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May 24, 1999
Militia leader in Michigan sentenced to 40 years
Police in China arrest cult members, avert assassination plot
Aum Shin Rikyo-affiliated firm ousted from town

Anti-Scientology book sales boom at Amazon.com
New Zealand police investigate rumors of millennium cult suicides

Scientology unwittingly part of art show in Japan
Japan to tighten control on Aum Shin Rikyo
New raids on Aum Shin Rikyo

Japan's government ponders how to monitor Aum Shin Rikyo
Scientologist arrested for murder

May 17, 1999
Expert on apocalyptic beliefs fear Branch Davidians to repeat tragedy
Amazon.com reinstates sales of book that exposes Scientology

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary vows careful watch over Aum Shin Rikyo
Sentence of life in prison for Aum member demanded by prosecutors
Proctor & Gamble's lawsuit against Amway dismissed

Teen Help network sued by mother of abducted boys
Ku Klux Klan branch makes presence known in New England

Police in Japan raid Aum Shin Rikyo buildings
Dentists, not God, responsible for gold fillings

Original Cult Awareness Network, Inc. files turned over to Scientology
Sir John Latey dies at 85
Austrian state backs off from attempts to ban Scientologists from civil service

May 10, 1999
Father wins custody of son from cult member wife
Mutilated cats lead to suspicions of cult activity

Prosecutors may ask for death penalty for Aum Shin Rikyo member
BBC stops airing Scientology commercials
Scientology asks Sweden to take "secret scriptures" from public view

Cult members storm TV station in South Korea to stop broadcast
Scientology files motions to dismiss criminal charges

Ex-member of Children of God details childhood abuse
Nostradamus popular in Japan
Aum Shin Rikyo followers to leave factory
Amway to open Quixtar, new company to sell via Internet

Aum banned from public facilities
Clearwater opts for low profile thanks for library donors
Amway reorganizes sales strategies in China

May 3, 1999
Russia affirms Jehovah's Witnesses not a cult
ZDNet reports on sporgeries of alt.religion.scientology

China preparing for anniversaries of Tiananmen massacre, Communist takeover
Scientology blankets Swiss schools with anti-psychiatry booklet
Hubbard fans skew list of century's top 100 books

European countries sign agreement on security procedures
Scientology may sue Austrian states
Sean Penn on "what Scientology really is"

London bomber arrested, home searched
Federal trial against Amway begins
Aum Shin Rikyo hosts "concert" for several hundred
F.A.C.T.Net bids farewell to directors
F.A.C.T.Net responds to letter from James Randi

Ex-Scientologist wins rights to see files
F.A.C.T.Net to respond tomorrow to James Randi

April 26, 1999
Concerned Christians ex-member returns to cult
Chinese cult leader may be sentenced to death
New Times Los Angeles features story on life and death of Philip Gale

Singer, Kropveld to speak at Edmonton cult conference
Montreal cult leader arrested for sexual assault
Quebec police fear more Solar Temple suicides possible
Uganda welcomes Unification Church leader

European Conference issues declaration on cultism
Cults use Columbine tragedy for recruiting purposes
German political party tightens anti-Scientology regulation
Town's rejection of Aum Shin Rikyo applications may be illegal

France's intelligence agency issues report on cults
Town refuses to admit Aum Shin Rikyo members
Australian pink underwear cult is harming children

Executor and Audubon Society fight over Lenz estate
Judge rules ICC may stay on campus, but local leader is out
Moral Compass discuses validity of SLAPP lawsuits
Task force in Maryland gathering information

April 19, 1999
Eleven states ban sale of Scientology-related laundry balls
Church arsonist indicted in 10 fires

Aum-affiliated company leaves building of victim’s widow
"Trenchcoat mafia" planned for much larger slaughter

"Trenchcoat mafia" launched tragic attack on Hitler's birthday

At least 21 injured in shoot-out at Denver high school
My experience with Children of God/The Family, part X
Aum Shin Rikyo accepts offer not to buy hotel

Judge orders boy to undergo chemotherapy
Victims of Aum Shin Rikyo to receive compensation

April 12, 1999
Gunman in fatal shootout was schizophrenic
Scientology Hamburg center to be demolished
Statement issued on totalitarian sects in Siberia

Shooting in Mormon library kills three
Traveling sales crews under scrutiny
Public notice from F.A.C.T.Net

Michigan Supreme Court to address privacy
Cult rents rooms in same building as widow
Vampire cult leader appeals death sentence

Narconon anti-drug program not allowed in schools
College brought to court over cult
Guardianship of CUT leader settled, maybe
Did you know children are often cults' most devastating casualties?

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Concerned Christians member leaves cult, returns home
Scientology under investigation in Italy
Japan’s municipal governments try to restrict Aum Shin Rikyo
Branch Davidians appeal for shorter sentences
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