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Islanders Seek ban on atom bomb use in war amid Bikini evacuees
AP News reports on Rongelap and Wotho headmen supporting UN efforts to ban atomic warfare. The conference with 30 representatives and an interpreter discussed futures without nuclear weapons as evacuees from Bikini and nearby islands relocate under Commodore Ben Wyatt’s supervision.
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