European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 23, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 outraged japanese say 2 British papers insulted Hirohito a firefighter aids victim of he bombing u the bus terminal. Bomb blasts across s. Africa injure 20 Blacks 18 Whites Johannesburg South Africa thirty eight people were Hurt five bombings Over nine hour across South Africa according to police. They said the first blast wednes Day injured one Black and is Whites while an explosion thursday morning Hurt 19 Blacks. A blast inside the Why not disco at i . Thursday in he Johannesburg suburb of Hill brow injured 19 Blacks three seriously and caused extensive damage police said. The disco is frequented almost exclusively by Blacks. During the wednesday evening Rush hour a bomb exploded at the main White bus terminal in Down town Johannesburg injuring 19 peo ple All but one of them White police said. The explosion occurred just after 5 . In one of the new Concrete trash bins installed throughout the City last year to muffle the effects of bombs. I shattered the windows of four buses damaged a fast food cafe and broke the windows of buildings and cars in the area. Meanwhile police said Early thursday that bombs exploded Over night in Pretoria and in the Southern towns of King William s town and fort Beaufort. There a re no injuries in the three attack police said. In Pretoria a bomb placed at the front door extensively damaged the Home of shakes Al Goolam an asian candidate in the municipal elections next month police said. The explosion occurred at 1 25 . In fort Beaufort an explosive de vice damaged the Back of a Public Library and in King William s town a suspected mini impel mine exploded in the front of the magistrate s court building. No one claimed responsibility for any of the attacks. Minister of Law and Orde Adriaan Vlok described the blast at the bus terminal As a repulsive act carried out by  there have been More than 110 bombings in South Africa since the government declared a nationwide slate of emergency in june 1986. Police have blamed virtually All the at tacks on the outlawed african National Congress the main Black group alternating to overthrow the White minority government. However in recent weeks bombs have exploded at the Headquarters of anti apartheid groups and Al Public facilities frequented mostly by Blacks. Tokyo a japanese officials thursday lodged a protest against two Brit ish newspapers for their strongly negative coverage dialling emperor Hirohito. We regard it As an insult to the dignity of Fth head of slate and we would Tike to express deep  Taichiro Zokou the head of the foreign ministry s euro Pean and oceanic attain Bureau told British ambassador sir John while Chad a ministry official said. Foreign ministry spokesman Yoshifumi Matsuda called the coverage Terri ble and said i have to express our displeasure most  the articles and editorials in the tabloids Sun and daily Star described Hiro Hito As evil and said he deserved to go to hell Tor his acts during world War ii Hirohito 87, remains in serious Condi Tion after vomiting blood earlier this week. The newspaper reports to our great re Gret were abusive Matsuda told report in. The foreign ministry spokesman said a japanese embassy official in London had made a verbal protest to the newspapers which would be followed by a formal writ ten protest. By a High ranking embassy official perhaps the ambassador. In an editorial wednesday tilted hell s waiting for this truly evil emperor the Sun said there Are two Rea sons for sadness As emperor Hirohito lies on his deathbed. The first is that relived As Long As he did. The second is that he died unpunished for some of Fth foulest crimes of this violent  emperor i Robiin in its editorial wednesday the daily Star called Hirohito the son of evil and said those who suffered because of him would happily dance on his  while cad told Zokou he would inform his government of Japan s feelings said the ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The ambassador conveyed no official British reaction to the articles but said he personally understood Why Japan was disturbed he said. Although Hirohito was officially com Mander in chief of Japan s armed Force during world War ii most historians say he had Little direct involvement in the War. However militarists in the japanese government used the emperor s name to impose repressive policies at Home and rally support for the War Effort. Armenia enclave under curfew prof Esters continue agitation Moscow a radio Moscow said thursday that protesters attacked a prosecutor s office in widespread ethnic unrest plaguing an armenian enclave of the Southern soviet. Union that officials have scaled off and put under curfew. The radio also said a strike in the territory had closed schools transportation and Many state run enterprises. Public gatherings were banned. In Yerevan the capital of the neigh Boring Republic of Armenia soldiers blocked streets around government and communist party buildings and protes ters rallied again to demand annexation of the enclave an editor of the local Tass affiliate said in a Telephone interview. The disputed enclave Magorno Kara Bakh is a predominantly armenian re Gion of mainly moslem Azerbaijan. Armenians who arc mostly Christian began pressing in february for its trans Fer to Armenia. Radio Moscow reporting on the Situa Tion in Magorno Karabash s main City of Stepan Akert said an attack on the regional prosecutor s office was pro  it did not say when it occurred or give other details the radio also reported several arson attacks on cars and scattered shooting. The radio said there were casualties but gave no numbers. The official soviet tags news Agency reported wednesday that there had been no casualties in violence tuesday and wednesday. Tass reported that protesters had insulted authorities and humiliated Interi or ministry soldiers and police. It did not provide details. Telephone Calls to Stepan Akert have not been getting through. The editor of arenc Nurss the local Tass affiliate said Yerevan protesters were seeking to Force the Republic s parliament to Lake up the question of annexation of Magorno Karabash study eases fears of birth defects from chernobyl Stockholm Sweden a widespread fears of miscarriages or birth defects in Sweden from the chernobyl nuclear Plant Accident arc unfounded the government said wednesday. The conclusions that can be drawn from the re search give no support to the idea that radioactive fallout has had biological effects As rumoured at the Lime of the Accident said a statement from the department of social  was one of several countries affected by fallout from the april 1986 explosion at the soviet nuclear Power Plant which killed 31 people in the world s worst nuclear Plant disaster. Radiation Levels have been higher than Normal among the Reindeer herders in Sweden s Northern Lap land Region. But winds Al the Lime of the Accident blew most contamination North of Sweden s population Cen  s infant mortality rate showed a slight in crease during inc Survey period amounting to 42 deaths higher than exp Del but Anders enc son Section chief at the department said the increase was attributed to random statistical  infant deaths were not confined to areas with higher fallout he said by  study was conducted Between 1986 and 1988 and covered 230.000 childbirth Ericson said. It addressed miscarriages Legal abortions under weight children birth mortality Early infant deaths and birth  have so far seen no negative Impact on the pregnancies that were started alter the Accident the report  said abortions increased nationwide during the fall of 1986 and thai pregnancies fell slightly during the summer months because of fears the fallout could harm  said studies of a possible Impact on tutors were under Way but would take six years to Complete