The Nation - News from May 14, 1986
Chanting “someone must pay,” protesters held a march and rally in Philadelphia to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating MOVE battle and fire that left 11 people dead, 61 homes destroyed and 250 people homeless. Mayor W. Wilson Goode, whose popularity was tarnished by the incident, called for “a time of healing and renewal.” Six adult members of the radical cult MOVE and five children were killed after police dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto the roof of the group’s west Philadelphia row house.
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