Home EPO PRM info PRC PRT

Gallery Home
Articles Home
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980s
1990s
2000s

1976

In 1976 stories about Prem Rawat's fall from grace began to dominate.
 

bulletGuru disowned by mother because he liked to live it up THE VALLEY INDEPENDENT, Saturday Feb 7, 1976
bulletDisowned Son Declared Head of DLM Group Monday, February 9, 1976 THE DAILY COURIER, CONNELLSVILLE, PA.
bulletGuru Mission's Earnings Placed At $3.78 Million CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL SAT. April 3, 1976
bulletLEADER OWNS LUXURY CARS Teen-Age Guru's Sect Grosses $3.78 Million Los Angeles Times, Apr 10, 1976

DLM's leader and administrators apparently believed that they could just say Prem Rawat was no longer the "Lord of the Universe" and hard nosed reporters would believe you even though premies were still bowing down to his photos.

bulletSpiritual group's claims, practices are changing EVENING CAPITAL Sat., March 6, 1976
bulletTeenage Guru to Change Style THE TIMES RECORDER FRI., MAR 5, 1976
bulletMaharaji group changing style to tone down Eastern ritualism Fri., Mar 6, 1976 GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE

 

bulletTour Postponed Due To Insufficient Funds THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, Saturday, March 27, 1976
bulletAbout People SYRACUSE HERALD-JOURNAL, March 27, 1976
bulletGuru Changes Touring Plans HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE, Saturday, March 27, 1976
bulletLack of funds postpones Guru's N. American tour GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE Sat., Mar 27, 1976

Though Rennie Davis has slunk off into the night, DLM was able to report on their new famous premie, Johnny Rodgers, pro football player and former Heisman Trophy Winner but the popular press had no mention of US Chess champion, John Grefe.

bulletRodgers Follows Guru WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, Friday, January 23, 1976
bulletJR Finds Inner Peace LINCOLN JOURNAL SPORTS, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1976
bulletA THRILL FOR RODGERS THE DAILY FREEMAN, KINGSTON, N.Y., Tuesday 27, 1976
bulletJohnny Rodgers Says Guru Maharaj Ji Has It All Over Former President Nixon NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1976

 

bullet'Deprogrammer' is charged with false imprisonment EVENING CAPITAL Mon., June 11, 1976

Backgound stories on the "new cults" began to appear and Prem Rawat's DLM was always included in the list.

bulletBattle of the Cults Seen in Washington February 12, 1976
bulletBizarre cults are attractive DAILY INTELLIGENCER Friday, July 14, 1976
bulletReligious communes demand devotion, sometimes bank books

 

bulletSon for Guru SYRACUSE POST-STANDARD Sept 21, 1976
bulletBaby Maharaj Monday September 20, 1976 Columbus Telegram
bulletBIZ BEFORE BLISS Monday September 20, 1976 Columbus Telegram

Rennie Davis tried to get into politics.

bulletA Preview of the 1984 Run for the White House Los Angeles Times, Oct 17, 1976

And the newspapers began to report on the dwindling members and resources in Divine Might Mission.

bulletTimes have changed for Guru Mon., Sept 22, 1976 GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE
bulletDeclining Donations Dim Divine Light Mission The Lima News Monday, November 22, 1976
bulletFollowers Fewer, Church Retrenching for Maharaj Ji The Charleston Gazette Friday, November 26, 1976
bulletTeenage Guru Having Tough Days FLORENCE MORNING NEWS Monday, November 22, 1976
bulletGuru's following is falling away EVENING CAPITAL Sat., Nov 27, 1976
bulletEcstasy and agony Sunday, Dec. 12, 1976 THE LIMA NEWS