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20 matching items found between Jan 1965 and Dec 1969. Furthermore, there are 608 matching items for all time not shown.
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Nov 15, 1969
British court rejects Scientologists' chapel — Los Angeles Times (California)
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Type: Press
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
LONDON (AP) — The High Court rejected Friday an application by Scientologists in Britain to set up a legally recognized chapel for their cult. Justice John Percy Ashworth said in the Queen's Bench Divisional Court: "While Scientology may be wholly admirable I find it difficult to reach the conclusion that it is a religion." "The idea presented to my mind is of an organization serving as a meeting point or clearing house for persons of all religious beliefs through which people ...
Aug 6, 1969
Scientology brings in legal chief on Vic. ban — The Age (Australia)
Jun 1, 1969
The Dangerous New Cult of Scientology — Parents' Magazine
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Type: Press
Author(s): Arlene Eisenberg, Howard Eisenberg
Source: Parents' Magazine
When ministers of the Founding Church of Scientology told a Falls Church, Virginia couple that could teach the couple's defective son to talk and raise his IQ at same time, the man and wife, understandably in search of a miracle, willingly paid—in advance—the sum of $3,000 as a "contribution for spiritual guidance." The husband cashed a life insurance policy, sold some bonds, added the proceeds of a small bequest and "scraped around in various places." And then his son Paul's "processing" ...
May 4, 1969
Bid to muzzle us fails — News of the World
Type: Press
Source: News of the World
An attempt by a section of the Scientologists to muzzle the News of the World has failed. Last week, more than three years after issuing a writ against us for alleged libel concerning its "Mind Cult," the Hubbard Association of Scientologists dropped the action. They are to pay a considerable sum to cover the legal costs we incurred in preparing to defend the action. The Scientologist [text not readable] their action was heard before Master Bickford Smith in chambers. He approved ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Apr 12, 1969
Scientology Sect Fined — The West Australian
Type: Press
Source: The West Australian
The Hubbard Association of Scientologists International Inc. yesterday was fined $200 on a charge of having practiced scientology. Magistrate D. J. O'Dea granted a stay of execution. It was the first prosecution against scientology since a bill banning its practice was passed by the W.A. parliament last November. Mr O'Dea, giving a reserved decision in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions, said: "I am satisfied on the evidence that the defendant did between the relevant dates practise scientology as charged and ...
Item contributed by: Zhent (Anonymous)
Feb 14, 1969
Victory for the Scientologists — TIME Magazine
Feb 7, 1969
U.S. court rules Scientology is a real religion — Chicago Tribune
Sep 17, 1968
Scientologist says he will sue MP — Herald (Australia)
Sep 2, 1968
'Scientology' banned in Britain — AMA News
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Type: Press
Source: AMA News
Americans traveling to Great Britain to practice "Scientology," a group which claims to be "applied religious philosophy," have been barred by the British Ministry of Health. Kenneth Robinson, minister of health, declared that "scientology is socially harmful." The government's action was taken on the basis of complaints—some of them raised in Parliament — about teachings of the group. Followers of the group previously known as Dianetics and now calling itself the Church of Scientology, reportedly adhere to the ideas originated by ...
Jul 31, 1968
Is scientology sick? — The Scotsman (UK)
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Source: The Scotsman (UK)
The cult of scientology won unwelcome publicity for itself last week when the Government banned foreigners coming to this country specifically to study it or to work at its centres. For a belief or pursuit which offers alleged improvements to adherents' personalities and which holds to the maxim, "if it's not written, it's not true," the organisers are remarkably chary of publicity and free with threats of writs for libel. It has recently opened three offices in Edinburgh, one of which ...
Jul 31, 1968
Scientologists to issue writs // Reports 'unfair' — The Scotsman (UK)
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Source: The Scotsman (UK)
A Scientologists' spokesman said yesterday that they planned to issue writs for alleged libel and appeal to the European Council on Human Rights. Mr David Griman, speaking from the Scientology World Headquarters at East Grinstead, Sussex, said the writs would be served to parties who, he claimed, had reported their activities unfairly and with gross inaccuracy. Seven Americans, including five children, who landed at Heathrow Airport, London, yesterday were sent back to New York. They said they were to attend a ...
Jul 31, 1968
Scientology suspects barred — The Times (UK)
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Type: Press
Source: The Times (UK)
Seven Americans, a husband, his wife and their five children, were sent back to the United States from Heathrow yesterday five hours after arriving from New York. They had told immigration officials that they had come to London to attend a music festival, but their tickets were said to have been made out in the same way as those of scientology students and to have been paid for from the same source. The man, who described himself as a musician and ...
Jul 28, 1968
A town they took over — Sunday Mirror (UK)
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Author(s): Bruce Maxwell
Source: Sunday Mirror (UK)
SCIENTOLOGY chiefs are staging an all-out drive to get new British recruits—despite Government action to curb the "harmful" cult. So far the chief effect of the Government clampdown is to restrict foreign students going to the "mind-training" cult's world HQ at St. Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex. Under existing law no action can be taken to ban British Scientologists, although Health minister Kenneth Robinson has promised to "consider other measures should they prove necessary." This is small comfort to the residents ...
Jul 18, 1968
Regarded after theft as 'a suppressive person' — East Grinstead Observer
Jul 11, 1968
Scientologist youths told to leave the country — East Grinstead Observer
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Type: Press
Source: East Grinstead Observer
TWO long-haired Swedish youths who for the past month had been studying at Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, the headquarters of the Scientology Foundation, appeared before a special East Grinstead Court on Wednesday last week. Mats Bengtson (18) and Yngue Mokvist (22), both of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to being unlawfully in the U.K. contrary to the Aliens Order of 1953. They were granted an absolute discharge and bound over in the sum of £5 each, on their own recognisance, ...
Mar 9, 1967
Scientology attacked in debate — East Grinstead Observer
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Type: Press
Source: East Grinstead Observer
LEGISLATION TO OUTLAW SCIENTOLOGY IN THIS COUNTRY WAS RULED OUT BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH (MR. KENNETH ROBINSON) IN AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY. Mr. Robinson said he had no evidence that scientology was strictly and exclusively responsible for mental breakdown or physical deterioration. Nevertheless, he intended to continue to watch the position. Mr. Peter Hordern (M.P. for Horsham) had called for an inquiry into the organisation which he accused of 'exacting money ...
Feb 15, 1967
Group in move to lift ban — Herald (Australia)
Oct 1, 1966
Scientology and the FDA — Fate Magazine
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Type: Press
Author(s): Richard E. Saunders
Source: Fate Magazine
Public will pay high price for its apathy — if even government agencies become electronic snoops. MOST AMERICANS take religious freedom for granted. Some may be vaguely aware that it is guaranteed by the first amendment to the Constitution because some of the very early settlers on this continent came in search of just this freedom, but their general attitude is one of indifference. Unfortunately their lofty assumption that churches never are harassed in this country is incorrect. Even more unfortunately, ...
Sep 16, 1966
Conviction of Seattle man upheld — Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Jan 29, 1966
Court sympathy for scientology victim — The Age (Australia)
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