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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 5
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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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