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Jonestown — Part 3

123 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Jonestown · 119 pages OCR'd
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a ee ~~: . Peoples Te..ple provided a band and quasi party YW When this show terminated, i '/™ Tecuested permission to spend the evening at the Temple. Reverend 3 1° JONES refused to allow any sleeping accommodations and pan advised they must leave the cocpound. a would be glad to Bleep © ? = 5 acco and tiat no Sleeping facilities would be necessary. a. <1 Reverend JONES denied this and advised the people must gt Feave (UJ ct a Congressman RYAN and his aide stayed at the 1 og compoind during the night. Also at the compound were the fitor: eys CHARLES GARRY and MARK LANE. fy During the show which was put on for the visit: rs, aman named VERN GOSLEY passed a note in block print to DON HARRIS, NBC News. The note stated that VERN GUSLE” wes in fear of his life and that he needed help in g Covena. No mention of this note was made te Meise an 5447 AT Reiian Ai at At approximately eleven p.m., Reverend JONCS reque:ted the people return to their truck and return to Jones ovn, Arrangements were made for the news people, and relat.ves to return the following morning at daybreak fy 4 Although the truck was to return at daybreak for a the media, it did not arrive until approximately eleven a.m. ei - Seturday morning. The journalists took this to mean that Reverend JONES was attempting to shorten their work time as the departure from the Georgetown area had been set for approximetely two-thirty p.m. that date. The news media was tives back to the Peoples Temple with the Concerned Relatives. Borthear didrataprvui awe wars Aiinataa with tantne fUrironer ATSTVIews were COncucteda Wita LapinEg ¢ scesions. Several people were intervicied and family menbers spoke with the visiting Concerned Parents. Interviews were filmed with Reverend JONLS and 4ttornevs CVUAKRLES GARRY and MARK LANE. Reverend JONES appeared hostile during these interviews and included iuch rhetoric conccrning the abuse 7c of the news media concerning his Peoples Teaple. ( u > 7 4\ :
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