By Wayne King

A broomstick, a ballpoint pen and a pocket knife were all it took Friday afternoon to deactivate a stick of dynamite planted in shrubbery behind the Torch of Friendship.

All except nerve, that is.

A force of plainclothes lawmen watched as Capt. Tom Brodie picked up the two-foot long cylinder, opened the ends and shook it over a newspaper.

At the first shake the observers retreated, one murmuring "I'm glad it's their job."

As Capt. Brodie and Sgt. Wally Fox of the Metro Bomb Squad manipulated the dynamite, punching a broomstick in one end to force the sandy substance out the other, the police spectators edged back.

"It's wet with nitroglycerine," said Capt. Brodie, explaining the difficulty. "Makes it oily."

The process took about 15 minutes, from 5:10 to 5:25 p.m. Capt. Brodie's face shone with perspiration as he shook the last bits of explosive from the cylinder. Other faces were dry in the cool breeze.

Capt. F. M. Morrow of the Miami Police Department said the dynamite had no blasting cap or fuse and could not have been set off. But this became apparent only after the cylinder was emptied.

Capt. Morrow said police intelligence agents heard there was to be an attempt to bomb to torch, investigated, and found the bomb.