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Malcolm X — Part 34
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know how it got there,
He's Not Surprised
Later, Malcolm X said, “I didn't
see anyone but I sensed there was
someone out there. It could have
been done by any one of many.
I’m not surprised that it was
done. It doesn't frighten me. It
doesn't quiet me down in any way
or shut me up.
“I intend to point out to the
people of New York who I think ~
is behind this and what will de-_
velop from it, if something is not
done about it.”
Attempts on His Life
Asked if he knew any reason
why his home should be bombed,
he lavghed. For the Jast year,
ever since he left the Black Mus.
ims to head his own black na-
tionalist movement, he has been
insisting Muhammad's group has
heen conducting a reign of terror
against all those who either have
lefc the movement or who are
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seemed an
Policeman inspects damage
{NEWS foto by George Lockhart)
in home of Malcolm X.
reporter of several recent at-
tempts on his life.
“They almost got me in front
of my bouse on July 5,” he said.
“They didn’t try to use guns.
They had blades. There were four
of them and when I got into my
ear, they rushed the cay, I drov
way, came back and got m
ifle, By that time, they were
one.” .
Last December, he said, 20
j ta tro"
Muslims burst inte a Haryou
Not eng ago, he told a News| meeting in Harlem. The Haryou;
officials locked him in an office
until police could be called.
He asserted the “reign of ter-
ror” has been sparked by the
Black Muslims’ dwindling mem-
bership—from a high of 100,000
in 1969 to less than 10,000 at
present.
He said that in an effort to
maintain the group's strength,
Elijah has been using a specia
enforcement unit of the Peasteot
Islam movement to coerce all
(a
ata
those threatening to disassariate
selves from the organization.
I Flies to Detroit
Yesterday. morning Malcolm X
flew to Detroit to address an
Afro-American rally. At night he
was slated to address one of a
series of rallies at the Audubon
Ballroom, 166th St. and Broad-
way. ;
. Police were alerted for possible
trouble at the meeting between
‘the opposing black nationalist
groups.
Ownership of the bembed-out
Queens house—in g mixed neigh-
borhood—has been a cause of dis-
pute between the groups for some
time. The Muslims said it was
bought for one of their leaders
and Malcolm X is no longer a
: e has refused te move
out. The case is in th
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