KINUKO LASKEY, a Hiroshima survivor, spoke at a public meeting at the West Vancouver Unitarian Charch Friday about the horrors she experienced when the bomb dropped. Now 54, Laskey was a 16-year-old nurse when the disaster hit. January 25; 1984 Newsroom 985-2131 tells how it SURVIVORS of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki say those killed outright were-the lucky ones. : Those left alive in the wake of the greatest - devastation the world has ever known were sentenc- . ed to a lifetime of intense physical and emotional suffering. Many still die from the effects of radia- tion some 38 years later. SECTION FASHION « FOOD TRAVEL For two years Kinuko has visited community groups, churches and schools. At Fri- day’s meeting she showed the Japanese-made film ‘*Prophecy’’. [t was an emo- tional evening. The film is explicit. It con- tains footage shot by U.S. ar- Kinuko Laskey, who was a 16-year-old riurse at Hiro- shima Hospital when the first bomb fell, believes that Hiba- kusha — the Japanese term for blast survivors — must tell the world what happened. ‘It’s too late to do anything for us,’’ Kinuko said Friday, speaking at a public meeting at the North Shore Unitarian Church in West Vancouver. **But I care about your future and your grandchil- dren. We must protect them, tell them the facts and show them the way the world is supposed to be. Through my shame I hope others will be spared such living hell.”” Laskey came to Vancouver in 1954 after meeting her hus- band Dave, then with the Canadian peacekeeping force in Japan. In 1981 the couple returned to Japan after Kinuko learn- ed she was entitled to a regis- tration card and free medical attention. Doctors said she was the first Canadian to register and wondered if there were others. On returning home Kinuko advertised in Japanese- English newspapers and found 15 other Hibakusha in the Vancouver area. She formed the Canadian Society of Atomic Bomb Sur- vivors based on the U.S. organization, which has some 1500 members. Their goals are to help meet the physical and emotional needs of sur- vivors, and to educate the public on the effects of NEWS photo lan Smith ! | 879 Marine Dr. NV call 980-2411 prnianeecr iting anki tant tans haclnsihaniteriin: ini ‘THE FORD CENTRE ee ee ee Re ES oad FINAL WINTER SALE AT BONNIE’S Further reductions! DRESSES SUITS PANTS SPORTSWEAR up to 50% OFF SALE ENDS SAT. JAN. 28 Bonnie’s me 3185 Edgemont Bivd. North Van By VICK O’BRIEN nuclear war. It was 37 years before Kinuko talked about what happend to her on July 25, 1945. Shortly after forming the society she and Dave were flown to Washington, D.C. by Senator Edward Kennedy to testify at a public forum in support of a resolution seek- ing a freeze on the nuclear arms race. She and three other Hiba- kusha related their experi- ences for the American public and it was then that she decided to speak out. **I never had the opportun- ity before,’’ she said. ‘“‘My father was killed at Hiro- shima and my mother was left with six chidren. She worked so hard, I never could sit down with her and tell her my troubles. **My husband sensed my reluctance, so he never asked me. Nor did my daughter. I wanted to live a normal life, to not pity myself nor have others pity me.”’*_ -- GARDEN AND) SEA jownmes (Tuesday BIT / = fa : ‘v Is ey, WINTER SPECIALS HOBBITON CUT A JUICY NEW YORK STEAK FROM THE WESTERN HILLS OF BREE CHAR BROILED THE WAY YOU LIKE . SERVED WITH A BAKED POTATO B95 9.95 (Sunday Thursday) Dinner THE SHIRE'’S SALAD A © OLOURFUL COLLECTION FROM THE WITH TRIE HOBBIT S SPECIAL DRESSING Lue ts SAM’S SURPRISE A DELIGHTEUL BLEND OF CHICKEN AND PRE SH VEGETABLES SERVED IN A PUFEL PASTRY BRUNCH BAK AND COPPER INCL ODED (Sunday Brunch) ® Actoss trom the Capilano Suspension Bridge * CLOSED MONDAY 987-3388 my crews 10 days after the bombs were dropped. This material was classifed top secret by the U.S. govern- ment for 35 years. In 1981 the Japanese people bought most of the film in what was called ‘‘The Ten Feet Campaign.” **Nobody really knew what happened until this film was released,’ Dave Laskey said. “I was in Japan — yet I had no idea of the vast destruc- tion. I agree with Kinuko, people have to know what a horrible thing it was.’’ It was a clear, sunny day when Kinuko reported for her 8 a.m. shift at the hospital. As she began ster- ilizing instruments she heard the air raid warning. She kept working and heard the B29 come and go. At exactly 8:15 a.m. she was bathed in intense orange light and bounced across the room like a rubber ball. Then there was darkness and silence. _ While struggling to leave the building she found a mir- ror. ‘1 saw a horrible crea- CONTINUED QN PAGE C2 A SHRIMP | OUIE 4.75 Saturday! 9.95