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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 5

98 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 98 pages OCR'd
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—_ ment of the Ca at 452 Medison Ave., A the northwest corner of G0th St., was a dynamite bomb. i A Home-Made Affair The device consisted of two or three sticks of the explosive wrapped in plastic and news- paper and aet off with a detons- tor. It was described as home. made, The bombing, at 1:40 A. M., knocked out some windows and chipped away some stone around the window frames. There were No injuries. The Cardinal’s home adjoins St. Patrick's Cathedral which fronts on Fifth Ave., be-. een 50th and Sist Sts. Mscr. Timothy J. Fivnn, the. ‘ardinsl’s aid and information wcter ef the New Youk.acch- q » described the damage as wainor and wald that the routine ¢ the ca on going “or- a] edule Jesterday. sive was the work of @ prank- Fr ef @ serious bomber. e first of the fixed posts were op in front of the Cardinal's idence and in the area of the hedral. Cathedral ufficals said eburch ftself would take no precautions against future igridents. A police spokesman said the bi was “an echo” of the mbing at St. Peter's ile in Rome and of the wave swastika -smearing on syna- es bere some time ago. — imicsion chipped a statue an orgsn in St Ba ie mie ae 14. Two ineendi- bombs were discovered there Sept. 22, forcing the dosing the bas ics until the opening the Ecumenical. Council nex} ursday. Handiwerk of « Crank r Expressing concern yesterdad er the bombing eof Cardinal ellman’s residence, Vatican urces veered toward the theory t the blast was the handiwork af a crank: Several prelates ar- ing in Rome for the start of Ecamenical Council shared w. ite eye right now ead this ht bring ont any twisted im- nes in some individesis.” In Chicago, 0, police lice plac laced a spe- t e residence rt Cardinal Meyer and creased the erea patrol. The rdinal in in Rome. No extra cautions were taken at the ences of of the other American fe Berton, St. is ry Angeles. _——
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