BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
TANOUS, Alexander Scandah
AKA: Alexander J. Tanous
AKA: Alex Tanous
AKA: Al Tanous
DPOB: 26 Nov 26; Vanburen, ME
Indiana.
Doctor of Divinity, College of Metaphysics,
MSED in Counseling, ,University of Maine
n Philosophy, Fordham University
MA in.Sacred Sciences and Ph.D. work
xXA in Philosophy, Boston College
Graduate of Boston College
OCCUPATION: College Teacher, Department of Conferences
.Erie, PA 16505. Also has appeared on
television interview programs.
-Lecturer on Psychic Phenomena for Human
Development'Center, 514 Vermont Avenue,
'Portland-Gorham. Teaches Parapsychology.
and Special Programs, University of Maine at
Beyond Coincidence, his autobiography.
Is Your Child Psychic, just published.
Tested and evaluated by American Society
for Psychical Research and others.
On-call by police agencies.
Specializes in OBE. Targets-.by pictures,
objects, names. Has done local and remote
healing.
MILITARY SERVICE: 1945- 90 days only for training. 26 Sep 50
25 Sep 52 active duty. Assigned to Fort
Devens, Mass.
Duty: Public Relations Project for CIC to
screen publications at Induction Center for
Communistic influences. Also published
newspapers and pamphlets for induction center.
Received training at Army War College.
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