Vinton Lawrence person
also: Dr. Lawrence Layton, Layton, Leighton
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Claims (5)
Vinton Lawrence introduced_to
Jim Jones book_quoted
“used Jim Jones as the administrator or orchestrator of their entire experiment. Layton was introduced to Jones as a CIA expert on behavior modification of Black people. They love targeting Black people. Jones had just returned from a succes…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Guyana and Jim Jones @ 1:36:26
Vinton Lawrence financed
Jonestown book_quoted
“Lawrence Layton's life work in devising new ways to kill people hidden in the media by CIA propaganda, which depicted all the deaths at Jonestown as suicides driven by a psychotic preacher. The experiment was conceived and financed by Dr. L…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Guyana and Jim Jones @ 1:37:23
Vinton Lawrence worked_at
University of Pennsylvania host_asserted
“Born into a wealthy West Virginia family who descended from the Mayflower Passengers, Lawrence Layton held a doctorate degree in biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University and perfected the technique of purifying uranium isotopes that …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Guyana and Jim Jones @ 1:34:02
Vinton Lawrence involved_in
MKUltra book_quoted
“In 1954, Leighton was named Director of Missile and Satellite Development at the Navy's Propellant Division in Indian Head, Maryland, where he designed missile fuels. Many of his papers are still top secret today. According to Michael Myers…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Guyana and Jim Jones @ 1:35:55
Vinton Lawrence named
Navy's Propellant Division host_asserted
“In 1954, Leighton was named Director of Missile and Satellite Development at the Navy's Propellant Division in Indian Head, Maryland, where he designed missile fuels. Many of his papers are still top secret today. According to Michael Myers…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Guyana and Jim Jones @ 1:35:55
Mentions (1)
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and command the Hmong secret armies. Two agency officers, Anthony Paschepi and Vinton Lawrence, established a CIA base in the Hmong center of Long Tien. In the spring of 1963, the assassination of neutralist Laotian officials led to a fresh…