People dressed in black bow their heads during a memorial service.

WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender

On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.

Pope: Atoms and anguish

Pope John Paul II is to leave Thursday evening for Anchorage, Alaska, after having encountered American military personnel at all but one of the four countries or territories he visited on his Far East tour.

Papal visit warms Zama chaplain

It was perhaps the highlight of Army Chaplain's John A. Raymaker's career as a cleric — seeing Pope John Paul II celebrate his first Mass in Japan.

Abernathy: Don't wait for another Martin Luther King

Too many American blacks have grown "apathetic" about their civil rights and are waiting in vain for another giant of a leader like the slain Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the clergyman who succeeded King as leader of the non-violent black movement said Sunday.

Dr. Benjamin Hooks: Reaganomics could lead to violence

The executive director of one of the most conservative civil rights organizations — Benjamin Hooks of the NAACP — says President Reagan's domestic policies have been such a disaster that it wouldn't surprise him if they touched off rebellion in the streets of the United States.

Ford, Tanaka stress economy

President Ford, ending for all official purposes a historic state visit to Japan, flew to Osaka Thursday after he and Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka pledged strong efforts toward heading off international economic crisis by establishing an "open and harmonious" system of global cooperation.

Doin' a job that's so bad ...

My name is Horosha. That means tramp, drifter, hobo, bum. I had a home once — loving hands, regular meals, even a place to sleep. Now, whenever I see people, I have to cut and run.