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Mother Ruth gives lecture to group

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Order Number	00073503
Title	Mother Ruth gives lecture to group
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 11762.
Date	1958
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Description	On Friday, December 12, two days after the suicide bombing which killed her husband, cult leader, Krishna Venta, Mother Ruth gives a lecture to some of the surviving cult members. She talks about her recent trip to a branch of the cult in Alaska. She has been appointed treasurer, the post held by her husband until he was blown to bits along with seven other members of the cult. Survivors say they believe he will return in a resurrection. Krishna Venta founded the WKFL (Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith and Love) Fountain of the World cult in Simi Valley, California in the late 1940s. Photo dated: Friday Dec. 12, 1958.
Subject	Venta, Ruth,--Mother. WKFL Fountain of the World Cult (Simi Valley, Calif.). Suicide bombings--California--Los Angeles. Cults--California--Los Angeles. Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.). Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Venta, Krishna.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection