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...Into the '80s," says Edward Cohen, a Manhattan writer working on a book about modern atheists, "people would hear her speak live or on the air, their mouths would hang open. It reassured them that they weren't the only ones on earth to feel this way." Says Orin ("Spike") Tyson, a friend and employee of O'Hair's who is now living, albeit embattled, in the house on Greystone Drive: "She went out in public and made it acceptable to at least say the A word. She put it on the map." Many remember the rousing defense of materialism...
...charismatic movement leaders, had utterly lost the ability to distinguish between herself and her cause. San Diego attorney Roy Withers investigated and repeatedly deposed the Murray-O'Hairs as part of a lawsuit; he claims the cars and the house on Greystone were inappropriately paid for with corporation money. (Spike Tyson replies, "It's been disproven over and over again...
...that Jon's phone silence is permanent. "My brother had a tendency to fall for con games and con artists," says Bill Murray. With newfound wealth, "he may have been baited into something that he was unable to control. I believe one or more of these folks is dead." Spike Tyson, while holding all possibilities open, notes laconically that "many people have been killed for a lot less than...
...melancholy these days about the American Atheists general headquarters on a stretch of Cameron Road. Instead of a business name (the building is unmarked), the large sign above the fenced-in parking lot reads FOR SALE. American Atheists' officers would like to leave Austin behind them. Inside, Spike Tyson, who, like former employee Travis, spent hard years in Vietnam, has moved his bayonet, miniature tanks and many medals into the office once occupied by Jon Murray. Tyson, who spends much of his time fending off Bill Murray's various claims, seems game, yet fatigued. He tries to make the case...
...that queasy feeling at the office? It may not be your boss. A small Swedish study finds that, in some people, flickering light from a COMPUTER SCREEN can cause brain waves to spike to unusually high levels--which may give rise to fatigue, headache and tingling skin...