mr. yamaguchi, lost 13 family members from atomic bomb sickness. after each death mr. yamaguchi carried the body to the cemetery, dug a grave and called for the priest. after each ceremony he returned home to care for the remaining family members all of whom had fallen ill. they are dying one by one, he told the doctor. who will send for the priest when i am dying? who will dig my grave when i am gone? this is just a short note about what was going on in the united states at the same time. high-level officials in the united states adamantly and publicly refuted the news reports out of hiroshima and nagasaki that large numbers of people were suffering and dying from radiation exposure. in late august and early september, for example general leslie grove director of the manhattan project where the bombs were developed, tried to deflect public discussion about the bomb's radiation effects by insisting on the lawfulness of the bombs' use and their decisive role in ending the war. the atomic bomb is not an inhuman weapon he stated in the "new york times." i think our best an