On This Day in Scientology History - February 5

A summary of events - pickets, deaths, births, press coverage, Scientology lectures, and more - for this day in Scientology history.

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Suppressive Person Declare February 5, 2002

Suppressive Person Declare (FLB 1448) issued on Caroline Letkeman

Star-Ledger: Inmate transferred over guard's gifts February 5, 2000

Star-Ledger: Inmate transferred over guard's gifts

WAZ: Hammer man attacks ARD team while filming February 5, 2000

WAZ: Hammer man attacks ARD team while filming

San Francisco Picket February 5, 2000

Critics picket in San Francisco, California.
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Miami Herald : The Readers Forum February 5, 1998

Miami Herald : The Readers Forum

Buk posts <34df0cd1.5381958@news.snafu.de>: February 5, 1998

Buk posts <34df0cd1.5381958@news.snafu.de>:
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Scientologists make claims against Francois Lavergnat in February 5, 1998

Scientologists make claims against Francois Lavergnat in Police Court, claiming they could prove their charges that he was "a sower of trouble, a swindler and an ammunition smuggler". These claims, in addition to Scientologist newspaper reports that Fran

Christian Century: Germany is focus of Scientology dispute. February 5, 1997

Christian Century: Germany is focus of Scientology dispute.

San Francisco Picket February 5, 1997

Critics picket in San Francisco, California. Notes: Picketing adventures
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Wichita Eagle: article on Scientology February 5, 1996

Wichita Eagle

People: A message to Michael. (cover story) February 5, 1996

People: A message to Michael. (cover story)

Albert Jaquier, OT7, Diary Entry February 5, 1994

Entry from the diary of Albert Jaquier, an OT7 Scientologist: Sick. Passing blood.

Beacon Journal: Scientology Church Sues Drug Executive February 5, 1992

Beacon Journal: Scientology Church Sues Drug Executive

San Jose Mercury News: Laid-Off Workers: Any Truth In This? (brief mention of Scientology) February 5, 1992

San Jose Mercury News: Laid-Off Workers: Any Truth In This? (brief mention of Scientology)

Philadelphia Daily News: Briefly February 5, 1990

Philadelphia Daily News: Briefly

LRH Despatch "Definition of Intelligence, Reissued as OSA Network Order #9 February 5, 1988

LRH despatch "Definition of Intelligence," originally issued on Feb. 25, 1968, is reissued as OSA Network Order #9. In it, LRH defines intelligence as gathering the plans, characteristics, and crimes of opponents of Scientology.
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Battle Plan February 5, 1987

Lisa Skonetski (later Lisa McPherson) writes a Battle Plan

Battle Plan February 5, 1987

Lisa Skonetski (later Lisa McPherson) writes a Battle Plan

Los Angeles Times: Coroner rejects request from L. Ron Hubbard's disinherited son February 5, 1986

Los Angeles Times: Coroner rejects request from L. Ron Hubbard's disinherited son

San Jose Mercury News: Hubbard Inquest Petition From Son Is Turned Down (brief mention of Scientology) February 5, 1986

San Jose Mercury News: Hubbard Inquest Petition From Son Is Turned Down (brief mention of Scientology)

Books and Marketing February 5, 1982

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL "Books and Marketing".
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Out-Ethics Symptoms February 5, 1982

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL "Out-Ethics Symptoms".
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Philadelphia Daily News: Baseball Facing Jet Lag (brief mention of Scientology) February 5, 1980

Philadelphia Daily News: Baseball Facing Jet Lag (brief mention of Scientology)

Judge Louis Oberdorfer Recuses Himself From The US Snow White Case February 5, 1979

Judge Louis Oberdorfer recuses himself from the US Snow White case. In light of Judge Hart's recent experience (Scientology had made him a victim of their dirty tricks campaigns, and then argued that that made him biased!), Oberdorfer asked for memoranda and oral arguments from both sides at the outset of the trial indicating potential grounds for disqualification. Government lawyers pointed out in their memo that Oberdorfer was formerly an assistant attorney general in charge of the tax division of the Justice Department, which had prosecuted a case that ended the tax-exempt status for the founding Church of Scientology in Los Angeles in 1969. Oberdorfer concluded that he had "personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts" and stepped down.
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Jokers and Degraders February 5, 1977

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOB 'Jokers and Degraders'.
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Mitchell Hermann sends a report to Dick Weigand February 5, 1976

Mitchell Hermann sends a report to Dick Weigand, stating that numerous documents withheld by the IRS pursuant to the FOIA were taken by the Scientology Information Bureau in Washington, D.C. He adds that documents regarding Scientology were taken from many IRS offices including the Audit Division, Intelligence Division, Office of International Operations, Exempt Organization, Individual Income Tax Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, Disclosure Division, Special Services Staff, as well as other offices.

GO Order February 5, 1976

An order from L. Ron Hubbard suggests that Scientologist Jimmy Fischer obtain the school records of Clearwater Mayor Gabriel Cazares.

CF and Address Presorting February 5, 1971

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL 'CF and Address Presorting '.
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Statistics, Management By February 5, 1970

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL 'Statistics, Management By '.
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Double Hats February 5, 1969

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL 'Double Hats'.
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Code of a Scientologist February 5, 1969

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL 'Code of a Scientologist'.
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Out-Ethics Symptoms February 5, 1967

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL 'Out-Ethics Symptoms'.
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Books and Marketing February 5, 1967

L. Ron Hubbard writes HO PL 'Books and Marketing'.
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S and D Warning February 5, 1966

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOB 'S and D Warning'.
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Letting the PC Itsa February 5, 1966

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL "Letting the PC Itsa".
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Founding Scientologist Certificate February 5, 1964

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL 'Founding Scientologist Certificate'.

No New Charters or Contracts... February 5, 1958

L. Ron Hubbard writes HCOPL "No New Charters or Contracts...".
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Question and Answer Period February 5, 1958

L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Question and Answer Period'.

Clear Procedure VIII: The Basic Approach to Clearing, Finding the Auditor February 5, 1958

L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, "Clear Procedure VIII: The Basic Approach to Clearing, Finding the Auditor".

Question and Answer Period February 5, 1957

L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Question and Answer Period'.

Auditing Procedures: How Far South February 5, 1957

L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, "Auditing Procedures: How Far South?"

Endowment of Livingness: Extroverting Attention February 5, 1954

L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, "Endowment of Livingness: Extroverting Attention".
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Group Processing on Certainty, Eight Dynamics February 5, 1954

L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, "Group Processing on Certainty, Eight Dynamics".
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Navy Letter February 5, 1943

The Navy forwards to L. Ron Hubbard a letter from a Dave Margolis. Margolis wrote to the Navy requesting that it make Hubbard pay an unpaid bill. The Navy instructs Hubbard to attend to the matter.

Navy Report February 5, 1942

Naval officer L. Ron Hubbard writes a report; in it, he quotes Commander L. D. Causey, the US Naval Attache to Australia, as saying, "I have sent a message to the CinC Asiatic as of this morning stating that I wish you to be removed from Brisbane, stating that you are making a nuisance of yourself. You have never been under my orders and I consider you as having nothing to do with me."