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There were no Secret Service men at the door, either, since Blessit has not sought matching funds or aid of any kind from the Federal Election Commission in Washington. "I don't believe in accepting federal money," the evangelist explained, saying that the $27,000 he has spent on his campaign over the last year and a half has come out of his own pocket...
Going Ahead. New Times's muckraking can lead to problems. The magazine is already fighting libel suits totaling $9.6 million brought by, among others, the California hospitals accused of paying kickbacks and a Texas evangelist charged with beating teen-age girls in his home for runaways. Recently lawyers for Erhard Seminars Training, a California-based human-potential group, demanded a look at the manuscript of a New Times story on its operations. Hirsch refused and says he intends to go ahead with the piece...
Southern California, the launching pad of fads, is in the grip of a revival as frenetic as any ever whipped up by an evangelist. The skateboard has returned as the favorite platform of the well-balanced athlete. After ten years in the recreational limbo reserved for Hula-Hoops and yo-yos, the surfboard on wheels is already the preferred mode of propulsion-and sleight of foot-for an estimated 2 million Southern Californians, and their numbers are increasing by as many as 5,000 a day. The skateboarding craze may already claim around 30 million enthusiasts nationwide. Los Angeles manufacturers...
...Evangelist George "Jed" Smock yesterday urged Harvard students to seek God "before it's too late...
...What South Korean evangelist known for his anti-communism and mass weddings tried to save Harvard in October...