Jonestown drug inventory tied to brain washing claims
Georgetown Guyana AP reports that Jonestown held thousands of dangerous drugs smuggled into Guyana. Survivors and officials say some depressants and downers were used to control defectors and others during rituals that led to over 900 deaths. The partial inventory lists Quaaludes Demerol Valium morphine and 11000 doses of Thorazine.
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Jones' adopted son refuses to testify before grand jury
SAN FRANCISCO UPI The adopted son of Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones Tim Jones 19 and Paul McCann whose wife and three children died in Jonestown refused to answer questions amid fears of self incrimination. Tim Jones attorney Peter Keane says government seeks scapegoats and a show trial. They seek immunity to avoid possible criminal exposure. Other Jonestown details describe drugs smuggled via US firms to Jonestown and used to control members.
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Court rules doctors may pay for lifelong care in risky births
In Albany New York the Court of Appeals held doctors who fail to warn pregnant women of risks that could produce an abnormal child may be liable for lifelong care costs. The court required proven negligence as in malpractice before such payment. The decision involved two defective births mongoloid and hereditary kidney disease cases.
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