bucsday, September 13, 1983
DISTRIBUTORS FOR
Introduction
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Marshall Islands Journal
d
nN ee
fs a tocal ecumemeal planning
committee
comprised
of
leaders
from
the
United
Church
and
othe
Catholic
Church
q
e
O nN
Ihe purposes of the visit
were: (1) to assess the residual
JALUIT & WOTJE
stop by
the Journal office
PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL
NUJ EO EKNANAIK AN OSCAR “MOUR.
ThE LEW GPSET. OS! AS,
Teit ra
aint
Lote re rea re te
bee fe
vet
Nisten to al persons dad greups
having
significant
about that situation
mes ives
We .aw
and human cost of the US
woe wahtite chuvehes of
People
.
ad
'
Cimie oor.
/ Jenaj drore iotab in
¥
Ba en karejar
af ‘felane ejjab konan
bg =buromij tokelik.
‘This was
radiation
«problem
as)
an
environmental
and
health
hazard, (11) to study the social
strategies for mobilizing the
commitment of the churches
t
highly technical role
essentially a church visttedion
team sent as an expression of
church concern, willing to
our role to be interpre
reflective,
consultative
directed towards a cle
more helpful response on
Part of the churches
the Marshalls regarding these
questions, and (iv) to explore
with the churches, in the
context of the WCC’s slanding
concerns
for
peace
and
disarmament,
long-term
P.O. Box 14 for more information.
It should be noted that wile
the team included an expert on
radiation and tts effects, a did
fot presume to take up a
jimen ko.
Among
the
ive,
und
ster,
the
categones
of
we encountered were:
people displaced trum ner
land, groups that expern ced
high levels of radiohive
faltout,
People
fiving
on
“temporary” homes or ware
affected because their lw -1 1s
continually used for US; res-
ence and
missile tea'ing,
officials of the Marshall LJunds
Governments
and
« ner
Political
leaders,
cr rch
leaders,
a lawyer, me tical
-doctors,
missionaries,
an
anthropologut, US off-tals
and civilian employees at
Kwajaden
and
Ame: can
“4
scientists from Lawrence ave
ermore National Laburaloses.
IL
Radiation
Questions
and
“ame
4
Radiation
and
Relation
Questions
Related
In the 37 years since the -lom
bomb was first ‘‘dropped’’ on
the Marshalls et Bikini,
lives of not only the + les
from their homeland (b .ani
IBARKY EAR KEMAT AN MARON EKKAR
NON ORDERKO AN CHIEF EO.
BAAAY LOFa 4 o
BEST TO CARAS |
{voutte the only one
can taix Sammy Fates
into sell ng.
OUT HIS LHIEF'S
and Enewetok), or the groups
irradiated, but the tives of all
wo!
Marshallese have been radi ally
altered. The effects of r-diation pervade their existenc: far
beyond the readdy obser able
and
reported
health and
environmental effects ass:-ciated with the extensive US
Nuclear testing program tu the
|
jv Kwe wot kwomaron kennan
iben Sammy Bates bwe en
.
make,
-% bein
i.
Marshalls. Today, in the | oad
benge, “radiation” I> a | wit,
Pervading
reality
for
all
Marshallese people.
Indeed, a new culture, y:. ab-
yes, you.
Go to
iben, akwelab none...
flo etan town
mmr
y-
Pical Webester dicttunary oor
Muon ufsuch a state, tather the
Marshall Isiands after ylow hh ngover Music was more than \futak. The local radio station 4 as
playing @ sturred-down version
of Scott benjamin, announcing
in an almost vicious manor 1¢
thal the war in Chad had bon
almost liberated by the 15 btsas,
but was suddenly fronmeed on
by the Frogs
1 had vert -a
deadlines to mect and be. in
filing reports as soon as oy
contact lenses were operable
“TOBUIAR BLAZE SEIN 4S
rim, beg mim...
i
Aet, kwe. Eta!
aim wonmanlok
ko an.. .bween
A lelok non apiri ro
lo Castletown
juon uju eg emon
ok...
CLEANSING
Bini,
“NEW COMPACT TO SG i
PROBLEMS.” and a fiw ter
upbest urticles requested by the
CIA were on the agenda
Wh was drawing Close to Qin
kejeramolmol|
non SammyBates?
Eban wot em ban!
‘
Re
Weaake
He beq from cams. BF
Dates ted ony our
Vibe.
Past
q
tune
and
the tshand had
taken On an almost Christa as
like or United Nations Cros
bke almusphere
Unied So
ions tthe’
Pornaps the hy
aver Was Wor: (io b ttow tt
L
m~
chap 24
the neat mor lg
with a hangover, bur nut the
Nater
R4
| awoke
Whenever thei is &
Continued p .¢ 7
vai
question.
a
ulary and mythology have de
veloped around the rad:. son
Lo
ee
Write or
around the world on (ese
iesues.
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