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Bi: that he continue support. Since 1957, several other young secretaries have January, 1964. This home and its furnishings are valued at approximately $100,000. He retains the other Phoenix home as his office. Though the headquarters of the NOI remain in Chicago, wlijah spends. most of his time in Phoenix, where he is served by a chauffeur, cook, and several female secretaries. Involvements between Elijah and several of his young, unmarried secretaries have resulted in considerable embarrassing publicity to this leader of a cult that claims to have raised the morals of its members through its strong condemnation of adultery, fornication, lying, stealing, smoking, et cetera. In July, 1964, in Los Angeles, two of these former secretaries filed 8} o paternity suits naming Elijah as the father of their children. One of them : claimed Elijah had fathered her three children and the other claimed one child by Elijah. In Chicago, in July, 1962, two other former secretaries causeda me el. mouch publicized incident, when each of them left her baby on the front lawn of . c “ | Elijah's residence. Each claimed that Elijah had fathered her child and demanded : been similarly involved with Elijah and have borne his children. The situation has become so notorious that members of some of Elijah's temples jokingly roles 1 hm abe ofthe occupation] Mar O30 SE So rs $ Ripe s wife,Clara, his daughters, and his sons have been aware @ eer : itjah's personal 1 misconduct for several years but because of their comple Se : . - a . ~- Bom to - . a ard . . be Teel sy OE = o : eS, ee Se + . . : tool esos rr sf eee . tee