European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday november 22,1994 Japan regrets a 53-year-old goof Tokyo athe foreign ministry apologized monday for not warning that Japan was at War with the United states before attacking Pearl Harbor. A formal notice breaking off talks de signed Jato Avert War a virtual Declara Tion Jot hostilities was delivered Al most an hour after the Surprise dec. 7, 12/1, attack. The apology was made after documents were declassified sunday that said the ministry had blundered by not warning Japan s embassy in Washington that it needed to communicate the Decla ration urgently. It is extremely regrettable that such a thing happened which we consider inexcusable ministry spokesman Tarusuke Terada said monday. Previously the delay in the notice had been blamed Only on clerical mishandling by Washington staffers in one of the documents Katsuzo Okumura a senior embassy Counselor at the time said he was shocked to hear news of the Pearl Harbor attack on the radio after he finished typing the last Page of the declaration. The japanese killed 2,400 people and destroyed 120 . Planes and 19 ships in the air raid on the . Pacific Fleet. President Franklin d. Roosevelt called it a Date which will live in infamy and the United states entered world War ii the following Day. The ministry said the latest disclosure is the most comprehensive account and the Only existing government record of what happened in Washington in the final hours before the attack. The reports said that even after most of the declaration allow typing and last minute corrections further delayed the delivery according to the documents. Masana Horiuchi a communications officer at the time wrote that All of us had believed we would get a warning Telegram so that we could be prepare for the state of  we had never been Given warnings wrote Kinichiro Kondo another Diplo a mat.  Kondo said he received no emergency Call that morning. When i arrived at the office i found quite a few incoming Tele Grams waiting including those left in read overnight he wrote. In an interview with the manic he newspaper Kondo now 83, said Aap ical War declaration is written in a few sentences. Who could have imagined such a lengthy description of the negotiations in effect was the one gone with the wind almost members of the Londonderry . High school color guard try frantically to regain control Over an american Flag that nearly got blown away during halftime show at a football game saturday. Just after the students had raised the top of the Flag on poles a Strong gust of wind took charge of old glory and caused momentary panic. In car shot to death by German police from staff and wire reports Rodeau Germany a 16-year-old american was fatally shot when police in Rodeau attempted to Stop a car with stolen License plates after its Driver tried to run Down an officer officials said monday. Prosecutor Herbert Spohn said the dead teen Ager was born in Germany the son of an american father and a German Mother who live in Rodeau about 20 Miles Southeast of Frankfurt. Spohn refused to identify the victim. American military officials in Darmstadt Frankfurt and Hanau said they did not know if the teen Ager was the son of an american service member or defense department employee. They said they had not received reports from the germans on the matter. Frankfurt Darmstadt and Hanau Are the military communities closest to Rodeau. Officials from the German state of Hessen s police Headquarters in Wiesbaden were unavailable for com ment monday afternoon. Police in Offenbach who Are investigating the Case were also unavailable. It was not yet certain who was driving the car and Spohn said the other two occupants a 15-year-old German girl and 17-year-old German boy were arrested and questioned by police monday. Police spokesman Karl Heinz Raupach said the shooting occurred sunday evening when a patrol car in Rodeau spotted a car with stolen License plates at about 7 . Three people were in the car he said. Raupach said the plates were stolen in Rodeau on nov. 13. Police followed the car for a Short distance but lost sight of it and stopped to determine where it might have turned off. When the officers got out of their car to investigate the suspect vehicle suddenly appeared speeding to Ward an officer in an apparent attempt to run him Down Raupach said. The officer jumped aside firing three shots at the car s tires As it sped away. The car was found 15 minutes later parked in Rod Gau with the 16-year-old in it unconscious and bleeding from a gunshot wound Raupach said. A Short time later the youth died of internal bleeding As an Emer gency doctor treated him. Spohn said the Bullet which struck the youth in his Arm and upper Torso was identified As one fired by the officer. Contributing to this report staff writer Mark Kinkade in Darmstadt sometimes we or dear Santa we Are two Brothers. We Are usually Good boys but sometimes we fight together. Mom says that you Are looking at us All the time and that you can see whatever we do. So we try to be very very Good. Christian and Tom Mccarty dear Santa i m not sure what to ask for. Just bring me anything colourful and challenging. I love you Santa. Love Rylie Wehrenberg p.s., mom says please Don t Send anything extremely noisy. It la drive her crazy. Dear Santa i would like a Robe and computer a tent  happiness to others. 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