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Miami: Hurricane Betsy continued to turn to a move northerly course, the weather bureau reported 9/3, in a trend which “is expected to continue during the next 24 hours with no material change in forward speed.” At 5 p.m. EST, the Miami weather bureau reported the storm’s center to be 350 miles east of Palm Beach, Fla., and had increased its speed very slightly to 12 mph.
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Miami: Hurricane Betsy continued to turn to a move northerly course, the weather bureau reported 9/3, in a trend which “is expected to continue during the next 24 hours with no material change in forward speed.” At 5 p.m. EST, the Miami weather bureau reported the storm’s center to be 350 miles east of Palm Beach, Fla., and had increased its speed very slightly to 12 mph.

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