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Apr. 18 City of Peace rises from Hiroshima Ruins 14th Anniversary of Disaster: The biggest pilggrimage in history will take place on the 6th of August, 1959, the 14 anniversary of the Atom-bombing of Hiroshima, One million marchers from Japanese towns and villages, as well as delegates from other countries, will coverage upon the city, bearing the slogan No more war'. They will see a juxtaposition of tragedy and hope grim relies of the horror caused by war-a new City of Peace rises from the radio-active ashes. The bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima, exploded in a 60 metre hall of fire just 570 metres above the city. It generated 300, 000 degrees centigrage of hear, killing 240, 000 injuring 100, 000 and flattening every single building within a radius of 3 kilometres. Fires rage among 56, 111 burning Illegible'. Photo shows A japenese takes a nap on a bench in Peace Park, while across the river stand the ruins of the Industrial Exhibition Gallery which stood immediately beneath the explosion point of the bomb. While rest of Hiroshima is being rebuilt, this building will be preserved as a grim reminder of the disaster

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