Wednesday, July 23, 2014

New York Times,




September 2, 1977, New York Times Magazine, Pastor a Charlatan to Some, a Philosopher to Wife, by Wallace Turner, [Text]

November 19, 1978, New York Times, Dispute Over Baby Spurred Sect's Move to Guyana; Chairman of Housing Authority Couple Sought Child's Return, by Wallace Turner, [Text]

November 20, 1978, New York Times, Jones Is Said to 'Deplore Violence', by Wallace Turner, [Text]
November 20, 1978, New York Times, Guyana Official Reports 300 Dead At Religious Sect's Jungle Temple, Troops Find Bodies--Mass Suicide Is Indicated After Attack on Americans in Which 5 Were Slain,[text]
November 20, 1978, New York Times, page A16, 6 Are Wounded Critically, by Pranay Gupte, [text]
November 20, 1978, New York Times, Travelers Report That Violence Pervades Guyana Capital Streets, [text]
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November 21, 1978, New York Times, page A-1, Defectors From Sect Depict Its Rehearsals for Suicide, You Will Be Dying for Socialism by Robert Lindsey, [Text]
November 21, 1978, New York Times, page A1, Leader of Sect Dies; Parents Reported to Give Children Poison Before Dying Beside Them, by Jon Nordheimer, [Continued page A17 as Guyanese Report Finding 405 Bodies in Commune] [text]
November 21, 1978, New York Times, The Three U.S. Newsmen Slain in Guyana Ambush,
November 21, 1978, New York Times, News Summary; International,
November 21, 1978, New York Times, page A-16, Leading Americans Backed Jones Sect; Guyana Cites Letters by Mondale, Mrs. Carter and Califano Vouching for the Group, by Robert D. McFadden,
November 21, 1978, New York Times, page A-16, Little Attention Paid to Warnings by Sect's Leader; 
Speaking for Those in Jonestown Stoens Badly Treated, by Wallace Turner,
November 21, 1978, New York Times, page A17, Former members of the cult said Jim Jones had operated it as a personal police state, enforcing discipline by beatings and death threats and conducting mass-suicide drills.

November 22, 1978, New York Times Blog, 
November 22, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A10, Son Depicts Leader of Cult As a Fanatic and Paranoid; Potion in Drills was Harmless; Cult Leader's Son Describes Him As Ill Man, Fanatic and Paranoid Commune With Split Personality Children Were Kept as Hostages, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A12, Cult Doctor, Tied to Poisonings, Had Been Dedicated to the Poor; His Death Confirmed in Guyana; Commune's Doctor was Friend to Poor, by John M. Crewdson, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times News Service / Washington Star-News, Cultists' Doctor Called Dedicated, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A19, Graves Team on Way; Identification of 400 Who Died in Mass Suicide Is Due to Begin Today, by Joseph Treaster, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, page A10, Cult Chief's Beginnings In Indianapolis Recalled, by James Feron, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, page A12, F.B.I. Is Investigating Jones Plot, Using Statute on Assassinations; Conspirators Could Be Tried; Cases Under Local Jurisdiction, by Nicholas M. Horrock, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, page A12, Letters Extolling Jones Typify Common Washington Practice; The Common Coin of Politics; Politicians' Favor Curried, by Steven V. Roberts, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, A Survivor Who Hid In a Treetop All Night Tells of the Shooting, by Wallace Turner, [Text]
November 22, 1978, New York Times, page A11, Social Security Agency Sought Investigation of Cult in Guyana; Those Questioned Denied Coercion Inspection; Persuaded McCoy Complaints Resulted in Interviews, by Edward Cowan, [Text]

Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, pages A1, A10, Son Depicts Leader of Cult As a Fanatic and Paranoid, by Jon Nordheimer,
Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, pages A1, A19, Graves Team on Way, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, pages A1, A12, Cult Doctor, Tied to Poisonings, Had Been Dedicated to the Poor, by John M. Crewdson,
Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, Letters Extolling Jones Typify Common Washington Practice, by Steven V. Roberts,
Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, F.B.I. Is Investigating Jones Plot, Using Statute on Assassinations, by Nicholas M. Horrock,
Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, Social Security Agency Sought Investigation of Cult in Guyana,
Nov. 22, 1978, NYT, Cult Chief’s Beginnings in Indianapolis Recalled, by James Feron,

Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, pages A1, A16, Mystery Is Intensifying in Guyana Over Those Who Fled Suicide Rite, by Jon Nordheimer,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, pages A1, A6, President Criticizes Intelligence Effort on Crisis Prediction, by Richard Burt,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, page A16, Lawyer Says the Leader of Cult Had ‘Lost His Reason’, by Wallace Turner,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, page A17, Lane Sees ‘Master Plan’ by Cult for Political Murders, by Howell Raines,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Investigators Seize Tapes at Synanon, by Gladwin Hill,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Bridge, by Alan Truscott,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Officials Now Say Notes To Jones May Be Fraud,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Benefit for Sect Was Planned,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Cult Operated Radio, Defying Rules of F.C.C., by Ernest Holsendolph,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Doctor Searches Jonestown for His Mother, by Carey Winfrey,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT, Jones Used Bible-Thumping And Politics of Brotherhood, by Lacy Fosburgh,
Nov. 23, 1978, NYT / AP, Former Oakland Aid Admits Embezzlement,


November 23, 1978, New York Times Blog, 
November 23, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A6, President Criticizes Intelligence Effort on Crisis Prediction: Memoto Top Aides Said to Arise Mainly, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A16, Mystery Is Intensifying in Guyana Over Those Who Fled Suicide Rite, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A16, Lawyer Says the Leader of Cult Had 'Lost His Reason'; Eyes Reddened, Voice Breaking, by Wallace Turner, [Garry] [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A16, Cult Operated Radio, Defying Rules of F.C.C., by Ernest Holsendolph, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A16, Jones Used Bible-Thumping And Politics of Brotherhood; Mixture of Religion and Politics Children Gave, by Lacey Fosburgh, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A17, Benefit for Sect Was Planned, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A17, Lane Sees 'Master Plan' by Cult for Political Murders; A 'Thirst for Absolute Power' Cult Said to Have, by Howell Raines, [Lane] [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A17, Officials Now Say Notes To Jones May Be Fraud, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, page A21, Investigators Seize Tapes at SYNANON; Authorities Seek to Discover Link in Rattlesnake Attack on a Lawyer, by Gladwin Hill, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, Bridge:; League's Former President Hunts Daughter in Guyana, by Alan Truscott, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, Doctor Searches Jonestown for His Mother; Only One Letter From Mother, by Carey Winfrey, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times, Investigators Seize Tapes at Synanon, by Gladwin Hill, [Text]
November 23, 1978, New York Times / AP, Former Oakland Aid Admits Embezzlement, [Text]
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November 24, 1978, New York Times Blog,
November 24, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A16, Guyanese Comb Jungle Fruitlessly For Survivors of Sect's Suicide Rite; Doubt Growing That Hundreds Fled, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
November 24, 1978, New York Times, page A17, Deaths Distract Guyana From Its Economic Woes; Most of Interior Is Undeveloped, by Thomas A. Johnson, [Text]
November 24, 1978, New York Times / UPI, 121 Bodies of Cultists Arrive at Dover Base; Leader's Is Identified, [Text]
November 24, 1978, NYT / Times News Service, Justice Refuses Cult Probes, by Nicholas M. Horrock, [Text]
November 24, 1978, New York Times, Neighbors in California Say Cult Members Were Helpful, by Les Ledbetter, [Text]


Nov. 25, 1978, NYT, page A1, A8, U.S. Says Guyana Toll Has Nearly Doubled, Deaths in Jungle
Commune Could Reach 780, by Jon Nordheimer,
Nov. 25, 1978, NYT, Doctor Fails in Search For His Mother’s Body At Guyana Settlement,
Nov. 25, 1978, NYT, ‘Unflappable’ Ambassador to Guyana, John Richard Burke, by Bernard Weinraub,
Nov. 25, 1978, NYT, U.S. Says Most Cult Complaints Did Not Warrant Formal Inquiry, by Nicholas M. Horrock,
Nov. 25, 1978, NYT, 2 Officers Describe Horror of Guyana Death Scene, by Carey Winfrey,
Nov. 25, 1978, NYT / UPI, Indiana Rites Planned For Jones and Family,

November 25, 1978, New York Times Blog, 
November 25, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A8, U.S. Says Guyana Toll Has Nearly Doubled: Deaths in Jungle Commune Could Reach 780; Miscount a Puzzle, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
November 25, 1978, New York Times / UPI, Indiana Rites Planned For Jones and Family, [Text]
November 25, 1978, New York Times, US Says Most Cult Complaints Did Not.Warrant Formal Inquiry, by Nicholas M. Horrock, [Text]
November 25, 1978, New York Times, 'Unflappable' American Ambassador to Guyana; John Richard Burke, by Bernard Weintraub, [Text]
November 25, 1978, New York Times, 2 Officers Describe Horror of Guyana Death Scene, by Carey Winfrey, [Text]

November 26, 1978, New York Times Blog
November 26, 1978, New York Times, Page A1, Guyana Toll is Raised to at Least 900 by U.S., with 260 Children Among Victims at Colony; Total Is Up by 120, by Jon Nordheimer, [Continued page 22] [Text]
November 26, 1978, New York Times, Page A1, No Autopsies Done on Victims, Leaving Cause of Deaths Unclear, by Lawrence K. Altman, [Continued page 20: No Autopsies Performed on the Jonestown Victims] [Text]
November 26, 1978, New York Times, How Rev. Jim Jones Gained His Power Over Followers, by Robert Lindsay, [Wikipedia footnote title for below]
November 26, 1978, New York Times, page A1, Jim Jones--From Poverty To Power of Life and Death, by Robert Lindsey, [Continued page 20, Jim Jones's Life: From an Indiana Boyhood to Powerful Head of a Religious Cult] [Text]
November 26, 1978, New York Times, Jonestown Has; Many Precedents, by Boyce Rensberger, [Text: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Nov. 27]
November 26, 1978, New York Times, By Death Possessed; A Prophet, a Cult And Mass Madness In Guyana Jungle, [Text] [Text: Wilmington Morning Star]
November 26, 1978, New York Times, Page 22, Jonestown Was a Model; Now It's Embarrassment, by David Vidal, [Text]
November 26, 1978, New York Times Magazine, Spooks: The Haunting of America, by Morton Halperin,
November 26, 1978, page A1, Lakeland Ledger / N.Y. Times, Death Causes May Be Hard to Determine, [Continued page 9A] [Text]
November 26, 1978, New York Times - UPI, F.B.I. is Concerned About Crime Files; Reports by Bureau Say Organized Crime Figures Have Obtained Data From Police Unit Evicted From Intelligence Unit Dallas Officer Is Blamed,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI)--A national police intelligence organization set up in 1956 to develop files on organized crime has been plagued for years by disclosures of material to the mob, according to files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Nov. 26, 1978, NYT, Guyana Toll is Raised to At Least 900 by U.S., With 260 Children Among Victims at Colony, by Jon Nordheimer,
Nov. 26, 1978, NYT, Jim Jones – From Poverty to Power of Life and Death, by Robert Lindsey,
Nov. 26, 1978, NYT, Editorial, By Death Possessed – A Prophet, a Cult and Mass Madness in Guyana Jungle,
Nov. 26, 1978, NYT, No Autopsies Done on Victims, Leaving Cause of Deaths Unclear, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Nov. 26, 1978, NYT, Spooks: The Haunting of America, by Morton Halperin,
Nov. 26, 1978, Lakeland Ledger / N.Y. Times, page 1A, Death Causes May Be Hard to Determine, [Continued page 9A]

Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, page A1, A13, U.S. Explains Policy Toward Sect, by Graham Hovey,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, page A1, A14, Toll at Jonestown is Set at 909 By U.S. As Army Pulls Out, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, Guyana Did Autopsies on Some Victims, U.S. Reports, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, page A13, Sect Lawyer Explains Role in Custody Fight Over Boy, by Wallace Turner,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, A Second Guyana Cult Is Focus of Dispute, by Carey Winfrey,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT / UPI, 9 New Yorkers Learn Nothing of Kin in Sect,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, Jones and 3 in Family Are to Be Buried at Sea,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, ‘I Never Thought He Was Crazy’, by Jon Nordheimer,
Nov. 27, 1978, NYT, 70 Survivors From Guyana Due in U.S. Tomorrow, by Wayne King,


November 27, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A13, U.S. Explains Policy Toward Sect; Why State Department Knew Little About Colony, by Graham Hovey,
November 27, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A14, Toll at Jonestown is Set at 909 by U.S., as Army Pulls Out: Last 183 Bodies Flown Home; Guyana Still Holds Most Survivors, by Joseph B. Treaster, 
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, A Second Guyana Cult Is Focus of Dispute; Historical Refuge for Dissidents Group Imported From Brooklyn Grown Bolder Since Protests Group Claims 7,000 Members, by Carey Winfrey,
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A-13, Sect Lawyer Explains Role In Custody Fight Over Boy, by Wallace Turner,
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, I Never Once Thought He Was Crazy'; Claims of Superiority Unlimited Power in Commune An Addict's Story A Sense of Dedication Will to Live Prevails, by Jon Nordheimer,
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, 70 Survivors From Guyana Due in U. S. Tomorrow; Sect Not Under Investigation Agency's Role Explained, by Wayne King, 
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, Jones and 3 in Family Are to Be Buried at Sea, 
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A14, Guyana Did Autopsies on Some Victims, U.S. Reports Cause of Death Could Be Hidden, by Lawrence K. Altman,
November 27, 1978, New York Times / UPI, 9 New Yorkers Learn Nothing of Kin in Sect,
November 27, 1978, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / NYT, Jonestown Has Many Precedents, by Boyce Rensberger,

November 27, 1978, New York Times Blog, 
November 27, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A13, U.S. Explains Policy Toward Sect; Why State Department Knew Little About Colony, by Graham Hovey, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times, pages A1, A14, Toll at Jonestown is Set at 909 by U.S., as Army Pulls Out: Last 183 Bodies Flown Home; Guyana Still Holds Most Survivors, by Joseph B. Treaster, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, A Second Guyana Cult Is Focus of Dispute; Historical Refuge for Dissidents Group Imported From Brooklyn Grown Bolder Since Protests Group Claims 7,000 Members, by Carey Winfrey, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, I Never Once Thought He Was Crazy'; Claims of Superiority Unlimited Power in Commune An Addict's Story A Sense of Dedication Will to Live Prevails, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, 70 Survivors From Guyana Due in U. S. Tomorrow; Sect Not Under Investigation Agency's Role Explained, by Wayne King, [Text] 
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A12, Jones and 3 in Family Are to Be Buried at Sea, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A-13, Sect Lawyer Explains Role In Custody Fight Over Boy, by Wallace Turner, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times, page A14, Guyana Did Autopsies on Some Victims, U.S. Reports Cause of Death Could Be Hidden, by Lawrence K. Altman, [Text]
November 27, 1978, New York Times / UPI, 9 New Yorkers Learn Nothing of Kin in Sect, [Text]


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November 28, 1978, New York Times Blog, 
November 28, 1978, New York Times, pages A-1, A-13, Suicide Note Disclosed; Note Is Found With Jones's Body A Letter Alleging Bondage Congressman Requests Data, by Nicholas M. Horrock, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, pages A-1, A-14, Memory of Pain Haunting; A Quiet Playground Jonestown, a Village of the Dead, Awaits a Second and Final Death, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, page A-1, Suspect Sought Job; Moscone Had Been Asked to Reappoint Him as a Board Member; Replacement Chosen, by Wallace Turner, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, page A-12, First Cultists Freed, but Many Expected to Be Held, by Joseph B. Treaster, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, page A-12, Another Evacuation Plan, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, Page A-14, Fringe Religions Find Fertile Soil in United States; Origins in Earlier Movements Definitions a Problem, by Kenneth A. Briggs, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, page A-22, Letters; Jonestown and the 'Ravages of Brainwashing', [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times, page B-12, Harvey Milk, Led Coast Homosexual-Rights Fight; He Defeated 16 Others, by John M. Crewdson, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times / AP, Comparing His Church With Cult Irks Moon, [Text]
November 28, 1978, New York Times / AP, Cult Members Wanted Coast Inquiry Dropped, [Text]
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, page A1, A14, Suicide Note Disclosed, by Nicholas M. Horrock,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, page A1, A13, Memory of Pain Haunting, by Jon Nordheimer,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, Desolate Scene Found at Ruined Jonestown Schoolhouse, by Carey Winfrey,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, First Cultists Freed, but Many Expected to Be Held, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT / AP, Soviet Official Is Said to Have Met Twice With Top Aides of Cult Leader,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, Fringe Religions Find Fertile Soil in United States, by Kenneth A. Briggs,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, Harvey Milk, Led Coast Homosexual-Rights Fight, by John M. Crewdson,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, Letters, Jonestown and the ‘Ravages of Brainwashing’,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT / AP, Cult Members Wanted Coast Inquiry Dropped,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT / AP, Comparing His Church With Cult Irks Moon,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, First Cultists Freed, but Many Expected to Be Held, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, Another Evacuation Plan,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, Delaware Coroner Is Ready to Investigate Cult Deaths, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Nov. 28, 1978, NYT, San Francisco’s Mayor, Supervisor Shot to Death, a Suspect Gives Up, by Wallace Turner,

Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, page A1, A14, Letters to ‘Dad’ – Portrait of Cult’s Faith and Fear, by Carey Winfrey,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, Ex-Aide Held in Moscone Killing Ran as a Crusader Against Crime, by William Carlson,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, Bodies Said To Pose No Risk To Public, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT / AP, Pravda Asserts the Dead Were Striving for Justice,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT / Reuters, Secret Service Checking Reports That Cult Planned to Kill Officials,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT / AP, U.S. May Seek Funds From Cult,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, Doctor Sees Danger in Cult Survivors’ Deep Despair, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, Parent Church Is Chagrined By Evolution of Jones’s Cult, by George Vesey,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, Cult Leader Is Said to Have Reneged on College Education Promises,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, 2 Deaths Mourned By San Franciscans, by Les Ledbetter,
Nov. 29, 1978, NYT, Opinion, page A23, The Mark of Zorro, by Anthony Lewis,
November 29, 1978, New York Times Blog
November 29, 1978, New York Times / Reuters, Secret Service Checking Reports That Cult Planned to Kill Officials, [Text]
November 29, 1978, New York Times, U.S. May Seek Funds From Cult, [Text]
November 29, 1978, New York Times, Pravda Asserts the Dead Were Striving for Justice, [Text]
November 29, 1978, New York Times, Doctor Sees Danger in Cult Survivors' Deep Despair; 6 More Members Released, by Joseph B. Treaster, [Text]
November 29, 1978, New York Times, page A22, Ex-Aide Held in Moscone Killing Ran as a Crusader Against Crime, by William Carlsen, [Text]
November 29, 1978, New York Times, Opinion, page A23, The Mark of Zorro, by Anthony Lewis, [Text]


November 30, 1978, New York Times, Opinion, page 23, The Mark of Zorro, by Anthony Lewis,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, page A1, 7 Elderly Survivors of Cult Are Returned From Guyana, Seven Survivors of Cult Return; Protected From Questions, by George Vecsey,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, News Summary; International National Metropolitan,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, page A16, Consular Officers; Baby Sitters, etc.: And Confessors, Psychiatrists and Social Workers; Official Says After Guyana Criticism A Fact of Life Quarters Unattractive Not Everyone Agrees Not Police, Not Judges Laws Must Be Obeyed, by Graham Hovey,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, page A16, Special Privileges Aided Older Members' Survival; Slept Through the Killings 'I Started to Cry Again', Timely Escape Described, by Joseph B. Treaster,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, page A16, U.S. Plans to Conduct Autopsies On Cult Leader and Six Followers; Power to Order Autopsies 'Make Sure All Questions Answered'; Autopsy Performed on Ryan 'Consistent With Evidence', by Lawrence K. Altman,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, page A17, Cult Killings Yield Criticisms Abroad; Many Commenting in World Press Say Deaths in Guyana Reflect American Social Failures; Illness Laid to Monopolies 'America 20 Years Ahead' Canadians Seek Inquiry Journalism Role Questioned, by Roy Reed,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, Handling the Guyana Bodies Has Delaware City on Edge; The Talk of Dover, by Gregory Jaynes,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, Page A22, Letters,  America's Spy Gap Jonestown and Joseph Conrad,
November 30, 1978, New York Times / UPI, Count of Guyana Dead Is Now Lowered to 911,
November 30, 1978, New York Times, Rosalynn Carter is a product of a strong strain in American culture; Hers, by Abigail McCarthy, 

Nov. 30, NYT, Letters, Jonestown and Joseph Conrad, by A.E. Santaniello,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, How California Has Become Home for a Plethora of Cults, by John M. Crewdson,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, Cult Killings Yield Criticisms Abroad, by Roy Reed,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, Handling the Guyana Bodies Has Delaware City on Edge, by Gregory Jaynes,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, Consular Officers: Baby Sitters, Etc., by Graham Hovey,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, Special Privileges Aided Older Members’ Survival, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, U.S. Plans to Conduct Autopsies on Cult Leader and Six Followers, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Nov. 30, 1978, NYT, 7 Elderly Survivors of Cult Are Returned From Guyana, by George Vesey,

Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, page A1, State Dept. Called Lax On Mass Deaths, by Robert Lindsey,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, Thousands Attend Funeral Mass For Slain San Francisco Mayor, by Les Ledbetter,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT-UPI, Count of Guyana Dead Is Now Lowered to 911,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, Grand Jury Enters Ryan Death Inquiry, by John M. Crewdson,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, U.S. Studying Report of 30 People Seen Fleeing Guyana After Deaths, by Nicholas M. Horrock,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, Most Companies Drop Insurance of Properties of People’s Temple, by Lesley Oelsner,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, Jersey Psychiatrist, Studying the Guyana Survivors, Fears Implications for U.S. Society From Other Cults, by Jon Nordheimer,
Dec. 1, 1978, NYT, U.S. Moves to Avert Any Violence Stemming From Deaths in Guyana, by Warren Weaver Jr.,

December 1, 1978, New York Times, Jersey Psychiatrist, Studying the Guyana Survivors, Fears Implications for U.S. Society From Other Cults; Psychiatrist Acted on His Own Guilt and Being 'Reborn' Writs Granted in Guyana, by Jon Nordheimer, [Text]
December 1, 1978, New York Times / Reuters, Writs Granted in Guyana, [Charles E. Beikman]
December 1, 1978, New York Times, U.S. Moves to Avert Any Violence Stemming From Deaths in Guyana; Grand Jury Begins Investigation; Warning Against Overreaction An Eye to the Future 5% of Bodies Are Identified, by Warren Weaver, Jr.,
December 1, 1978, New York Times, U.S. Studying Report of 30 People Seen Fleeing Guyana After Deaths; Confusion Over Boat Names; Electronic Surveillance Considered Limited Intelligence Role, by Nicholas M. Horrock,
December 1, 1978, New York Times, Jersey Psychiatrist, Studying the Guyana Survivors, Fears Implications for U.S. Society From Other Cults; Psychiatrist Acted on His Own Guilt and Being 'Reborn' Writs Granted in Guyana, by Jon Nordheimer,
December 1, 1978, New York Times, State Dept. Called Lax on Mass Deaths; Lawyers Say They Sent Warnings on Cult for More Than a Year; State Dept. Is Termed Lax on Mass Deaths Seduction and Blackmail Told Not to Go to Press, by Robert Lindsey,


December 2, 1978, New York Times, page A-10, "Hometown of the Leader of People's Temple Is Troubled; 'Started In Indianapolis'", by Iver Peterson,
December 2, 1978, New York Times, Lawyer for 2 in Killings Asserts Guyana Survivors Are Held Illegally, by Joseph B. Treaster,
December 2, 1978, New York Times, Embassy Also Defended; Statement Volunteered State Department Declares It Met Responsibility on Cult in Guyana, by Graham Hovey,
December 2, 1978, New York Times, New Fingerprints From Guyana Called Boon in Identifying Bodies; 'Boon in Identifying Bodies' Records Received From Families, by Lawrence K. Altman,
December 2, 1978, N.Y. Times News Service / Lawrence Journal-World, page 12, Doctor cites cult danger,
December 2, 1978, New York Times, 10,000 Who Received Welfare Fraudulently Repay by Installments; Some Fraud, Some Errors, by Maurice Carroll,

Dec. 2, 1978, NYT, New Fingerprints From Guyana Called Boon in Identifying Bodies, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Dec. 2, 1978, NYT, Lawyer for 2 in Killings Asserts Guyana Survivors Are Held Illegally, by Joseph B. Treaster,
Dec. 2, 1978, NYT, State Department Declares It Met Responsibility on Cult in Guyana, by Graham Hovey, Embassy Also Defended,

Dec. 3, 1978, NYT, Medical Examiners Find Failings By Government on Cultist Bodies, by Lawrence K. Altman,
Dec. 3, 1978, NYT, Cult Gun Shipments Had Been Reported, by John M. Crewdson,
Dec. 3, 1978, NYT, Guyana Leader Terms Cultists ‘American Problem’, by David Vidal,
Dec. 3, 1978, NYT / AP, Jones’s Papers Show Influence Attempt in Guyana,

December 3, 1978, New York Times, Politicking Begins for San Francisco: Candidates to Complete the Term of Slain Mayor Are Already Eyeing Neat Year's Race, by Les Ledbetter, [Text]
December 3, 1978, New York Times, 6 Guyana Survivors Arrive at Kennedy, Cult Members Met By F.B.I. and Secret Service, [Text]
December 3, 1978, New York Times, 34 Survivors Remain, by Joseph Treaster, [Text]
December 3, 1978, New York Times - AP, Jones's Papers Show Influence Attempt in Guyana; Sought Minister's Reinstatement Inquiry by Police Commissioner, [Text]
December 3, 1978, New York Times, Guyana's Road to Socialism Is Bumpy, by David Vidal,
December 3, 1978, New York Times, Medical Examiners Find Failings By Government on Cultist Bodies, by Lawrence K. Altman,

December 4, 1978, New York Times, A Convert to Teachings of the Quakers, [Text]
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Drawn to Rebellion and Drug Culture, [Text]
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Family Not Notified of Mother's Death, [Text]
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Drawn to Rebellion and Drug Culture, [Blog]
December 4, 1978, New York Times, A Convert to Teachings of the Quakers, [Blog]
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Family Not Notified of Mother's Death, [Blog]
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Ex-Aide May Know of Temple Millions; Lawyer Says Woman Has Data on $8 Million in Foreign Banks and Alleged Death Squad; Insight Into Temple World Terrified of Temple Members, by John Kifner,
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Letters; Religious Cults and the Nihilism of Our Time,
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Americans Who Died in Guyana Are All Reported Embalmed,
All 911 bodies of Americans who died in the mass suicide-murders in Guyana have been embalmed at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary, a State Department
December 4, 1978, New York Times, Few Worshipers at Cult's Temple,

Dec. 4, 1978, NYT, page A1, Family Tragedy: Hitler's Germany to Jones Cult, by Robert Lindsey,
Dec. 4, 1978, Lakeland Ledger - NYT, Treasury Agents Knew of Illegal Gun Shipments, by John M. Crewdson,

Dec. 5, 1978, NYT, Ryan's Mother Asks for Inquiry, by Graham Hovey,

December 5, 1978, New York Times, F.B.I. Reportedly Has Warrants For Suspects in Murder of Ryan; F.B.I. Reportedly Has Warrants For Suspects, by John M. Crewdson, [Text]
December 5, 1978, New York Times, New Attention on Autopsies; The Findings Sometimes Turn Up Some Surprises on Causes of Deaths, Like Unsuspected Diseases; News Analysis An Aid to Explanation Plane Crash Investigations, by Lawrence K. Altman,
December 5, 1978, New York Times, Billy Graham, on Satan and Jonestown,


December 5, 1978, New York Times, page B-13, Guyana Inquiry Is Urged By Mother of Rep. Ryan,
December 5, 1978, New York Times - AP, Cult Leader's Papers Indicate Links to U.S. Embassy; Link to U.S. Consul Indicated Sought to Influence Judge,

December 5, 1978, New York Times, Construction of Cathedral of St. John Will Resume; Construction on the Cathedral of St. John to Be Resumed, by Kenneth A. Briggs,  
Bishop Paul Moore Jr. of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, describing the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as a "symbol and rallying place in our sorely beset city," announced yesterday that, after a 37-year hiatus, construction would resume on the world's largest Gothic structure.


December 6, 1978, New York Times, Failure to File Death Certificates May Hinder the Burial of Cultists, by Lawrence K. Altman,
December 6, 1978, New York Times, Guyana Denies Cult Link,
December 6, 1978, New York Times, Jones's Son Says He Opposed 'Revolutionary Suicide'; Law Officials Meet, by Joseph B. Treaster,


December 7, 1978, New York Times, page B-12, Bank Data Subpoenaed by U.S. In Search for Guyana Cult Funds; Ex-Cult Official Arrives, by John M. Crewdson,
December 7, 1978, New York Times, Conflict Over Custody of Child Linked to Guyana Deaths; Fundamentalist Roots Wife and Boy Moved Boy Called Jones Fascist Left Commune in 1977, by Wallace Turner,
December 7, 1978, New York Times, 17 Members of Cult Arrive at Kennedy; U.S. Officials Investigating Slaying of Congressman Take Guyana Survivors Into Custody 'No Formal Plans', [Text]

December 8, 1978, New York Times, page A-1, Rubble of Commune Yields a Tape Of Cultists Dying, Jones Exhorting; Hundreds of Recordings Kept, by Joseph B. Treaster,

December 8, 1978, New York Times, page B-4, Diplomat-Investigator in Guyana; Richard Alfred McCoy Man in the News, by Graham Hovey,


December 8, 1978, New York Times, page B-4, 17 Jones Cult Survivors Are Subpoenaed by U.S.,
December 8, 1978, New York Times, page B-4, Jones Relatives Allow Autopsy in Delaware On Ex-Leader of Cult, by Lawrence K. Altman,


December 9, 1978, New York Times, page A-11, Guyana Says It Belatedly Received Tape of the Jones Cultists Dying; Shreiks and Gunshots, by Nicholas M. Horrock,
December 9, 1978, New York Times, Letters; Life and Crime in the Republic of Guyana 'Distorted',



December 10, 1978, New York Times, A Cult's Legacy, by Caroline Rand Herron and Daniel Lewis,
December 10, 1978, New York Times Book Review, Paperback Talk, by Ray Walters,
December 10, 1978, New York Times, A Cult's Legacy, A Tape of Death, by Caroline Rand Herron and Daniel Lewis,
December 11, 1978, New York Times, page B-18, Cult's Surviving Leaders Look to Uncertain Future, by Wallace Turner,
December 11, 1978, New York Times, page B-18, Jonestown 3 Weeks Later: Outsiders Are Taking Over; Matters of Mutual Interest, by Joseph B. Treaster,
December 11, 1978, New York Times - AP, Jonestown Fund Linked To a Reputed 'Hit List',

December 12, 1978, New York Times, page A-1, Some in Cult Received Cyanide by Injection, Guyanese Sources Say; Needle Marks Studied, by Nicholas M. Horrock,


December 13, 1978, New York Times, page A-18, Toys Made in Jonestown on Sale, by David Vidal,
December 13, 1978, New York Times, page A-18, People's Temple Lives On In Villa in Guyana's Capital; Jones's Sons Still Leaders, '
December 13, 1978, New York Times / Reuters, Ex-Consul in Guyana Cleared of Sect Charge,
December 13, 1978, New York Times, Letter, The Benefits of Increasing the Number of Autopsies,


December 14, 1978,  New York Times - AP, Church Leaders in San Francisco Ask Courts to Help Bury Cultists,
December 14, 1978, New York Times, Letters; Jonestown: What It Cost to Bring Out the Bodies,
December 14, 1978, New York Times, Understanding the Jonestown Horror, by Francis X. Clines,
December 14, 1978, New York Times / UPI, U.S. Attorney Said to Have Made Job Offer to Jim Jones Supporter,


December 16, 1978, New York Times / AP, Most Jonestown Deaths Not Suicide, Doctor Says,

December 17, 1978, The New York Times, Medicine; Autopsies Less Popular But Not Less Vital, by Lawrence K. Altman,
December 17, 1978, The New York Times, State Cracks Down On Cult Exemptions, by Martin Waldron
December 17, 1978, New York Times, Followers Say Jim Jones Directed Voting Frauds, by John M. Crewdson, [text]
December 17, 1978, The New York Times, Pentagon Cloaks Cult Cost Figure; Round Trips by Transports, by Graham Hovey,

December 18, 1978, New York Times, Cult Leader Capitalized on Political Gains Made in Using Followers as 'Volunteers', by John M. Crewdson,
December 18, 1978, New York Times, Soviet Was Reportedly Bequeathed $7 Million in Jonestown Messages; Claim to Money Is Unclear; Jones Cult Letters Bequeath $7 Million to Soviet Party Other Passports Sent 'My Final Wish', by Joseph B. Treaster,
December 18, 1978, New York Times / UPI, The Names of the Jonestown Dead; Kin Not Notified,

December 19, 1978, New York Times, A Soviet Diplomat Says Russians Want No Part of Cult's Bequest, by Joseph B. Treaster,
December 19, 1978, New York Times, Findings in Jones Autopsy Called Consistent With Murder or Suicide; Large Exit Wound Found No Sign of Chronic Disease Guyana Doctor Suspects Murder, by Lawrence K. Altman,
December 19, 1978, New York Times, Jones's Son, in a Mocking Tone, Tells Court He Slew 4 in Family; Calm at Statement, by David Vidal,
December 19, 1978, New York Times, U.S. to Seek Part of Cult's Funds; Soviet Declines Comment,
December 19, 1978, New York Times, Inquest Leaves Many Questions on Jonestown Unresolved; News Analysis Start of Plot Against Ryan Crimes of Greed, by Nicholas M. Horrack,

December 20, 1978, New York Times, Paper Calls Jones Communist in 1950’s, by Nicholas M. Horrock,[Text]  
December 20, 1978, New York Times, 'Confession' Prompts Four Charges Of Murder Against Jim Jones's Son, by David Vidal,[Text]
December 20, 1978, New York Times, Cremation of Jim Jones's Body Is Reported in Southern Jersey,[Text]

December 21, 1978, New York Times, Grand Jury Hears Aide to Jim Jones; Lawyer Says 'Crimes' Are Outlined, by John M. Crewdson, [Text]
December 21, 1978, New York Times, Guyana Panel Hears Cultist's Statement on Killings, by David Vidal, [Text]


December 22, 1978, New York Times, Ex-Aide Links Threats and Violence to Jones' Advisor, by John M. Crewdson, [Text]

December 22, 1978, New York Times, Inquiry Into Ryan's Death Falters; Ex-Cultists Arrive in New York, by David Vidal,


December 23, 1978, New York Times, Caller Denies Charges by Former Manager of Cult; Says She Followed Script, [Text]
December 23, 1978, New York Times, Jury Blames Jones For Guyana Deaths; Inquest Panel, Prodded by Judge, Finds Cult Head Responsible, by Joseph B. Treaster, [Text]


December 25, 1978, New York Times, Finding on Jonestown: Few Facts Emerged; Jury's Verdict Is Departure Point for Question of Murder or Suicide, by Joseph B. Treaster, [Text]

December 28, 1978, New York Times, Adopted Son of People's Temple Leader Balks at Grand Jury Questions, by John M. Crewdson, [Text]

December 29, 1978, New York Times, Profiles of Seven Whose Faith in Jim Jones Carried Them to Death in Guyana; Jann Gurvich, 25: Constance Frohm, 23: Richard Tropp, 36: Elaine Keeler, 27: The Willie Sneeds:  Ellen Dupont, 48, [Text]

December 30, 1978, New York Times, Jones Aide and 7 Others In Cult Fly to New York, [Text]
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January 1, 1979, New York Times, A Jones Aide Says Move to Soviet Was Imminent Before the Deaths; Stoen Called the Mastermind; by John Kifner,
January 2, 1979, New York Times- Reuters, San Francisco Parades Held,
January 2, 1979, New York Times, Ex-Cultists Aided in Transitions; Worked 20 Hours a Day,
January 2, 1979, New York Times, Soviets Said to Return Cult Funds; $7 Million in Bequests Reported,
January 6, 1979, New York Times, Dead in Guyana, by John Moore,
January 6, 1979, New York Times, Data on 'Sensitive' F.B.I. Inquiries Reported Found in Guyana Ruins; 200-Page Manuscript Prepared,
January 7, 1979, New York Times, Jim Jones and His People; Guyana, by James S. Gordon,
January 7, 1979, The New York Times Magazine, The Appeal of the Death Trip, by Robert Jay Lifton,
January 7, 1979, The New York Times Magazine, The Missing C.I.A. Man; His 'suicide' was bizarre; the nature of his C.I.A. work, top-secret. Who was John Arthur Paisley, and what actually happened to him?, by Tad Szulc,
January 8, 1978, New York Times - AP, 631 Cultists' Bodies Wait in Delaware Base Hangar,
January 10, 1979, New York Times, Incompetency Ruling Asked For Founder of Synanon,
January 10, 1979, New York Times, Six Censured for Cremating Bodies of Guyana Cultists,
January 14, 1979, New York Times, C.I.A. Papers Detail U.F.O. Surveillance; Agency's Secret Studies Convince Arizona Research Group That Flying Saucers 'Are Real', Embassies Gather Information Concern About Russian Aims Another Suit Pending,
January 14, 1979, New York Times, Catching Them Before Suicide, by Jim Jerome,

January 14, 1979, New York Times, page 26, A Former U.S. Army Cook, Now Ruler in Western Pacific Islands, Leads Foes of Military Bases There, by Robert Trumbull,

January 15, 1979, New York Times, Missionary Leaders Worry About China: U.S.Churchmen Fearful on Taiwan and Don't Expect Opportunity to Renew Mainland Work, by George Vecsey,
January 15, 2007, New York Times, Clocking a Cult’s Final Days in Jonestown, by Gina Bellafante,

January 16, 1979, New York Times, page A-1, Ex-agent Accuses F.B.I. Executive Of Perjury in Suit Over Informers; Contempt Ruling Appealed, by John M. Crewdson,
January 18, 1979, New York Times, page A22, Grand Jury Is Asking How Papers of F.B.I. Made Way to Guyana,
January 21, 1979, New York Times, Congressman Reported to Hire Lawyer After Brawl at a Lounge
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 20 (AP)--An Arlington police spokesman said that Representative Michael Myers of Pennsylvania had hired a Virginia lawyer to defend him against charges stemming from a lounge brawl.
January 21, 1979, New York Times, Practices of Cults Receiving New Scrutiny; Cults in America First of a Series, by Nathaniel Sheppard Jr. and Jo Thomas,
January 21, 1979, New York Times, Interview- The Rabbi Leader of the Anti-Cultists, by James Feron,
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January 22, 1979, New York Times, Philippine Mystery Deal,
MANILA, Jan. 20--A mysterious Philippine buyer, believed to be the same influential party that has taken over a string of corporations in this area, succeeded tonight in acquiring 20 percent of the Oriental Petroleum and ...

January 22, 1979, New York Times, Some in Congress Seek Inquiries on Cult Activities; Cults in America Second of a Series, by Nathaniel Sheppard Jr. and Jo Thomas,
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January 23, 1979, New York Times, Many Find Coercion in Cults' Holds on Members, Cults in America, Last of three articles, by Nathaniel Sheppard Jr. and Jo Thomas,
January 23, 1979, New York Times, Church Leaders to Quit California for a 'Haven',
January 23, 1979, New York Times - UPI,  Paper in Guyana Asks An Inquiry Into Cults,

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January 23, 1979, New York Times - UPI, Paper in Guyana Asks An Inquiry Into Cults,
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan. 22 (UPI)--An opposition newspaper has called for Government investigation of cults in Guyana, particularly the House of Israel, which is led by a black American, David Hill.
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January 24, 1979, New York Times, Resorts Head Admits He Kept '68 Manager Who Had Crime Ties, by Donald Janson, Special to The New York Times,
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January 25, 1979, New York Times, page A-16, Bar Panel Ponders Dispute Over Cults; The Rights of Parents and Children Discussed by State Group; Deprogrammmers Called Thugs, by Walter Waggoner, 
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January 25, 1979, New York Times - UPI, Foster Care Linked to Jones Cult,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI)--The Rev. Jim Jones of the People's Temple cult had an estimated 150 foster children under his care, and at least one of them died at his Guyana camp, a Senate subcommittee was told today.

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January 25, 1979, New York Times, Bar Panel Ponders Dispute Over Cults; The Rights of Parents and Children Discussed by State Group Deprogrammmers, by Walter Waggoner,
January 25, 1979, New York Times, Foster Care Linked to Jones Cult,
January 28, 1979, New York Times, Krishna Cult Is Sued Over Solicitations at Airport; Accused of Death Threats,
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January 28, 1979, New York Times - AP, Stronger Control of Guns Urged By a Mayor and 38 Congressmen,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (AP)--Mayor Diane Feinstein of San Francisco and 38 Congressmen have urged President Carter to make good his 1976 campaign pledge to lead a drive for stronger gun control.
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January 28, 1979, New York Times, page A-25, Krishna Cult Is Sued Over Solicitations at Airport; Accused of Death Threats,
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26--Members of the Hare Krishna religious cult have been accused of beatings, death threats, shortchanging and fraud while soliciting funds at the Los Angeles Airport.
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January 29, 1979, New York Times, F.B.I. Reportedly Has Evidence Of Plot to Kill Cultists' Relatives, 
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (AP)--The Federal Bureau of Investigation has transcripts of radio messages from Jonestown, Guyana, apparently telling members of the Peoples Temple in the Guyanese capital of Georgetown to kill 10 relatives of temple members, The Washington Post reported in Monday editions.
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February 3, 1979, New York Times - UPI, Son of Cult's Leader Retracts a Statement On Murdering Family; 'Aggravated' by Prosecutor,

February 4, 1979, The New York Times, Mark Lane and People's Temple: A Cause to Back, Then Condemn; Involvement Began Casually Talk Leads to Retainer,  by John M. Crewdson,



February 5, 1979, New York Times, page D-8, Communities Finding It Difficult To Curb Soliciting by Some Sects; Equal Treatment Sought, by George Vecsey,

February 5, 1979, New York Times, page A-16, For Elizabeth Taylor Warner, Yet Another Part; State Employees Excited, by Judy Klemesrud,
February 5, 1979, New York Times, page A-1, 7,000 Welfare Cases Are Called Suspect; New York State Estimate Is Based on a Check of Wage Earners, by Ari L. Goldman,


February 7, 1979, New York Times - AP, Jones's Son Freed in Cult Murder,

 February 9, 1979, New York Times, Handwritten Jones Will Disclosed,


February 17, 1979, New York Times, page A-6, Senator Says 17 Foster Children May Be Among Jonestown Dead; Not Positive About Data, by Wallace Turner,






February 25, 1979, The New York Times Magazine, Why 900 Fied in Guyana, by Carey Winfrey, [Text]


February 25, 1979, New York Times, Guyana Trial Delayed,





February 28, 1979, New York Times - UPI, People's Temple Member Facing Murder Charges in Guyana Today,

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May 12, 1979, New York Times, Long Wait Nearly Over for Kin of Jonestown Dead; Workmen Unload Bodies, by William R. Carlsen,
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October 21, 1979, New York Times, Black Supremacist Heads Guyana Cult, by Joseph B. Treaster,  
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November 18, 1979, The New York Times Magazine, Jonestown: The Survivors' Story: Jonestown, by Nora Gallagher,
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November 18, 1979, New York Times, Californians, a Year Later, Still Question Guyana Massacre Events; The Exhortation by Jones, by Wallace Turner,

February 28, 1980, New York Times, 2 Defectors From People's Temple Slain in California; Couple's Son Questioned, by Robert Lindsey,

April 13, 1980, New York Times, Television This Week: The Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones,

April 15, 1980, New York Times, TV Movie: "Guyana Tragedy: the Story of Jim Jones"
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May 25, 1980, New York Times, Verdict in Guyana A Difference of Opinion,

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October 10, 1980, New York Times, People's Temple Figure Reported Coming to U.S.,

November 16, 1980, New York Times, The Beast in the Jungle, by Joe Klein, 

November 22, 1980, New York Times, Two in Synanon Get Year In Snake Attack on Lawyer,
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15 (UPI)-- The trial of Larry Layton on charges he conspired to murder Representative Leo Ryan, Democrat of California, and four other persons who were slain at a jungle airstrip in Guyana two years ago, was scheduled today to start May 12. 
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March 19, 1981, New York Times - AP, Layton Trial Is Kept on Coast,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18— A Federal judge ruled today that the murder conspiracy trial of Larry Layton, a former member of the Peoples Temple, would be held in San Francisco, not in New York City as Mr. Layton had sought. Defense attorneys had argued that Mr. Layton's trial in the 1978 shooting death of Representative Leo Ryan at an airstrip in Guyana should be in New York.
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August 21, 1981, New York Times - AP, Cult Defector Testifies In 1978 Guyana Ambush, diigo, 
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December 28, 1982, New York Times - AP, Daughter of Rep. Ryan Married at Guru's Ranch, diigo,
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August 11, 1983, New York Times - AP, Evidence to Be Allowed In New Jonestown Trial, diigo,
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November 18, 1988, New York Times, Ghost of Jonestown Haunts Survivor
Ten years ago tomorrow 913 members of the Peoples Temple, including their charismatic leader, Jim Jones, died in Jonestown, Guyana

November 23, 1988, New York Times, Light Must Be Shed On Devil Worship
Jim Jones, who murdered almost 1,000 people in Guyana, told the Peoples' Temple membership in California, ''You can talk to anyone



October 6, 1989, New York Times, Bakker Is Convicted on All Counts; First Felon Among TV Evangelists,

October 3, 1990, New York Times, Talmage Journal; Now, Buddhists Build, And Plan for Tolerance ...
Jim Jones began the Peoples Temple, which moved to San Francisco and then to Guyana, where it dissolved in suicidal and murderous ...

March 3, 1993, New York Times, Siege in Texas; Promise of the Millenium Has Long Driven Cults ...
German city of Munster to the 1978 mass suicide of Peoples Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana, that

March 2, 1997, New York Times, With World Still Intact, Sect Draws More Critics, diigo,

November 1, 1999, New York Times, Books of the Times; New Things to Fear From an Old Type of Madman, Destroying the World to Save It, Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence and the New Global Terrorism,

March 27, 2000, New York Times, Fateful Meeting Led to Founding of Cult in Uganda,

December 11, 2004, New York Times, When Revolutionaries Took On the US, by Carol Pogash,

January 23, 2005, New York Times Sunday Book Review, Cult Status, by Marilyn Stasio,

April 18, 2005, The New York Times, Beyond Kool-Aid - Looking at Jonestown and Its Ideals, by Carol Pogash,

October 20, 2006, New York Times, Film Review - Kool-Aid, Craziness and Utopian Yearning - Review, by Stephen Holden, The scariest thing about ''Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple'',

February 24, 2008, New York Times, The Audacity of Hopelessness, by Frank Rich,
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November 26, 1978, New York Times, By Death Possessed; A Prophet, a Cult And Mass Madness In Guyana Jungle
The horror! The horror!" That is what Mr. Kurtz, the civilized man dying in the jungle, tells the narrator of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." Conrad's hero, dreading the truth about the human heart, avoids learning what the horror in the jungle had been. But that was in the 1900's, when news traveled slowly.
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