30 years ago today: 'L. Ron Hubbard discarded the body he had used in this lifetime' - 2016-01-27

30 years ago today: 'L. Ron Hubbard discarded the body he had used in this lifetime' January 27, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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(Pat Broeker gives a lip-smacking performance)

On Friday, January 24, 1986, L. Ron Hubbard, then 74 years old, went to his reward after suffering a stroke at the Creston, California ranch where he'd been hiding out for several years. Three days later, the top management of Scientology gathered Sea Org, staff, and public members of the organization at the Hollywood Palladium in order to announce the news of Hubbard's death, which up to that point they had successfully managed to keep from the press.

The young managers of Scientology wanted that news to come from them, and not "on other lines."

Wikipedia cite:

{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = 30 years ago today: 'L. Ron Hubbard discarded the body he had used in this lifetime' | url = https://tonyortega.org/2016/01/27/30-years-ago-today-l-ron-hubbard-discarded-the-body-he-had-used-in-this-lifetime/ | work = Underground Bunker | date = January 27, 2016 | accessdate = August 21, 2017 }}