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Dec 7, 1979
Judge gives stiff sentences, fines to 5 cult leaders — Clearwater Sun (Florida)
Nov 28, 1979
Clearwater official favors joint suit on Scientology tax status — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Nov 24, 1979
Tenney calls Scientologists 'private CIA' — Clearwater Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Nov 4, 1979
Most targets not aware of infiltration attempts — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marc Brown Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) CLEARWATER — Documents released Thursday by a federal judge in Washington indicate an effort to "take over" the city of Clearwater by the Church of Scientology, but most of the persons and organizations listed in those files said Friday they are not aware of any effort by church members to infiltrate or discredit their offices. The documents were part of a mountain of paper siezed by the FBI in raids on Scientology offices in Washington and Los Angeles in July, 1977. ...
Nov 4, 1979
Opinion // Documents remove last faint doubts about Scientology — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ron Stuart Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) JOURNALISTS PRIDE themselves on being fair and objective. Like any other profession, our barrel has its bad apples. But as a rule, we bend over backward to be fair. Seldom have I questioned my own ability to make the professional judgments required of me as a reporter, city editor, managing editor and editor. Seldom has it been charged that I did not attempt to be fair, though hindsight sometimes has shown that those attempts were somewhat less than successful. But one ...
Nov 4, 1979
Years with sect span tax battles, infiltrations and acquisitions [incomplete] — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
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Clearwater Sun (Florida) The following is a chronology of local events from the Scientologists 1975 purchase of the former Fort Harrison hotel to last week's release of church documents by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. 1975 Oct. 27 — Fort Harrison officials acknowledge sale of the hotel, saying the Jack Tar chain will cease operations on Nov. 30. The buyer is Southern Land Development and Leasing Corp. Nov. 5 — Citizens learn Southern Land has agreed to buy another downtown landmark, the old ...
Nov 3, 1979
Scientologists' targets say, I told you so... — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , news.google.com , news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Bill Cornwell Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) If the Church of Scientology aimed to "take control" of Clearwater, it has succeeded, former Clearwater Mayor Gabe Cazares declared Friday. "Clearwater is the first city to be occupied . . . by a master plan by a destructive cult," he said. "Until recently, the Scientologists had won the battle over the minds and hearts of Clearwater residents," said Cazares, who has long been an outspoken critic of the church, which has a headquarters in Clearwater. But Cazares said recent revelations ...
Nov 3, 1979
Shocked officials say they'll fight — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Debbie Winsor Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) CLEARWATER — Church of Scientology documents released Thursday that outline the Scientologists' intention to control or "take over" the city left local government officials wondering Friday how the group planned to reach that goal — and what it should do about it. Mayor Charles LeCher and City Manager Anthony Shoemaker agreed the city’s first move is to seek copies of the documents released Thursday in Washington, D.C., by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey. "We have to find out what the ...
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