European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday August 16,1988 the whimsical blending of a musical score a guitar an overturned Champagne Glass and the freshness of a Lovely Flower turned out to be an artistic Triumph for silent music staff sgt. Godofredo s. Lascano of he det 385th military police in Stuttgart West Germany. Lasca no s imaginative picture which he Calls the Beauty of music was awarded first prize in the Black and White nature Scenic category of this year s command wide Usa eur photography contest. Soviets finish on site inspections of missile facilities in w. Germany by Crystal Laurea Ostaff writer the last group of soviet inspection teams to Monitor compliance with the superpower nuclear missile treaty at . Facilities in West Germany left Rhein main a monday. The four 10-member teams arrived Friday afternoon and fanned out saturday to inspect the per Shing ii missile storage facility at Weierbach near Kaiserslautern the Pershing ii launcher repair faculty at Hausen a Frankfurt suburb the Pershing ii missile operating base near Heilbronn and the Pershing ii operating base near Neu Ulm. Hausen was inspected twice Over the weekend said capt. J9hn Driggers army spokesman for the on site inspection Agency european Field office. The treaty to eliminate medium Range nuclear mis Siles provides for inspections at elimination Sites As Well As nuclear weapons facilities. Listed As both a Pershing repair facility and a site for future weapon elimination Hausen was eligible for two inspections. The team saturday conducted the elimination site inspection wrote its report and returned to Rhein main a Driggers said. The team went again to Hau sen sunday for the launcher repair facility  two areas of inspection at Hausen Are Only slightly different he said. All teams had completed their inspections and re turned to the air base by about 3 . Sunday Drig Gers  purpose of the inspections is to allow the United states and the soviet Union to verify items covered by the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty at each country s bases. This phase of the treaty which went into effect june 1 gives . And soviet teams 60 Days to conduct Baseline inspections. If the soviets choose to inspect the last remaining site in Europe Comiso air station Sicily they have until aug. 29, Driggers said. The 487th tac mis Sile Wing has ground launched cruise missiles at com Iso. Hirohito leads memorial prayer Tokyo up at the stroke of noon and against backdrop of the rising Sun of the japanese Flag a frail 87-year-old emperor Hirohito monday led the nation in a minute of silent prayer for world War ii dead and said my heart still  exactly 43 years earlier the japanese people hear the emperor speak for the first time As he announced on radio the nation s surrender to Allied forces ending world War ii. This year s memorial Observance for the 3.1 million Jap anese killed in the War mixed bitter memories with Calls for world peace and concern voiced by major opposition Par ties of increasing japanese military spending. Controversy was stirred by at least six of prime minister Noboru Takeshita s 20 ministers who visited a shinto shrine where japanese War dead including several world War ii leaders hanged by the Allied Powers As War criminals Are entombed. Before 1945, shinto was the state religion. Yasuhiro Nakasone s visit to the Masukuni shrine in 1985 _ the first by a prime minister since the War sparked Strong reaction by China and Korea where the brutality of the japanese military during the War is still a vivid memory. Out of respect for the asian neighbors once victimized by the japanese military Takeshita stayed away from the shrine but was unsuccessful in efforts to keep other Cabinet members from going. Also visiting the shrine which contains the remains of Gen. Hideki Tojo the executed wartime prime min ister was a former top Cabinet minister who created an uproar earlier this year with his insistence Japan was not the aggressor in the War. The former National land minister Seisuke Okuno 75, was forced to resign in May following his com ment Japan fought the War to secure its safety. The White race had turned Asia into a Colony. Japan was Byno Means a nation of  More than 7,000 people including Takeshita at tended the government sponsored service at Nippon Budakan Hall near the Imperial Palace in Central Tokyo to Mark the surrender anniversary. Military Roundup 12 army colonels in Europe nominated for first Star Heidelberg West Germany twelve colonels in Europe Are among 50 army officer nominated for promotion to brigadier general by the president Usa eur officials said. They Are Thomas p. Barrett v corps assistant chief of staff for operations Huba Wass Deczege special assistant to the chief of staff for Neucom matters office of the supreme Allied commander Europe Michael s. Davison jr., 3rd army div chief of staff Gregory g. Govan chief . Military Liaison Mission Potsdam David j. Kelley 93rd signal brigade com Mander Vii corps Henry a. Kievenaar Vii corps assistant chief of staff for operations Alfonso e. Lenhardt Usa eur Deputy pro Vost marshal Charles w. Mcclain jr., chief of Public information shape Belgium Jude . Patin 21st support come assistant chief of staff for engineering and housing Thomas l. Prather jr., 2nd support come Deputy commander i corps Hubert g. Smith logistics officer . Mis Sion to nato James j. Steele 2nd army Cav regt com Mander Vii corps. Two colonels who departed Usa eur assign ments in july also Are on the list Richard e. Beale jr., former commander Day support come 3rd army div and Frank l. Miller jr., former 558th arty group commander Vicenza Italy. 1 St personnel come closing offices for organization Day Schwet Zingen West Germany All 1stpersonnel come offices at Kilbourne Cavern will be closed aug. 19 for organization Day activities officials said. Service will be limited to emergencies Only. Assistance can be obtained by calling the staff duty no at ets 379-6451