(8)Hiroshima marks 57th anniversary of atomic-bombing

(8)Hiroshima marks 57th anniversary of atomic-bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba delivers a peace declaration at a ceremony marking the 57th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6 at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city. In the declaration, Akiba vowed to do his utmost ''to create a century of peace and humanity.''

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