Where can I find more information on the following statement regarding the arm/flame of the statue of liberty closure? “The closing gave rise to a rumor that the statue had been damaged the previous year by a massive explosion in a nearby Jersey City ammo dump that had been touched off by German saboteurs.”
It’s always helpful to list the column you are referencing, in this case
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/612/could-visitors-once-go-into-the-statue-of-libertys-arm
Of course Wiki sources must be taken with not only a grain but often a boxcar of salt but this may give you more info. It took me a difficult ten seconds to find it.