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Article: VANDALS ATTACK HISTORIC SHRINE IN RELATION TO 6-6-06 SPRAY-PAINT GRAFFITI IS EMBLAZONED ON WALLS WITH PHRASES SUCH AS "HELL ON EARTH.".(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2006
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Byline: DINESH RAMDE Associated Press
ERIN -- Vandals sprayed painted statues, walls and other items at one of Wisconsin's historic religious shrines in an incident related to the date 6-6-06.
The vandals hit the Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, sometime between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, Washington County Sheriff's Department Lt. Steve Gonwa said.
Holy Hill, a U.S.- and state-registered landmark, is a shrine-church-monastery complex that stands 1,350 feet above sea level about 25 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
The vandals attacked the monastery, spray painting in red "Hell on Earth" on the front door ...