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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 5
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Tesidence at 452 Madison A’
the northwest corner of 50th St.,
was a dynamite bomb.
(A HomeMade Affate
‘The device consisted .of two or
three sticks of the explosive
wrapped in plastic and news-
paper and set off with a detona-
tor. It was described as home.
made.
The bombing, at 1:40 A. M.,
Imocked 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
hich fronts on Fifth Ave., be-.
een 50th and 5ist Sts.
Msgr. Timothy J. Flynn, the.
‘ardinal’s aid and information
wainor and saidthat the routine
the eat was going Zor-
“wn achedale Sesterday.
ir of @ serious bomber.
first of the fixed posts were
up in front of the Cardinal's
idence and in the area of the
hedral. Cathedral officals said
ebureh ftself would take no
precautions against future
weierlice spokes id th
esman sa) ie
hombing was'“an echo” of the
nt bombing at St. Peter's
Wien in Rome and of the wave
+ swastika - smearing on syna-
A
arplonioe chipped & watoe
An explosi ehip) a
‘Bad dariaged an orgen in St
ter’s on July 14. Two incendi-
bombs were discovered there
Sept. 22, forcing the closing
the basilica until the opening
the Ecumenical. Council nex
jursday.
Handiwerk of a Crank r
Expressing concern yeaterda
f the bombing of Cardinal
eliman’s residence, Vatican
ees veered toward the theory
t the blast was the handiwork
af a erank: Several prelates ar-
og in Rome for the start of
e Ecqmenical Council shared
a view. :
“There are lunatics every.
re,” «aid an Australian bi-
p. A British bishop said that
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