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Got up at 9.00.
Phoned the Continental Company and arranged to rent a car.
Ate an apple.
Went down and bought both Saturday and Sunday newspapers. It was drizzling.
Phoned for a taxi.
Left a little after 10.00
The taxi took me to the rent-a-car company. The far was $3.00 and I gave the driver a 20¢ tip. The car, which I picked up around the corner, was a gray Chevrolet Nova. The charges are $9.00 a day, 6¢ a mile and buy your own gas. Had to give a $40 deposit.
I drove to the Coop and shopped for my groceries. At 11.00 I came out to the car and listened to the temple broadcast. I spent a little over 2 hours at the Coop and since parking validation only covered 1-1/2 hours I had to pay $1.10 more.
Took groceries upstairs and put them away.
Prepared a meal, ate and washed dishes.
Cleaned up the apartment. Just vacuumed and dusted. Did not scrub the kitchen and bathroom floors.
Slept for an hour.
Had some vegetable juice. Dressed.
Left for the Temple service at 6.30. Entrance was through the back door.
I got a good seat.
Jim was on the podium while announcements were being made. Told of apathetic response to offering at Banks Rally today. No one gave except the Temple. Should prove to us there is no hope in America.
Jim took offering. Repeated instructions for tomorrow. Don’t discuss politics.
Choir.
Jim presented Richard Boyle running for State Senate, a journalist by profession. Has been in Cambodia. He spoke of winning freedom as people did in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Introducing Malcolm X film, Jim reiterated only mistake this great man made was to be baited into a rivalry with Muslims, giving the CIA the chance to murder him and blame it on Muslims.
Offering.
Malcolm X film shown again.
Jim said parts of the film are cut out. Jim mentioned lack of security in his case. We have learned to protect ourselves. Nation of Islam did not harbor those who assassinated Malcolm X.
Question: What led to his death? Went over the incident of “chickens come home to roost” and statement made about Elijah Muhammad’s illegitimate child by teen-age girls. It is a mistake to let internal rivalries give enemies their chance.
I excused guests who had come for film. Explained as a means of getting rid of an agent.
Another offering.
Jim cited one incident after another of violation of freedom by the establishment.
After healings, meeting dismissed at 12.00. I saw Beulah. There were so many people in LA who wanted to come that the buses didn’t have space. She and Dwayne came with Maxine. Dwayne was sick and vomited in the car. He had eaten and drunk too much. She had Vicki and Stephanie with her.
We got home about 2.00.
Beulah and Dwayne slept on the bed, the 2 girls in the hall and I slept in the closet.
I made some Sanka and toast and peanut butter and toast and jam.
Went to bed at 3.30.