European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stalls and stripes wednesday april 30,1986 thousands gather at Palace to celebrate Hirohito s birthday of is f4� / a _ world today Tokyo a thousands of Flag waving japanese Gath in  i penal Palace grounds tuesday and shouted in u7 �".8 life As emperor Hirohito celebrated his85ln birthday and 60th year on the chrysanthemum throne. But earlier tuesday a Young Man was seriously injure when a bomb exploded in a Park where leftists planned an anti Hirohito rally and four incidents of Railroad sabotage involving burned cables affected 78 trains and thousands of travellers. Hirohito accompanied by Empress Nagako 83, and other members of the Imperial family appeared behind a bulletproof Glass on a Palace veranda four times during the morning to Greet the crowds. Sank you for celcbratm8 w the me today my birthday Andy 60 years As emperor. 1 am Happy that so Many of you have come today. I Hope you will All have a healthy future the frail Monarch told the Well wishers. Shige Ose 70, from Yokohama was among the people who crossed Over the ornate Bridge leading into the Palace com Pound. "1 wanted my granddaughter to see the emperor so i brought her along she said. In my Era he was the no. 1 god. It s a feeling can t express but i wanted this to be a memory former she said of 12-year-old Tsutae. Some 30,000 policemen were mobilized for the lavish Cere monies in the largest Security operation Ever mounted by Japan because of threats by leftists who say the emperor is a Symbol of past right Wing militarism. Police said a Man was found unconscious and bleeding fro multiple wounds after a bomb exploded in a Public lavatory in Hmok Icho Park near the defense ministry at 12 30 . They did not identify the Man but said gloves a bag an fragments of a Battery were found beside him indicating he might have been assembling the device when it blew up. Kyodo news service quoting police sources said the Manas in his 20s, but it has not been determined if he was a leftist or a rightist opposed to the rallies in the Park and at other locations in Tokyo. Over the past month Radical left Wing groups have fire homemade missiles at the Imperial Palace the . Embassy and other targets. They have vowed to disrupt the emperor anniversary and the May 4-6 Tokyo Summit meeting of seven industrialized nations which president Reagan will attend. Japan National railways spokesman Yoshiro Nagata re ported several cases of sabotage occurred tuesday morning. A burned Cable near Mishima delayed 32 High Speed Bullet trains on the Busy Tokyo Osaka route for 90 minutes affect ing some 30,000 passengers. In Osaka 250 Miles West of Okyo cables were burned on a commuter line and a trunk line causing delays for 46 trains. There was an attempt to Bur another Railroad Cable near Osaka but it failed and there was no damage. The Imperial Palace in Central Tokyo has been ringed Bya Mored trucks and riot police in recent weeks. Twice a year on new year s Day and his birthday Hirohito appears on a Palace Balcony to Greet his subjects. A special 40-minute state ceremony was scheduled in the afternoon at the Kok Gikan Arene in Tokyo. Prime minister Yasujiro Nakasone parliamentary leaders members of the diplomatic corps and about 6,000 invited guests were scheduled to attend the 40-minute ceremony. Although leftists have called Hirohito a War criminal for his role before and during world War ii recent polls indicate he Viv Jav .,.,. To. A Phot with Empress Nagako emperor Hirohito greets veil wishers at the Imperial Palace. Remains popular with most japanese. Hirohito the world s oldest reigning Monarch and the Long est living of Japan s 110 emperors on record ascended to the throne dec. 25,1926, following the death of his father Emper Lor Taisho. V he once was considered a living god and was titular head of Japan s military which held Korea parts of China and much of Southeast Asia under harsh colonial Rule. After Japan s defeat in world War ii he was forced to renounce the Emper or s claim to divinity and his duties were confined to ceremony in an interview monday with reporters assigned to the Impe rial household Hirohito said the worst memories for me Over the past 60 years Are events related to the second world War what i am most Happy about is How the nation was reconstructed after the War thanks to the efforts of the people brine ing us to the Prosperity of  & he was asked about his secrets for a Long life and he replied i put great Faith in my doctors opinions. I Only eat until j am 80 percent full and i try to live a regimented life1 officials from 13 nato nations agree to study joint defense projects Madrid spam a defense officials from 13buropean nato member countries agreed monday to set up an group to look into the possibilities of carrying out joint key defense projects Spanish defense min ister Narcis Serra said. Serra hosted a Day Long meeting of 150 members of the Independent european program group ipg including 10 nato defense ministers the norwegian and italian under secretaries of defense and the greek ambassador to Spain. The agreement to set up the study group Serra said arose from a proposal by French president Francois Mitterrand that european nato members should collaborate in building not Only fighter planes but trans port planes trainers and weapons systems As Well. The agreement underlines the desire of european nations to realize within the ipg framework a completely european aviation Industry Serra said. France withdrew last year from a group that is seek ing to build an advanced fighter plane for the 1990s known As the european fighter aircraft Efa be cause of disagreements Over the aircraft s weight and combat role. Between a meeting later monday with prime min is rarer Felpe Gonzalez and a dinner at the Royal Palace offered by King Juan Carlos defense ministers from West Germany Britain and Spain and the italian de sense undersecretary met to discuss the Progress of the tra. Britain has expressed desire for a heavier fighter that would weigh about 12.5 tons and both Britain and Spain Are seeking a plane with More air to ground capability and longer Range which would require greater weight. Italy on the other had has favored a 9.75-ton air Cratt. There was no immediate indication whether West Germany had mastered its impatience with Britain and had agreed to remain in the project. Jere ipg communique also said the ministers were satisfied with Progress in technological cooperation in which five armaments projects Are already under Lavand another five including surface to air misses torpedoes and armoured cars Are scheduled to Start later this year thousands of israeli children join crusader s War on War toys Tel Aviv Israel thousands of israeli children watched As their plastic guns and tanks were smashed to pieces while a band played martial music in front of City Hall. Y the demonstration was part of a War on War toys Campaign organized by peace crusader Abie Nathan. In return for their War toys the children were give plastic balls colouring books Flowers chocolates building blocks and a certificate to show they had taken part in the Campaign to eradicate War  everyone is talking about disarmament and these kids Are setting an example. Maybe the elders can learn from the youngsters said Nathan who supervised the even that coincided with his 59th birthday. Waldheim has narrow Lead Over challenger polls show Austria up new plus she Kur Waldheim has a narrow Lead Over his strongest challenger in the presidential elections sunday but the election Cli mate is so Uncertain one Institute refused to release its figures. Six polls reported by the austrian weekly Magazin Profil said Waldheim whose world War ii activities have been the focal Point of the Campaign held leads Amon those polled of Between 2 percent and 7 percent but As Many As 28 percent of the voters had not yet made up their minds. Andreas Kirschhofer head of the Imas poll in Linz said his Institute would Only release its undecided figure of 23 percent. Chagall painting Worth $42,900 stolen from French town Hall Fontenay sous boys France up a mar Chagall painting Worth 300,000 francs $42,900 has been stolen from the town Hall at Fontenay sous Bis outside pans police said. A guard said the building s Security alarm went off an when he went to investigate he noticed Chagall s painting the Man of the torah was missing. The painting was gift to the town. Police searched the building but they found no signs Ofa break in. Orthodox jews protest plans to build mormon Center in Israel Jerusalem a thousands of orthodox jews using the slogan Jerusalem is not for Sale demonstrated against construction of a mormon study Center which rabbis claim will become a base for missionaries. The protest opposite the construction site near the biblical mount of olives was one of the largest in a yearlong Campaign to Stop the $15 million project. The Israel armed forces radio estimated the crowd at 10,000. Demonstrators spread across the Hillside of mount so Fth s i m be hebrew University Campus. They recite the daily afternoon Prater service and listened to music and speeches by leading rabbis against the mormon Cen ice. Of Brigham Young University of Provo Utah is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints have Given repeated assurances that dents and staff of the seven Story Center will not be allowed to proselytize. 100,000 peace activists join nuclear protest March. Ca Nada the mayor of then y of her