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Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Jonestown Memorial

May 26, 2011, 4:21 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From AP: A Northern California judge has denied a motion seeking to block further use of a newly completed memorial to the victims of the 1978 mass murder and suicide at Jonestown. The ruling Thursday by Alameda County Superior Court … Continue reading »

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Morning Splash: Jonestown Memorial Can Go Forward; Sharks Win; GOP Delivers Budget Plan

May 13, 2011, 4:00 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Jonestown memorial can go forward, judge rules (SF Chronicle) Cemetery crews can finish installing a Jonestown memorial despite emotional pleas from a rival survivors' group that the memorial not include the name of Jim Jones, a judge ruled late Thursday. … Continue reading »

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Feud Over Jonestown Memorial

February 28, 2011, 4:18 pm • Posted by Dan Brekke
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Links: Jonestown Memorial still stalled after decades (Bay Area News Group) Family members of Jonestown victims demand new memorial (KTVU) By any measure, the Jonestown Massacre is one of the most tragic episodes in U.S. history. Thirty-two years after the … Continue reading »

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