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Dec 30, 1986
Scientology verdict returned — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Dec 6, 1986
Church of Scientology of California v. Gerald Armstrong: Mutual release of all claims and settlement agreement More: gerryarmstrong.org
Dec 6, 1986
Police crack down on Scientologists — Associated Press
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Associated Press Authorities said Saturday they closed all 16 Italian offices of the Church of Scientology and seized books, documents and financial records. The raids began Thursday and involved Treasury and Carabinieri paramilitary police. Officials also announced the closing of 11 Narconon drug rehabilitation centers, but did not elaborate on the connection. Raids were conducted in 20 cities including Milan, Turin, Florence, Rome, Genoa and Naples. The last one was Saturday when police shut down a recently opened Scientology office in the eastern ...
Dec 5, 1986
Scientology group helps public defender by paying witness — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Dec 5, 1986
Search for salvation ended in death — San Jose Mercury NewsMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
David Schrieberg Source:
San Jose Mercury News [The following is from the article 'Search for Salvation Ended in Death', printed originally in the San Jose Mercury News, December 5, 1986. I have omitted some parts of the original, mostly those giving a general discussion of Scientology, and paraphrased others, since I don't have permission of the copyright holders. The author of the story is David Scrieberg. My discussion is enclosed in brackets, except for some analysis at the end.] Two years ago, confused and unsure of his future, ...
Dec 1, 1986
NAACP joins Scientology church in court battle — Jet (magazine)
Oct 27, 1986
The prophet and profits of Scientology — Forbes
Type: Press
Author(s):
Richard Behar Source:
Forbes Tag(s):
Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") •
Auditing •
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Bent Corydon •
Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI) •
Cost •
David Mayo •
David Miscavige •
Don Larson •
E-Meter •
Forbes •
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong •
Harassment •
Howard "Homer" D. Schomer •
Howard Rower •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
Intimidation •
John Gordon Clark Jr. •
Judge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr. •
Laurel J. Sullivan (née Watson) •
Medical claims •
Membership •
Money laundering •
Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) •
Registrar (also, to "reg") •
Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) •
Religious cloaking •
Religious Research Foundation (RRF) •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Richard Behar •
Royalties, license, trademark, management fees •
Security check ("sec check") •
Tax matter •
Tonja C. Burden •
William W. "Bill" Franks •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Oct 15, 1986
Interview with William W. Goodrich, Office of General Counsel, 1939-1971 [re. Scientology's "e-meter"]
Oct 14, 1986
20-Year-Old Gives Narconon $10,000 Check — Los Angeles Times (California)More: scientology-lies.com
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Los Angeles Times (California) A 20-year-old man who said his housecleaning business has made him a millionaire presented a $10,000 check Monday to Narconon, a Los Angeles drug rehabilitation program. Barry Minkow, owner of ZZZZ Best Inc., said the money will be used to help rehabilitate drug users who otherwise could not afford treatment. "I make things happen," said Minkow, who started his Reseda-based company while he was in the 10th grade at Cleveland High School and "too young to open a bank account." Minkow ...
Sep 23, 1986
Court may disbar lawyer linked to Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 21, 1986
Doctor advised Scientology cure for depression [17 Aug. 1986] — The Sunday Times (UK)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mazher Mahmood Source:
The Sunday Times (UK) TWO West Country doctors have been channeling patients to the controversial Church of Scientology cult. A Sunday Times Investigation has revealed that Dr Edward Hamlyn and his wife, Dr Dorothy West, who run a surgery in Ivybridge, Devon, are members of the Church of Scientology and both act as local recruiting agents for the cult. They refer patients to Plymouth Scientology centre for a commission. Scientology is the money-spinning brainchild of the late Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, an unsuccessful postwar science fiction ...
Aug 27, 1986
Scientology-linked group sponsors student contest — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Maggie Erickson Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) CLEARWATER — A local school student council could win $5,000 in a contest — if the school follows the offical guidelines outlined in Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's book "The Way to Happiness." At least one Pinellas school principal received a flier advertising the contest sponsored nationally by the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America, an organization that has been tied to the Church of Scientology. School principals are asked to fill out a request form to enter their school in the ...
Aug 23, 1986
[The Danish High Court awarded the Church of Scientology ...] — Weekly Challenger (Florida)More: link
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Weekly Challenger (Florida) The Danish High Court awarded the Church of Scientology in Denmark over 1.4 million Danish Kroner in damages against three apostate members from England. The damages award, one of the highest amounts ever awarded in a Danish court, was the result of a case brought against former church members for their involvement in the theft of sacred upper level church Scriptures from the church in Denmark. In December 1983, Robin Scott returned to Denmark and was subsequently arrested and taken to ...
Aug 17, 1986
Church of Scientology settles in multimillion-dollar civil suits — Orlando Sentinel
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Orlando Sentinel The Church of Scientology has reached out-of-court settlements in four multimillion-dollar civil suits, but details were ordered sealed by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich. Settlements were reached with former Clearwater Mayor Gabe Cazares, a Democratic candidate for Congress; Tanja Burden of Las Vegas; Nancy McLean of Ontario, Canada; and Margery Wakefield, no address available. Tampa attorney Walt Logan, who represented plaintiffs in all four cases, said the files were sealed Thursday over our objections. The Cazareses sued the church for $1.5 ...
Aug 13, 1986
Margery Wakefield vs. Church of Scientology of California, Inc.: Settlement agreement
Aug 12, 1986
'Expert' turns bad trial into bad verdict — Journal-AmericanMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ron Arnold Source:
Journal-American Why do I have to spend so much time defending religions I don't belong to? I didn't really want a scrapbook of columns sticking up for persecuted Jews, Evangelical Christians, Muslims, Taoists, Native American Shamanists, Moonies and Scientologists, among others. The question that troubles me most, though, is why do I have to defend them from our own government? The reason, of course, is that I don't want the First Amendment repealed. And a Los Angeles jury did just that July ...
Aug 9, 1986
Scientology tenets not trade secrets, U.S. court rules — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
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Los Angeles Times (California) A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Church of Scientology's confidential teachings are not protected by California trade secrets law, dealing a blow to the organization's hard-fought campaign to block former members from operating rival churches where courses are offered at a fraction of the cost. In its unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the state law protects economic, but not religious, secrets. The ruling represents a second major setback in less ...
Aug 1, 1986
Scientology investigated foe, lawyer says — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Jul 31, 1986
Sect's purchase ousts tenants — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Lesley Collins Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) CLEARWATER — The Church of Scientology paid $4.6 million Friday for a 200-unit Skycrest apartment complex to house its growing staff. The church now owns 11 pieces of property — five of which are used as dormitories. And while sect staff members are getting new lodgings, residents at Hacienda Gardens Apartments, 551 N. Saturn Ave., are being shown the door. They can stay at the complex until their current leases expire — but no longer. "We purchased it to provide additional ...
Jul 24, 1986
Scientology members protest $30-million damage award to ex-follower — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jerry Belcher Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) Hundreds of Scientologists were alternately exhorted and entertained Wednesday in the Los Angeles Civic Center during a highly organized protest against a $30-million jury award, which they claimed threatens the freedom, not only of their church, but of all religions in this country. The daytime turnout for the protest peaked shortly before noon, with about 850 members of the Church of Scientology marching in front of the Los Angeles County Courthouse on North Hill Street, bearing signs such as "Religious Beliefs ...
Jul 23, 1986
Ex-Scientologist wins $30 million in church suit — Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Liz Mullen Source:
Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California) A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded $30 million to a former Scientologist, who claimed the church's religious practice of "auditing" caused him to suffer a nervous breakdown. Larry Wollersheim, 37, who was a member of the church for 11 years, was awarded $5 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages by the 12-member jury. The trial started last February. "It's a tremendous verdict for human rights," said Leta Schlosser, Wollersheim's attorney. The Church of Scientology, she added, ...
Jul 23, 1986
Man is awarded $30-million in lawsuit against Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
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