Who can voucher that Dederich worked at Douglas? Is there a record somewhere?
I believe Dederich worked at both Gulf Oil and Douglas Aircraft. Apparently, he seems to have felt most comfortable within the stratified power structure and defined hierarchy of a corporate environment?
Perhaps, in the context of the above, it should not be too surprising that Synanon is even characterized as a "corporate cult" by some...
Fwiw, a potentially informative article in the
LA Times and/or
Life Magazine from 1967 or 69 (can't tell from a cursory look-see):
Chuck Dederich, man with the golden touch.Title Chuck Dederich, man with the golden touch.
Description Life magazine Jan 31, 1969, p.36-8. Mr. Synanon goes public.
Subject Dederich, Chuck ; Biography.
Publisher Los Angeles, Calif. : Times-Mirror Co., 1967.
Date 1967
Format 1 newspaper article.
Source Los Angeles Times, 12/03/1967: West section.
Full text availability The Los Angeles Times is available on microfilm at the Santa Monica Public Library, January 1969-
Collection Santa Monica Newspaper Index[/list][/size]