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...DIED. GEORGE SILK, 87, a Life photographer for three decades; in Norwalk, Connecticut. A native of New Zealand, he joined Life during World War II; he was with American forces in the Battle of the Bulge and was the first to photograph the city of Nagasaki, Japan, when it was hit by an atom bomb. After the war, he adapted a photo-finish camera meant for horseracing into an instrument for capturing athletes in motion. In 1972, he was in Nepal on assignment when he got the news that Life had folded; he responded with ?Your message ... badly garbled. Please...
...then focused primarily on the beheading of hostages by insurgents in Iraq. Why not ask whether the Bible condones killing and explore the bombing, shelling and deaths of thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq? From the fire bombings of Dresden and Tokyo to the nuclear holocausts of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the U.S. appears to have no particular scruples about causing civilian deaths. Dennis Green Alameda, California...
...then focused primarily on the beheading of hostages by insurgents in Iraq. Why not ask whether the Bible condones killing and explore the bombing, shelling and deaths of thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq? From the fire bombings of Dresden and Tokyo to the nuclear holocausts of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the U.S. appears to have no particular scruples about causing civilian deaths. Dennis Green Alameda...
...DEVELOPED. A method for raising POISONLESS FUGU, or blowfish; by researchers at Nagasaki University; in Japan. Fugu, which can kill a diner if prepared improperly, is prized as a delicacy. Scientists have found that the fish's toxin can be eliminated by replacing its bottom-feeder diet with one of mackerel and sardines...
...largely due to their basic humanity. Another major reason was that I wasn't carrying a gun. Also, Japanese history was on my side. They might think the Japanese are sending soldiers to their country, but they also proudly show off their Toyotas, and they talk about Hiroshima and Nagasaki...