Moonie fund raising and life in the Unification Church
Leonard describes the Moonies as deeply committed to celibacy and obedience, with arranged marriages to gain citizenship and a strict hierarchy to pressure fundraising. He recalls brutal schedules, “heavenly competitions,” and the denial of sleep, as well as faint threats and occasional hostility while soliciting donations on Chicago streets. A car crash ended his active fundraising and led to a family intervention plan, though he chose to stay.
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Japan
Korea
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Vermont
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Vermont court to rule on minority hiring rule
UPI reports in Burlington that Judge Albert Coffrin will decide this week whether the 10 percent minority hiring requirement in federal public works grants for Vermont is constitutional as applied. The contested rule targets contractors in Williston challenging its Vermont implementation.
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UPI
U.S. District Court
Albert Coffrin
Vermont
Coffrin
Williston
Nursing home ceiling debated in Medicaid payout dispute
Washington County Superior Court Judge Stephen Martin scheduled to hear if Vermont can cap Medicaid payments to New England Management Corp. The firm seeks 600000 from the Social Welfare Department after the ceiling. In separate items, St Albans inmate case and Richford bus crash leave Gary?
Radio station sues for jail guard name in access case
WWSR filed a complaint with Franklin County State's Attorney seeking the identity of a jail guard fired after an inmate escaped during furlough at St. Albans Correctional Center. The guard resigned after violating furlough rules by allowing a visitor.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Orville Fowler
St. Albans Correctional Center
Vermont
Alfred Zera
Fowler
Zero
Zera
Franklin County State’s Attorney’s
WWSR
St. Albans Correctional Center. the State’s Attorney’s Office
Richard Bashaw
Police Force in Troy Shrinks to 127 Officers
City Manager J Duncan Barrett says he learned last week that Troy police strength stands at 127 uniformed officers, with nine vacancies recently identified amid 1978 budget preparations. A 1975 council resolution set 135 as authorized, but Public Safety Commissioner George O Connor opposed the larger force. Budget Officer Leonard J Stans confirms the authorized size remains 127.
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Troy
J. Duncan Barrett
Barrett
Public Safety
George O’connor
O’connor
Leonard J. Stans
Greenwich mayor cites need for better water amid fires
Greenwich Mayor Samuel Starters urged a stronger water system after a multi alarm blaze Monday scorched Skiffs Food Center and other stores. He noted efforts for federal funds are unlikely and cited prior blazes including a fatal apartment fire.
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Greenwich
Samuel Starters
Skiff’s
Main Street
Wayne Perkins
Starters
Icy Berkshire roads slow, no serious crashes reported
Western Massachusetts saw up to three inches of snow followed by sleet making roads treacherous overnight. Police say no serious accidents occurred as road crews used sand and salt with little plowing. National Weather Service forecasts warming with freezing rain and two inches of accumulation, then snow tonight and clearing by Thursday with temperatures in the low 40s.
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Pittsfield
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