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President Kenneth Whitman, Eugene Patterson, St. Petersburg Times, Times employees. "On, Church, members," Rev. Whitman says, "I
Date:
December 20, 1979
Scientology President Kenneth Whitman meets for an hour with Eugene Patterson, editor and president of The St. Petersburg Times, and three other Times employees. "On behalf of the Church of Scientology and its members," Rev. Whitman says, "I want to offer a sincere apology for the conduct of some within the church toward yourself and some of your reporters." He says he is holding a series of meetings with political, business, religious and news people in Pinellas County in an effort to calm the confrontation atmosphere that had developed between the church and the community. He says that founder Hubbard is not involved in day-to-day activities of the church, and that the criminal activities were carried out by a few isolated individuals who violated church policies and misinterpreted Hubbard policies.
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