(2)A-bomb effects ''beyond description,'' ICRC reports note

(2)A-bomb effects ''beyond description,'' ICRC reports note

GENEVA, Switzerland - Inge Bilfinger speaks of her memories of his husband Fritz, who wrote a confidential report after touring Hiroshima on Aug. 30, 1945.

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