The Nation - News from Nov. 25, 1985
Florida Gov. Bob Graham donned an orange hard hat, grabbed a chain saw and joined work crews to clear debris strewn by Hurricane Kate, which left Tallahassee looking “like a battlefield.” A state of emergency, meanwhile, remained in effect in 19 Florida counties hit by the storm, the first November hurricane in 50 years to make U.S. landfall.
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