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USA: WASHINGTON: ENOLA GAY EXHIBITION CAUSES PROTESTS

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(28 Jun 1995) English/Nat Despite the shouting and praying of protestors, the highly controversial exhibition of the plane that dropped the world's first atomic bomb opened in Washington today (Wednesday). Up to 50 demonstrators, many of whom were arrested, voiced their criticisms of the display of the B-29 Enola Gay at the National Air and Space Museum. For months the bomber that ushered in the nuclear age, dropping an atomic bomb over Japan and bringing a deadly end to World War II, has caused emotional disputes between anti-war groups and veterans. Today (Wednesday) protesters unfurled banners and chanted slogans in protest at the exhibition of the Enola Gay. SOUNDBITE: " They're glorifying the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki instead of presenting a balanced view of the horrors of nuclear weapons." SUPER CAPTION: Protester The display concentrates on the aircraft and crew that carried the first atomic bomb to Japan o …...more
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USA: WASHINGTON: ENOLA GAY EXHIBITION CAUSES PROTESTS
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(28 Jun 1995) English/Nat Despite the shouting and praying of protestors, the highly controversial exhibition of the plane that dropped the world's first atomic bomb opened in Washington today (Wednesday). Up to 50 demonstrators, many of whom were arrested, voiced their criticisms of the display of the B-29 Enola Gay at the National Air and Space Museum. For months the bomber that ushered in the nuclear age, dropping an atomic bomb over Japan and bringing a deadly end to World War II, has caused emotional disputes between anti-war groups and veterans. Today (Wednesday) protesters unfurled banners and chanted slogans in protest at the exhibition of the Enola Gay. SOUNDBITE: " They're glorifying the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki instead of presenting a balanced view of the horrors of nuclear weapons." SUPER CAPTION: Protester The display concentrates on the aircraft and crew that carried the first atomic bomb to Japan on August 6, 1945, and says little of the consequences, for good or ill, of that event. The original plans were to include graphic depiction's of the damage and deaths caused by the bomb. That drew bitter complaints from U.S. veterans groups that the museum was portraying the Japanese as victims of American aggression without acknowledging Japan's atrocities or attack on Pearl Harbour. The protestors had their own critics at the exhibition. SOUNDBITE: " Friends, you didn't need to pray, you should have prayed 51 years ago." SUPER CAPTION: Museum visitor Protesters continued their action, showering visitors to the museum with anti-nuclear pamphlets, despite a lack of sympathy from those upon whom they aimed to impress their views. SOUNDBITE: " I don't like nuclear weapons but it's not the point. They shouldn't be down there protesting." SUPER CAPTION: Museum visitor Today's exhibition was the result of the fifth revision of the museum's plans. Even this scaled-back version failed to satisfy critics. At least 20 of the protestors defied police pleas to stop and were arrested. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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