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A chronology of events leading up to the Jonestown tragedy in Guyana in 1978. It includes articles from various news sources that detail Reverend Jim Jones' background, the establishment of the People's Temple, and the events leading up to the mass suicide. The articles also discuss Jones' beliefs, demands from his followers, and the government's response.

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COMMITTEE
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00th Congress

1st Session

COMMITTEE PRINT

THE ASSASSINATION (^) OF REPRESENTATIVE

LEO J. RYAN (^) AND THE JONESTOWN,

GUYANA TRAGEDY

REPORT

OF A

STAFF (^) .INVESTIGATIVE (^) GROUP

TO (^) TIlE

COMMITTEE

U.S. HOUSE

ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 15, 1979

Printed for the Use of the Committee (^) on Foreign Affairs

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

44-42 (^0) WASHINGTON (^) : 1979

For slie (^) by th,. R-,ncrintendent of Documents. (^) U.S. GIovernment Printing Office

Washington, (^) D.C. 20402

HQ:9 -1E

3. in classified version only.)

F. Washington actvities-III:^ ----------------------------------^300

1. (In classified version only.) -

2. Relevant -ewspaper and -magazine articles, key docu-

ments, and affidavits ------------------------------ 300

Alprl 10, 1978 affidavit of Yolanda D. A. Crawford. 300'

y 12, 1978 affidavit of Debbie Layton Blakey ----- 304

Letter from Jeffery Haas, attorney at law to Elizabeth

Powers, Special 'Consular Services, Department of

State, enclosing the affidavit of the June 15, 1978

affidavit of^ Debbie^

Layton Blakey--- -^

"Inside People's Temple," Marshall Kilduff and Phil

Tracy, New^ WestMagazine,^ August^ 1,^ 1977___-_^ 319.

"Ukiah Weekly Target of $5 Million Lawsuit,"

George Hunter, Ukah Daily Journal, August 23,

1977-------------------------------.^^327

"Charles Garry Visits Jonestown: 'I^ Have^ Been^ to

Paradise,"' the Sun Reporter, November 10 1977 - 328

"Scared Too Long," Tim Reiterman, San Franclsco

Examiner, November^ 13,^1977 ----^ -------------_^329

XIII

II. The investigation-Continued

F. Washington activities-Continued

2. Relevant newspaper, etc.-Continued Page

"Note Found on Jones' Body," Nicholas M. Horrock,

New York Times, November 27,1978____________ 388

"Consular Officers: Babysitters, Etc." Graham Hovey,

New York Times, November 29, 1978_n__________ 390

"Jersey Psychiatrist, Studying the Guyana Survivors,

Fears Implications for U.S. Society From Other

Cults," Jon Nordheimer, New York Times, Novem-

ber 30, 1978 n n __ __ 392

"What the Media Did," Charles B. Seib, Washington

Post, December 1, 1978_________________________ 393

"* * * And What Government Can't Do" William

Raspberry, Washington Post, December '21, 1978__ 395

"The Cult of Death," Newsweek, December 4, 1978__ 397

"Saturday Night Horror," Neville Annibourne, the

Guyana Chronicle, December 6,1978____________ 436

"Jones' Suicide Calls, Gunshots Heard on Tape

Recording Found at Jonestown," the Baltimore Sun,

December 8, 1978 h hh_ 441

"Jones' Tape of 'White Night' Reveals Dissent to

Suicides,' Leonard Downie, Jr., Washington Post,

December 9,1978______________________________ 443

"Paper Calls Jones Communist in 1950's," Nicholas

M. Horrock, New York Times, December 20,1978__ 445

"Mass Cult Immigration Violated Jones' Agreement

with Guyana," Nicholas M. Horrock, New York

Times, December 24, 1978 u_________ 447

"Jonestown Explosion May Be Yet To Come," Bill

Rhoden, the Baltimore Sun, December 28, 1978___ 451

"Jones Commune Found Stocked With Drugs To

Control the Mind," New York Times, December 29,

1978_________________________________________ 455

"Profiles of Seven Whose Faith in Jim Jones Carried

Them to Death in Guyana," New York Times,

December 29, 1978 h_______________________ 456

"The Appeal of the Death Trip," Robert J. Lifton,

New York Times Magazine, January 7,1979______ 461

"Practices of Cults Receiving New Scrutiny," Miss

Jo Thomas, New York Times, January 21,1979___ 466

"DA Accuses Deputy of Pro-Temple Ploy," James A.

Finefrock, San Francisco Examiner and San Francis-

co Chronicle, January 21, 1979 h_ __ __ __ __ __ 469

"Some in Congress Seek Inquiries on Cult Activities,"

Miss Jo Thomas, New York Times, January 22,1979_ 472

"Many Find Coercion in Cult's Hold on Members,"

Nathaniel Sheppard and Jo Thomas, New York

Times, January 23, 1979 h n 475

"FBI Has Copy of Cult's Radio Order To Kill,"

Charles A. Krause, Washington Post, January 29,

1979__________________ __ ____ 478

"Jones' Last Will: Estate to Wife, 5 of 7 Children,"

Tim Reiterman, San Francisco Examiner, February

8,1979_____________________________________ 480

"Why 900 Died in Guyana," New York Times Maga-

zine, February 2.5, 1979 h_____ 483

"Jonestown," Michael Novak, American Enterprise

Institute, Reprint No. 94, March 1979 h_ 495

"Portions of a Transcript of Tape From Jonestown,"

New York Times, March 5,1979_________________ 505

"Copy of Jonestown Tape Reveals How Jones Pur-

snaded 900 to Die," New York Times, March 15,

1979__________________________________________ 507

XIV

1P. Visliliigtoi tt lvit hes-('oittuned

  1. Ielevant liewmialper, et,.-Co ititied Pae

"Tape Ilints Early decisionn by Jones on Mass Suicide "

. tile Baltimore Sun, ,larch '15, 1979 ....... 509

"Jones Aide Dies After Shooting Himself," the. l aiti.

inore Stun, M reh 15 1979.. 511

"llurry My Children, flurry" Nation, March 20, 1978. 512

"Reverend Jones Accused of Coercion," New York

Times April 12, 1979 - 515

"Real Story Behind the 000 Guyana Suicides," Jeanne

Mills, Nattionjil Enqlirer, Apiil 17, 1970- 510

"Voices From Guyaiin Back Reverend Jones," San

Francisco Chronicle, April 18, 197. 521

III. Findings - - --..........................

A. Jim Jones and the Peol)le's Temple---------------------------

1. (Taetics: In classihfld version only.)

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thai' el.ims to have rchathilit,,tcd Woil cc (^) dins to a for6er 'siocitnicoe'd 300 ,ndict and u legal aid programs for -' Ross Case. Jones 'had u'isioni fie saw Afoul 200 people a month. In addition.. 1Adiatapolis beinjiinsied ih holo' the temple s rrce dining hidl i%%aid- in c iust. presumably a nuclear csplosion:

rced niore indigenis than fihe city's %en. Fbittunately fr him. Esqrrii'e had just

craihte St. Anthony's dining room. And r~n an article on the nine safest spois in

temple siesen say that these %ecc-the petnt of nuclear war. Eureka.'Ciil.

.vincttowtheneey r rininccd initr ircirrla:W'ascalled the sarcit location.

foundation monney.,; - 14 orui Jne' hcaided (^) ror Belo 1-orizanii. Jonehi antcrl&arc:ub ap .~and Case wail to Northern California. lauded fr their ardeii tipport of n.:. Jones crvntually retuirned and vi~led tree press. , a:t Sepitember. Jone" umndhis Ca'.e in Ulkiail.. Jon~s' liked Oiliforniu. folh's'cts participated in a widely pb' and iMsv 3-cars ago thi%month, he and

limited ticnotstration in support or the irie hiNttvieine incorpoitel Ppl

fonur riesno newsmcn wuho u-cnt'to, ailM ' 1i~m inln ('alifornia: Jones and -.%tme rcether thian reveal Weir vonfidecntial. 1 oolathfrfl I ettled in Redwotsd Valley.a netwi, sources, The temple also (^) conitib- 'hamlti iiutside Ukiahb. - -- uted 5-.4400 to im-else Californiaune%*vs- ***** oness congeicion (^) grcew-.and het p.pcpers:includng the (^) San Fraticisco - on became a'political rorce in Mei- CIrnirke.-for xse (^) "in tifeucren- or n~dcn County In" off-year. ilciions.'. rce Prcvs.- Pond on1ce gave $4.0X its tile'.

7 licre thi (^16111) I v as around 2.500: (tecinsc of Los Angeles Trs icportcr Jorieswuld (^) control 300 i 400 ballots. or

Pill Fa rr. ushn also went itijail forf 1cfus- nciirl3-'l6*pcrcf:nI or the vote. -I could

in" to naorie a nc%%ssource.. * shuow anybody.tIhetallics% by; precinct. nd in addition. at Joni:3s direction Ilse' pk out the Jones vote. suys Al Bar- temple Makes rc.ular conlribuljosn. in. hro. county supervisor fromi Redwood %Mrlcommunities -o Oncluding the Valyil ..- clerrapb 41ill Neilghborhod Center.!" Thcis.in'19170 Jones (^) started holding fid Health' Cnic, the, NAACP. .the 'ScrVies inS in Frncisco- one year later CLU and the farmworkeus uhion.* Iicbo' t te ySfcttipcn 'lien a local. net chniewa6s inutroubic. lae1hat" smiiar. hecin.idcd 1t'Loi- %WptecsTempl j-rvided Wihemoney Aiigeles broyfaking over a synagojeo ~-- ui ceded to, keep it (^) open. Thi iedipli has. 't~uth Alvarado ~Sreeti lso,it ia fund roithe'Wdci-sorsiain, One'success foltosed anoilhrr. and his---"*. 1 ;I Necirmen. and the congregationn iuns' flock grew t6oan estimated 20.000. JIonesS-. n escort sce% ice r senior citizc'ns.- Catirornii'mission seemedblse To min). the Revetrnd Jim Jonecs is - -,. crteitomei of a seofes& Christiian.. Although Jonces nametsse-non

Thes ri.vces'ud usa% born James Tu-p,%rf.hi remains surrounded, by.'

1.i0J11-s aunt^ Prew^ ill) inll^ tiIdiatna^ mysteny.^ Foi^ csiample.^ Ihi,Peoples^ Tern'

.'oim Or sn. iieti-idn twter pie has, iwo. sets or locked doors. guards:

if t in n.. fiau:li ic'sr paroling, Itheaisles (^) during serie n

\s-it .1 us Ve-re -incdup~tion. Jones policy of b~iij pauiersby rrom drop-

pcncd hli, firsti temiple (in dowvntownj ping by u'nannounced on Suinday morn-- I

dinpis.Althoughhse had no (^) for-, ing%. thIis bimonthly ne~wsp pr. I-nph; .1l trattutn& as a imsugtr atid was'not J;rsJi reguijarly cxattsi sociaulism. crisess~ fItcd wabt atijy chu;.rci.* his'u-ceinple flucy Newton and Angela Davis' (^) and r 5 -w. It fcaziu-cd ".-isit'ive"*vviaj~ro- forecasts *a Aenet takeoe b nt m. including a "free"Wrot~brait for Amertean Nazis. And though Joneis is a he do'wn-aind-out. And' the congrcga- white fund.-nientalist (^) minisicin hts con- -. oin was inteprtie. (^) a couig~ocorn-7'.l8-reAion (^) ts r~'uthly.80 percent to 90, :.. liment in file Sviars before' Martin' percent (^) blauck..a -~- uther King beciiiii a national Atgure- fl ow dines Jones manage to appeal to rticulatrlv in lndianaplis. once the 'so mainy kndsofpcople? (^) Where doeseb& te of th Ku Klux (^) l Eensntin i the money to operate his church's liCe ~ ~- ' - rgaso aintain his fleet (^) of buses. ataoudhhttas,.I9j or support his. agricultural outpost-in

01l ia? Wh'I)does lie .urrfound himself^ inS^ Cotnnfllsion.^ '%ee^ oflen compelled %'ith loobd) *uards- as mnif as5 fifteen at a o stay up rill night imnds-ubmit rcEularly Ifote? And above sill. w~hat is going on n "citharsis"- in encoun~tr process^ In behind the locked and tuarded doors'of lich rficsids. even rates, %wutld^ criti. Ropks ~^ /c^ the^ pevsorin^ who^ sios^ "(ill^ the^ floor." l,: ii, o miOrundi-i ago. when I^ n^ the^ laot^ t%0^ )eaiS4. sir^ %Wretol0d.^ these usel'nw~l tli.'A ri Iti'll fivia lumiliatint sessions^ lidd^ begun^ to 'rsnjr.artlicle j^ P,:4plis'Ten'iplC^. n,^ ude^ ph)^ esil^ bc hitingS^ with^ it^ lurC.C Iws'ra~t% editors d~t'i sii~le addle. bnlisinl;^ oiil'tims^ in ~ ih~j~sett' s lriir .lttman: ihich thf person (in the Ploor %%is o'tcca-

te'iin* hi rmdtei At its biihrt. otir^ ii'naik^ knocked^ ouit^ by)^ oppnnits^ se-

Alilrill 'ofilees Ans4an^ rrriewon^ eie^ i^ es^ himself.^ AlM.^ during

t; Atr-e uv'ii-..,i ireei' ill^ as^ p"ulainls^ tr.icdlioil^ "family^ meetings. .ini' 1. 511I'llioi's r..ils aid 70 letters a ic~ndec by^ up^ to^ 1.000^ or^ the^ most .i rile eati majority ortb' kicies .snd desoted fohicoset^ s.^ as^ many^ as^100 peo. itl~e~iLfom emple .mernbers^ leIwere^ lincd^ up^ to^ be^ V.Adled^ for^ such'

* sjps~~sisis-las 'si pmsiietecnnl inor iisraiinn ;i not being

caiiafonltn as ' liust^ 00% 'rnoif^ .4iiieenuh^ tlurin^ Jones~s^ ser- iscin D Malli. Dell i-tnecStret nd-^ tons.^ Church^ Icadeis^ al'.o^ instru~tcd enhn Nle Sa rieiobsns^ ain^ niembrs.'^ to^ write^ letters^ In- ma.sn Cs~nil Masgniii Snd^ s~iinnmd^ oa^ rimninatinZ^ thmMnisehes^ ila^ ii*d csiCAnthony Frank.Tenesi.^ nuisiri^ acit^ that^ nevee^ happened.,^ Ini "sc(ijieCV th samte. We bear ANeiilIss dto.tml sebr were encour-

is uitlattik Jncns^ in^ print.^ Ced to turn; over their^ money^ and^ rimp. dorttdcsthi hlsgsm n'ho does rty to the liurch and live communally, don't works.. .i's go. (^) n temnple bulldinp, tho'c who didn't

The flood of^ call^ alnd^ letter^ attraicled^ in^ the^ ri4^ of^ bemnP^ chimised^ ,cvercly- wide attention, which, ii turn. j;r6rj'idW^ urthF^ brSssin nitinlar Bill B.iei toi^ report^ the^ ecimnr^ In^ all.we^ 'Tt'e'rviciwed^ more^ tflai-' a. paign. Lithe San' Francisco Emiiplirbr'. nrioen^ rorne '' '^ pl"^ 'members.^ Obvi.* The Ermo.iiiiir aso repoted''n ticon' ;. usy th'ey all lii~iss(meSt oni,- firmed 'break.iriorie ieek later at o0ur Irn siml as'~i her^ husband.'^ a' San Fran-tcisco 61rice."s:" %^ .'-^ temple^ rnenbm.^ fvn^ e'usrodv^ of,^ their' A (tif ' B AneS 141 irtce - ' b ga n jive-yearpold son'John.^ The^ hildl^ isri. "tetting phboni calls fomn forine temple Ipurtdl) in Guyana.) So^ sic^ checkLed^ the' incrisberi.' At first,^ while^ insitnn^ 'erifiable^ frmcms of^ their^ aceouns-rlie ant"Hnity .. 'ihc,-allers 'Volunteered 'ropcij't liifrcr.^ the^ nursir6&^ and^ foi.' bliground aboutl Ji Joelicre-tr hm^ eds.^ political^ coipaign . to1 congress .ation^ members.^ imiddl-^ lcin'ribiutton^ arid othe m3tters of pub).

ioin to making several' other specific^ .1lie^ record.^ The^ detAls^ of^ their^ stories harpes. .... '%. .' 1 cicked out.: *.', . -. %%ctlold the callers that we were not .m ime41xion.'in pariticular. troubled. riterested in such anonymous whispers. ~^ h^ i^ O~o^ therefin^ os cm- ut then a number of themc.like Deanrna bees 'long^ after^ they^ became^ Tisen-. ad C-lmer Meittle, called^ back^ aod^ chantted^ with^ .Jonees^ methods^ and^ even" reed to mecet in person. 'o be^ pho-^ fearful,^ of^ him^ a'nd^ his^ bodyguards? ts'grphed: and^ to^ te'l^ their^ attributed 'Their^ answers^ were^ the^ sarne-thcy toriC.Cfor jublicalioni.:-. j;'^ feared^ reprisal,^ and^ tha.^ their^ stories 13'sed on^ us^ at^ Illese^ people^ told^ .us.^ should^ not^ be^ believed.

ife inside Peoples'Temple iss^ a^ mixture^ The^ people^ we^ interviewed^ are^ real.

( Srartan rekm.:ntation.^ fear^ bimd^ self-^ their^ names are^ real.^ They^ all^ agreed to m'lpoked humiliation. As they^ tol.d^ it.'^ te^ be^ tape-recorded^ 'and^ photographed unday ~ I~~;~j (^) inlaie -sihshile telling their side of the Jim Jones* crcinited, were^ orehesrateid^ events*^ storY.7z'.-^ '':" dlually.'mm (^) rswrepetdo at-. (^) Mr'i rmd E:anna end servictis lib. three es-nour nights:. sseck-with'som~eisiEllsmtn unila of^ Cortkloy .sshrenk. Those (^) members' of-the (^) te6rn-.- , lj's gnu'rniiig'p council, called^ the P'lan-'^ AWier^ Elmer^ - "n4'^ rii.ni^ Mqkle j6fini the temple in ,kiab in^ ?%ovem-

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41 ckric.th in tile C'~nipdriiiien W.Vi1CM"Jiter. Jic. %%-.liked out of thlehouse with

Ifivy Put thicha 11.1, he^ -;iid.^ "I siw^ sottic^ a^ clean %hilltion,^ "lie^ said lic'd he,tled Iulitir, that re.ify ill til %c loetv~y. ' t~sr." PItliila 'said. "Ile w'ed jile

ii. %heihed. "I sasshow thecY."incident) for his preaching during the

ticited Ilic old p~~ipko" TIhe bathtroonis while Seattle trip... uerv fteijaieuitlv %iopret UF F1orfood. "'' soivdtniv% a veIld cmi t of han's Wit N E"~ lia'r ombo'o (^) of

&Vsc'jsi to leae lis, V111 l1ihnI~aA. a rn1c~, Kik I said v~;! I j ei (^) ahriul, toci ru"Mil3' rollo~cd Jine ,,.Ilin popl atbout ihi' trip. ain't^ no.~ -~4~^ lrYir~iy~e^ lie^ i body.-4 (^) o igtwAnt iii too (^) more. L091ut SJ;k6Ar,'%il.I moeupo 3% so0on a. %se ative.d. ni 1' fo1' svt (^) -)tiret~heym oued ta don't sty notirShe left the (^) ch 1kdlb6eod conil it intro a homebfur in~~~ .Ofe. ... (^) 4nd ,oc~~ 't hois int a born (^) ror in %lclce.,'!molioriall) (^) dliurhed IosI

Wtxrla- 'iLfIWa of^ Zetakt-na-^ %.D-ri&*^ 1971"ziid^^197 hik^ rn A~nd Jiui and Ti'rri (^) Cobb of' i~!c~~Lops'nt o~ci~cthert

Call V~ac~c ~ tv '~t .one orherjohs.ew^ Io^ cluil

W.V c' iltla asnd Jim fotue jc1x~c ii'~~ern.kiuuin *** th' O** r i5il (^) treb;&'d lich 'kd 5 iit^ had^ the^ ciNtnation^ to, the cnt. "sif c i (^) ieric~to'~b ttsctie cnptc's, Cos Angeles sire. (^) She savs. r. 'or I "It11iohs s'serysIin le toi.l 1 in $IS.00In a

w'sit licenebjth (^) wes~~o~nysould~y'~rowls. ue'vc onl) collcc

"VtColl,, $' 500 or S700.' and we would have jin'

in 170. v (^) s'ssifh ~i ram t tngs aind AW *6eek' !~~~~"r~ ~ ~ e A'o amyi ikalso .rt&ai wvascrto ehr

sprea 0 l qrgritin. that %%iigefrsdirectedbyChuc^ h' ('uihhl ~^ ,^ uard^ .'cia'''titi^ us^ ciats.^ "We'd^ Wfite^ various^ jitiiciais

"y~6d'~fi~ ~ ~.throughout th e atte. hoghu h frt'i~~ ~~iin~t ~bt.b - couuntry.^ In^ praise^ of^ sorethntiilhe 6411,vlic.*That "ws th( 'Siiad rotremme (^) rtn the chier or the san,

reo1.AIc en.o o s lp into (^) b'ie' rancisco Moice Dcfrirtnient."she Aid

thcic. Ttin ife hir'l lndt^ Micki.^ who^ lived^ in^ temple^ fibaiic0aar

itar~uitmrielns litiC^ e\cited ol^ Ntruoncsmilsotoind frnthanded^ tier j^ "tet>.oldofteni^ be' a set listing the points *she, di%,pp~r it (^) ie still (or a inoment. siudhv (^) to'icui~ eeg odn ou^ mnueiesol^ 'ld^ 'te^ deict.In^ the^ letter.^ It h amelinescapso eereh~ing ns upe inul %a~ (^) helyuowand what to iqand sncli cacancer (^) tontigcpe passedd." Marcelinennapkin.-a ) ou'dworu it uriclf-- Shexsays (^) she also

and the bld womiian would rifuith to the wvouldireguitirlywue alish^ m~^ P...

main room to^ surc~ims.^ apaea^ When^ Micki^ left^ the'church^ in^^1973

thudeofmuic.Ji Jos, aJue a ;sonw-ith scvch oilier young people. agin.eonu;.iw~nsibac (^) 11nctdin Terri (^) and Jim Cobb and, autan. ie fr otucaet (^) WaynIte I icui li. none warned (^) their pir'

look into tile "cirimr bag."^ "it^ uw^ ul^ ents^ or^ other^ relatives.^ "We^ relt^ that^ our

or napkins aind small bit%of^ nscat^ idi.^ piirents^ our^ fotilies.^ '..^ ouldjujsi^ ight'

vidutjally' wr.ipped.* They looked^ like^ us^ and^ ity^ to^ Make^ us^ stay."^ Further. chicken gizlir,^. I^ Wsassh5^ e.^ .0i14Cr.^ thle) sr^ ilfigtnd^ A Waiyru Pietila recalled^ Miiother^ hezil-^ p^ wnt'e had^ been^ told that any^ college isig incident. Onilte eve ora.^ trip^ to^ strIlidcnt^ ssho^ was^ going^ to^ leave^ the Seattle In 1970 or 1971. as Jones wa% cl~rh should' he killed. :.** not, r

icasiribhishousc.ashotcroc~edottnd k^ uss^ hut^ liy^ sonic^ tit^ his^ followecrs. he fell. "Theri^ %%isblood^ all^ around^ and^.^ oth^ Terri^ and^ Cobb^ recall^ the^ %tate. *icnt being madc-by Jones.

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-ien Will Jones, who (^) never lev in the (1;ursh. folwdhis (^) Wsift Carol I Hedwd V'alley in 1974. (^) ilni 'Jooa; a'kcd themnl talke Oler (^) 0 home Ft cot iloall) di~wilied (^) boys; The 1h681i belonged (^) to Charles 'and Jrayci (^) Tot chetee. Nfijki Trouchelle's (^) patents, Wa savs fie %%itstold that (^) the 'roucheltes 'rca it) Guvna.,and (^) that the people %%haoha rerlzated thecm, (^) Rik. tind turol Stabh had (^) dotne such (^6) poor job that "thTea' !a homse. at1 that. time. (^) ,was under' s'ui VeHLl1ace 'of the^ auluiritiesb^ ,t*1a'sC, tile poor conditions. (^) Sosme 6t the ho) hdscabicis dute to the Mill.- ;-. 1974 aid iarly; 1975. (^) before Wasi ind fits %% Me (^) "etc Saicacne iun t he lo (^) c iniio u nty CheCA'S(ofapprox iildy (^) S32 6o S3(f per moicnth (^) for ecd child) for thk 'Opliep'fY las ma~de lout to (^) the Toucheite a'nd e~isliei by (^) aOchurih"incibr'w.Ahho'd'lh

Wet cr 'ait,;rne)-. '714 checks." 114j

vlaIL wecre turned (^) mwrto 4omdjsei If ch:i1rtior (^) nil the ru~ds Ifor the ihu'whb .ire1 lirniis) it (^) The time.)Phe IJt'n allotted its u'haiy fell" (^) keii'umclien funids raithe hohi (^) airid s-Oplied its 'yitl faaodiuIrs (^) and various articlei" (^) o

clothing.- Jmnes-saiys (^) the rood, Mal mostly caned staples, and the chfhe[ ere donations from other (^) temple mem-.

a's. Walt is Oneertain hoW riuch 6f the

P PIom at to'ltal^ of $.OOO A'mohtis

of

lim y funds^ iarniark d^

for the u^ keep

r his boy-s actually ended (^) UPp1n hts

alids. his "ire kept the boioks. Out, he

ite11d,"ifs ve'ry (^) inadequate." Mfter the Joneses (^) %crc granted (^) their % n (^) license in 1973. the checks (^) from the latneda Count)- (^) Probation Depirt-' cat (ahich (^) placed "the bolls (^) in the' omc)"ere (^) made Okit to him (^) and hi ire. "But (^) still the church rcquesaitl (^) that e un oCrVCW13t (^) reni.incd t~ ic

med 'ov'er (^) "Io the' church." (^) -And h Jed, "' ~icmcssiir (^) that twreic iss"hn ail of (^) the check's %cieit~hed'

Liam- Co.tcliouts 'wa (^) ai 'ofife , - ICS in the PeOPles (^) mls'ri) (^) h iiain thetimrpfe (^) aboji five years (^) beforec

- in (^) inf 1973.-Juig V e of (^) dozens of

den bl ack frandootheis 'Aho

attend

d (^) chls acctmng of 'the San Frincitco 10' ou'kiaas Auiliorit ns1hse Omaits'^3 'Nl.1 C'ouasanisslon.^ 'that

;rTh ~ltiing lul hat Ibghsfcd her "ajs I cmtattqu,%is for itoney. "After (^) I I.,s tn wime (^) tame." she says. "it %%as

it ade kno%%nto its th ,eteeup. 'e ed to jav (^) 2S iterr ct of our (^) earhij~ d e utuA su1m..1ccordini'to (^) practicalty

1 the former ebers that sellinter.

C~. (^) aej"It w.js* Called "the commilF en.For' (^) those "whao coseld .io (^) meet

crnatives. (^) like' h'iking-cakes to sell ai 'i odat' herIces-o (^) loniating, their '041- "I1c si aid that sse'didn 'e the D tehes-row best "%aich,- 'She recalls lv. "Hie iaid %kcdidr~'sc (^) homes cthe. (^) Lomcs. furs. (^) "II 'Of the bets'

omi (^) blackss iavt, out (^) OF ch. r they "Could end o'n'rl' pi. afaneyie (^) "s neded, (^) shc'was% 'o build' up' this' (^) other' jalaci ".in1the'Pronii-ed -'hjdJ. #so W-C ud have soimncse , , % n. 0. fh'e'fj*%c Iis in (^) thllcount,)') 'seine tdestroy ta i's (^) 'thes'c did 'the 1.f1ones (^) saildj if~at' they (^) %,cauld put

th~st (^) the)- wivid d6oY4 (^) like the Jciv-s in the Eas (tvin55.: (^) * ' ~. aura Corneliou (^) salC i bP~thCc'red' lie fifstinj (^) or tensplenicxhsbri (^) (bas' r di~niwaics) (^) b. orc-'%chsvrvict.

ci cen"cra~d t'rae up on your ,toesjIto. ch eek) you r shotst.. .e

"lht Jci broug'hf (^) a .snaki Into the services, "Viola... she (^) "'as up in awe in her eighties, and .he' (^) wlls so nrraid of snakcs and he held (^) the snake close to (^) her Ichestj and she (^) just sat there (^) and .scrcamncd..And'hes1.iheld'il there," C;- ca iGt6o'a1 of Can (^) 1?innco.

Grace (^) Stoen w'as a le'aclci (^) omonib the Itisplc hierarchy. though site wvas never a true (^) beleve. flen hu'hand (^) Tim was th erp'lcs'top 3tdrney. (^) and one of itt first prminent'converts. (^) Ltrwhl still a (^) htliih* insidc'r,*bh (^) b~causec.an am.sant D.A. of (^) hiendocino County." and then (^) an assistant D.A. under (^) Sin l'oaas11cisco D.A. Joe Prisias. (^) Tin restigned to go to Jones's Geay~jn (^) ircat in April of (^) thisYca'n. X:..':-'

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htjocino County ttcorjt' Should' oe IjIunched, (lrtieictlst It 10,

~wstet'ue3Odec~ or in in oth'e or mont sW "lr the "vie Ifturcufste iN61 In4Iv~lur Cali 'rih telitelillyj ;enis to the

Intref.l1i6y. At cril of' itlLt~~ocds.Te sI

liele sined (^) orweorded Imptope, hUavn~ cpc~~~ Is (d -~ to PsOict of nrptly's by lef ral or91 tn~i&

(In June Zo. 1976^0 rcSiott^ lW^ Arth^ h^ A knoe^

ocrrh1ishri

1ttjet that on thmt ctat., ihens tihe Wvas (^) ~s '60 1 104~t ofe u'p rofrACs idecrat

th4 deed bt'clta Iknipte M-,~ a4158 ndrc i~rtd'or his *clc(.es IA

.iicrjI hnj temii nIr ts owrc o 'b'lae~ ~ t Ie0;e to" IrNvi NeVfr Citv,. (3 We S1096 $1110 t*he G (^) - h

i;_xinod Ili% deed W~net ptessuri f~om her yer Tfetnebe e1nt01+A.W~

hbun~ad. Tim, intitlls berre it "'8a r tI' ilt 0111to %lilk zwaj fr~m* thi

novltd And snht'rultiea.'ml'Td.tf,~ olnd the 61ur68i t

peridlo ced th e~e undbe

4

do' t. WV~he' tIe v- Ih tdli reirnit

MAosheteple. A 'Iiokith W"tlA~ thO$ WoWo^ t^0^ o^ po^ theop.;,

tIon 'or .bi8nsecintine tintM'ei'i~uiti

4

W44t, paptj/e 11 A~r e~iitj'lc * In aphibne Isietw sw pokesmen roi-,

rt1 Itcit CljlmulAWOdIS-1- 'th tcn Mike' Piokets ahd

i:Ndf1n0rio fi 1'In Chalkln, denied -all or6f altgtlil,

cji o thq. scipc&GU3n1,1IbIw:' made by the former t'eiplt me~itei'%

~'hrhsr4ess~neti ffme thelth- .Intrewtd, rr'fc , the), deniedd

any hara*!$" Cowrcon ip~

44lcMi'.nrs Clot5* urtis. pioba. ob~usl-f'einple members. they denied

tp~iisdciii"~,n thti the church attempted Wtbtce'imm~ A6 airicip w'&he ~i Idlylril~e sije bets to donate their pro ery or _homess,_*

o'r~jii n* t uIII' iisi.o' They,^ tilso^ denied^ thatiA^ nes^ r.itdedsal..-

)OUs pr'rm r IssI t"In' Ci-tina intA."Mley conflrmerd that the tempte's'

co'~your ~ liit JewnI~ estn~ churches and property In Redtwod Val.

cn'irirr~'mrng N.hsial discirolint has 1ey rnd Los An~cles are (r bae.ut'

'produced tk, nekesiay ehasngt." The -Avnt on ' to deny that Jones's clO$ss

aril oei 6ii~ i6c srltse I " mwetIui folIkelftrt plztnnin3 to* retlciate In"-

0"Misch" thats ioiid till tbnilmlor td the uaaay h on

:f b Ol' Matches" 6s'1nfnirmnr lim Ie Finally. somethlnj must~ibesad'bout'

"niembVsdrbed. IF lherl i4 thh~ the numerous public ojTcits rind puliltI

..il zhlistcanc' or sisttI en or the -I Iliurm w'ho openly courica and he.'

ISO'bU~~ tIett'M Ite 'ca ms to 'hve rrlendtit .1im 'Jones. Whileitrpei'

t ,jidruidance frin a a con' that^ noui^ ts.kbi^ ofii~~^ troin-

fletf b'*Itljation^ by'With^ stti^ and^ _iQovernor^ Drowilonit^

down know bi'iit

redei 6uthorities 'vv6%sld be'reitiireid. the 1nn, woild or peoples lemrle'ty

."Anlvln Osllattpn Mitt "Care hlomesr have legl th Mon that lite" uxed.

"Rdidoci Malek ina ,also be In, order., hd never ssked any 'questicins."'hey'~

~'Bsl Wltbns"ntM~LITc,'hctt.'never- asked 1ibrntt h hoyurds.'

havi stotid thnt 1ny'Wher fti M^00 to^ Never^ psked^ A66olt^ 6h4irth^ s]bcked^ j

"100ot'the Mootht riudsprovld* by ddoh,.'N66" 'ake rh-Jo nV't.J.V tIhi tlti ot thecar~rhe ilk boysi.'I low~ers h~ieyjc~~.~

the Thy~heuei home we*re actually (~n -;rnljIee'akd n

neled MIN' Ih Iepe 'It -lfSo tirsier 'bc~us'e 04,5 Jj A ii'o"'0'V Oeurfite. ismuch a (^) 3'.000 to S4l.00 'j wr Is ejus'

"Ma the ebeen. liitheli rJo lis^ t^ 'm^ aa~~i

.teTguch'ttle* homi A'as. open. 1191. S i*ie

A'p i, ap d

~.oego hywcretutu by the ihsv 'rehM nt1"ir~viAi, sest I that,, or 1 ifiseie6rf. IA~d 1116 n; nt It0StI~* ''rt -'J% ~ aMj ) , , Mouet 6tiihol

rcideilt' homes" 11cen-ed'ij-~usrlo~s e. Th'6se*'vrjw

b)' the temple. Cfltesosed from ix t 10 mci I~Wiv ajbi'~ r .!

fouriten ki~nbo elthi " deach.'and th4oe se'~Ws~pdo iso"r'

WW;&*vded uptarnin or $323 j e "Wiji hot 'e, eeaus ov~e" 9 t

peidv~u.Alneat on 'jfe t1 bi dtt beuse'I~l 0

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"UKIAIi WEEKLY TAI(E'IOF^ $5^ MIIAON^ LAWSUIT,"^ GEORGE^ HUNTER

UKIAii I)AILY JOURNAL, AUGUST 23,^1977

Soc nreacts to Graelne arlcle

By ( ( Ioce to^ spy^ for^ Jones,^ "I've^ anlays

Timothy 01iser "Tim"^ SyonI,^ former^ made^ known^ my^ esteem for Jim Assistant district^ attorney^ forMe^ Jones,"^ liesoald."I^ have^ nothing^ to^ hide 'oclno County %,hose beliefs are closely and no one can show a shlle Instance lnkedto those ofthe lIev,Jim Jones, %here I ever used my public office to restor of the Peoples Temple iur'h. Is shaw favoritism toward (^) the church.

prep irng to file a 3'millin^ laxksult^ '^ Stoen^ charged^ that^ the reporting of

againstt the, Mendocino Grapevine,^ a^ New^ Vest^ magazine^ was^ Irresponsible Lkah weely. in^ that^ the^ magazine^ article^ Lq~ahwe.Ey. " Mendocino Grapevine verbatime.quoted Mtoen^ the Stoen, who flew here last weekend ~ edcn rpvn ebtm te fo N ew r tonfer we d said he would prove the statements to fro aewtory Catiye to , lde be untrue and malicious (^) In molivation Dlah attorney (^) Pat Finnegan, told the and that the Grapevine violated the' Daily Journal that he should also (^) se e pprcnno thcgvn la

damages of some $13 million from^ New^ no^ spaner^ canon^ ofethics, g^ tiong S e West, a San Francisco bl.weekly no^ chance^ to^ reply^ to^ the^ acus-itons. magazine uhich^ has^ carried^ two^ ndman^ s^ f^ e taci n ao #,"expose" articles ;elating to Peoples images uil11 be contained In a com-' 'expe artIcs ratto p laint (^) filed here. The suit against New Temple and its pastor.

Stoen said that an article appearing West^ magazine^ will^ be^ filed^ in^ San i n a^ recent^ Issue^ of^ the^ Ukiah^ wekly^ Francisco.

had damaged his reputation. "I^ intend^ Stoen^ was^ "loaned"^ to^ San^ Frinnclseo to practice law here in^ Ufiah^ ano^ It^ Is^ city^ and^ county^ In^ 19-S^ to^ prosecute essential that I clear miname," Stoen voter^ fraud after^ a^ laiga-scale^ scandal said. surfaced.^ Out^ of^39 tidictments 1 mue[ t world that a returned by the Grand jury, 3? con. VI wol tt a victions were obtained Stoen was then newspaper cannot .wrongfully hurt asked by Sin Francisco District At. Innocent people without being brought th post to accout." w ..ar I^ torney^ Joseph^ Freitas^ to^ accept^ the^ pOsi Ntaount. i preparedtodo of special prosecutor with'a large^ stall .,Noting thaohe wa o f attorneys to fight orgaezvcd Crime battle (^) on aU levels, Stoen said: "I'm a and jublfc corrupton. Sloan accepted street fighter.^ People^ will^ come to

- th"post then resligned %iba be,^ fel^ that appreciate (^) that fact that I'm a street thewas ten u)'inasmhl..th

  • fighter.'. (^) alphe " "" -" American was needed country, in Guyana, to help a small Jon SAMtt ee in

" feel^ like^ Alfred^ Dreyfus"^ Stoen^ esta^ n country .t h e^ n^ in said (^) refrrinto ~e (^) ~establishing a communal (^) typo (^) con &,,

" d, referring to the French Army jonestowvn, roea r u ite n d h

officer of the 19th, century^ who^ was^ "onestowuiefo^ d^ minorities^ and^ he convicted by an Airmy court^ and^ im-^ undetriviege&L cioncted oy Devil's n Isoland r a. Stoen has established residence in prisonedonDevil'sslandfordefensdn. hanhattan In order that he may be "i'm experienced enoufiwith our (^) admitted to the New Ydrk State bar.

Jury system to believe in It. I'fl put^ my^ Jones^ has^ helped^ me^ develop^ an trt In the system," sa. empathy toward thepersecuted," Stoen

. '.,nreaec's' rbnglj to inferencs said. firm^ to"I help^ Intend people^ to^ develop who are^ a^ national prosecuted,^ law

that he was "afraid"^ of^ Rev,^ Jones.^ "I *Want to dispel thil'AllegatIon,' he ald .0^ some^ pretext,^ for^ their^ religious Th1e former^ assistant^ district^ at.^ beliefs.^ Stoensaidhewas^ worried^ about torIne also was shar;lrvirdcal to "creeping totalitaraljsm" that Idt no Charges thathe had used hispublic room for dissent. res t d Sloten hopes to attract Idealisli

young attorneys to his organatlion.

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SCAREE) TOO LONG," TIM REITERMAN, 8AN FRANCISCO EXAMINER,

NOVEMBER 13, 1977

People's (^) Terri'l nd a father'Sgrief

SIJunt can'I understandhow mY eon, "h1kt. H.Bob Iousto's-taifPhyli, as ho wns could be takon Inbya thing ke tht It uys she Is happybei daughtemar, must be like ne, It gmowe sowl (^) and takes a in Guya and it covinced their* long (^) tine to coiho to ead.'" j ' ife there Is healthy and beiefica.

1 '.o, , ,,^ .'^ "I^ list^ heard^ from'them^ about a'

~ week ago and by said they really Afto, 46y to phof I ij' i like-It there," she sd^ In^ a tele. sports events .tf the Assocated Pro., Robert phone ine frm^ tempe^ 4ttor

"Sammy" Ilouston was speaking out^ tor^ the^ first^ I^ ney.Charls^ Gary's^ offte^ in^ Sin- tImq as a privatd citing , ;'. ', 4 ,. .. Francico. "'There ao is aconm&,

Ile^10 was^ :pan.o0 ,,'^ "lu"e. W40 tionthey^ that an^ come It^ theydon'tlike back, it^ there,'

..'..:.n

Outraged and -wwunded by the' way People's the.,-, e. Temple treated his son before he died beneath P.ytbYsaid she- had' no recol. tho wheels of i freight ttaln ',^ lectibn^ ,of^ Bob^ Houston'^ being lie. wa speak n o b e h d a n' s boxedbeaten or^ berated^ by^ anyone Ile was speaking out because his dead son'sIn (^) the :temple, as reported

by' two daughters were sent on a "vacation" to New-, several former members. "As far a& York and wound up at the church's igrlctiltural I know, he.was a highly (^) regarded milon In Guyaa',- without their mother. (^) roembe,7'she said. '" '

He was i -oUt-becauselbdldn't-bgve o Garysa=d he recently (^) vsitE.iA much speaking time. oft Doctors cut out his -die-UT (^) ple- misslon-In Guy aa and

cancer-ehokbd voke box Just a few found it to be a paradise with g6d' days later. food, housing, education and medl. 'Im tredlof being eM (^) care. He said he saw no 'mt.ird of bgig scared- the r evidence of any physical punish- hsyeer. old photgcrah"er. seen meant and added that It was prohib. hsar voice craklng. I ' oee Ied by the temple. 'll had any cared teoo long. mt el ose my children. I wouldn't hesitate (^) to send vo--e ad everything else -- so I/ thom there," (^) Garry smid. gotta say It now. And I can't say It in a soft tone." /tfl1. inteivews with Bob Hous.

Unti now, the wiry Uttle Texan

said be has traded softly around I

People's Temple for fear hligrad.

daughters would be taken far away

from him, for fear he" wouldI

become estranged from their moth-

er, who sl 13 a church member..

The blgh.pltched. che~ing voice thatwas so faual around I the dugta (^) and 'skiM ow. ]

Area- (^) ha park.' 4;eaerbei

" asked .the. agoniting • questions

aloud: What promflids only son,

ROeM-itst~ r.,to work. (^) two,_ Job. and.tar' (^) ate42OOG a inontb

to the ehurb?'Now di- his a,,

  • rbtion officer~onlhn's

raload workp,evd up crushe on:t

the trek? Ar hi ganddaughtW..

Inouyan of thetrowniree wzize-

And.-a te sdsmailedleaI' 1.J. 1 cn.r dc= ,.amkob,

paint a less than Idyllic picture of his involvement with^ the^ controver- sial temple headed by the Rev. Jim Jones.

Ile terrible lncongrulty of Bob, Hlouston's death materializes on the, pages of the family photo album., Pictures of proud parents - Sami and Nadyne Houston - and a bright, stud as son the othr'r Mils,

called the "hiIt) proft-.-Or." Schol.

14 Ork witl A' and^ 1.O'1i(:l^ by

ttashers ov" r the years. A phoo of

an r.t'Ie Ionmt playing tapr at thc

ocr (^) sbsumg hands with John Ken.

A sm.11ing young man in giastie standing before the Campanlle at the Unlverslt of California at Berkeley. A baton-flourlshing stu.

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dent director of the UC marching

band. A young married man work.

ing (^) his way through school and

supiorting two baby daughters.

That was Robert Hascue lous.

ton Jr., born March 13, 1943 In

Dallas, a descendant of the great

Texas generaL A gentle fellow who

wouldn't fish with a barbed hook

an accomplished musician who was

more interested In helping people

than being famous.

In li. Bob Houston and his

wife and first love. Phyllis. joined

People's Temple, and became disci-

ples of Jone, the church's charts-

mate leader. His parents were

surprised that their well-educated

son, who had belonged to the

Methodist and Presbyterian

churches at various times, would be

attracted to a faith healer. But they

were more than dsmayed when

two years passed without a visit

from their son's famiy. ,

'The fit time wetle.Irich-

Culd. Wef At.c urbs -Od Pu WAR

the cancers out," Sammy said.

"1 wasn't critical (^) of him or

-whthe _was doing with the

church." he adi[4-"lii fact. I was

proud of him. I believe we raised

him tO be a good boy. I admired

what he did and was almost envious

of what he did to help his fellow

Mon."

!':,, 1270 I,b a;d Phyllis ,vr,.

morr.orq of the _'Vople's T(in' tI

bharA ir I d il. +,V-i!!o, ' a In hvrtd,-

("'n.Co)'nw'.' Nib^ 1"'

%%ashelping people, but (^) he couldn't

Stomach a later job asa X .(.

When Joyce Shaw, (^) an A stul dent from Miami University in

Oxford, Ohio, attended her first

temple meeting In May 1970, Bob

Houston was somewhat conspicu.

ous. Firs,-be was visible as a band:

iuember at -the revival-ike meet,.----

ings Second. he was one (^) of the few ,well educated Intellectuals In the congregation.

By 1972 Houston's marriage

was getting so rocky that it was the

subject of at least ono "catharsis,"

or criticism session. (Shaw says

Jones told the couple they could

each' have relations with other

members, but Phyllis Houston says

Jones encouraged them to stay

together tot the sake of the chl.).

drenJ Nonetheless, Bob and Joyce

spent more and more time togeth.

er, workla long hours on a church

  • ublication called "The Living

Word." Then their relationship was

d.scouraged.

* "In the beginning of 1973

through December, 1 wa3 working

full time In the church publication

office.' Shaw said recently, "Bob

was working for Xerox full time

and 'putting, In aiother 40 to 60

houi oeoa ray for the

Wscon wag

play.lz the baend And be drove th

temple bus on trips (^) to San Fanw

;0Co and^ Los^ Angeles.^ Ho^ got^ three^ o

.Jfour hours sleep at-the mot^ an

P PVWasrunniighimself (^) raggedIl

"etherest' oltus."

*., Decemb 1973 Joyce Sha

and Bob, Houston were summo

to ,i -meeting .of the pli

Vcommlson, the temple' govern

.,board, andwere asked by Jones

'marry so they .could work -as

"amisslonary (^) team.

"Bob and I went off and talked

about It," Shaw recalled. "Jones

,41,.I'twa.nt ,uvmnta In In~vo (^) fr with

deep feelings to get married;^ he

wanted people married to tie them

to the^ church.^ But^ Bob^ and^ I

decided we'd^ go^ ahead^ and^ do^ it.

"We were compatible intellee-

tually and Ideologically. I really

cared about him."

The divorce of Phyllis and Bob

Houston was finalized in September

1974. Then Joyce and Bob brought

- their marriage papers (^) to Jones. "He

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OVOO at bom#.. lftvwu the^ t41too^ ,^ #Heally^ thouh II eWnl nleUa 0o.E~6,h9 Was a Ootthwbil o W"lato i hIf. Befwas forrotwed. w5.YT~ (^) enltrenched 16l OQWWs ~~Id'- and0ho believedthit 4 jonw l^ 1A""10O^ m#M^ M^ work^ wod^ hel^ be. declared~ a i and or chlldrtg tie

thmselve 1a4beterwol.

edmebe~w teC ofUt would co 4*fove o i prns

J t,. pu6POW i^ 110ton^ 1u#(M406nt "pot ~aty"rcle ~ ~ ~ Of~takn 1 saw the "taeir U^ o^ nven.

nwe'jbs, on oxme r who, tn 0 $12 BAIru.4o Nub bnm* : htlpubbaction4."Bob talked Ont

' 1 epiat o^ oso' ohgirpiano, using bl* Words And deoo his w~ oe ln teleiu concepts. vel3 Whe ids was to tht pubi (^) Bo IltN

wer* Urgedt use fodl .ln~ui. er go'we favorltismt Whil .but I dot'remnember 130V^ ever.'.^ tAe^ private^ Bob09A^ hioastndgood*

Mrnid ai the scrolly an bHosobd'srpwtk sometimesruetative ous04o was at aethef a good s0oir: :i DiUar t~.esIntiated.- fa 0"d tOhsownbb intelletial- A,A^ be^ ad. cosity. id tact hit abUitY tO to if hetml headquarters probing qyeetOD Of Jo"e and t .oSrett aemoe.,. argue WIX fellow members got^ bIns into trouble more than once.^ gather^ than^ ablil^ to^ 4o6k Jimfl0 wat Ieh oom'iin members from^ i'w 906 84 b6110 Jim (^) Jnes W (^) t roMllto-dianer each-da,thO.- ed people to ,Wlk creatively but^ teere^ nte^ a^ fla1Z this was- the, last' thing Jim- Jones Street nearr the Church.

IIOU An1"sed in^ Iearnlng'and^ Would^ '"^ tlln^ ine^ ie.a get Up andas* qu030stlo^ -f^ About^ ~epyrefrigerator^ and^ eatand-run~ thng like 0. movement In )Pottui snsl eroded^ -the^ commune'S^ Unity.

Wetern Europe."^1 AUston's^ first^ as^ a^ member^ ~

tham ltegov .hestood u1^ and' Bob IHou'iton -i man dedIcAt. bode (^) his ,10&e when' she comu 4d 0to rmedying' Inequalities. -plje (^) about bad ulutrltlob zite

.reAlwe he could Make more mont- Paim iv hgr ydtedi"

Oy thain Ies-educated temple Mel* T "o was intractable." Joyce said.. A bers. So he felt (^) it was hit duty to ofthe made upl'15 mld, hecou4I: I work two jobs (^) -days as a tounse. besAO Mott'Yu Guidance- Center^ and^ too~ MWas A'wmltehnuAha In^ the^ O~.duy^^15 buh -.^1 Southernl Paefft, rallyards. a bull.t~cket ad^ left^ Inte^ 0Middl

~At Co w t I fi Wioht.oii~~~5;2thothe xi Waq tur"Iig over a mothtoW 04 the (chilrchi," (^) iectutdlInto6his Old. .yb'ft.lhwr k lot. of

ow yiw. "T)Yr0Sh,^ '!^ It^ tod^ her^ in^ a^ phone~

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ifiiriie. i kagw ia as a prluclW plod vc.hwod elzwb. was 30111* of id would get ot

*'IthtesMa ous(O 17,j~pthere was i knock at^ 8an~my' and Nayn ouston's door. it was oD0o a1o'; " oQ1 paesR- RbotoiLrioad wdrtkei. *.j'sa.Io oohn otl

Y04 ' e *ou^ "40a~

*VRobert. HOUstN' Jr 4 3, Was lound Mangle- 1049 flthe tracksat Si~ii,4 1kh trott-Hklight was left 06 thebrake W60e of.&a ilatrr 418 glov6 -on the^ couplere,~

'Atear -bt bosband was^ b urie4d. Joyce Shaw made^ o00^ of,^ Abe^ Most dIfficult, doctlons other l0fe; She .Wrote ,hor in-laws! letters 'telling

-them what People's Temple was aill

about - about the-contro exotr; cised over members about the false admissions and, blank piece of pper members woe.^ required^ to sign - and about' the pressure^ to avoid all bn-m~enibers, incldng relatives.

Then' the elder, Roustons could b eeu~derstand why they seldomi

*wore Visited,^ wh^ 010eyo wer^ dll. couragood-froW (^) tkno, their giahdi, ,doqugter$ o6n6^ nshing. w y they W requo 4qr ' giye

dtonIt the ane^ to^ tr0' M^111111 ~rancid",1htrs yt* I r

A h ~augtur.a, a Ahind Ikiren didnot stit tlOWNhdi rn

oWhetitheard (^) llboot Dq~l.bJr

901bdi b o11,A iM. Mr-li"w Nii h f)

Houstoas saw much more f their

Juy,13 (^) but'the girft (^) and their;

Wother oftebwere acoompAnied by

AAndtheda n Augus, theioos tons We0e tol their graddAugh. ter-we , , I oil Atemple vaca. tioa to Ne '$ 0r k: Loss "than-a -month Mlae, the O1rls .'ere sending ~'esfrcom- the temple's Agricul. tural (^) mission to Guyana.-

hilO hi vhfe is concerned' about the physical hazards of" Jun gle life and their I addaushters' emotional -anld eduenational wag-~. being, Sammy said "They* are'there without their mother. ri' worried ther are ppoplethere',vho don't.. Want to be thoeo and shosint be 'there to phyIca or other reasons. I have hope my graddughto will got out of there, and I. Weiev

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