prevent looting. At 10 a.m.CST yes- "I've been in hurricanes, but I've never been in anything this strong before." At 10 a.m.CS1.yes- today, the center of the hurricane was 260 miles southeast of San Juan which was the most devastating hurricane to hit h it e Caribbean since 1928. "It's like a million ghosts howling outside," said Jackie Butler, a Briton who teaches in Davie, Fla. In a telephone interview from Antigua, she said the wind was interrupted by bangs that sounded like the roof try- Scott Stripling meteorologist ing to lift off. Antigua government radio went off the air early yesterday, but the Baptist station, Radio Lighthouse, broadcasted warnings and news. In Guadeloupe, waves as high as nine feet swept a 29-year-old French tourist from a jeetty on Monday. The 700-mile-wide Luis is following in Hugo's path, according to meteorologist Scott Stirling. "I've been in hurricanes, but I've never been in anything this strong before," Stripling said at the National Weather Service's San Juan office. "It's a very serious situation." In Washington, the Federal Emergency Management Agency assembled a disaster strike force Monday and sent communications teams and equipment to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A giant C-5A transport plane, loaded with trucks and support personnel, flew to Puerto Rico yesterday, FEMA officials said. Two satellite communications units also were dispatched. NATURAL BODY CARE NATURAL WAY NATURALWAY NATURAL FIBER CLOTHING - 820-822 MASS. * 841-0100 * CHRISTIE'S TOY BOX WHERE THE FUN BEGINSI Ask about the Free Condom Give-Away. - Adult Novelties - Unusual Greeting Cards - Millarious many Games Authorized Dealer - Sensuous Oils & Lotions - Current Monthly Magazines - Coed Naked & Big Johnson T-shirts & Hats Rent 1 movie at regular price & get a 2nd movie for 1ยข EVERYDAY! [206 W. 23rd, Lawrence, Ks 842-4266] MICROTECH Computers '95 2540 IOWA (In the Tower Plaza) MTECH Panasonic Office Automation *Pentium is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation AOpen Available and Trendy! *Certain exclusions apply Available in most areas.