European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes  sunday december 4.1994 cancel a bomb stamp i. I  i Washington a Japan the Only country at tacked by atomic bombs has formally asked the United states to reconsider a plan to Issue a stamp showing a nuclear mushroom Cloud a japanese foreign ministry official said saturday. The japanese embassy in Washington conveyed the request Friday stressing that the japanese people have Strong feelings against the stamp which is inscribed atomic bombs hasten War s end August 1945." the official said the . Slate department replied that it is studying the japanese request. The . Postal service plans to begin Selling the stamp next september. The stamp depicts a mushroom Cloud said to be a combination of images from the explosions of . Atomic tests and atomic bombs dropped by . Force son the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing Days of world War ii. Takashi Hiraoka the mayor of Hiroshima said in a statement Friday it is regrettable that the description under the mushroom Cloud will Lead to an understand ing that the use of the  was  reasons there were the use of nuclear weapons is not forgiven. It is not an appropriate time to show the Power of nuclear weapons while the world is tackling nuclear disarmament Hiraoka said. In Washington postal service spokesman Rob Inwright said Friday that the stamp commemorated a historically critical  our purpose is to provide a comprehensive history of events of world War ii and we Are not making a value judgment on any of those events Wright added. The atomic bomb killed 140,000 people in Hiroshima on aug. 6,1945. Thre Days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki killing another 70,000 peo several Days later on aug. 15, Japan surrendered to the Allied forces. Pan a prototype of a stamp scheduled for issuance next year bears the words atomic bombs hasten War s end a. Gust 1945." it carries no evaluation because an expected postal rate increase has not yet been approved. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 4,1984 a Cloud of Poison Ous Gas spewed from an american owned pesticide Plant and Enve loped the steeping City of Bhopal India killing at least 375 people and injuring More than 12,000. 20 years ago Pec. 4f1974 Congress overwhelmingly overrode president Ford s veto of a Bill to increase most veterans educational benefits by 22.7 percent 30 years ago dec 4,1964 president John son deploring erosive National ism urged countries of Trie West to work together toward of european Unity and Atlantic partnership 40 years ago dec. 4,1954 president Eisen Hower dispatched Secretary of state John Foster Dulles to new York to press his demand for . Action to free 11 american airmen imprisoned As spies by communist China. 50 years ago dec. 4,1944 Mariana islands based b-29s bombed Tokyo for the fourth time in 10 Days the . War department said adding that the primary target was a suburban air Craft Plant damaged in a raid nov. 24.  " ". \ world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 4 1.9 4v4 Theus. 7_th air Force  begins a series of nightly bombing raids on japanese airfields on Luzon the Philippines main Island. In Hungary soviet forces Batter the germans Northeast and Southwest of Budapest. Polish soldiers capture montecchio and Canadian units enter Ravenna on the Eastern italian front. Source 2 194 Days of wac w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of tort of War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 a s digitized a a rare soldiers up Washington a the annoy plan to put computers in tanks and Heli copters and on the backs of soldiers in the 21st Century moved a step closer to reality Friday with the selection of fort Hood in Texas for the experimental Force. A fort Hood s 2nd army div was selected for the computerized Battlefield project Over the 4th inf div at fort car . The digitized Battlefield concept would link soldiers at All Levels from platoon Leader to the highest commander Al lowing them Access to a wealth of information that today is either not immedi marines7 toy Washington a this Holiday season the marines Are looking for a few Good civilians and their toys. Attempting to counter a misperception that has cropped up in some quarters that the Marine corps has pulled out of its famous toy drive the service wants to get the message out that its involvement in the Effort is still alive and Well. _ a 200 units from coast to coast Are involved said capt. James Disney Deputy spokesman for the Marine corps Reserve Headquarters in new Orleans which Man Ages the program for needy children. Last year the drive collected More than 8 million toys that were distribute to 3.5 million children and the corps Hopes to Best that record this year Dis Ney said in a Telephone interview Friday. But he said some confusion has Arisen because of reports that government ethics rules prohibited the marines involvement in the program and that marines were prohibited from using government vehicles to collect toys or government warehouse space to store their. They can still use government facilities Ancl still use their vehicles Distie said As Long As it does t interfere with their primary military mission.7 after a review Olathe ethic Jules How Ever it also was decided that the marines can t solicit assistance from those who Haven t helped in the drive before. They can still Call the local a haul dealer who loaned them three trucks last year but they can t Call new ones Dis Ney said. So that Means the marines Are looking for a few Good volunteers the spokesman said.  we re looking for those with a Good heart who want to help broaden the Community s role in the program Disney said. The spokesman said the need for greater civilian participation in the program comes from the fact that reservists Are no being called to duty More often and for longer periods such As they were in 1991 during operation desert storm the lately accessible or often garbled by radio transmissions. As envisioned by army leaders individual soldiers will have helmets with Dis play visors putting computerized Battle or map information gathered via satellite or radio right in front of their eyes. Computer screens in tanks helicopter Sand commanders tents will display the position of each vehicle or aircraft Al lowing them to recognize each other and potential targets. That could help reduce incidents of Friendly fire which accounted for one Quarter of . Casual ties during the persian Gulf War. We will be really jumping into the Buck Rogers age said an army spokes Man maj. Frank Phillips. We have to capitalize on this  the selection of fort Hood follows an Experiment using some elements of the new technology earlier this year at the National training Center in California s Mojave desert. 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