Why People Join Cults Says Norwalk Psychologist Leake
Norwalk psychologist Don Leake analyzes why individuals surrender to cult life after Jonestown. He cites democracy and freedom as potentially frightening, driving people to submit to authoritarian leaders who offer security, clear rules, and relief from decision making. Stress from life changes and a lack of heroic models in modern society further push some toward charismatic figures like Jim Jones, whose absolute control shapes group life.
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People’s Temple
Jonestown
Norwalk
Don Leake
Leake
Erich Fromm
Fromm
Holmes and Reh
University of Washington
Peoples Temple
Jones
Villians
Adolph Hitler
Jim Jones
Fiedler Faces Days Awaiting Brain Surgery Recovery
Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, 83, remains in fair condition after a one hour operation at Tufts New England Medical Center to correct mobility problems. Doctors say recovery will take several days to determine full impact and improvement.
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Boston
UPS
Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler
Tufts New England Medical Center
Fiedler
Meir Buried in Rain After State Funeral in Jerusalem
Golda Meir, founder of Israel and former prime minister, was buried in Jerusalem beside Levi Eshkol after dying at 80 from cancer. Dignitaries from Israel and abroad stood under umbrellas as she requested no eulogies, having steered the nation through the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and retiring in 1974.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Israel
Meir
Mostly cloudy tonight and colder by Wednesday
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with lows near 30 and a 20 percent chance of precip. Wednesday turns colder with occasional snow flurries and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph tonight. Monday temperatures 33 to 13, no total precipitation. Sunrise 7 44 am Sunset 4 58 pm. Birth notices list Norwalk families welcoming a girl and a boy at local hospitals. Deaths include John Andrews 73 Huron Cordelia Bristol 79 Berlin Heights Pauline Funk 83 New London. A note warns radiator antifreeze must be diluted with water to avoid slush at low temps.
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Chris and
Julie Burt
Norwalk
Fisher-Titus
John
Jeanne Rospert
Fisher- Titus
Frank and
Frances McKay
Sandusky Memorial
Carmie and
Joyce Nation
Shiloh
Willard Area Hospital
Jack) Andrews
Huron
Cordelia M. Bristol
Berlin Heights
Pauline Z. Funk
New London
Willard Board Expands Treasurer Staff And Policy Updates
The Willard Board of Education will hire a full time assistant in the treasurer's office after the new year due to rising workload. They will fund $20 of a $100 summer workshop tuition for teachers through Bowling Green State University, with $80 covered by BGSU. New substitute pay is set at 30 per day, moving to the regular salary after 60 days, mileage rate rises to 15 cents, and three 65 passenger buses will be purchased.
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Willard
Willard Board of Education
Bowling Green State University
BGSU
eWill
Marilyn Donelan
Progress in SALT Talks by Carter Shows Good Pace
President Carter said there has been good progress in SALT II talks with the Soviet Union but no final agreement. He noted a ministerial level statement will follow and hinted at a summit with Leonid Brezhnev on a broader agenda. Carter also weighed gasoline price decontrol and praised the Memphis convention while stressing the Egyptian Israeli peace deadline remains crucial.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Soviet Union
State Department
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Congress
Energy Department
John O'Leary
Memphis
Tenn
Democratic Party
U.S
Candle Start Fires Destroys Elm Street Residence
A three year old knocked over a candle causing a fire that gutted a two family dwelling at 854 West Elm Street Norwalk. Fireman Lt Ernest Midkiff, 35, was cut above the wrist while removing burning furniture from a broken window. He was treated and released. Estimated furnishings damage is 10000 dollars. The home belonging to John Thompson Monroeville housed Kyle and Mary Shrader and their three year old Dennis. The other attached unit was unoccupied. Firefighters arrived with 19 firemen and two trucks, gaining control in ten minutes using 150 gallons of water. The Shrader family is believed to be staying with relatives. This marked the second house fire in 36 hours for Norwalk fire crews following a rescue at Henry Barrette's burning apartment.
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West Elm Street
Norwalk
Ernest Midkiff
Fryen St
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Elm St
John Thompson
Monroeville
Kyle
Mary Shrader
Dennis
Shrader
William Knadler
S. Garden St
Henry Barrette
N. Foster Sr
Murderer Seeks Death Penalty in Ohio Case
Convicted killer Lawrence D. Robinson asks Huron County Common Pleas Judge Robert W. Smith to impose the death penalty. Robinson, serving two life terms for the 1973 murder of Alice White Womack of Willard, wrote that he begs the court to grant the maximum sentence and that he insists on the same penalty as men on death row for the same crime.
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Lawrence D. Robinson
Huron County Common Pleas
Robert W. Smith
Robinson
Ohio Correctional Institute
Lucasville
Alice White Womack
Willard
Seneca County
Harry Bozarth
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Smith
Ex-Wrestler Testifies in Monroeville Slander Case
A former Monroeville High wrestler testified that Kathleen Oates Hunter invited him to visit in 1976 and referenced a van with a bed, as the two day jury trial over a $100000 slander suit against Monroeville School Board President Chester Opper continued. He and others described bus trip incidents and Hunter’s alleged traffic violations during the May 1977 school board meeting.
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Monroeville
Common Pleas Court
Chris Kelly
Washington St
Monroeville School Board
Chester Opper
Kathleen Oates Hunter
Collins
Hunter
Opper
Kelly
St. Paul-Monroeville
Port Clinton
Dan Burns
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