Peoples Temple Collection; Box 15, Virtual item 11, Q414a- Jones reads news (June 7, 1978), welcomes Jonestown newcomers | Special Collections & University Archives

Available:

http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/nas/streaming/dept/scuastaf/collections/peoplestemple/MP3/Q414a.mp3

Title:

Peoples Temple Collection; Box 15, Virtual item 11, Q414a- Jones reads news (June 7, 1978), welcomes Jonestown newcomers

Date:

June 7, 1978

Description:

This tape consists of three distinct parts, with a burst of audio and slowed tape in between parts 1 and 2. The last two substantive parts follow a lengthy period of silence on side 2.

In Part I, Jim Jones reads the news and offers commentary. Among the news items he covers:

• The recent passage of Proposition 13 in California and its implications for welfare and social services in the state;

• The race for governor in California, especially in light of passage of Prop 13;

• Disarmament talks and, elsewhere, SALT talks between the US and USSR

• The dispute between USSR and Japan over an island chain;

• African liberation movements, and capitalism’s attempts to defeat them, including use of Japanese troops;

Full summary of the recording available at Alternative Considerations of Jonestown website, along with the tape transcript.

Phys. Desc:

Original audio cassette tape recording digitized and made available as .mp3 audio file.

ID:

ms-0183_15.11a

Repository:

Special Collections & University Archives

Found in:

Peoples Temple Collection, 1942-2015

Series 2: Audiovisual Materials, 1957-2010 right-pointing arrow

Sub-Series 1: Audio Cassette Tapes, Summaries, and Transcripts, 1957-1979 right-pointing arrow

Sub-Series 1: Audio Cassette Tapes, 1958-1978 right-pointing arrow

Box 12

Item 30: Q414 - Jones reads news, welcomes Jonestown newcomers, June 7, 1978 right-pointing arrow

Item A: Q414a

Creators:

Jones, Jim (1931-1978)
Peoples Temple (1955-1978)

Subjects:

Audio Recordings
Jones, Jim, 1931-1978
Jonestown (Guyana)
Peoples Temple--History--Sources

Publisher:

The Jonestown Institute

Rights:

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Languages:

English