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Aug 7, 1968
Mind cult must pay costs – judge — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Scottish Daily Express (UK) THE Church of Scientology of California yesterday abandoned its applications for interim libel injunctions against the Daily Express, News of the World and Sunday Mirror. Mr. Justice Fisher, in the Vacation Court, ordered the church — a foreign corporation registered in London under the Companies Act — to pay the newspapers' costs forthwith. He stayed further proceedings in the three libel actions until the costs have been paid. The writs were issued last Wednesday. In a judgment delivered for publication yesterday ...
Aug 2, 1968
Scientology company issues libel writs — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Scottish Daily Express (UK) THE Church of Scientology has issued High Court writs for libel against the publishers of four British newspapers. And it announced yesterday, through London solicitors its intention to lay complaints against the British Government before the European Commission of Human Rights. Suing as a company with registered offices in Fitzroy Street, London, the Church is claiming damages for alleged libel in the Sunday Express, News of the World, and Sunday Mirror last Sunday, and in the Daily Express last Friday. In ...
Aug 1, 1968
As more are barred, Scientologists say: We will beat ban — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Tom Brown Source:
Scottish Daily Express (UK) THE scientology sect—whose students are barred from entering Britain—is going ahead with plans for an "international conference" in London this month. Yesterday 72 scientology students were turned back at London Airport—52 of them after a night under guard in £4 10s.-a-time rooms at airport hotels at the expense of B.O.A.C.. They booked with the airline as a party from an American oil company. Delegates to the international scientology conference in Croydon from August 16-18 will beat the ban by declaring themselves ...
Aug 1, 1968
Entry was easy, say students — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Lorna Blackie Source:
Scottish Daily Express (UK) SCIENTOLOGY students, newly arrived from overseas, were still enrolling yesterday at the Edinburgh "Advanced Org" headquarters of the cult. Two of the new students at the centre, where only the most advanced members go, described how they had come into Britain yesterday. Mrs. Ruth Porsin (39), from Farmington, Michigan, said it took her less than five minutes to pass through Immigration. "I said that I was here for pleasure and study," said Mrs. Porsin, who plans to stay for five weeks. ...
Jul 31, 1968
Scientology riddle as jet leaves Prestwick — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Scottish Daily Express (UK) LARGE party of scientology students is believed to have flown into Scotland from Toronto yesterday. After 146 passengers left the B.O.A.C. flight at Prestwick, dozens of scientology pamphlets and leaflets were found during the last stage of the flight to London. A Home Office official said last night: "No scientology students were refused at Prestwick today, but it is possible they were admitted as visitors." The Home Office does not recognise the cult as a bona fide student group, and any ...
Jul 30, 1968
Mind cult's Scots trip is grounded — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Lorna Blackie ,
Bob Smith Source:
Scottish Daily Express (UK) A SPECIAL "flight-to-freedom" charter jet bringing 186 Americans to Edinburgh to study scientology, the international cult condemned by the Government, was cancelled yesterday by Caledonian Airways. The airline was told by the Home Office that the passengers would be banned from landing at Prestwick. Even if the airline had rejected the Government's advice, under international regulations they would have had to fly the passengers back to New York. An airline spokesman said yesterday: "Because of what has been said in the ...
Jul 29, 1968
Man dies in 50ft. plunge from window — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Guy Simpson Source:
Scottish Daily Express (UK) A MAN suspended from "training" with the scientology cult in Edinburgh a few days ago died in a 50ft. plunge yesterday. Jim Stewart (35), a South African, fell from the third floor window of an hotel bedroom in the centre of the city. And last night the news of his death shocked leaders of the cult that was branded last week as "socially harmful" by Health Minister Kenneth Robinson. Mr. Stewart had arrived in Edinburgh with his wife early this month ...
Jul 27, 1968
Mind cult hits back — Scottish Daily Express (UK)More: link
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Scottish Daily Express (UK) Shocked Scottish leaders of an organisation branded by the Government as "an objectionable" cult yesterday hit back. Officials of the Hubbard College of Personal Independence in Edinburgh, which promotes the cult of scientology, described the Government's criticism as "insane." The attack came from Mr. Kenneth Robinson, Minister of Health. He said: "Scientology is a pseudo-philosophical cult introduced into this country some years ago from the United States. The Government are satisfied, having reviewed all the available evidence, that scientology is socially ...
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