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Nov 29, 2009
Church of Scientology plans Illinois headquarters on Printer's Row — Chicago Tribune
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Manya A. Brachear Source:
Chicago Tribune Convicted of fraud in France, impugned by former celebrity members and accused of coercing estranged practitioners to stay against their will, the Church of Scientology has encountered a fair share of bad publicity in recent months. But in Chicago, the religious movement founded by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard appears to be flourishing. Signaling that success are plans for a new seven-story Illinois church headquarters slated to open next year in Chicago's historic Printer's Row. The restoration of ...
Jan 14, 2009
Chicago dentist to settle forced Scientology, harassment case — Chicago TribuneMore: articles.chicagotribune.com
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James P. Miller Source:
Chicago Tribune A Chicago dentist has agreed to pay $462,500 to settle federal allegations that he violated U.S. discrimination laws by sexually harassing workers and by forcing employees who wanted to keep their jobs to submit to indoctrination in the tenets of Scientology. The Chicago office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had filed a civil lawsuit against James L. Orrington in September 2007, asserting he had discriminated against 18 employees by subjecting them to sexual propositions, comments and improper touching. The suit ...
Jul 24, 2008
From the shadows, Anonymous battles Scientology — Chicago Tribune
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Melissa Patterson Source:
Chicago Tribune Washington, USA — With their dark suits, leering masks and signs warning of what they call the "cult" of Scientology, the protest group Anonymous may startle a few visitors to Millennium Park on Saturday. But that's what the participants are hoping for. "Outfits and the outrageous help get people's attention," said Eric Szulczewski of Clarendon Hills, one of a few members of Anonymous willing to give his name. An Internet-based group that claims more than 10,000 members worldwide, Anonymous has assembled ...
Oct 14, 2005
Getting behind the ruckus over 'silent births' — Chicago Tribune
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Nara Schoenberg Source:
Chicago Tribune Just when Tom Cruise was starting to look good again, we hear from the New York Daily News that Cruise's pregnant fiance, Katie Holmes, is supposed to sign on for a "silent birth," without screams or painkillers. Ouch. But is "Quit yellin', it's only childbirth," as the News headline so succinctly put it, the true position of the Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a member? Not according to Greg LaClaire, vice president of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre ...
Mar 1, 1985
Drug Aid Available At Low Or No Cost — Chicago Tribune
Nov 10, 1979
Scientologists got secret files of Times, lawyers — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , news.google.com , news.google.com
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Charles Stafford Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Secret letters and memos from the personal files of St. Petersburg Times editors and its attorneys were obtained and analyzed by members of the Church of Scientology shortly after the church moved to Clearwater four years ago. The letters and memos were used by the church in calculating its response to news media reports revealing its purchase through a front organization of the Fort Harrison Hotel. How the Church of Scientology or its agents got access to the locked filing cabinets ...
Nov 14, 1971
Dianetics and drugs: a "cure" in weeks for $3,000 — Chicago TribuneMore: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Chicago Tribune On March 7, 1971, a benefit concert to aid the National Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program was held at the Happy Medium. The program was presented by Dinah Christie and members of the cast of the revue appearing at the theater. Publicity releases were sent out plugging the concert and at least one newspaper columnist mentioned both the performance and the charity it was supporting. [...]
Feb 7, 1969
U.S. court rules Scientology is a real religion — Chicago Tribune
Feb 11, 1951
Find model, mate slain — Chicago TribuneMore: link
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Chicago Tribune Berkeley, Cal., Feb 10 (AP)—The bodies of a model and her husband were found in their apartment here last night, and Police Inspector A. R. Frock said it was murder and suicide. The victims were David E. Cary, 30, an instructor at the L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics institute of Los Angeles; and his wife, Helen, 28, a model at the California College of Arts and Crafts. Police theorized that Mrs. Cary shot her husband once in the chest, then turned a ...
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