(5)Nagasaki marks 59th anniversary of atomic bombing

(5)Nagasaki marks 59th anniversary of atomic bombing

NAGASAKI, Japan - Australian Aborigines, Americans and others opposing nuclear arms arrive Aug. 9 at a Nagasaki park where the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb exploded, after an eight-month, 4,500-kilometer walk in Australia and Japan. The same day, a ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki was held at Peace Park in the city.

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