fortune for Lane, whose involvement in most most in involvement whose Lane, for fortune
living hours of Jonestown. Jonestown. of hours living
survived, and at the same time at having having at time same the at and survived,
been one of the few witnesses to the final final the to witnesses few the of one been
is, understandably, almost giddy at having having at giddy almost understandably, is,
since his" since
Mark Lane, complex and contradictory. He He contradictory. and complex Lane, Mark
has characterized him much of the time time the of much him characterized has
through the bush. bush. the through
poisoning, Lane-and Garry were escaping - escaping were Garry Lane-and poisoning, dead or convulsing from potassium cyanide cyanide potassium from convulsing or dead
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away, Lane says he and Garry were being being were Garry and he says Lane away,
held captive on the edge of Jonestown. And And Jonestown. of edge the on captive held
were being gunned down by Jones' minions minions Jones' by down gunned being were
at the tiny Port Kaituma airstrip 8 miles miles 8 airstrip Kaituma Port tiny the at
Ryan (D., Cal.). While Ryan and four others others four and Ryan While Cal.). (D., Ryan
visit to Jonestown. Guyana by Rep. Leo Leo Rep. by Guyana Jonestown. to visit sented the Rey. Jim Jones during the tragic tragic the during Jones Jim Rey. the sented
and fellow attorney Charles Garry repre- Garry Charles attorney fellow and
since a turning from Guyana last month. He He month. last Guyana from turning a since
Memphis' south side. side. south Memphis'
cession of reporters to his modest house on- house modest his to reporters of cession will be consumed by phone calls and a pro: pro: a and calls phone by consumed be will
French television show. The rest of the day day the of rest The show. television French
taping session: this one a segment for a a for segment a one this session: taping
lunch with several newsmen and another another and newsmen several with lunch
In a macabre way, it is unbelievable good good unbelievable is it way, macabre a In
Saturday with a television panel show about about show panel television a with Saturday
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the death orgy in Jonestown. After that is is that After Jonestown. in orgy death the
modern history. history. modern of the most mind-numbing catastrophes in in catastrophes mind-numbing most the of
who only a few weeks before survived one one survived before weeks few a only who
THE REASONS for the buoyant spirit that that spirit buoyant the for REASONS THE
ing across amazingly buoyant for a man man a for buoyant amazingly across ing
hils members members hils
By Rogers Worthington Worthington Rogers By
This is the way life is for Mark Lane ' ' Lane Mark for is life way the is This
Guyana tragedy puts lawyer lawyer puts tragedy Guyana
Lane back in the limelight limelight the in back Lane
It is 9 a.m. and Lane is starting a busy busy a starting is Lane and a.m. 9 is It
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return are,. like many things about about things many like are,. return
well-coiffed Mark Lane, 51, is corn- is 51, Lane, Mark well-coiffed
in, and an owlish-eyed, bearded, and and bearded, owlish-eyed, an and in, the television cameras are moving moving are cameras television the
EMPHIS — The lights are burning, burning, are lights The — EMPHIS