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...last month's anti-Dean Rusk dustup at the New York Hilton was notably absent. Frustrated by competent cops, who refused to club them into martyrdom, the dissenters finally began to dissent among themselves. Even the presence of Lyndon Johnson at St. Patrick's Cathedral for Cardinal Spellman's funeral failed to unite them: protesters halfheartedly staked out the midtown cathedral, but soon dispersed. At Battery Park, moderates and militants clashed in a shoving match during a violent argument over whether to march on city hall...
...most majestic program of the week, the networks moved their cameras to New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral for the funeral of Cardinal Spellman (see RELIGION). And strangely, with religious leaders from half the world parading, live coverage was restricted to local stations...
Francis Cardinal Spellman once said that he wanted only to have the fu neral of a simple priest. The Roman Catholic Church, however, is not inclined to honor its spiritual princes with the trappings of humility. His funeral last week - seen by millions on television - was the nation's most impressive since that of John Kennedy...
During the five days that Spellman's body lay in state in St. Patrick's Cathedral, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers filed past the catafalque in tribute. For the funeral service, the cathedral was jammed to capacity. Both President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey were on hand, making one of their rare joint public appearances...
...were Senators Robert Kennedy and Jacob Javits, Governor Nelson Rocke feller, New York City Mayor John Lind say, U.N. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg and a delegation of Senators from South Viet Nam, a nation to which Spellman had a special devotion...