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SLUG (JAPANESE VOTING)

ORDINARY NIPPONESE NOW VOTE FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS.

TOKYO, JAPAN - FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JAPANESE HISTORY,

THE ORDINARY NIPPONESE NOW HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE

BY BALLOT HIS CHOICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. PREVIOUSLY

APPOINTEE JOBS. SINCE JAPANESE CITIZENS ARE PRONE TO

HIBERNATE IN HOT BATHS TO REMOVE THE CHILL OF OUT-

DOORS, THE ABOVE SCENE SHOWS BALLOT BOXES STRATEGI-

CALLY PLACED IN A BATHHOUSE TO CATCH THE VOTE OF PA-

TRONS. ANOTHER INNOVATION ON THE JAPANESE POLITICAL

HORIZON DISCLOSES CANDIDATES FOR HIGH POLITICAL OFFICE

RESORTING TO STRENUOUS OUTDOOR CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECT-

ION TO THE DIET, APRIL 25. --PHOTO BY CHARLES RESECRANS,

JR. INP STAFF CAMERAMAN.