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cL ee ee ee ce oe 2 af a emade bernb—wes ‘hurled et the home of Francis} Cartina! S jacent to; St'-Paarick’s Cathedral ‘today. The bomb landed tm the arenway at the basement win- dows. The blast, which could ‘There were no: injuries. The ‘explosion awakened the —__ and —_ a Cardinal and other priests who reside in the building at S&th St. and Madison Ave. Whiteh Gray Stubs’ ‘Mear one of the shattered, son E. 50th St., poli fe nd two or three “whiti Ety stubs" about 1% inchhs diameter, which they said enaracteristics of dytle- tite wrapper. They were sent to the police laboratory for examination. Faiice also reported finding some nylen monofilament—, such as is used for fishing linel —which might have bound the stubs together. A witness told police that he saw a man enter a 1952 car and drive east on 50th St. shertly after the explosion at 1:4 a.m. Some police officials, however, speculated that a pamsing motorist may have Stopped alter the blast to check hls—tiwey thinking the exnle sion was a blowout. _ ery y ~ 1Q id damaged area, formeriy a a aerate quarters, has been a4 i Li ef Cardinal Spellman, who ; “and cane downstairs to. stand bareheaded in the rain while detectives searched for cimes, could give no tion for the bombing. said that he had receiv; no b threats. e Cardinal, the Rt. Rev. Terence Cooke and the Rt Rev. Edwin Broderick’ were in the ‘pbuilding when the blast oc- ecurted. — “It got us up,” the Cardinal aaid, amiling. Despite the unexpected awekening, the Cardinal seemed in good spirits. When reporters pressed him for a reason for the bombing, he joked, “Somebody must have thought 1 La Pieta was coming Ge yeferred to the contro- vervy over the removal of the - famous Michelengelo statue from the Vatican for display at’ at the 196 New York World's (Tei tare hawt The barmbing comes in the eof the finding ef two in- diary bombs in St. Peter's BesLica in Rome, last month. Basilica was closed for se AB ge tiny th Met ig of the The Cardinal remained « out. side for nearly an hour while tectives searched the glass strewn areaway for clues to the bomber. Finally, a reporter asked him what he was going to do next . m going to bed," he said. He went upstairs. meses “4 G4