Indianapolis

Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale

Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.

Carter meets with Hirohito, Ohira

Lifting his glass to Emperor Hirohito, President Carter declared Monday that the seven nations meeting here for the economic summit conference could plant a seedling that would "blossom into blessings of prosperity — and peace to disadvantaged people all over the world."

Royal couple cheered during tour of Tokyo

The Prince and Princess of Wales went to church and were cheered by thousands of Japanese Sunday during their stay in Tokyo.

Young backs hard line against S. Africa

Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young said he believes that Congress will override President Reagan's veto of tough anti-apartheid sanctions on South Africa and force him to change his walk-soft policy toward Pretoria.

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.