fortune for Lane, whose involvement in most most in involvement whose Lane, for fortune

living hours of . 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

e.

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. by Rep. Leo Leo Rep. by Guyana Jonestown. to visit sented the Rey. 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 ' ' 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

!noune, uesciay. Liecemper 26 1978 1978 26 Liecemper uesciay. !noune,

the jungle coineluee lay lay coineluee jungle the

Peoples Temple numbered bank accounts -- accounts bank numbered Temple Peoples

were supposedly emptied, emptied, supposedly were

story had him and Buford in Switzerland Switzerland in Buford and him had story

two yeeks ago at the same time some some time same the at ago yeeks two

former top Jones aide Terri Buford. Another Another Buford. Terri aide Jones top former

immunity for himself- as well as his client, client, his as well as himself- for immunity

Danger Because of Because Danger

Sees 'Master Plan' by Cult for Political Political for Cult by Plan' 'Master Sees

Murders," "Mark Lade Fears Ile-Is in in Ile-Is Fears Lade "Mark Murders,"

mits He Knew of Cult's Oppression," "Lane "Lane Oppression," Cult's of Knew He mits up in connection with JonestOwn. "Lane Ad- "Lane JonestOwn. with connection in up

saw saw

sing righteous indignation, and defending the the defending and indignation, righteous sing

DOW DOW

press; lambasting the government and its in- its and government the lambasting press;

telligence agencies; traveling about, expres- about, traveling agencies; telligence

fending off, attacking. and flirting with the the with flirting and attacking. off, fending

favorite roles: the embattled activist lawyer lawyer activist embattled the roles: favorite

ducers about a docu-drama as well. well. as docu-drama a about ducers

she expects will command $100,000. She's She's $100,000. command will expects she

talking with filmmakers and television pro-' pro-' television and filmmakers with talking

agent, is talking to publishers about a book book a about publishers to talking is agent,

country. And Lisa Collier, his New York York New his Collier, Lisa And country.

and syndicated in several cities across the the across cities several in syndicated and

cated TV panel show produced in Memphis Memphis in produced show panel TV cated

zines for a series of five Lane-written arti- Lane-written five of series a for zines cles. He got a healthy slice of the syndi- the of slice healthy a got He cles.

edly getting $40,000 from European maga- European from $40,000 getting edly

for more than 30 lectures in the next '3 next the in lectures 30 than more for

months at between X3,500 and $3,000 each. each. $3,000 and X3,500 between at months

signed up with New Line Cinema, an ag- an Cinema, Line New with up signed

One story, proved wrong, had him seeking seeking him had wrong, proved story, One

gressive firm that has already booked already has that firm gressive

his unique access to-the Jonestown story. He He story. Jonestown to-the access unique his has dropped his former lecture agents and and agents lecture former his dropped has

was considering how best to capitalize on on capitalize to best how considering was All the while, his name continues to crop crop to continues name his while, the All

usually alter the fact. fact. the alter usually of the events he writes and lectures about is is about lectures and writes he events the of

AND LANE is back in action in one of his his of one in action in back is LANE AND

The Los Angeles Times Syndicate is report- is Syndicate Times Angeles Los The

Within a week of returning Lane already already Lane returning of week a Within

in Jonestown. Jonestown. in

dim and compromised and dim

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Connection With Cult." Cult." With Connection

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cause he once once he cause

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him him

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'States to tune out," and suggested news- - - news- suggested and out," tune to 'States

; Jones the day before the Guyana killings. Jones had a nervous trait of rubbing rubbing of trait nervous a had Jones killings. Guyana the before day the Jones ;

ously consider blackballing him. him. blackballing consider ously

paper editors and television producers seri- producers television and editors paper

time for the decent people of the. United United the. of people decent the for time paper) called him a "ghoul" whom "it is is "it whom "ghoul" a him called paper)

York Times (not Mark Lane's favorite news- favorite Lane's Mark (not Times York

usually measured Anthony Lewis of the New New the of Lewis Anthony measured usually

Breslin admitted to despising him. Nick Nick him. despising to admitted Breslin Thimmesch called him a "vulture," and the the and "vulture," a him called Thimmesch

him a once-and-for-all word lashing. Jimmy Jimmy lashing. word once-and-for-all a him

guy dropped usually tempered tones to give give to tones tempered usually dropped guy

never considered Mark Lane their favorite favorite their Lane Mark considered never

was taken by San Francisco photographer Gregory Robinson, who was killed killed was who Robinson, Gregory photographer Francisco San by taken was

in the airport shooting the next day.) • • day.) next the shooting airport the in

Mark Lane and fellow attorney Charles Garry (right) talk with cult leader Jim Jim leader cult with talk (right) Garry Charles attorney fellow and Lane Mark

his tace with his hand when..fie became tense, as he does here. This picture picture This here. does he as tense, became when..fie hand his with tace his

NEWSPAPER COLUMNISTS who have have who COLUMNISTS NEWSPAPER

indignant, excited, fearful, outraged,.ebul- outraged,.ebul- fearful, excited, indignant,

voluble, exhilarated, exhausted, suspicious, suspicious, exhausted, exhilarated, voluble,

of his life. He is wary, titillated, cautious, cautious, titillated, wary, is He life. his of

other hand he appears to be having the time time the having be to appears he hand other

needless loss of so many lives, and on the the on and lives, many so of loss needless

Temple seem to revolve around Mark Lane. Lane. Mark around revolve to seem Temple

connected to Jonestown and the Peoples Peoples the and Jonestown to connected

Lane knows still more than he is willing to to willing is he than more still knows Lane tell. Indeed, there are moments when event: event: when moments are there Indeed, tell.

'Through it all is the tantalizing hint that that hint tantalizing the is all it 'Through

On one hand he obviously mourns the the mourns obviously he hand one On

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