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.. ·By DON HOENSHELL. ·. '/ an·d letters overfld~vecf;, the -~ail !
An Illinois · woman wliose b~x. . · · : .. ·.. " ·, · 1
prophecy of ·world disaster, · · '\y'AIT_ED IN VA!If . . .:
based on "messages from outer Kea:dn said police had threat- ;
space," failed to . materialize. ened to charge M!s.: Mar;tin with j
Dec. 21, is being placed un'der inciting ·a riot and contritiuting ,
psychiatric care... . ' to •. the. delinql(ency' of. children. i
Her best known follower, ..Dr. by : frightening· thein·,. with· her ,
Charles A. Laubhead, has been fantastic. forecasts. · :, • , '-
pronounced sane, .however, after The. ·first charge, ·the chie! '
a court hearing at Lansing.· ~aid, would -have ·.been .based on ,
Police Chief Thomas:. P. the· b·ois'te-rou:s· crowd.':,i;hat-i
Kearirr, of Oak Park, a Chicago blocked • traffic · outside··. the Oall:
suburb, said the husband of Mrs: Park home :chfistmas Eve.- when i
/Dorothy Martin· had agreed to Mrs. ·Martin. had predicted flying ~
i':!ll rrapge private psychiatric treat- ,di~k!!':would fak~ pei: arid a::sm'an ~
lnent for her rather than allow 'group., ·of.. followers~'to{ .another ,
~~er to face prosecution .. }The planet.~ . ~-~f-.' . · '· " .. ;_ ..-" ~. ·
~artin home was· locked .today,' ~r.. I/ailgh~ad, ~r~d ')VIi.chig.an i
· · ·, · State College 'physiqiaiW h1s Wife :
. -"~omniit··-,him:.:to ;·a·!
~~ mental hospital.;. l ··:·:! .: _, ·.• :
~1 · 'He refused to gr!lnf·. a: hearinii!' I
~' on ailQther~.:pet~tion ·to_, commit!
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Mrs.• Limghe'ad:~, Bot'!;i.. were .. ~led
by. Margaret·, Laughead; of., D,es
Mo_ines,.'!a./ who Sl!fd;;ner' oniy:
' motive. was· ~.'to~-help ·my· brother
. ·and. his ·family.u "~ ,·\ · . · ' . .:-. .
., : ; Laughead, in' a prep~red"stat~~
' ment, '"forgave!'.· his 'sister. · ·
', ·, :::\ ·,F~RfXIV~s~. s1~~ER: ~, ·_'· .( _
.·Dr;, Charles :A •. Bl'adford, .pneJ ••:--:::----
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9f. the physicians who ex'!mined1 : :'")
Laughead; told· the .court: '• ...• ··1
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~ . ·'·'This~:: 44i:.year-old:; .'doctor· of·, we ~V Ln
'I . , medicine> dOeS' ·'not· ;~Uffer .from)' l'i!i
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