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Jul 20, 1989
$30-million award in Scientology case cut — Los Angeles Times (California)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Jul 2, 1989
Scientology's best-seller // Savvy marketers, blurring ties to California 'church,' keep 40-year-old tract at top of the list — New York PostMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Daniel Harris Source:
New York Post EVEN the strongest stomach at this summer's American Booksellers convention must have heaved in protest when comely goons hired by Bridge Publications, the publishing arm of the Church of Scientology, marched up and down the aisles of the auditorium literally setting ablaze a book by L. Ron Hubbard — a "hot" author, get it? — a man who is said to have improved the lives (If not the careers) of such celebrities as Sonny Bono and John Travolta. Judging from their ...
Sep 1, 1987
Thugs tried to stop me exposing evil cult // --- says Scientology follower who quit after 22 years More: link
Type: Press
THE author of a book that allegedly blows the whistle on the bizarre founder of the Church of Scientology says he has been terrorized by cult fanatics seeking to suppress the shocking exposé. "They've sent out thugs to intimidate me, threatened my family, tried to bribe us and even tried to jail the publisher," says Bent Corydon, author of L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah Or Madman? (Lyle Stuart). Corydon, a loyal disciple of Hubbard and his cult for nearly 22 years, now ...
Apr 27, 1987
Panorama: Road to Total Freedom — BBC NewsMore: transcript
Type: TV
Source:
BBC News Description of video is in italics. VO=VOICEOVER shot of Church of Scientology, Los Angeles; apparently group of ex-members VOICEOVER: The Church of Scientology, one of the largest and richest new religious movements, is being sued for a billion dollars by former members for fraud and breach of trust. They regard Scientology as a dangerous cult. group of Scientologists VO: Yet the church goes on expanding, making converts and claiming it is "The Road to Total Freedom". ''"Panorama" opening credits; while music ...
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Annie M. Tidman (aka Annie Broeker aka Annie Logan aka Lisa Mitchell) •
Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") •
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Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
BBC News •
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Body thetans (BTs) •
Church of Scientology International (CSI) •
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Cyril Ronald Vosper •
David Miscavige •
David Miscavige: physical violence •
Dede Reisdorf •
Deprogramming •
Dianetics •
Disconnection •
Don Larson •
Doreen Lea Gillham •
E-Meter •
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Fair game •
Fort Harrison Hotel (also, Flag Land Base) @ 210 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States •
Frank Notaro •
Franklin Freedman •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Front groups •
Hana Eltringham Whitfield •
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Harold Clarke •
Heber C. Jentzsch •
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Jeffrey A. Dubron •
Jerry Whitfield •
John Travolta •
Judge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr. •
Ken Hoden •
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Louis Jolyon West •
Ludis Birss •
Mary Clarke •
Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard •
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MV Freewinds (formerly, La Bohème) •
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Norman F. Starkey •
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Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) •
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Religious Research Foundation (RRF) •
Ruth Clarke •
Saint Hill Manor @ East Grinstead (UK) •
Scientology's "Clear" state •
Scott Mayer •
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Thea Greenberg •
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United Kingdom (UK) •
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Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire) Jun 7, 1986
Followers singing the praises of Scientology – literally — Clearwater Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Wilma Norton Source:
Clearwater Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Call this music cassette The L. Ron Shuffle . A celebrity group of L. Ron Hubbard's followers — including John Travolta, Chick Corea, Karen Black, Leif Garrett and Sylvester Stallone's brother Frank — have put together a pop-music cassette of 10 songs whose lyrics and music are said to have been written by the Scientology founder before his death. The cassettes have been mailed to more than 600 "various local people in Clearwater," Scientology spokesman Ludwig Alpers said, and will ...
Jun 7, 1986
Scientology tunes heading to area homes — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Lesley Collins Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) CLEARWATER — Could the composing abilities of the late L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology, nudge Madonna and Billy Ocean out of the top-20 in pop music? Some 600 Clearwater residents will have the chance to decide. Parishioners at the Fort Harrison Hotel, the sect's Clearwater headquarters, have forked out the money to mail out more than 600 cassette tapes that contain Hubbard's musical statement on what Scientology is all about. "The Road to Freedom" cassette — with ...
May 11, 1986
Travolta lauds Scientology — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
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Clearwater Sun (Florida) [Picture / Caption: JOHN TRAVOLTA . . . supports sect] LOS ANGELES — Actor John Travolta showed up in court to support the Church of Scientology, and told reporters, "It's been the reason I've been able to survive Hollywood." The organization is fighting a Superior Court lawsuit by former member Larry Wollersheim, who accused it of fraud and claimed it destroyed him financially and mentally.
Apr 4, 1986
Inside Scientology — Finally [Hubbard's "Freedom" army] — L.A. Weekly (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ron Curran ,
Jennifer Pratt Source:
L.A. Weekly (California) [Picture / Caption: Commander Hubbard ] ''[L. Ron Hubbard] has now moved on to his next level of ... research. This level is beyond anything any of us has ever imagined. It is a level, in fact, done in an exterior state, completely exterior from the body. In this level ... the body is nothing more than an impediment, an encumbrance to any further gain. ... Thus, at 2000 hours, Friday, the 24th of January, A.D. [1986], L. Ron Hubbard discarded the ...
Apr 4, 1986
Inside Scientology — Finally [L.A.'s most conspicuous "cult"?] — L.A. Weekly (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ron Curran ,
Jennifer Pratt Source:
L.A. Weekly (California) L.A.'s Most Conspicuous "Cult"? Scientology is certainly no stranger to attention, and when the reclusive L. Ron Hubbard died of a stroke at his San Luis Obispo ranch, the bright light of public scrutiny was again cast upon his progeny. But despite the walls of defense evident at Scientology headquarters, the church has, ironically, done everything in its power to keep its product, if not its parishioners, in the public eye. For in the 35 years since Hubbard founded Scientology, basing ...
Feb 18, 1986
Millions at stake in battle over last-minute will More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Earl Golz Mystery death of Scientology founder leaves his son fuming MILLIONS AT STAKE IN BATTLE OVER LAST-MINUTE WILL [Picture / Caption: When L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, visited his staff in Rhodesia in 1966, all was well among his 6 million converts in 35 countries. In 1980, Hubbard disappeared from view.] TENS of millions of dollars are at stake in a battle over the will of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, whose recent death has proven as big a mystery as ...
Dec 22, 1985
60 Minutes: Scientology / Update [16m 51s] — CBS News
May 23, 1985
Rally against huge damage award // Scientologists cast protest as defense of all religion — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Peter H. King Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) PORTLAND, Ore. — Duane Wolcott lives at a Christian church here, earning his keep as a custodian. He decribes his principal occupation, however, as "street evangelist," and it is his belief that this week the mysterious hand of God tossed him a terrific career opportunity. The burly 49-year-old could be found at a park by the Willamette River, happily passing out Christian pamphlets to Scientologists attending a free concert by one of their own, jazz musician Chick Corea. "We feel God ...
May 21, 1985
Church member Travolta stands up for Scientology — Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California)More: link
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Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of Scientologists, buoyed by an appearance by church member John Travolta, marched downtown yesterday in the third day of protests over a $39 million fraud judgment against their church and its leader. Police Sgt. Jay Decker estimated "a few thousand" Church of Scientology members participated in the demonstration. "There will be more," he predicted, as the week-long series of rallies progresses. Scientologists had been arriving in Portland from across the United States, Europe and Australia since ...
May 21, 1985
Film star joins in Scientology verdict protest — The Oregonian (Portland)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Holly Danks Source:
The Oregonian (Portland) Movie star John Travolta, looking tired, tousled and in need of a shave, arrived shortly after midnight Monday in Portland to defend the Church of Scientology and back the growing protest of the $39 million judgment handed down against it last week by a Multnomah County jury. "It's simple," Travolta said after walking into a small conference room on the third floor of the Hilton Hotel and taking a long drink from the water glass placed in front of him. "I've ...
May 21, 1985
Scientologists, other hear protest concert — The Oregonian (Portland)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Holly Danks ,
Paul Manley Source:
The Oregonian (Portland) About 2,000 Scientologists and Portland music fans gathered in downtown Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park Monday night for a free concert that was billed as part of a crusade for religious freedom. Against a backdrop of the Burnside Bridge and a huge U.S. flag on which the cross of Scientology was superimposed, piano virtuoso Chick Corea and rock musician Frank Stallone performed. Scientologists identifying themselves as having come to Portland from Canada, Britain, Mexico, Germany, France, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand ...
May 21, 1985
Travolta & other Scientologists swarm into Portland to protest — Seattle Post-IntelligencerMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
John McCoy ,
S.L. Sanger Source:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer PORTLAND, Ore. — Thousands of Scientologists, including actor John Travolta and jazz musician Chick Corea, showed, up in Portland yesterday to rally behind their beleaguered church. Members of the Church of Scientology flew to Portland from all over the United States and as far away as Europe and South America. In Seattle, about 80 Scientologists singing "We Shall Overcome" and protesting what they called an assault on religious freedom gathered last night at the Flag Pavilion in Seattle Center. The Scientologists, ...
May 21, 1985
Travolta joins sect protest of $39 million judgment — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
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Clearwater Sun (Florida) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of Scientologists, buoyed by an appearance by church member John Travolta, marched downtown Monday in the third day of protests over a $39 million fraud judgment against their church and its leader. Police Sgt. Jay Decker estimated "a few thousand" Church of Scientology members participated in the demonstration. "There will be more," he predicted, as the weeklong series of rallies and concerts progresses. Scientologists had been arriving in Portland from across the United States, Europe and ...
May 20, 1985
Scientologists protest jury's verdict — The Oregonian (Portland)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
John Snell Source:
The Oregonian (Portland) An estimated 300 members of the Church of Scientology rallied in downtown Portland Sunday, protesting a $39-million judgment against the church issued by a jury last week. For 90 minutes, the demonstrators, many of whom came to Portland from around the country, carried placards and chanted slogans as they marched around the Multnomah County Courthouse, which was closed Sunday. There were no incidents and no visible police presence during the rally. The protest is expected to continue at least through Monday, ...
May 19, 1985
Scientology followers set big protest — The Oregonian (Portland)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Nelson Pickett Source:
The Oregonian (Portland) Thousands of Scientologists, including actor John Travolta, are planning to flock to Portland this week to protest a $39 million court judgment against the church, Scientology officials said Saturday. Scientologists started their protest Saturday night with a march outside the Multnomah County Courthouse by about 150 persons carrying signs that read "Restore the Bill of Rights" and "We Want Justice" and chanting "religious freedom now." Another rally is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sunday outside the courthouse in response to the jury ...
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