Excerpts From Commission's Report on Bombing

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Title

Excerpts From Commission's Report on Bombing

Subject

The findings of an official investigation into the city government

Description

This New York Times article made public the findings of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission, a committee that had been created specifically to investigate the MOVE bombing. While concluding that the bombing was "excessive" and "life-threatening", the Commission did not explicitly recommend charges to be filed against any city officials. The publishing of these findings reflected very poorly on Wilson Goode, who would run for re-election in 1987. His opponent, former Mayor Frank Rizzo, ran an ad that said, "Wilson Goode dropped a bomb on a Philadelphia neighborhood. Do you want him running your city?" Articles like this one made sure that the bombing would never completely leave the memory of Philadelphians.

Publisher

New York Times

Date

March 6, 1986

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Newspaper Article

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Newspaper