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ByBradleyKlapper and Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press WASHINGTON WhenPres- ident Barack Obama tours Hiroshima's haunting relics of nuclear warfare, he will be making a trip that past administrations weighed and avoided. For good rea- son: The hollowed core of the city's A-Bomb Dome and old photos of charred chil- dren are sure to rekindle questions of guilt and pen- itence for World War II's gruesome brutality. Obama's visit later this month already is stirring debate on both sides of the Pacific about the motiva- tions and justifications for the nuclear attacks in Hiro- shima and Nagasaki. Any- thing he says will be sharply scrutinized in the U.S., Ja- pan and beyond. Anything resembling an apology could become a wedge issue in the U.S. presidential cam- paign and plunge Obama into the complicated poli- tics of victimhood among Japan and its Asian neigh- bors. "I don't have any prob- lem with him going, but there is nothing to apolo- gize for," said Lester Ten- ney, a 95-year-old Amer- ican survivor of the 1942 Bataan Death March, when the Japanese marched tens of thousands of Filipino and U.S. soldiers to prison camps, and hundreds to their deaths. Forty-two years ago, a White House aide sug- gested President Gerald Ford visit the city where 140,000 people were killed in the inferno on Aug. 6, 1945. A senior adviser, Gen. Brent Scowcroft, vetoed the idea: "It could rekindle old animosities in Japan at a time when we are striving for new relationships." Asked in 2008 if he might go, President George W. Bush was noncommittal. In the end, it took 65 years for a U.S. ambassador to attend the city's annual memorial service. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled there last month. Obama won't say sorry, U.S. officials have empha- sized repeatedly since an- nouncing the trip. Instead of revisiting the fateful de- cision to drop the bombs, the president will "shine a spotlight on the tremen- dous and devastating hu- man toll of war" and "honor the memory of all inno- cents who were lost," said Ben Rhodes, Obama's dep- uty national security ad- viser. In some ways, Obama has it easier than his pre- decessors. Japanese sur- vivors, known as "hibaku- sha," have long refrained from demanding an apol- ogy, seeking to mobilize Hiroshima's revered sites for the causes of pacifism and denuclearization. Even if Obama's effort to re- duce America's arsenal has stalled, most Japanese sup- port his much-recited pref- erence for a nuclear-free world and last year's arms- control deal with Iran. Nevertheless, Ian Bu- ruma, a professor at Bard College and author of "Year Zero: A History of 1945," said visiting Hiroshima is risky because of the lack of consensus in the U.S. or Ja- pan about the bombings. Many Japanese see the attacks as atrocities; oth- ers view them as punish- ment for Japan's hostile acts, which included con- quering much of Asia and launching the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, that led the U.S. into the war. A majority of Americans justify the bombings for hastening the war's end. Historians are split. Bu- ruma said camps include those who believe Presi- dent Harry Truman, barely sworn in, failed to stop "bu- reaucratic momentum" to- ward using a weapon that took so long to develop. Others argue U.S. leader- ship mainly wanted to in- timidate the Soviet Union. "I don't think there will ever be clarity," he said. Japan's debate often has made it hard for U.S. presi- dents to visit, Buruma said. Nationalists put forward the idea that the atomic bombs "evened out" Nazi- allied Japan's wartime atrocities, he said. The war in the Pacific killed millions across Asia, including per- haps 14 million Chinese, and Japan was responsible for chemical weapons at- tacks, widespread torture, forced labor and sexual slavery. American deaths topped 100,000; a quarter- million were wounded. JAPAN TRIP With Hiroshima, Obama goes wh er e pr ed ec es so rs a vo id ed STANLEYTROUTMAN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE An allied correspondent stands in the rubble in front of the shell of a building that once was a movie theater in Hiroshima, Japan, a month a er the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the U.S., in September 1945. By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Fran- cis said Thursday he is willing to create a com- mission to study whether women can be deacons in the Catholic Church, sig- naling openness to let- ting women serve in or- dained ministry currently reserved to men. Francis agreed to a pro- posal to create an official study commission dur- ing a closed-door meeting with some 900 superiors of women's religious or- ders in Rome for their tri- ennial assembly. Deacons are ordained ministers but are not priests, though they can perform many of the same functions as priests: pre- side at weddings, baptisms and funerals, and preach. They cannot, however, cel- ebrate Mass. Currently, married men — who are also mostly ex- cluded from the Roman Catholic priesthood — can serve as deacons. Women cannot, though historians say women served as dea- cons in the early Church. The pope in no way sig- naled during a 75-minute conversation with the sis- ters that the church's long- standing prohibition on women priests will change. But asked if he would be willing to create a com- mission to study whether women could serve as dea- cons, Francis said he was open to the idea, accord- ing to the National Cath- olic Reporter and Catholic News Service, which had reporters in the audience hall. The publications quoted Francis as saying: "I ac- cept. It would be useful for the church to clarify this question. I agree." Francis noted that the deaconesses of the early church weren't ordained as they are today. But he said he would ask the Con- gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to report back on studies that have been done on the issue, Catholic News Service said. Francis also said he would ask another Vatican officethatisinchargeofthe liturgytoexplainmorefully why women aren't allowed to give a homily at Mass. Women can only preach at serviceswherepeopledonot receive communion. The Women's Ordina- tion Conference, which ad- vocates for women priests, praised Francis' willing- ness to create a study com- mission as a "great step for the Vatican in recognizing its own history." "Biblical evidence names several women dea- cons, working alongside men in the early Church including: Phoebe, St. Olympias, Dionysia, St. Ra- degund and St. Macrina," the group said in a state- ment. Po pe O Ks s tu dy o n wh et her women can be deacons VATICAN L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO — POOL PHOTO Pope Francis hugs Sister Carmen Sammut, a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa, at the Vatican on Thursday. By Susannah George and Sinan Salaheddin The Associated Press BAGHDAD A wave of Is- lamic State bombings in Baghdad has killed nearly 100 people in two days, ex- posing lingering gaps in the capital's defenses, which are manned by an array of se- curity agencies and militias that don't always cooperate. The attacks also point to the resilience of the ex- tremist group, which has increasingly resorted to bombings in civilian areas far from the front-lines as it has lost territory to Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes. Three attacks in Bagh- dad on Wednesday left more than 90 people dead and 165 wounded. The deadliest struck a crowded market selling food, cloth- ing and household goods in the predominantly Shi- ite neighborhood of Sadr City. The second deadliest attack in Baghdad this year was also in Sadr City, where bombings in late February killed 73 people. On Thursday, two suicide bombers hit a police sta- tion in Baghdad's western- most suburb of Abu Ghraib, killing five policemen and wounding 12. Bombings have been a fixture of life in the Iraqi capital since the 2003 U.S.- led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, with the attacks reaching their peak during the sectarian fight- ing of 2006 and 2007, when dozens of civilians were killed nearly every day. Security has improved since then, but at the ubiq- uitous checkpoints in and around the capital, secu- rity forces still use electric wands that have been re- peatedly discredited, and security is often handled by armed groups that are allied with the government but also loyal to political parties or militias. Shortly after the Islamic State group swept across northern and western Iraq in the summer of 2014, top Shiite clerics called on vol- unteers to mobilize to de- fend the country. The call- to-arms gave security forces a much-needed influx of thousands of men, but also hastened the rise of power- ful militias that often act independently. The Shiite militias of- ficially operate under the direct command of the prime minister through an umbrella group known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, but command and control remains decentral- ized. In Baghdad, they op- erate alongside federal and local police, intelligence agencies and different army divisions. "There is a multitude of security forces and no higher authority coordi- nating them," said a se- nior Iraqi intelligence offi- cial, who spoke on condi- tion of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the press. He said the failure to share intelligence was largely to blame for the re- cent attacks. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said he "ordered an immediate in- vestigation to find the rea- sons that led to these secu- rity breaches and called for greater accountability for negligence." The statement said IS was trying to "compen- sate for defeats on the bat- tlefield and the victories of the country's armed forces." Security began to im- prove last year as Iraqi ground forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes started wresting territory back from IS. The Iraqi govern- ment estimates that IS only controls around 14 percent of the country, but the ex- tremists still hold Mosul, the country's second-larg- est city, and Fallujah, a city just west of Baghdad. Experts say that as the group's territorial losses have mounted it has changed tactics, reverting to an earlier strategy of us- ing large bombs to target security forces and Iraq's Shiite majority, aiming to stoke sectarian strife and undermine faith in the Shi- ite-led government. The bombings point to a "weakening ability of the (Iraqi security forces) to ad- equately and consistently protect the greater Bagh- dad area," the Institute for the Study of War said in a recent report. The bombings also show that IS is "a hybrid enemy that can shapeshift from a semi-conventional force into its roots as a terror- ist organization," Kimberly Kagan, the president of the Washington-based think tank, told The Associated Press. In addition to defending the capital from IS, Iraq's security forces have also had to contend with mass protests in recent weeks led by a firebrand Shiite cleric demanding wide- ranging political reforms. Thousands of followers of Muqtada al-Sadr breached Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone last month and ransacked parliament, though they later withdrew from the area peacefully. MIDDLE EAST Wave of Islamic State bombings highlight Iraqi capital's vulnerability KARIM KADIM — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Municipality workers clean up debris a day a er a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-14-640911-JB Order No.: 8481792 NOTE: THERE IS A SUM- MARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pur- suant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/11/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings as- sociation, or savings bank speci- fied in Section 5102 to the Finan- cial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but with- out covenant or warranty, ex- pressed or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to pay the remaining princi- pal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with inter- est and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advan- charges thereon, provided in the note(s), advan- ces, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ROBERT D. DICKENSON AND CAROLE DICKENSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 4/13/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0020574 and re-recorded on 5/7/2007 as Instrument Number 2007008402 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TEHAMA County, California; Date of Sale: 5/31/2016 at 2:00 PM Place of Sale: At the front door entrance to the County Courthouse located at 633 Washington Street Red Bluff, California 96080 Amount of un- paid balance and other charges: $136,224.90 The purported prop- erty address is: 19675 BROADHURST RD, COTTON- WOOD, CA 96022 Assessor's Par- cel No.: 004170811 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved in bidding at a trustee auction. will be bidding bidding auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. 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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If wish learn courtesy present the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sa le date has been postponed, and, if applica- ble, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this proper- ty, you may call 888-988-6736 for information regarding the trust- ee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloa n.com , using the file number as- signed to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-640911-JB . 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