Dolf Goldsmith on Crimes Committed with Destructive Devices
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We have another piece of our chat with Dolf for you today, on what brought Destructive Devices to the attention of the general American public - and why the New York police came looking for his Lahti...
For more details on the bazooka incident, you can read a copy of the front-page New York Times story from December 12, 1964: "Bazooka Fired at U.N. as Cuban Speaks"
The bank robbery became the inspiration for the 1974 film "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072288/
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