Clearwater, FL
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Clearwater, FL in the News
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| May 6, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: L. Ron Hubbard's Son Says His Father 'Destroys' Foes | The son of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology, testified Wednesday his father was obsessed with controlling people and "destroyed" those who opposed him and the church. | Press |
| May 6, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: They'll Take the Kool-Aid | The Fort Harrison Hotel in downtown Clearwater could be the scene of another Jonestown-type mass suicide when Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard dies, according to Ed Walters, a former high-ranking church official. | Press |
| May 5, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: Hubbard's Son Will Testify Today | The son of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology, testified in the opening round of public hearings on the sect. Boston attorney Michael Flynn, who proposed the hearings in 1981, said Ron DeWolfe - once known as L. Ron Hubbard Jr. - would be the second witness to be heard in City Hall, following Ed Walters, a former high-ranking church officer. | Press |
| May 4, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: Petitioners Back Hearings on Sect | More than 450 people signed petitions in support of the Clearwater's efforts "to inspect and regulate Scientology activites". | Press |
| May 3, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: Sect Victims' Fund Asks For Rent-Free Stadium Use | The Scientology Victims' Defense Fund requested that Clearwater waive rental fees for the organization to use Jack Russell Stadium. | Press |
| May 2, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: Sect Role in City's Hearing Up in Air | When Clearwater's public hearings on Scientology begin, one of the main players may be conspicuously absent: the Church of Scientology itself. The sect's Tampa lawyer said if the hearings proceed as mapped out by city officials, the church will not participate. | Press |
| May 2, 1982 | Clearwater Sun: Sect Still Scrapping in Five Local Lawsuits | In May 1982, Scientology had at least five lawsuits active in Pinellas County, involving harassment of the mayor and his wife, complaint against the tax assessor, and suits by former members over their ill-treatment. | Press |
| April 4, 1982 | Lee Recounts Sect Horrors | A woman they called "Lee" recounted her 12 years in the Scientology and her emotional and physical struggle to break away from the sect. After four months in Clearwater, still finding no success with OT Level exorcisms, she was "physically and mentally in bad shape," but afraid to leave the church. | What is Scientology?, dangers of Scientology, Press |
| November 3, 1979 | Clearwater Sun: Scientologists Plot City Takeover | The Church of Scientology of California had big plans for the unsuspecting community of Clearwater when it arrived there in November 1975. In essence, the sect wanted to control the city's politicians, media and religious groups. | Press |
| November 3, 1979 | Clearwater Sun: Scientologists Find Few Sympathizers After Latest Revelations | Residents Friday denounced the Church of Scientology after documents released by a federal judge a day earlier showed the cult wanted to "take control" of Clearwater. Many of the residents interviewed were not familiar with details of the case, but most expressed a strong hostility toward church members. | Press |