European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. Nown Bof 19, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 13 Guyana plays Down Jonestown anniversary Georgetown Guyana a few guyanese care to recall the deaths of More than 900 followers of an Ameri can cult Leader in their Jungle commune 15 years ago. In fact they were hoping it anniversary thursday would pass with Little notice. Residents who live near the rusting farm equipment and furniture that were part of the 300 acres carved from rain Forest and called Jonestown Are More concerned about finding jobs with it newest foreign occupant an asian Timber Enterprise. Even that Enterprise the South korean malaysian company wants nothing to do with the former Don t plan to touch it at All said Lloyd sea War a spokesman for Baramasco. Ltd., whose Concession includes the former commune. Ail we have done isto improve the Road passing on the out Side of it for our the Only people interested Are local entrepreneurs and the 13-month-old administration of president Cheddie b. Jagan. Next month a government appointed tourist Board will Start looking at proposals to turn the site now nearly covered with tropical undergrowth into a tourist allegations of misconduct the Rev Jim Jones led followers of his Sanfrancisco based people s Temple in 1977 to Guyana the Only English speaking country in South America. The cult Leader believed he would be Safe from what he perceived As Media and police persecution. In Jonestown he and his followers in pigs 200 Miles Northwest of the the next year . Rep. Leo j. Ryan d-calif., flew to Guyana to invest Gate reports of abuse in the cult. Jones followers shot Ryan three journalists Anda Temple defector to death and wounded 11 in an ambush at port Kainuma Airport. Jones had held monthly suicide rehearsals. On nov. 18, 1978, just hours after Ryan was killed he directed his Fol Lowers to drink grape Flavoured punch laced with potassium cyanide. Some were forced to take the Poison some were shot to death. Winall 911 followers i died. Jones had a bul let wound in his head. It is no known whether he was shot or com mined suicide. It was an Amer j ican tragedy that i occurred on our soil Jones. Within our Bor Ders former prime minister Hamilto Green told the associated press on wednesday defending the decision bythe former government to allow Jones to set up the cult in Guyana. He says it say something about America that a group would have left the comforts of Home Coset up a new life in Virgin territory. Something was missing in the Ameri can Way of life for that to happen he said. It is something for scholars to Green says that Guyana with a population of 750,000 and an area the size of Iowa found Jones proposal to set up the Jungle agricultural township in line with government efforts to get guyanese to move away from Urban centers. Schoolchildren at Hagley roman Catholic High school in England react thurs Day to the news that 10 fellow students and a teacher were killed in an Accident crash in 10 students teacher1. I Warwick England a ten children and a teacher from a Catho Lic school were killed Early thursday when the Van they were Riding in struck a stationary Road repair truck on the m40 Highway and burst into flames. Police said another four children also in the Van suffered severe head and internal injuries. Passing motor passengers. The Bench seats were no fitted with seat belts emergency personnel said. British police said All is people in the Van came from Hagley roman Catholic High school at Hagley 25 Miles Northwest of Warwick. They were returning to the school from a music concert in London. The dead victims eight girls two its pulled the four from the vehicle boys and the teacher were All Brit before it caught on fire. Firefighters Cut away the roof of the burned out Van to remove the charred bodies of the 11 dead. The vehicle had been fitted with Bench seats to carry ish. The teacher was driving the Van. The Warwickshire fire brigade s assistant divisional officer Jim Beeston estimated the age of the dead children a 13 or 14. Mexican re8taurante Kaiserslautern Schwet Zingen Coupon specials save $1.50 save this Coupon Good for $1.50 off with the Purchase of any Fajita dinner one Coupon per person per visit. Good Only at Chi Chi s Kaiserslautern and Schwet Zingen. Coupon valid through 31 december 1993 Schwerin a a kaisers Lauvern Friedric Fedler st. 4391 6830 Schwet Zingen Daener Kaseane bldg. 3109 across from Thomkins bks g7g57 Kaiserslautern 06202-23467 0631-44818 save 1.00 this Coupon Good for $1.00 off with the Purchase of any combination dinner one Coupon per person per visit. Good Only at Chi Chi s Kaiserslautern and Schwet Zingen. Coupon valid through 31 december 1993 Schwet Wincen knitters Lauvern Friedric Fedler st. 4391 6830 Schwet Zingen Daener Kiu erne bldg.1109 across from Thomkins aka t�7 i57 Kaiserslautern 06202-23467 0631-44818
