European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday january 10,1989 new emperor bids Farewell to Hirohito Tokyo a emperor Akihito told his people monday that he would obey the Constitution and work for world peace then offered a Public Farewell to his late father Hirohito. Akihito s remarks his first Public statement since ascending the chrysanthemum throne came one Day after his father was wrapped in a White Robe and place Din a coffin where he will lie in state for six weeks of funeral rites. More than 438,000 mourners came out in drizzling rain to Honor the dead emperor at the Imperial Palace. Akihito became emperor shortly after Hirohito died of cancer saturday at age 87. The 55-year-old Akihito spoke in Clear and somber tones for four minutes. The new Empress Michiko 54, was on his left wearing a Long Black veil. Crown Prince Haruhito 28, was on his right. I pledge i will be always with the people at anytime and abide by the japanese Constitution Akihito said. The postwar Constitution bans the emperor from any role in government and limits him to ceremonial functions signing Bills into Law and serving As Symbol of the state and the Unity of the  based on this i will exert my responsibility. I hop for further development of the country s fortunes and world peace and improved welfare of the human race he said. In japanese tradition Akihito s statement was his world today soviet admits jamming of radio is dangerous Moscow a a soviet official said in a interview that his country s jamming of Western radio broadcasts was dangerous because of the High Levels of electromagnetic radiation it produced. It apparently was the first time a soviet offi Cial made such an admission about the jamming which went on for years before gradually being phased out Over the past several years. Deputy communications minister Gennady Kudryavtseva noted the soviets last fall stopped jamming the . Radio Liberty West Ger Many s Deutch Welle and the voice of Israel. The jamming stations were usually placed inthe Center of town the electromagnetic radiation in adjacent areas exceeded the safety norms Kudryavtseva told the Tass news Agency. Spokesman denies Peres sought funds for himself Jerusalem up a spokesman for finance minister Shimon Peres sunday denied the israeli official had sought government funds fora new car someone to do his ironing and other Perks at the same time he requested a $611 Mil lion Cut in the government s budget. Peres spokesman Avi Gil said a working Bud get document leaked to the israeli Media was prepared by a finance ministry clerk without knowledge or approval of Peres. The clerk s assumptions which sparked criticism of Peres by other israeli officials were false and totally groundless Gil said. Stories on the document were published Fri Day and sunday in leading israeli newspapers including the Jerusalem Post. Sunday s Post Arti Cle said the document outlined an additional $280,000 to Peres personal budget. Finishing Plant Blaze destroys luxury cars Turin Italy a several luxury Auto mobiles including three High performance Fer Raris were destroyed sunday in a fire at a Fin Ishing Plant owned by italian Auto designer Sergio Pini Farina authorities  spent four hours battling the Blaze which caused an estimated several million Dollar sin damage. They were summoned to the scene around 7 . After a watchman discovered the flames following a Power outage and explosion. Although an electrical Short circuit was suspected As the cause of the Blaze investigators said they had not ruled out  Plant which employs about 200 workers was closed to observe a Long Holiday weekend and no injuries were reported. Three Ferrari 412 sports cars were reported destroyed and a fourth heavily damaged. The new japanese emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko hold an official audience monday in Tokyo. First Imperial Prescript under which a new emperor sets a tone for his reign and mourns his predecessor. I sincerely mourn the late emperor s demise Aki Hito said. Based on stipulations of the japanese Constitution and the Imperial rules i hereby succeeded tothe throne. Considering its heavy duties i recognize solemn feeling from the Bottom of my  the ceremony held in the main Hall of the Imperial Palace lasted just seven minutes but was an important Milestone in the transition to Akihito s new Imperial Era of Heisei or achieving  the simple rite was attended by prime minister Noboru Takeshita and about 300 people from the Imperial family government parliament and the Judic iary. Hirohito will be buried feb. 24 after lying in stat for six weeks the Cabinet announced sunday. Thousands of police were deployed to prevent at tacks by Radical leftist and rightist groups who equate the emperor with japanese militarism and National ism. Hirohito died after a 62-year reign that stretched from Japan s descent into militarism and defeat i world War ii to its astonishing recovery into an eco nomic superpower. Chief Palace physician Akira Takagi said doctor knew in september 1987 that Hirohito had cancer in his upper intestinal area but for various reasons did not announce it or Tell the Monarch. British Royal fam/7y caught in juror Over attending Hirohito s funeral London a the death of emperor Hirohito of Japan engulfed Britain s Royal family in a front Page newspaper debate sunday about whether this country should Send representatives to his funeral. Many opposition lawmakers and world War ii vet Erans still regard Hirohito who died saturday at age 87, As an unpunished War criminal and warned i would be an insult to thousands of British servicemen if official representatives were sent. Some 27,000 British prisoners of War died at the hands of the japanese in world War ii Many of them in the forced construction of the notorious Burma rail Way. Both prime minister Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth ii sent condolence messages saturday Mak ing no mention of the wartime enmity and both were expected to Send representatives to his feb. 24 funeral. The Queen does not attend funerals of foreign Heads of state and the British broadcasting corp. Reported sunday that she had asked her son and heir Prin Echarles to go in her place. Buckingham Palace said no decision has been made and the foreign office said no government representative had yet been picked. The Royal family is already under Public criticism for failing to Send a member to last week s memorial service in Lockerbie Scotland for victims of the dec.21 crash of pan am flight 103. I think we d be very disappointed if anybody goes out there to Japan said Jim Campbell chairman of the mid Annandale comrades club which is affiliate with the local Branch of the Royal British legion. If it was t Good enough for them to come to the Lockerbie service i Don t see Why they should go All that distance out there for a service for somebody that treated our servicemen when they were prisoners of War in such a Way that people suffered for  David Owen the former foreign Secretary who now leads the centrist social democratic party  s a delicate Issue. Heinous things were done in the japanese theater of  the debate was front Page news in most London newspapers on sunday. Royal dilemma Over Hirohito was the headline in both the sunday times and sunday express which added after Lockerbie memorial Row who will Honor Japan s dead emperor what is the Royal family up to and where do their priorities lie asked the sunday Mirror. Freddie Tompkins spokesman for the 17,000-Mem-Ber Burma Star association said he was absolutely flabbergasted by suggestions Charles might attend the funeral. Harold Payne chairman of the far East prisoner of War federation said Hirohito should have been executed after the War. However i would add this from the Bottom of my heart Payne said. If someone from the Royal family had to go i would like to ask if they would be gracious enough to visit the Commonwealth War commission s cemetery in Tokyo As a tribute to those of my col leagues who died. That is Little to  another labor lawmaker Ted Leadbitter an Artil Lery officer during the War said it would be quite hypocritical after what happened with All the atrocities the torture the bloodshed and misery that our people went through for us to attend that  Alan Amos of the governing conservative party spoke of the bitterness of relatives of those who suffered at the hands of the japanese. It is deeply insensitive and outrageous that Mes sages of condolence should be sent in relation to this War criminal he said. 2nd sex japanese Soldier kills self to follow emperor in death Tokyo a a second old japanese Soldier has hanged himself after leaving a note that he wished to follow emperor Hirohito in death police said Mon Day. A passer by found the body of Yohichi Teranuma 76, hanging from a tree on a local shrine s ground sunday afternoon said Akira Lida of the police depart ment in Katsuta about 60 Miles Northeast of Tokyo. Lida said a note found in Teranuma s jacket pocket read in part allow me to follow the  a  emperor Hirohito once considered a living god an the supreme figure in Japan s armed forces died sat urday of intestinal cancer at age 87. After world War ii the emperor renounced his divine status and a new Constitution defined his role As Symbol of the nation. Teranuma had served As an Ensign in the former japanese Imperial Navy during world War ii. On saturday an 87-year-old Man who once serve with the japanese Imperial army hanged himself in a shed near his Home in Wakayama 280. Miles Southwest of Tokyo. He also left a note saying he wanted to follow the emperor in death police said. In Japan s Feudal Days there were cases in which Samurai warriors killed themselves following their lords in death. In the Best known Case in modern history. Gen. Marnsuke Nogi and his wife committed Sui cide on the Day of emperor Meiji s funeral in 1912