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Transcribed from her handwritten\/typed journal notes by Don Beck (March 2009)
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\nRYMUR-89-4286-C-2-A-8 (1) through RYMUR-89-4286-C-2-A-8 (109)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The text transcribed here has some missing words or lines due to (1) unreadable, xeroxed text or (2) unreadable writing. Blanks are left in the text for these areas.<\/p>\n

List of people and groups mentioned in this Journal<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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1 April – 1976 \u2013 Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Betty phoned me about 7.15, said she would pick me up in about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

Two of our boys were distributing our Temple newspapers while I stood on corner waiting for Betty.\u00a0 They gave me one.\u00a0 It is very well done. Concentrates on service to the people.<\/p>\n

Traffic was heavy.\u00a0 She parked in the 75\u00a2 lot; we had about a 4 hour [?] walk to the office.<\/p>\n

I still had some traces of my cold and had a very hard day.\u00a0 Spent most of my time on revisions of 2 of Maggie\u2019s projects done earlier.\u00a0 The first especially required difficult techniques and I had to call on Dor for help several times.\u00a0 Her method of instruction does not help me learn, as she explains too fast and then makes the correction herself.\u00a0 I need to be given the procedure and then left on my own to work it out.<\/p>\n

My raise took effect on my last paycheck; I didn\u2019t realize it, as making my monthly medical insurance program reduced the amount I received.\u00a0 I get $191.55 per week.<\/p>\n

I ate lunch and walked to the bank and got cash.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill left tonight on a ten day vacation to New York. His parents are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.\u00a0 He was very busy on last minute jobs for Garb and had to get xeroxed a large amount of materials which couldn\u2019t be done alone until Garb had looked at it.\u00a0 This would require overtime and he couldn\u2019t find anyone to stay as all the secretaries had rides home.\u00a0 I told him I would rather not stay but if he could find no one else to do it, I would; however Garb would have to approve not only overtime but also dinner and taxi money.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what Garb decided to do, but O\u2019Neill notified me I wouldn\u2019t be needed.<\/p>\n

Went home with Betty who was going to Marin City to see her daughter, gave a ride also to John Breman, her boss.\u00a0 I got home a little later than usual.<\/p>\n

Exercised.<\/p>\n

Did personal and household chores and washed my hair.<\/p>\n

Prepared dinner, etc. washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Washed underwear. Had more than usual, as I had washed last week on Tuesday instead of Thursday.<\/p>\n

Read Theodore Roszak.\u00a0 Ate some tuna with 2 slices of homemade bread.\u00a0 I am trying to be careful of my diet this week to see whether I can lose a few pounds.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 1.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2 April – 1976 \u2013 Friday<\/strong>
\nBetty gave me a ride again.<\/p>\n

I got my time card in.<\/p>\n

Didn\u2019t have much work in the office, which is usually the same on Fridays.\u00a0 I had one memo, requiring indentation, which I put on the Mag Card.<\/p>\n

Wrote on journal entries and wrote a letter praising Jim and the Temple for humanitarian works.<\/p>\n

Ate lunch sitting on the PG&E steps, as the day was rather warm.<\/p>\n

I checked with Chuck Stiles and phoned several rent-a-car companies about charges for Saturday and Sunday to buy my groceries and take my guests to and from the Temple. The cheapest is about $7.00 a day plus so much per mile and paying for gas used.<\/p>\n

Betty Barclay wanted to wait to start home after some of the traffic had disappeared, so she didn\u2019t start home until 5.15.<\/p>\n

I went over to see Christians, taking with me the Coop Newsletter, as Vernetta is interested in their bargain prices.\u00a0 I hoped that they would want to drive there tomorrow and would give me a ride.\u00a0 In that case I probably would not rent a car.\u00a0 Vernetta decided they could not go, as Jim had stressed participating in a march and rally for Dennis Banks at Civic Center, starting at 11.00.\u00a0 Seniors could go directly to Civic Center at 1.00.\u00a0 I had an argument with Vernetta about whether I ought to go or not.\u00a0 I claimed I did not have time, as I had to buy groceries and clean my apartment for guests.\u00a0 Also I told her my feet have been giving me trouble.\u00a0 She finally said it was not for her to judge how much anyone can do.<\/p>\n

I prepared a meal, ate, and washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Typed in my journal from 10.00 to 12.00.<\/p>\n

Read until 1.30, when I went to bed.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3 April – 1976 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong>
\nGot up at 9.00.<\/p>\n

Phoned the Continental Company and arranged to rent a car.<\/p>\n

Ate an apple.<\/p>\n

Went down and bought both Saturday and Sunday newspapers.\u00a0\u00a0 It was drizzling.<\/p>\n

Phoned for a taxi.<\/p>\n

Left a little after 10.00<\/p>\n

The taxi took me to the rent-a-car company.\u00a0 The far was $3.00 and I gave the driver a 20\u00a2 tip.\u00a0 The car, which I picked up around the corner, was a gray Chevrolet Nova.\u00a0 The charges are $9.00 a day, 6\u00a2 a mile and buy your own gas.\u00a0 Had to give a $40 deposit.<\/p>\n

I drove to the Coop and shopped for my groceries.\u00a0 At 11.00 I came out to the car and listened to the temple broadcast.\u00a0 I spent a little over 2 hours at the Coop and since parking validation only covered 1-1\/2 hours I had to pay $1.10 more.<\/p>\n

Took groceries upstairs and put them away.<\/p>\n

Prepared a meal, ate and washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Cleaned up the apartment.\u00a0 Just vacuumed and dusted.\u00a0 Did not scrub the kitchen and bathroom floors.<\/p>\n

Slept for an hour.<\/p>\n

Had some vegetable juice. Dressed.<\/p>\n

Left for the Temple service at 6.30.\u00a0 Entrance was through the back door.<\/p>\n

I got a good seat.<\/p>\n

Jim was on the podium while announcements were being made.\u00a0 Told of apathetic response to offering at Banks Rally today.\u00a0 No one gave except the Temple.\u00a0 Should prove to us there is no hope in America.<\/p>\n

Jim took offering. Repeated instructions for tomorrow.\u00a0 Don\u2019t discuss politics.<\/p>\n

Choir.<\/p>\n

Jim presented Richard Boyle running for State Senate, a journalist by profession.\u00a0 Has been in Cambodia.\u00a0 He spoke of winning freedom as people did in Vietnam and Cambodia.<\/p>\n

Introducing Malcolm X film, Jim reiterated only mistake this great man made was to be baited into a rivalry with Muslims, giving the CIA the chance to murder him and blame it on Muslims.<\/p>\n

Offering.<\/p>\n

Malcolm X film shown again.<\/p>\n

Jim said parts of the film are cut out.\u00a0 Jim mentioned lack of security in his case.\u00a0 We have learned to protect ourselves.\u00a0 Nation of Islam did not harbor those who assassinated Malcolm X.<\/p>\n

Question:\u00a0 What led to his death?\u00a0 Went over the incident of \u201cchickens come home to roost\u201d and statement made about Elijah Muhammad\u2019s illegitimate child by teen-age girls.\u00a0 It is a mistake to let internal rivalries give enemies their chance.<\/p>\n

I excused guests who had come for film.\u00a0 Explained as a means of getting rid of an agent.<\/p>\n

Another offering.<\/p>\n

Jim cited one incident after another of violation of freedom by the establishment.<\/p>\n

After healings, meeting dismissed at 12.00.\u00a0 I saw Beulah [Pendleton].\u00a0 There were so many people in LA who wanted to come that the buses didn\u2019t have space.\u00a0 She and Dwayne came with Maxine.\u00a0 Dwayne was sick and vomited in the car.\u00a0 He had eaten and drunk too much.\u00a0 She had Vicki and Stephanie with her.<\/p>\n

We got home about 2.00.<\/p>\n

Beulah and Dwayne slept on the bed, the 2 girls in the hall and I slept in the closet.<\/p>\n

I made some Sanka and toast and peanut butter and toast and jam.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 3.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4 April – 1976 \u2013 Sunday<\/strong>
\nGot up at 8.00.\u00a0 We had for breakfast apple juice, eggs, hamburger patties, toast, Sanka and carob milk.\u00a0 I had the girls leave the dishes, as we wanted to get to the service as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

We left at 9.30.\u00a0 Service was at 10.00.<\/p>\n

Jim was at the door and we didn\u2019t have to go through search, nor sign meditation sheet.
\nNo seats were left on ground floor, on account of huge crowd and sections being saved for Muslims and other visitors.\u00a0 Beulah and I went to balcony.\u00a0 Jim came up to balcony and had me move downstairs, as white people were needed to integrate the audience.<\/p>\n

Laurie Efrein and Dick Tropp played classical music on the piano and cello.<\/p>\n

Tim Stoen presided, introduced Dr. Karl Irwin, who gave the invocation.<\/p>\n

The New Birth Dancers (the Temple girls who do African dances) performed.<\/p>\n

Tim introduced Jim who introduced the choir, which sang, United We Stand.\u201d\u00a0 The congregation sang \u201cLift Every Heart and Sing.\u201d\u00a0 Norman Ijames sang\u00a0 \u201cSing a Song of Freedom.\u201d\u00a0 The congregation sang \u201cBorn Free.\u201d<\/p>\n

The visitors, about three rows of them , had been coming in with their Temple companions.\u00a0 I was not sure which of them was the reporter whom Jim considered a threat nor which was the reporter from the SF Examiner whom he had invited.\u00a0 Jim introduced some of the guests: Willie Brown, District Attorney Joseph Freitas, Dennis Banks, and a representative of the Nation of Islam.<\/p>\n

Jim said he had been asked to \u201csermonize.\u201d\u00a0 Ordinarily he did not preach but answered questions, saying he preferred to respond to what was on people\u2019s minds.\u00a0 This he did now.\u00a0 Some of the questions concerned his attitude concerning hell (he believed God would not be less kind than he, a human being, is), euthanasia and capital punishment (he was extremely cautious about giving people the right to end life and was opposed to capital punishment).\u00a0 What made him work so hard and what was his view of his role in regard to human service (these he movingly explained how he felt about the intense suffering which others endured, such as the mother in Ethiopia with dried up breasts whose baby was starving.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m a human being like her and my children have enough to eat, why should I be privileged?\u201d\u00a0 He received two questions about healing.\u00a0 The first was a white woman who complained of a pain in her neck and back whom he had healed.\u00a0 Though he explained that he did not like to emphasize his healing ministry, there was no doubt that some people have such gifts.\u00a0 There is not accounting for why some people are healed and others are not,\u00a0 He thought compassion for some whom nevertheless he had not been able to heal.\u00a0 The second person was a black person who also had back pains.\u00a0 Jim asked her if she was not jealous because he has healed a white person and she had not been healed.\u00a0 She said Yes.\u00a0 He was able to heal her.\u00a0 He added that he had had to make an effort in this case, but he could not heal a white person and leave a black on in her pain.<\/p>\n

Jim dismissed the meeting at 1.00, saying that those who wanted to speak with the newspaper reporter could come to the platform.\u00a0 The rest of the congregation should file downstairs preparatory to paying a visit to the Nation of Islam he said the children could go out and play which gave them much delight.<\/p>\n

I found Beulah again.\u00a0 The congregation lined up in separate rows, male and female.\u00a0 We left around 2.00.\u00a0 Most people left their purses behind in the Temple.\u00a0 Beulah and I put ours in the trunk of my car.<\/p>\n

The Muslim service was extremely boring, consisting of prayer, a long sermon dealing with incomprehensible theology, and some remarks about marriages, betrothals and births, plus a display of a man\u2019s suit for $85, I think made by a member or members.\u00a0 Jim and the leadership arrived toward the end and Jim was introduced.\u00a0 The speaker had emphasized the new tolerance of the Muslims on race questions and was friendly toward Jim and the Temple visitors.\u00a0 The Muslim meeting ended about 4.00. Attendance had been rather sparse and I noticed few children.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t want to stay at the Temple for the meal which was being served, as the crowd was too large and I had no problem as I had the car,\u00a0 I invited Beulah to come home with me but as I had little that I thought she would like, I proposed going to Geary and getting some Chinese food,\u00a0 This matter had not been settled when we met a Temple member, Evelyn Benefield, who had our purses in her hand and asked if we recognized them.\u00a0 She had found them in the park.\u00a0 They had been removed from the trunk of my car.\u00a0 Evelyn wouldn\u2019t turn them over to us without consulting the Temple authorities.\u00a0 We checked the car, which had no obvious signs of having been broken into.\u00a0 Nothing else had been taken.<\/p>\n

We went back to the Temple and spent an hour trying to find our purses.\u00a0 We had been told they had been turned in to Gene Chaikin, but when I found him he hadn\u2019t heard of the incident.\u00a0 I also talked to Tim Stoen. Told Jim McElvane about the theft and he came up to look at the car. Finally we found Evelyn again and we cleared it with security to get the purses returned to us.\u00a0 Both purses had been emptied out.\u00a0 Beulah got back most of her belongings except for $8.00 which the thieves took.\u00a0 I lost the $5.00 which I keep for emergencies in my wallet, what change I had, about a dollar\u2019s worth of stamps, my Temple membership card, my apartment house keys, my bank record, though not my checks, my little notebook, my compact, my pen had been ruined.\u00a0 My personal papers were intact in my wallet.\u00a0 With Evelyn, Beulah and I returned to the park to see whether we could find additional items.\u00a0 Mostly we found pieces of paper from my notebook scattered around.\u00a0 One of the Temple young people told us he had seen some small boys playing with the purses, not knowing they were ours.<\/p>\n

I had some food at the Temple.\u00a0 Wrote a report on the theft for McElvane.\u00a0 Beulah had to leave with Maxine and didn\u2019t have time to turn in a report. We went back to the car so that she could get her luggage.\u00a0 I drove home, because I wanted to see if Mrs. Heitmeyer was there.\u00a0 She was home and gave me duplicate keys, but she was not favorable to the idea of getting my lock changed. She said the apartment house was being sold and no repairs were being made. I cleaned up had a cup of Sanka and returned to the Temple.<\/p>\n

Drove back to Temple and arrived in service at 7.00. Service had been in progress half an hour.\u00a0 Rides were being arranged. I offered to take some people home.<\/p>\n

Met with McElvane and Lee Ingram on theft incident.\u00a0 Their chief concern whether church involved.\u00a0 Assured them nothing about the church in notebook which was taken.\u00a0 They advised me to get a post office box and pay for having my lock changed.\u00a0 Decision not to go to police as culprits probably kids and strong possibility that the trunk was not locked.<\/p>\n

Names called of LA people to see whether they are returning tonight or staying to help on an emergency project.\u00a0 Heavy pressure on people to stay.<\/p>\n

Norman Ijames chastised those who would not stay.\u00a0 Jim entered on podium and discussed in regard to LA people, how many in readiness to follow instructions and march protest when called?\u00a0 Fervent appeal to those who are not willing.\u00a0 Count made.\u00a0 Jim said need 500 people at least.\u00a0 Jim mentioned many who stayed out today, smelt a little danger. We face serious crisis, point of conspiracy nationwide, to destroy black people.<\/p>\n

Jim: handful of Indians acted disgracefully, afraid of publicity.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t back Banks.<\/p>\n

Report from Harry Williams about possible water shortage due to failure of Hetch Hetchy system.\u00a0 Recommends saving water.<\/p>\n

Danny Beck, Dov Lundquist, another little boy caught stuffing up toilets and destroying equipment.<\/p>\n

Jim took an offering.\u00a0 Receipts were off this morning.<\/p>\n

Back to the little boys.\u00a0 They spend too much time in the hallway and in the bathroom,\u00a0 They were throwing rocks on the parking lot today.\u00a0 Ricky Cordell also threw rocks.<\/p>\n

Commendations: Nawab Lawrence picked up trash in Redwood Valley.<\/p>\n

Brian Davis has good grades.<\/p>\n

Searcy Darnes doing well in all studies.<\/p>\n

JC Williams for getting many signatures on petitions.<\/p>\n

Dov has been suspended from school three times in two weeks. Numerous other children, some large, reported for rock throwing.\u00a0 On suggestion of a member they are all to write a statement about their offense at those times.\u00a0 The \u201cbathroom bandits\u201d are to do 2000 …<\/p>\n

Willie Malone stood up to say her was suspended from one school, going to get suspended from another.\u00a0 Motivation questioned.\u00a0 Reported he misbehaved in balcony during service.\u00a0 Jim told him to straighten up.\u00a0 Jim said they had electric shock equipment in exam room.\u00a0 Tracy Stone who hit another in back to be he first.\u00a0 His screams were heard in the auditorium.\u00a0\u00a0 Two others got the same, one a girl, who hadn\u2019t turned herself in for throwing rocks.<\/p>\n

Discussion returned to question of those staying back from LA.\u00a0 Only a handful have to work.\u00a0 Yet small number staying.\u00a0 People started to give excuses.\u00a0 But Jim cut them off.\u00a0 He paid honor to those who ware staying.\u00a0 Bay Area people were told we would be reached if we were needed.<\/p>\n

Jim performed some healings.<\/p>\n

He dismissed the meeting at 11.00.<\/p>\n

I gave a ride to Rose of Sharon and another.<\/p>\n

Got home a little before 12.00.<\/p>\n

Did the breakfast dishes.<\/p>\n

Read for an hour.\u00a0 Went to bed at 2.30 after falling asleep in my chair.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5 April – 1976 \u2013 Monday<\/strong>
\nI returned the Chevy Nova to Continental this morning.\u00a0 I had put only 20 miles on the car which at 9\u00a2 a mile was $1.80.\u00a0 The charge $1.20 for gas.\u00a0 With the rental charge of $9.00 a day and tax, the total I paid was $22.37.\u00a0 Betty Barclay offered to come down O\u2019Farrell and pick me up after I turned the car in.<\/p>\n

I had scarcely any work today. Dor was doing some difficult jobs on the computer. After finishing the memo I started Friday, I spent most of the day finishing the weekend\u2019s journal including some of which I put on Mag Card.<\/p>\n

After eating my lunch I walked up to the bank and deposited $10 from what I received back from the car rental to cover the check I gave to the temple on Sunday.\u00a0 The bank gave me a new check register and cover.<\/p>\n

The day was cold and drizzly.<\/p>\n

Betty didn\u2019t start home till 5.30.<\/p>\n

My state income tax came in the mail. $82.08.<\/p>\n

I exercised.<\/p>\n

Prepared dinner and ate.<\/p>\n

Got a temple message from Diane Louie that electric typewriters were needed for a project tonight.\u00a0 She asked if they could borrow mine. As I thought they were coming for it right away, I decided to get a little typing on my journal done.\u00a0 No one came for the typewriter and I typed from 8.50 until 12.00, did six pages.<\/p>\n

Washed the dishes.<\/p>\n

Cooked some wheat berried for breakfast cereal.\u00a0 I forgot about them while I was reading and burned most of them.<\/p>\n

Read the newspapers.\u00a0 I am having a hard time keeping up with them as I used to read them going and coming on the Muni bus.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

6 April – 1976 \u2013 Tuesday<\/strong>
\nAgain had a day with very little work coming in.\u00a0 Dor put me on the computer to make a few incisions in an Armco Contract for Fred Abbott.\u00a0 She was busy on complicated computer work.<\/p>\n

I made my journal entry.\u00a0 I constructed my check register as nearly as I could and went through all the items that were recovered which had been in my purse.\u00a0 Some addresses and phone numbers from my notebook had been saved and I copied them into my new book.\u00a0 Most of my March record of expenditures had been saved.<\/p>\n

At noon while eating my lunch, I saw the film in the employees\u2019 film series, which was on the construction of suspension bridges.\u00a0 I took the keys Mrs. Heitmeyer gave me to the hardware store and had duplicated made and bought a new key holder.\u00a0 Together these cost me $3.09.<\/p>\n

I listed the different items I lost and will keep a record of what I pay to replace them.<\/p>\n

Betty left on time tonight as she was going to Marin County to see her daughter.\u00a0 She drove by way of the Embarcadero Freeway to Broadway, up Broadway, then on Webster and up Geary.<\/p>\n

As we crossed the block in which Peoples Temple is, she told me of visiting the Temple about two weeks ago with her companion.\u00a0 He had heard about it through John Maher, who was a guest that day.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t arrive until 1.00 and never got into the service. A committee of white people talked to them. They were told there were no seats, but she thought they may have been excluded because she had a small knife with her which they took from her.\u00a0 She was astonished at the security measures but seemingly wasn\u2019t offended. Betty dropped me at Masonic and Geary and I walked form there.\u00a0 I stopped at Petrini\u2019s and bought some chicken livers and chicken backs, as I was short of protein sources this week.<\/p>\n

I got home about 6.00. On account of the walking I had done, I did not do all my exercises but jogged.<\/p>\n

Prepared and ate dinner.
\nAs last night, I left the dishes and typed 2 hours in my journal.<\/p>\n

Cooked kidney beans for tomorrow and made soup from bean sprouts and other ingredients.<\/p>\n

Washed the dishes.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

7 April – 1976 – Wednesday <\/strong>
\nThe strike continues.\u00a0 Talk of a general strike.\u00a0 Betty picks me up each morning.<\/p>\n

Again, no one gave me any work until late afternoon.<\/p>\n

After making my journal entry, I spent most of my time practicing on the Mag Card, using the instruction book.\u00a0 I was trying to master the use of the index return and the track link so as to be able to revise copy.<\/p>\n

At noon I went to the PG&E building to hear the SFSU American Issues Forum.\u00a0 Last week I had missed Urban Whitaker because I had stayed out sick.\u00a0 Norma McCoy, child psychologist, was the speaker today.\u00a0 She spoke on changing family life.\u00a0 Statistics she gave showed the rapid fluctuations that have given place in the areas of the role of women, care of children, increase in suicide, homicide, delinquency among the young.\u00a0 She took a largely pessimistic view.\u00a0 Her special field is sex differences.\u00a0 I ate my lunch during the lecture.<\/p>\n

About 3.00 Betty Vasil brought in a xerox job on which she had several of the secretaries working.\u00a0 I had to xerox an entire file of some 288 pages.\u00a0 The case concerned an alleged violation by Bechtel of federal safety rules on a construction job.\u00a0 I had to use a ditto machine on the 22nd floor and use supplies of other secretaries.\u00a0 I barely finished before the close of the work day.<\/p>\n

Betty Barclay waited tonight of the traffic to thin out, so we didn\u2019t leave the office until about 5.15.<\/p>\n

Received my federal income tax refund tonight. $114.10.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t have time for a nap. I got some dinner and changed clothes.\u00a0 Christians phoned at 7.30 and took me to service.<\/p>\n

Rain was pouring down.<\/p>\n

Tried to find out from several people how to get a new membership card.<\/p>\n

Testimonials were heard.<\/p>\n

Jim came out, in an ebullient mood, starting with, \u201cEveryone say \u2018Shit on church.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 He paid tribute to the people who had been wonderful in getting our newspaper out.\u00a0 We distributed a half million copies this week.\u00a0 He said our enemies have made us mean.\u00a0 He told of the Doukhobors in Canada who maintained their freedom though on one occasion they had to strip all their clothes off and appear nude in protest against restrictions. \u00a0\u201cJesus was a radical son of a bitch.\u201d\u00a0 He spoke of the difficulties which the enemy had put in our way this past week or so.\u00a0 All black leaders and progressive whites had begun to suffer oppression.\u00a0 Playboy had made a mockery of Cecil Williams.\u00a0 He told Jim he couldn\u2019t get any of his congregation to write letters for him.\u00a0 Jim told him, \u201cWe\u2019ll write for you, Cecil.\u201d\u00a0 Liberals are no good.\u00a0 They won\u2019t back you up.\u00a0 Even some of our own people have deserted us.\u00a0 If it hadn\u2019t been for the people from LA, this auditorium wouldn\u2019t have been filled tonight, as it usually is, because \u201csome of\u00a0 those folks stayed home.\u201d\u00a0 He told of the disgraceful behavior of the Indians on Saturday in connection with Dennis Banks.\u00a0 They wouldn\u2019t ride with blacks, had to sit with people of their own tribe. Dennis Banks told the newspapers \u201cnot to hurt this man.\u00a0 He\u2019s the only friend I\u2019ve got.\u201d\u00a0 The appearance of our newspaper and the seniors who were climbing hills and steps to deliver it made a big impression on newspaper people. \u00a0Jim was lavish in his praise for \u201cyou good motherfuckers.\u201d who worked.\u00a0 William Kuntzler, liberal lawyer who had defended so many liberal leaders, told him on Sunday, \u201cI\u2019ve been so lonely.\u00a0 I wish I had a family like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The congregation demonstrated triumphantly, singing and shouting and Jim leading them danced.\u00a0 Then he turned his back on the audience and went down quickly from the podium.\u00a0 I had a seat beside Magnolia.\u00a0 I told her perhaps Jim was ill.\u00a0 He came back in a few minutes with tears in his eye, said \u201cI hate to see that some of you are not here.\u201d\u00a0 I made a plastic covering for some pictures from the SF Chronicle which showed a middle-class black man being beaten up by whites in Boston and stabbing him with the standard of an American flag. Jim had it passed around through the congregation.<\/p>\n

Jim said we wouldn\u2019t go to LA this weekend while we were under fire.<\/p>\n

The offering was taken.<\/p>\n

Jim gave commendations.\u00a0 JC Williams and Pauline Groot for their work on the newspapers.\u00a0 Colton Henry for hard work.\u00a0 Vernell Henderson for her help in the communes.\u00a0 Clifford Gieg for his work in the carpentry department and his socialism attitude in the Temple.\u00a0 He\u2019d the head of his class.\u00a0 Maya Ijames who was sweeping the stairs \u201cbecause they needed it.\u201d\u00a0 Joe Beam [Helle] who takes a security task on himself to guard the stairs. Connie Fromm for many extra services.<\/p>\n

A film was shown called \u201cAfrican Drought\u201d about the famine conditions in a former French possession in equatorial Africa.\u00a0 Children, starving, being eaten up by flies, were depicted.\u00a0 The desert is encroaching further each year.\u00a0 The original grass has been replaced by American advice with a type which is not drought resistant.<\/p>\n

Jim warned of what might result if a general strike is called in the Bay Area.\u00a0 America is beginning to fall apart.<\/p>\n

Judy Merriam and Frances Johnson did dishes for the crowd which came from LA.\u00a0 Bobby Stroud is very cooperative in the commune.\u00a0 He is thinking of marine biology as a career.\u00a0 Frances Johnson was also commended for work on the distribution of newspapers.<\/p>\n

KGO-TV sent us two drug addicts for rehabilitation and Joe Wilson has been doing a wonderful job with them.<\/p>\n

Mary Ann Casanova is tireless in her attention to children.\u00a0 Maud Perkins has given exceptional service in two areas: sewing and in the Redwood Valley kitchen.<\/p>\n

Tobiana Stone was brought on floor.\u00a0 She has been behaving badly, gets spankings, she missed the children\u2019s meeting and lied. As she has been good before, she gets a break from Dad: \u201cBe good and straighten up.\u201d<\/p>\n

A large amount of beef has been purchased for the Temple.<\/p>\n

Jim was dismissing the meeting early as we have three big tasks ahead of us.\u00a0 The meat has to be cut up, newspapers delivered and letters written for a possible emergency and be ready to go.<\/p>\n

Diane Lundquist will be opening up a store in San Francisco on Divisidero.\u00a0 She has maintained a good attitude through severe changes.<\/p>\n

I volunteered to take home one of the guests from LA, although at first I had thought it would be too much for me while I was working.\u00a0 A woman, Lavana James, who had once stayed with me in Redwood Valley, asked to go home with me.\u00a0 I told her to get her luggage and wait for me downstairs by the front door.\u00a0 I checked again to see what to do to get a new membership card.\u00a0 I was told to see Yolanda [Yulanda] Williams but couldn\u2019t find her.\u00a0 I also tried to find some transportation to bring Lavana to the Temple tomorrow, as I assumed she would be coming back to help deliver newspapers.\u00a0 All cars are being used to deliver newspapers so I did not have an success.<\/p>\n

I waited a long time with Lavana for Bob Christian, feared that he had gone.\u00a0 But I believe he was taking others home.\u00a0 Though I told Lavana not to move, she went back to look for a blanket.\u00a0 Bob already had a load and to told him to go on.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t know how we were going to get a ride.\u00a0 Glenn Hennington took us.\u00a0 He is in charge of transportation for the Temple. He said he would get only an hour\u2019s sleep tonight.<\/p>\n

We got home about 2.00. Lavana was tired after two trips from LA and delivering newspapers for two days, so she didn\u2019t want to return to the Temple tomorrow.\u00a0 She is 75.\u00a0 She said she went back to LA on Sunday evening because she didn\u2019t have enough underwear with her.\u00a0 On Monday people were called and asked if they would return to San Francisco.\u00a0 She suffers from arthritis and her legs were giving her trouble.<\/p>\n

I washed dishes. I had some toast and peanut butter and toast and jam and Sanka. Lavana had gone to bed on my bed and I slept in my sleeping bag on the floor.\u00a0 I went to bed about 3.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

8 April – 1976 \u2013 Thursday<\/strong>
\nWas busier today.\u00a0 Did an expense account for Maggie on the Mag Card which is not well adapted for filling out such forms.\u00a0 Later Maggie brought in a job concerning information on all the consulates in San Francisco.\u00a0 This took me most of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

I ate my lunch at my desk, then went to the bank and deposited not only my pa check but my state and federal refund checks and got some cash.<\/p>\n

I phone Lavana to see how she was.\u00a0 She slept late, had had some breakfast.<\/p>\n

Betty left right at closing time but got on the wrong streets going towards the Golden Gate Bridge.\u00a0 So I was dropped off a little late at Geary and Masonic.\u00a0 Betty is having a bad time again with John Braman, who is very demanding and at the same time badly organized.<\/p>\n

I walked home, as Betty wanted to get over to Marin County to see her daughter as soon as possible.\u00a0 Stopped at Petrini\u2019s and bought some fish so that I would have more food for Lavana this week.<\/p>\n

Got home about 6.00. \u00a0Lavana had done her washing and washed my underwear.<\/p>\n

I made bread stuffing with mushrooms to cook with chicken back I had bought the other day.\u00a0 For vegetables we had asparagus an d had tangerines for dessert.<\/p>\n

We ate after I had washed my hair,<\/p>\n

I called for tomorrow.\u00a0 Ryn had left.\u00a0 Her writing on her thesis was not entirely finished and Ryn still had some of it for editing.\u00a0 I told her I had a guest for an indefinite time.<\/p>\n

I read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed about 1.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

9 April – 1976 \u2013 Friday<\/strong>
\nBetty started a little earlier than usual this morning to get in before the traffic grew heavy and because Mr. Breman had a deadline to prepare for.\u00a0 I got in well before Dor and made some progress on Wednesday\u2019s journal entry which I had started on Mag Card.\u00a0 Betty Vasil left word she wanted to see Dor when she came in.\u00a0 She had increased the pressure on Dor to get the required records in.\u00a0 When Dor came in she had to go to a room by herself and finish the preliminary reports Betty desired.\u00a0 These she needs to prove the accomplishments of the Word Processing Center to the new management, namely Casper Weinberger.<\/p>\n

I finished the cover letter for Maggie\u2019s list of Consulates.<\/p>\n

Almost forgot my time card but did it then.<\/p>\n

I did a memo for Breman.\u00a0 Betty was tied up in another point if this rush job.\u00a0 Did several other memos for Maggie.<\/p>\n

Abbot brought in a revision of a contract while Dor was out of the office,\u00a0 He told me he didn\u2019t need it until early next week.\u00a0 However, when Dor came in she wanted me to make the changes this afternoon, which she thought I ought to be able to do in fifteen minutes.\u00a0 I worked on it, was a little afraid I had entered my tabs incorrectly and that the job would come back to us with indentations all wrong.\u00a0 Dor helped me finish.<\/p>\n

Betty didn\u2019t start home until late.<\/p>\n

Lavana had dinner ready when I got home. We ate.\u00a0 Lavana had mended my underwear today.<\/p>\n

Christians gave us a ride to service.<\/p>\n

Jim entered with Angela [Davis] whom he introduced.\u00a0 She spoke of organizing to seek freedom.<\/p>\n

Jim took offering.<\/p>\n

He said he would take a trip to Chicago 2 May next with W. Muhammad.\u00a0 Hold meeting for our people there, some 200.<\/p>\n

More newspapers will be delivered tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Letter writing to: SF Examiner, SF Chronicle and President of Stanford University (who hired Angela) tonight and all day tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Another offering.<\/p>\n

Healings.<\/p>\n

Come to altar.<\/p>\n

Service ended at 12.00.<\/p>\n

Christians took us home.\u00a0 The car was packed with riders.<\/p>\n

I had some toast, peanut butter and jam and read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Lavana and I went to bed, I at 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10 April – 1976 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong>
\nSlept until 9.00.\u00a0 Lavana had been up since 7.00 and I had vaguely heard her moving around.\u00a0 She had made herself some breakfast.\u00a0 I had a piece of grapefruit and a piece of toast.<\/p>\n

I got into my trunk and got out my spring clothes and put away my winter clothes.\u00a0 Also got out some clothes which Lavana could mend, take up hems and so on.<\/p>\n

I tried them on and decided what I could wear and which needed taking up or mending. We listened to the Temple broadcast at 11.30.\u00a0 This was the first day for the new format, which is a public forum.\u00a0 Today a panel consisting of Jim, Mike Prokes, and Dick Tropp, conducted discussion on two topics: euthanasia, inspired by the Quinlin case and the conviction of Patty Hearst.\u00a0 Jim took the points of view already touched upon in services and the panel expanded on them.\u00a0 The philosophical level was high. Lavana went to sleep.<\/p>\n

I ate some leftovers.<\/p>\n

At 12.30 I took Magnolia\u2019s cart which I had phoned for and went after earlier and shopped for groceries.\u00a0 I got meat at Larry\u2019s market on Divisadero and fruits and vegetables at two stores on Haight.\u00a0 Spent about $15.00.\u00a0\u00a0 Also bought lettuce and celery for the Temple.<\/p>\n

There had been some showers all day, but the sun had come out.<\/p>\n

Lavana had had a nap while I was gone.<\/p>\n

I lay down at 3.30 and slept until 6.00.\u00a0 Lavana mended my clothes and cooked dinner,<\/p>\n

We had meat loaf, broccoli and I ate an orange. Lavana did the dishes.<\/p>\n

Dressed for the service.<\/p>\n

Christians took us to the Temple at 7.45.\u00a0 Although we were a little later, I got a good seat.<\/p>\n

We saw Jim coming down the stairs about 9.00, but Marcy said he had to leave on an emergency and she took charge of the service.<\/p>\n

Marcy took an offering.<\/p>\n

Dale Parks read a list of some 50 names of people who had been working on projects (probably the writing) who were to come to the Gold Room after the choir sang.\u00a0 HE connected the announcement with the emergency on which Jim had been called.<\/p>\n

Marcy said first offering was disappointing.\u00a0 She took another.<\/p>\n

She told of a seminar she had attended this week on \u201cDeath and Dying.\u201d\u00a0 Only three of some 200 had ever lived with an elderly person.\u00a0 Asked how many wanted to live with an older person, none did.\u00a0 They thought it was an insult to be asked such a question.<\/p>\n

Tape of Jim\u2019s played.<\/p>\n

Jim was back at 10.10.<\/p>\n

Jim: some call dialectical materialism, God, Christ, anointed revolution.<\/p>\n

Questions
\n(1) proposal in Illinois:\u00a0 Give families on welfare $3000 to live for three years.\u00a0 Jim: shows inhumanity of capitalism, proposal that legislation be passed to put to death anyone over 80\u00a0 ___ having victories everywhere.
\n(2) Woman found that medication she was taking was dangerous.\u00a0 Her doctor says pharmacist did it.\u00a0 Jim says take her to attorney.\u00a0 Good case for suit.
\n(3) Patty Hearst deciding to inform on revolutionary group.\u00a0 Jim: anyone who tells on anyone is a rotten fink.\u00a0 A society absorbed in revolutionary ideal, life means nothing. People bargain for their lives.\u00a0 I would slit my throat before I would tell anything on anyone.
\n(4) Attempt to repeal Senate bill that legalized sex freedom between consenting adults, so much venom in backers.
\nJim: Supreme Court had made such terrible decisions lately that were already in state of fascism, spoke against finking.\u00a0 Recalled Rosenberg case.\u00a0 Her brother suffered as result of finking on her.\u00a0 Bring out anyone who talks against the cause.
\n(5) Muslim discipline. Can\u2019t we file out the same. Jim: some things better. Double line exits a good idea but their leaders live above these members.\u00a0 They have fervor.\u00a0 We swallow them up 50 times. Advise security to study their system.
\n(6) Jesse Jackson, who is he? Jim: a sell out fink who supports capitalism, Carter who favors ethnic purity. Jackson opposed Abernathy who is socialist.\u00a0 Angela indicts the system, is perhaps naive, too optimistic.\u00a0 Dennis Banks hasn\u2019t learned difference between socialism and capitalism.\u00a0 Jackson said we don\u2019t need social champions; need increase of holy spirit.<\/p>\n

About attacks against us, had we not gotten those newspapers out, we wouldn\u2019t be sitting here tonight.\u00a0 Cecil Williams reported saying, \u201cFuck the church.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 He\u2019s right, church needs a good fucking.\u00a0 You can\u2019t bring forth unless you get fucked.\u00a0 I think the church needs to get raped and killed.\u00a0 The enemy doesn\u2019t want Williams to move toward socialism and live up with us.<\/p>\n

He expedited a subject: you don\u2019t have the time to be fucking around like a god damn dog, can\u2019t learn to live under capitalism.<\/p>\n

Not going to stop using such words as fuck until the Christians stop saying \u201cKill those Niggers,\u201d such as Christians, going to continue to cuss them.<\/p>\n

District Attorney Freitas and wife arrived at this moment.\u00a0 Grace Stoen brought word, when they came in.\u00a0 Jim defending Cecil Williams.\u00a0 Church ought to get fucked, get\u00a0 pregnant and bring forth, fascism will always attack those who work against the establishment.\u00a0 Jim complimented him.<\/p>\n

Freitas: I was way down town and heard him talking.\u00a0 Good wife never been here.\u00a0 She heard him too. Means a great deal to know that as an elective office you have Peoples Temple and Jim Jones in back of you.<\/p>\n

Jim: we won\u2019t be in the court for some petty crime.\u00a0 We want to end criminal injustice.<\/p>\n

Choir and Melvin Johnson sang: \u201cStealing in the name of the Lord.\u201d
\nYvette did \u201cBeg Your Pardon, America.\u201d
\nLittle girls sang \u201cGit Away\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Freitas left, Jim took another offering.<\/p>\n

Healings followed.<\/p>\n

Come to the altar. Only those who had something to give.<\/p>\n

Service out at 12.30.<\/p>\n

Christians took us home right away.<\/p>\n

I had some toast, peanut butter and jam and Sanka and read newspapers. I have many days\u2019 papers stacked up to read.\u00a0 It is hard to make any progress as Lavana talks while I read, though she saves me much time by the work she does in the apartment.<\/p>\n

I went to bed at 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

11 April – 1976 – Sunday<\/strong>
\nI woke up at 7.00.\u00a0 While I was taking my bath, Lavana got up.<\/p>\n

Lavana got breakfast while I continued to look through folders for my unpaid bills and bank statements.\u00a0 Did not find them, hoped they were at the office.\u00a0 I sorted and threw out much out-of-date material.<\/p>\n

Wrote 2 letters as requested by the Temple.<\/p>\n

Lavana had gone to sleep again and I lay down too, as Bob had said he would take us to service about 11.45.\u00a0 However, he called, saying he was leaving at 11.00.<\/p>\n

As today was Open House and the Muslims also were visiting, special seating arrangements were in effect.\u00a0 I was put in one of the seats toward the front reserved for white people, so as to integrate the auditorium well.<\/p>\n

Jim opened meeting a little after 12.00.<\/p>\n

Little girls from LA did \u201cMessage to Jacklegs\u201d and a new one, \u201cWe\u2019ve Been Cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim said some of the staff was off on missions.\u00a0 Later I learned the Democratic groups were caucusing to choose representatives to the nominating convention.\u00a0 Jim said that between 5.00 and 7.00 we had to visit a senator; he asked who would go.<\/p>\n

Angela was bombed this week but no one was injured, showing efficacy of being in this orbit.<\/p>\n

Jim took offering.<\/p>\n

Jim referred to article in national magazine which defamed Cecil Williams.\u00a0 The enemy intended to do a hatchet job on us the same week, but \u201cafter seeing what they did\u201d the reporter had rewritten the article four times.\u00a0 \u201cLet them rewrite it eight times until they get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another set of newspapers will be delivered.\u00a0 Children and young people will work during Easter vacation getting them out.\u00a0 We need even more letters to have ready if something is published against our interests.\u00a0 \u201cThey will get so tired of reading letters they\u2019ll never write anything again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The choir sang.\u00a0 The congregation sang.<\/p>\n

The Muslims arrived.<\/p>\n

The girls did \u201cMessage to Jackleggers\u201d again.<\/p>\n

Jim read announcement from Nation of Islam concerning the joint convention in LA on 23 May in which we will agree on common action.\u00a0 Jim explained our stand on spiritual healing.<\/p>\n

Jim appealed for letters to the magazine, which had defamed Cecil Williams.\u00a0 He described the attacks on black leadership which are occurring all over the city.\u00a0 Legislation has been proposed to kill the aged over 80, sterilize all blacks.\u00a0 Speaking of the charge that Williams advocated \u201cFuck the Church,\u201d Jim said the church needs to be fucked so it can bring forth child.<\/p>\n

We are one with the Nation of Islam. Christians and the Bible are our enemy.<\/p>\n

Jim introduced the leader of Nation of Islam who spoke.\u00a0 He used as text, the People\u2019s Forum Newspaper.<\/p>\n

The Muslims left at 2.00.<\/p>\n

There was a healing session.<\/p>\n

The church was opened for new members.<\/p>\n

Jim had the congregation, touch the altar.<\/p>\n

The meeting was out at 3.00.<\/p>\n

Everybody was supposed to go to the Muslims today, including children.\u00a0 We formed a double line.\u00a0 Women left their purses behind.<\/p>\n

We entirely filled the Muslim temple, arriving about 3.15, we were supposed to stay only 45 minutes.\u00a0 The Minister taught from the Bible. The meeting lasted until 4.45.<\/p>\n

As we were supposed to be at the political meeting at 5.00, we had no time to eat.\u00a0 I returned to the Temple sand changed clothes and got my purse back.\u00a0 I walked up to the political meeting which was held at the Eastern Star building at Turk and Fillmore.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t know what to expect.\u00a0 Some tables at the sides of the room were occupied by Temple members (security guards and name takers were in uniform, with the exception of headgear).\u00a0 Chairs had been placed for the rest of us who came in. Hardly anybody was present except Temple people.\u00a0 Wine was being served, which we did not take.\u00a0 A few minutes later cold drinks and pieces of chicken were served.\u00a0 Fred Furth was the host.\u00a0 His workers were passing out literature for his campaign for State Senator.\u00a0 He was talking with various people. A band, composed of Mexican instrumentalists, played for dancing and many of our people, especially the young, got on the floor.\u00a0 Bob Christian asked me to dance.\u00a0 I sat beside Don Beck.\u00a0 The Becks are living at East House in the Valley with the three children who were in their home in Ukiah: John Gardener, Jackie Fountain, Danny Beck.\u00a0 Don is still teaching kindergarten.\u00a0 Carol Stahl and Tom Grubbs are also still teaching in the area.<\/p>\n

Mike Prokes introduced Furth for a short speech about his candidacy.<\/p>\n

Just before we went back to the Temple a little before 7.00, more guests began to arrive.\u00a0 I was told they were from Cecil Williams\u2019 church.<\/p>\n

At the Temple the line for food was still long.\u00a0 I got a plate and a place to sit at the table and even got a dessert.<\/p>\n

I was in service a little before 8.00.<\/p>\n

Marcy was present.\u00a0 The congregation was singing.<\/p>\n

Jim. We are aware of some situations which need counseling.\u00a0 We have been too busy but your time will come if you\u2019ve done something to be ashamed of.<\/p>\n

Jim spoke of the increasing encroachment of the opposition as he took the offering,\u00a0 Many of our people are caught up in the capitalist world, adults as well as children,\u00a0 He noticed it especially in the food line.\u00a0 We ought to strip down.\u00a0 Each could put $15 in the Temple; besides you\u2019re hurting your health.<\/p>\n

Newspaper distribution starts 8.00 tomorrow.\u00a0 Young people from LA had better be here.\u00a0 Don\u2019t think you came for a joy ride.\u00a0 The LA seniors have been angelic.<\/p>\n

The brother form Fresno played ragtime seven numbers.\u00a0 Couples danced.\u00a0 David Garrison started with Mother ones.\u00a0 Don Sly and Brother Mercer were good.<\/p>\n

Commendations were issued. Frances Johnson for work in the kitchen.\u00a0 She was willing to do any job.\u00a0 Young Rick Cordell won a talent show.<\/p>\n

Jim: We do not have enough letters. Get them from children too.\u00a0 People must stay tonight.\u00a0 He took names of those who would stay.\u00a0 \u201cTime is running out to avert disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim answered questions.\u00a0 Most were on newspaper delivery.<\/p>\n

One was on cash-win program.\u00a0 Could some of our people appear on them.\u00a0 Jim said all of them are arranged.<\/p>\n

Jim is to be on Cecil Williams\u2019 TV program, \u201cVibrations,\u201d next Saturday at 4.00.<\/p>\n

Jim said if any newspaper attacks us, cancel subscriptions immediately.\u00a0 Don\u2019t buy the paper; don\u2019t advertise in it.<\/p>\n

Garrison asked about Kissinger\u2019s threats if Cuba continues intervention in Africa.\u00a0 J: Kissinger huffs and puffs; his huffs don\u2019t matter much.<\/p>\n

Jim called all Redwood Valley children, 12 and over to come down and give names to make sure they work.<\/p>\n

Rory Macon [Bargeman] (Dee-Dee Macon\u2019s son) was said to have a negative attitude and not to have worked this week.\u00a0 Janet Tupper was also hostile.\u00a0 Jim spoke of the sacrifices he makes, working night and day, making friends of the Mayor and District Attorney.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t do it for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LA people left.<\/p>\n

The meeting ended, after revelations, about 11.00.<\/p>\n

Christians took Lavana and me home.<\/p>\n

I had something to eat.<\/p>\n

I went to bed about 1.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

12 April – 1976 – Monday <\/strong>
\nWe started out very busy this morning.\u00a0 Had no time for journal entries.<\/p>\n

In the morning typed two items for Carolyn Thon.\u00a0 In the afternoon, started to type a long Legal Instruction for Maggie.<\/p>\n

At lunchtime I walked up to the telephone company office on New Montgomery, Betty Barclay had showed me where it was.\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t known an office was close enough to avoid paying postage.\u00a0 I always mailed checks before.\u00a0 I paid charges for two months.\u00a0 bought stamps at the post office across the street.<\/p>\n

Betty stayed an hour to work on her income tax. Then she took me home.<\/p>\n

Lavana had dinner ready.\u00a0 We had short ribs with vegetables.<\/p>\n

Lavana did the dishes.\u00a0 She had spent the day doing some mending on my underwear.<\/p>\n

I phoned Christians to find out if she could get a ride to the Temple tomorrow.\u00a0 Bob, who is still laid off from his job, said he was going in about 9.00, would pick her up.<\/p>\n

I worked on my journal starting at 8.30.\u00a0 Finished entries for 1 to 15 July \u201975.\u00a0 Proofread the section.\u00a0\u00a0 As my floor lamp has a frayed cord, my light wasn\u2019t very good and Lavana had none.\u00a0 However she doesn\u2019t read much.\u00a0 She went to sleep.<\/p>\n

I quit at 11.30.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 1.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

13 April – 1976 \u2013 Tuesday<\/strong>
\nLavana got up early this morning, as Bob was taking her to the Temple.<\/p>\n

I struggled all day with the Legal Department Instructions started yesterday, setting the tabs was my problem.<\/p>\n

At lunchtime went to Energy Forum film on nuclear research.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t understand it kept going to sleep.<\/p>\n

I broke my thermos filler at my desk.<\/p>\n

Gail Carney\u2019s husband has several job offers, two from Bechtel and they may not go to Boise.<\/p>\n

Betty left on time after work.\u00a0 She let me off at Turk and Masonic.\u00a0 I walked to the drugstore in the Petrini lot. I bought a filler for my thermos.<\/p>\n

Betty told me Chuck Stiles is looking for another job.\u00a0 Although she knows he is already getting more pay than the other secretaries.\u00a0 He is perpetually aggrieved.\u00a0 Betty herself has been having a bad time with Mr. Braman, who insists on supervising every detail.<\/p>\n

Lavana phoned at 6.00.\u00a0 She was at Christians.\u00a0 I let her in.\u00a0 She had spent the day making sandwiches in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

We each ate what we wanted.\u00a0 Lavana washed dishes and I tidied up.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like the way she does dishes.<\/p>\n

Lavana started to pack.\u00a0 She intends to go to the Temple with Bob in the morning and stay there, leave tomorrow night with the buses.<\/p>\n

I worked on my journal, made corrections and calendar entries for the 1 to 15 July section.<\/p>\n

Received a call from the Temple.\u00a0 Everyone was requested to come to the Temple to write letters.\u00a0 Also the Temple wanted to borrow any typewriters which were available.\u00a0 I offered to lend my typewriter, if they would come after it.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t want to go for letter-writing, as it was 10.00 o\u2019clock and I have to work tomorrow.\u00a0 I hurried to finish my journal corrections but no one came for the typewriter.<\/p>\n

I took a bath, read newspapers and went to bed at 1.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

14 April – 1976 – Wednesday<\/strong>
\nWorked most of the morning on the Legal Department Instructions and finished it with very little help from Dor.\u00a0 Then I did two short memos for Maggie.<\/p>\n

At lunch I went to the SFSU lecture in the Bicentennial series. The speaker was an educational psychologist X [name to have been filled in later], who spoke on accepting risks in an era of rapid social change.\u00a0 His main thesis was that it is not good for us to demand that every experience be pleasurable.<\/p>\n

After lunch I did an express report for Maggie, much work was coming into the office and Dor started to put a contract on ATS for Rita. A revision of a legal instruction.\u00a0 I had done previously was requested.\u00a0 Dor was going to do it because of the trouble I had had with the one finished this morning, but because she was so busy she gave it to me.<\/p>\n

I had started to work on journal entries but was unable to continue.<\/p>\n

Betty waited until the traffic diminished to start home tonight and I continued with my work on the legal instructions.\u00a0 Dor showed me how to get more material on a card which was seemingly full.<\/p>\n

Betty and I left at 5.45.\u00a0 She stopped at the post office to mail her income tax return.<\/p>\n

I got home at about 6.15.<\/p>\n

I ate leftover meat and vegetables, green beans and a salad.\u00a0 I washed and changed clothes.<\/p>\n

Christians called about 7.45.<\/p>\n

We entered by the back door again.\u00a0 Word was passed around that people with red scarves should take them off, probably because of extra people from LA, some people were still eating.\u00a0 There was considerable confusion perhaps because people were tired from the writing and delivering of newspapers.<\/p>\n

At the outset of the meeting Jim indicated we would have a visitor.\u00a0 He said there should be no political words used, such as socialism.<\/p>\n

An offering was taken hurriedly.<\/p>\n

Jim interviewed Walter Heady, John Birch member, as one of our strongest friends.\u00a0 Heady showed Katanga<\/p>\n\n

film concerning UN\u2019s participation in overthrow of Tshombe backed by the Communist bloc.<\/p>\n

Question period.\u00a0 Heady attacked income tax, upheld private enterprise.\u00a0 US is no longer operating under constitution.\u00a0 Our troubles are result of socialistic control.\u00a0 p.o.[post office ?] an example.\u00a0 UN is horrible thing.\u00a0 His slogan, \u201cGet us out of the UN.\u201d\u00a0 It is intended to destroy sovereignty of all nations.\u00a0 People like Rockefeller will run the resulting country.\u00a0 \u201cThings don\u2019t happen by accident.\u201d\u00a0 Rockefellers control practically all the big companies.\u00a0 We could have won in Vietnam in any six week period had we been allowed to do it.\u00a0 Henry Kissinger is selling this country down the river.\u00a0 Following fall of UN, a whole string of Communist victories. Rhodesia and the Union of South Africa are not as racists as the press would lead you to think.\u00a0 Communists are having trouble keeping control in Red China. Communism always results in just a few governing and having all the property and masses are kept down.<\/p>\n

Heady left at 11.45.\u00a0 Jim: he fights all the forces which are the common enemy. The Rockefellers and IRS.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t realize that only sharing will prevent big capitalists from running everything.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t any free enterprise in this country.\u00a0 I don\u2019t believe in these politicians.\u00a0 Heady lives more simply than some of the black politicians who claim to be socialists.\u00a0 Jim: The film was all wrong.\u00a0 None of the candidates are any good.\u00a0 Jimmy Carter backing ethnic purity.\u00a0 Abernathy and ML King Sr backing him Andrew Young another black leader selling us out.\u00a0 We need to get ourselves together and sell everything and get our asses over there in the p.l. where we can have freedom.<\/p>\n

Some of you are holding back.\u00a0 You\u2019re going to feel so guilty.\u00a0 No one is going to follow us into the jungle.\u00a0 We ought not to be there.\u00a0 We are a people born out of due season.\u00a0 There will be no protection as long as you stay here.\u00a0 Must we wait until we can\u2019t take anything with us?<\/p>\n

Jim with great vehemence stated that he did not want those outside to know who he is.\u00a0 We have a pearl of great price which we shall keep from the swine.<\/p>\n

Starting to take an offering, he demanded sacrifices.\u00a0 Now is the time to give up houses and lands, husband and wife who won\u2019t stand with you when they come to throw you into a concentration cam.\u00a0 He asked for pledges for another $1000 from those who had already turned in the first $1000.\u00a0 He asked for expensive jewelry, furniture, silver and so on.\u00a0 Some donations of this sort were made.\u00a0 He received no great response from the people who seemed very stolid.\u00a0 By revelation he knew that everyone should give and extra $20.\u00a0 I pledged $20 above my commitment for May.<\/p>\n

The newspapers we have been delivering have for the time being prevented the attack which was to be made on us.\u00a0 But the attack will come, sooner or later.\u00a0 We have succeeded in softening it at the present time.\u00a0 Young people were to report downstairs in the dining area for assignments for tomorrow\u2019s delivery which will start at 7.30.\u00a0 The press is to be moved to San Francisco on the weekend.<\/p>\n

There were healings.<\/p>\n

The service was dismissed at 11.50.<\/p>\n

Talked to Phyllis Chaikin.\u00a0 I assumed she was in Redwood Valley, but she told me she is \u201chouse nurse\u201d in the LA temple.\u00a0 She said the grandparents thought that it was very strange for a Jewish family — for her to be in LA, Gene in San Francisco and the two children in school in Redwood Valley.<\/p>\n

I talked to a few other people downstairs, bought a ticket for the Friday night youth group dinner and entertainment from my caller, Beulah Cavit.\u00a0 I\u2019m still having trouble finding out how to get a new membership card.\u00a0 I saw Yolanda Williams who told me Mike Rozynko was wrong that I had to get a slip from her.<\/p>\n

Christians brought me home at 12.30.\u00a0 Vernetta was considerably puzzled by Walter Heady.<\/p>\n

I washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Read the newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed by 2.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

15 April – 1976 \u2013 Thursday<\/strong>
\nThe weather has been cold and windy though sometimes sunny, for the past few days.<\/p>\n

Finished Maggie\u2019s Legal Instructions.\u00a0 The week went well, though Dor helped me with a few details of spacing on the page.<\/p>\n

I ate lunch at my old desk.\u00a0 Walked to the bank, deposited my check and got cash.<\/p>\n

Dor was still on the ATS.\u00a0 She was having trouble with the system.\u00a0 She had nothing she wanted to turn over to me.<\/p>\n

This was Gail Carney\u2019s last day. I understand her husband is taking the Boise assignment.\u00a0 The other secretaries did not let me know if they were taking Gail to lunch and I did not inquire, as I really can\u2019t afford to participate.<\/p>\n

I copied on Mag Card the recitation given by Yvette Muldrow in the Temple called \u201cI Beg our Pardon, America\u201d a number of words\u00a0 and phrases I can\u2019t make out.\u00a0 I made corrections including the insertion of a phrase I had missed.\u00a0 This was good practice on the Mag Card.<\/p>\n

I phoned for information on the Royal Electric Portable typewriter I want to buy, checking various outlets for the best price.\u00a0 Found that Sears handles one made by Royal, sold under their own name, at a price much better than the \u201csale price\u201d quoted to me by the store on Mission St.<\/p>\n

Betty left half an hour late.\u00a0 She wasn\u2019t going to Marin County tonight.\u00a0 When I got home I took Magnolia\u2019s cart back to her.<\/p>\n

Having gotten a late start, I was late with all my activities tonight.\u00a0 I did personal and household chores, washed my hair, prepared and ate dinner and washed my underwear.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.\u00a0 I was so tired I fell asleep while reading.\u00a0 Did not go to bed until 2.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

16 April – 1976 \u2013 Friday<\/strong>
\nI had very little to do all day.\u00a0 Dor was quite busy on ATS jobs for Rita Schuman and Ron Hartsough which she did not think she could turn over to me.<\/p>\n

I got my time card in, then spent most of the day putting on ATS the copy Yvette Muldrow had made for me of her recitation, \u201cWe Beg Your Pardon, America.\u201d\u00a0 There were a number of gaps where I could not make out the words or phrases so I xeroxed a copy for her so that she cold fill them in.<\/p>\n

Ate at my desk. I was very sleepy and had arranged with Cathy Costello to lie down in an unoccupied office for an hour, provided I kept the matter conference. However, Dor was in a conversational mood and started talking about religion and immortality and I could not conveniently get away.\u00a0 She did suggest I take some time off, because most of the staff was doing so in observance of Good Friday.<\/p>\n

I went down to look at the Royal typewriters at the store on Mission but they were closed.\u00a0 I browsed in a book store for an hour or so.<\/p>\n

Betty was giving Dor a ride to the train, as the latter\u2019s son was working on his car.\u00a0 We left at closing time.<\/p>\n

I had a half hour\u2019s nap at home.<\/p>\n

Christians took me to the Temple for dinner and entertainment put on by the SF Youth Group.\u00a0 They called it \u201cA Night in Guyana.\u201d<\/p>\n

Communal people were getting their dinner in the back room when we arrived about 7.00.\u00a0 Those who had purchased tickets were served at tables in the main room.\u00a0 Young people came to each person and accompanied them as food was put on their trays.\u00a0 Guests were not served in order and I had to wait a considerable time before getting my dinner.<\/p>\n

The menu was turkey, dressing, green beans, salad, cranberry sauce, rolls and choice of cake or sweet potato pie and punch.<\/p>\n

After eating we went upstairs to see the program.\u00a0 Several skits were presented.\u00a0 The African dancers performed and the young men in new suits did several musical numbers.<\/p>\n

When I told Lisa Layton about my transportation problem for Tuesday, she offered to come after me.\u00a0 She will get on the Bay Bridge from downtown to get to her job at the UC Library in Berkeley.<\/p>\n

The program was over about 11.00.<\/p>\n

When I got home, I read for an hour.\u00a0 Went to bed about 1.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

17 April – 1976 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong>
\nGot up at 9.00.<\/p>\n

Started to straighten up the apartment.<\/p>\n

Went to Magnolia\u2019s and borrowed her cart.<\/p>\n

Prepared some food and ate it.<\/p>\n

Phoned for Lor to tell her about the new format of the Temple broadcast. She said she would try to listen.\u00a0 She has been very busy.\u00a0 Dorothy Carnie is coming on Easter.\u00a0 I told her my news.<\/p>\n

I went up to Haight Street.\u00a0 Stopped at Volunteers of America second-hand store and bought 2 pairs of shoes and 2 bras.\u00a0 Cost of all was $2.50.\u00a0 Then I went to the grocery and bought mostly produce.\u00a0 Made another trip to Perini\u2019s and bought groceries.\u00a0 I had expected Lavana to be with me longer.<\/p>\n

Put groceries away.\u00a0 Washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Finished cleaning the apartment.<\/p>\n

Ate a snack.<\/p>\n

Slept for 2 hours.<\/p>\n

Got up at 6.45.\u00a0 Dressed for the service.<\/p>\n

Pressed my coat and a bedspread.<\/p>\n

Christians picked me up at about 7.45.\u00a0 We entered through back door.<\/p>\n

Offering taken by Rick Cordell.<\/p>\n

Film, \u201cJoe Hill\u201d shown.\u00a0 Jim made comments throughout.\u00a0 He took an offering between sections of the film.<\/p>\n

After the film an inspirational period followed in which Jim put emphasis on his role as God.\u00a0 He continued this attitude during the revelation period during which he performed spectacular healings.<\/p>\n

Another offering was taken.<\/p>\n

The meeting was out about 12.00. I saw Viola Godschalk [Godshalk]\u00a0and offered to take her home with me.\u00a0 She told me Jim had sent for her to come down to the city. The new clinic has treatment facilities which may be helpful to her crippled condition.\u00a0 She will be staying at Mom Virginia Taylor\u2019s commune.<\/p>\n

As she had 2 bags and a sleeping bag and cannot walk without help I asked a security guard to get a young man to help her while I carried her luggage.\u00a0 He designated Marvin Wideman whom I did not recognize then.\u00a0 Marvin showed his distaste for the task.\u00a0 I should have taken the time to explain to him about the service he would be performing, but I thought he would have a feeling of pride at having helped a handicapped person and I was in a hurry to go outside.\u00a0 I went ahead.\u00a0 I found that Tom Partak had come up and Marvin, according to Viola, instantly left her to Tom\u2019s care.\u00a0 Viola said he had been very disinterested and barely took her finger.\u00a0 When Maud Perkins had suggested to him that he was going too fast, for Viola he said, \u201cShut up, you bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christians took us home.<\/p>\n

We had something to eat.<\/p>\n

Viola said both she and Ray had been very unhappy at Mary Wotherspoon\u2019s, as they felt Mary took advantage of the patients and of two black seniors from LA who helped with the work.\u00a0 She demanded too much of the latter, Viola said, and the food was unappetizing and inadequate, as Mary was attempting to make as great a profit as possible for the church.\u00a0 I suspect Mary on her side had probably had trouble with Viola who may not be well adapted to living in a communal situation.<\/p>\n

We went to bed about 3.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

18 April – 1976 \u2013 Sunday<\/strong>
\nGot up at 9.00.<\/p>\n

Bathed.<\/p>\n

Prepared breakfast: grapefruit, pancakes, egg, sliced beef.<\/p>\n

Viola told me more of activities of people in the Valley.<\/p>\n

I washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Wasn\u2019t ready when Bob called about 11.20, as I had been slowed up by Viola\u2019s conversation. I took another ten minutes.<\/p>\n

At the gate to the parking lot, 2 young men were provided as escorts to Viola to help her in getting across the yard.\u00a0 I took her bags to the clinic we now have back of the stage. Although it was not clear where she would stay during the service as the clinic is used all day.<\/p>\n

Though it was open house today, I found a good seat.<\/p>\n

When Jim came out, he told of an article coming out Monday. He took an offering, preached on resurrection.\u00a0 Jesus never did anything for Harlem and Watts.\u00a0 Told what he does for the people.<\/p>\n

Ragtime played while people danced onstage, including six preachers.<\/p>\n

Tim Tupper Jones introduced LA children, who did:
\n\u201cGet Away,\u201d \u201cJackleg Preacher,\u201d
\nChoir and band sang and played.
\nKenya Dancers \u2013 little girls.
\nAfrican Dancers
\nBlack Velvet, Do It Again, Smile, We Have Each Other and a song
\nDedicated to children.<\/p>\n

Healings<\/p>\n

Join the Church<\/p>\n

Touch the altar.<\/p>\n

We went downstairs without returning to our seats.\u00a0 I had to go back for my coat and missed Pearl Gray, who was going to give me a ride home.\u00a0 Christians were going home but I didn\u2019t know where the car was.\u00a0 I started to walk, got as far as Divisidero and Turk when the Christians overtook me.<\/p>\n

I ate leftovers.<\/p>\n

Pressed clothes.<\/p>\n

Lay down for half an hour an dozed.<\/p>\n

Came back with Christians at about 7.00.<\/p>\n

Films had been shown during the break and \u201cNight and Fog\u201d was just ending.<\/p>\n

Jim came on the podium.\u00a0 LA people are to return unless they are distributing newspapers.\u00a0 Jim directed the organization of the newspaper distribution.\u00a0 Children are to work after school.\u00a0 Several cars were already being used.\u00a0 Others were called for.<\/p>\n

Those who hadn\u2019t written letters were told to write them now.\u00a0 I volunteered to help. \u00a0One I helped was a 13 year old boy who did very well except for misspellings.<\/p>\n

Report on security personnel sent up to the Valley to guard our property.\u00a0 Various young men up for various misdemeanors.\u00a0 Arthur Davis was one, Gary X [Johnson] another.\u00a0 Jim read an excerpt about the printing and distribution of Uskra in Russia. Tom Fitch, George Holsam.<\/p>\n

In the midst of this inquiry, Jim took a second offering.\u00a0 The first had been taken while I was helping people write letter.<\/p>\n

LA and Bakersfield people left.\u00a0 Jim urges everyone to stay who possibly could to continue delivery of newspapers.<\/p>\n

When the LA people left, Jim asked for young people in back to move forward into the first three rows.\u00a0 They were reluctant and slow to obey and he became furious.\u00a0 He was obviously extremely tired and sad because what he does for us is not appreciated by so many.<\/p>\n

Danny Beck, Elliott Tardy, Clarence Klingman.<\/p>\n

Billy Jones [Dean] had been nasty when asked to work going to bed.\u00a0 Attitude poor on newspaper delivery.<\/p>\n

Clarence Klingman won\u2019t obey, talks back.\u00a0 Danny Beck combed hair in sink and won\u2019t clean it out.\u00a0 Hassan Smith and Elliott guilty of same.\u00a0 Barbara Smith, his mother, is said not to give him any structure.\u00a0 Carol Stahl says he sleeps through every service.\u00a0 Jim orders him moved from East House.\u00a0 Jim decided these children should with a toothbrush, soap and water and clean all steps, showers etc.\u00a0 All night adult supervisors, if any trouble do it again tonight.<\/p>\n

Emmett Griffith, Jerry Rhea and companion found together in balcony 4.00 in morning of youth groups program, Emmett has very bad attitude though Jim has him in mind for great responsibility, has fervor, potential as bulldozer operator, in p.l.\u00a0 Jim says he must prove himself, because everyone will think this is the way to get privileges.\u00a0 Clara says he is needed in high school as leader.\u00a0 He wanted to be down here. He told him to straighten up and prove himself.<\/p>\n

Jerry Rhea admitted his fault, promises to change his behavior.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t have outside job, his commitment should be stronger.<\/p>\n

In a brief meditative period, Jim saved Mabel Johnson from going by a stroke tonight.<\/p>\n

The meeting was dismissed at 11.00.\u00a0 I learned from Maude Perkins that Melvin Wideman had been the young man who was so uncooperative about helping Viola last night.\u00a0 Christians left promptly.<\/p>\n

I washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Ate a little custard pie made by Vernetta and read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

19 April – 1976 \u2013 Monday<\/strong>
\nDorothy phoned that her son had had to do some work on the car so she would be later.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t arrive for an hour.\u00a0 She was very nervous and tired all day.\u00a0 She said she had worked in her garden and done some macram\u00e9.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill was ill and Garb gave us both work.\u00a0 I did a memo for Casper Weinberger\u2019s signature with two pages of attachments which were time consuming.<\/p>\n

The weather was warm.<\/p>\n

At noon I ate at my desk, then went to the office supply company on Mission and examined the Royal portable electric typewriters.\u00a0 They carry two of different carriage lengths.\u00a0 They quoted the different prices.\u00a0 I paid my utility bill.<\/p>\n

Went home with Betty at 5.30.<\/p>\n

Exercised.<\/p>\n

Prepared and ate dinner and washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Typed in my journal from about 10.00 to 12.30.\u00a0 Read newspapers.\u00a0 Ate some toast and salami.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

20 April – 1976 – Tuesday<\/strong>
\nAs Betty Barclay had to appear in court today in connection with financial matters involved with custody of her daughter, I had arranged with Lisa Layton to pick me up.\u00a0 Lisa came at about 7.45.\u00a0 Tom Adams was with her, going to Berkeley for his classes. I had Lisa drive down O\u2019Farrell, on to Market and then to Beale, so that she could get on the Freeway.<\/p>\n

I was busy all day, had scarcely time to make Monday\u2019s journal entry and didn\u2019t get any time to fill in loose ends on some previous entries.<\/p>\n

Had to type over one page I had done for Garb, as I had erased the Mag Card.\u00a0 Worked several hours for Braman.\u00a0 Typed several pages and had to xerox copies and send out in mail.\u00a0 His directions are never very clear, either.\u00a0 Made some corrections on a contract for Fred Abbott and at the end of the day some corrections on a contract for Rita Schuman on which Dor had been working all day.\u00a0 As usual Rita\u2019s work had been more terrible than anyone else\u2019s.\u00a0 Her instructions are not complete, and she continues to made changes.<\/p>\n

I ate lunch sitting on PG and E steps.\u00a0 The weather was warm.<\/p>\n

I phoned Glenn Hennington for a ride home.\u00a0 My idea was that I might accompany him in whatever transportation he had.\u00a0 However, he phoned me back in the afternoon, having arranged for the commune car to pick me up.\u00a0 It was driven by Peter Wotherspoon.\u00a0 I was to wait at the Wells Fargo Bank from 5.00 on.\u00a0 After I had been there for some time, Carolyn Looman came.\u00a0 When the car finally came about 5.30, Judy Flowers and 2 others besides Peter were in it.<\/p>\n

I exercised.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Heitmeier, to whom I had reported my frayed lamp cord, although she had been negative about getting it repaired, came up with tape and took care of it.\u00a0 She told me the apartment house has been sold and the new owners were going to rent the apartments unfurnished.\u00a0 She said she had been asked to stay on as manager, but didn\u2019t know whether she would.<\/p>\n

Ate dinner. Prepared food for tomorrow.\u00a0 Cooked the oxtails I had bought with vegetables in an oven casserole.<\/p>\n

Did not start work on my journal until late but finished 4 pages about 12.30.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.\u00a0 Went to bed about 2.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

21 April – 1976 \u2013 Wednesday<\/strong>
\nBetty phoned a little after 7.00 and I told her I wouldn\u2019t be going to work this morning as I had a medical appointment.<\/p>\n

I ate breakfast and dressed.<\/p>\n

Walked to O\u2019Farrell Street to the Kaiser Medical Building for my appointment at 9.20 with Dr. Charles Herbert.\u00a0 I was first examined by Dr. Herbert.\u00a0 To him I explained the two matters which were troubling me: the cramps I get in the legs at night and the discharge from my throat.\u00a0 He ordered a number of lab tests.\u00a0 I had an electrocardiogram.\u00a0 Samples of blood and urine were taken and a chest x-ray made.\u00a0 Sometimes I had considerable waits and 3 times I had to remove my clothes and put them on again. \u00a0After I had seen the doctor, I had phoned Dor to see how busy she was.\u00a0 I could have finished the required tests another day.\u00a0 Dor told me to continue.<\/p>\n

I got through at 1.00 o\u2019clock.\u00a0 Had intended to take a taxi to the Bart station on Market, stopping to eat my lunch at the park on Turk Street. Took Bart to Montgomery Street, then walked to Bechtel\u2019s arriving about 3.00.<\/p>\n

Betty Vasil had brought some jonquils for Dor and me, in observance of National Secretary\u2019s day.<\/p>\n

I had made some errors in the ATS corrections I did Tuesday.\u00a0 Dor had corrected those on Rita Schuman\u2019s contract, for Rita wanted a printout today. She kept making changes in the document.\u00a0 I corrected the errors in Abbott\u2019s contracts.<\/p>\n

Betty took me home, starting half an hour after the close of business.\u00a0 I got home about 6.00.<\/p>\n

I distributed to each of the apartments in the building a copy of the latest issue of the Temple newspaper, putting them under the doors.<\/p>\n

Ate some of the food prepared last night.<\/p>\n

Changed clothes.<\/p>\n

Christians left for the service about 7.45.<\/p>\n

Got a seat easily as attendance was sparse yet.<\/p>\n

Announcements and testimonials were heard.<\/p>\n

Jim took offering during which he told of receiving a box with white flowers and a threatening letter telling of what had happened to others.\u00a0 Attempts have also been made to bribe him to desert this family so that it can be destroyed.\u00a0 Others in the commune have been receiving harassing phone calls.<\/p>\n

Jeanette Kerns has been cleared to go to Iran on a job.\u00a0 The Shah is one of the worst enemies of the people.\u00a0 She, he knows, had to tell everything she knows about everybody in the Temple, including her mother.\u00a0 She will have to inform on everybody she encounters in Iran, but even this will not save her.<\/p>\n

Jim described the treatment given to finks by those who use them.\u00a0 Hitler had the Jews who sold out other Jews castrated and marked. \u201cEverybody hates a fink.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim had been out in the neighborhood talking to the people.\u00a0 He found more respect than he sometimes receives \u201cin here.\u201d\u00a0 He told how some communalists take advantages in wanting reimbursement for all kinds of luxuries they should do without.\u00a0 Administration is going to be stricter.\u00a0 Also in work performed, some do much and others are getting by without serving.<\/p>\n

He complained of rudeness in the kitchen among the workers, rudeness to people in the food line and negative treatment received by some who work all night and haven\u2019t time for regular meals.<\/p>\n

Little Ronald Campbell was brought on the floor.\u00a0 Even after being up all night with the toothbrush, he bit a little girl today.\u00a0 Jim assigned him to work again all night.\u00a0 Jim had Dave Garrison bite him so that he knows what it feels like.<\/p>\n

Rochelle Kemp would not get up to go to school on time.\u00a0 This is a pattern with her.\u00a0 Jim\u2019s decision: she\u2019ll stay here, work all night.\u00a0 Jack Beam says same applies to Jim Arthur (Jimbo) Jones [Bishop].\u00a0 He himself has to wake him up.\u00a0 He also has to work all night.<\/p>\n

Poncho [Gary Johnson], one of the security guard, on floor.\u00a0 He thinks he\u2019s above menial tasks.\u00a0 Had been assigned to pick up paper which had blown against the fence.\u00a0 He was defensive.\u00a0 Jim says at least 3 witnesses against him, don\u2019t debate.\u00a0 Ted [Holliday], security supervisor, says he\u2019s selfish, lazy.\u00a0 His mother, Mary [Johnson] Rogers, attacked him verbally, then started slapping him.\u00a0 Wouldn\u2019t stop when ordered by Jim.\u00a0 Anita Kelley says she is to blame for his attitude.\u00a0 She makes negative comments while working in the kitchen.\u00a0 Jim says her attitude is brusque, an involved discussion took place between her, Mrs. Garrison, Millie Cunningham and Tish LeRoy about who said what about whom.\u00a0 Jim said: too much gossip, not enough talking to each other.\u00a0 In one instance, different accounts of what had been said could not be straightened out. Jim got a revelation that the one who is lying will be the first to have a stroke.\u00a0 Poncho had been assigned to work all night.<\/p>\n

Jim repeated his warning about suicide.\u00a0 Anyone committing suicide will go back 500 generations, 10,000 years.<\/p>\n

More letter writing has to be done tonight.\u00a0 Jim had the names of those who had not written their letters.\u00a0 They are to stay and write them.<\/p>\n

A young white man had heard Claudia X, who had broken a tool while rehearsing for a skit, how to get out of paying for it.\u00a0 She had reported him.\u00a0 Jim assigned him the pamphleting penalty.\u00a0 Jim spoke of infiltrators who are found in every organization.\u00a0 We much report anyone noticed doing anything suspicious.\u00a0 The infiltrators are always the ones who incite to radical behavior.\u00a0 They usually leave when required to work.<\/p>\n

Rory Bargeman (Macon) was on the floor again.\u00a0 He has a bad attitude, bad grades, he\u2019s uncooperative at school and home, dresses badly.\u00a0 Jim said: this minute he\u2019s out of Redwood Valley, stays here, works all night tonight and tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Rita Cordell and Joyce Johnson were brought on floor for bad attitude.\u00a0 Jim became infuriated at \u201chonkey look\u201d on Joyce\u2019s face, as if \u201cyou\u2019re better than us,\u201d \u201cas if your shit doesn\u2019t smell.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThere ain\u2019t no alabaster ass in here.\u201d\u00a0 They are to be on Saturday night detail in LA.<\/p>\n

Jim displayed a pornographic magazine which was found in he publications office in Redwood Valley.\u00a0 He expressed astonishment at the content.\u00a0 Said the \u201cdicks\u201d portrayed were plastic ones added to photographs of the people depicted.\u00a0 He said: Don\u2019t take this kind of thing to Redwood Valley.<\/p>\n

A man from LA had done only one security shift..\u00a0 He says he came up only to pass out newspapers.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t come up to work SF people ought to do.\u00a0 Jim: get his toothbrush, he\u2019s to work tonight.<\/p>\n

The new edition of the newspaper is to go out Friday morning.\u00a0 Names were taken of those who will distribute it.\u00a0 Jim said we have to put out 70,000 papers a day.<\/p>\n

Jim:\u00a0 We\u2019ll have no trouble makers in any school.\u00a0 If you cause trouble in SF, we\u2019ll transfer you to the alligator farm.<\/p>\n

Jim took a final offering.<\/p>\n

After a brief meditation period, the service was dismissed at 12.10.<\/p>\n

Christians left immediately.\u00a0 They told me the house they live in is being sold.\u00a0 They may have to move.\u00a0 If they do, they\u2019ll move into a commune.\u00a0 The rent is being raised.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t know whether Magnolia would stay.<\/p>\n

I washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.\u00a0 Fell asleep in my chair and didn\u2019t get up and go to bed until 3.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

22 April – 1976 \u2013 Thursday<\/strong>
\nWhen Betty called this morning, she asked whether I could be ready fifteen minutes earlier, as she had a deadline for a letter.<\/p>\n

I started to put on a Mag Card for Maggie, a list of requirements for the different states for the practice of engineering.<\/p>\n

Other than that I was not very busy.<\/p>\n

I went to the bank on my lunch hour and deposited m check and got cash.<\/p>\n

Betty brought me home about 6.00.\u00a0 I exercised.<\/p>\n

Did personal chores and washed my hair.<\/p>\n

Ate dinner.<\/p>\n

Washed underwear and packed for the weekend trip.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 1.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

23 April – 1976 \u2013 Friday<\/strong>
\nAfter getting my time card in, I did not have a minute to myself all day except at lunch.\u00a0 I spent the greatest amount of time on Maggie\u2019s project on regulations concerning engineers\u2019 work in the various states.\u00a0 I did a draft for Carolyn Thon on proposed legislation to prevent discrimination in foreign assistance programs.\u00a0 Took some dictation from John Bramer on a patent matter and proofread a seven page agreement with Chuck Hedeman\u2019s secretary.<\/p>\n

Ate lunch on the PG&E steps, then set in the sun without my glasses so as to get the sun which was warm.<\/p>\n

Betty did not leave after work until about 5.30.\u00a0 While waiting I mentioned Betty\u2019s income tax problems to Dorothy, found she was not very sympathetic.\u00a0 She used to sit near her and heard her on the telephone, thought she had her mind too much on property and was interested in getting as much as she could from her ex-husband.<\/p>\n

Betty meant to get on the freeway and leave it at Fell Street, as she has been doing lately, but she made a mistake and we had to go around by Monterey.\u00a0 She stopped at her house to get her mail and showed me what she had moved in to each room.\u00a0 Then she drove me home by way of Laguna Honda and Lincoln way.\u00a0 I got home at 6.30.<\/p>\n

I finished packing, packed food and ate and dressed.\u00a0 Had to leave the dishes.<\/p>\n

Bob Christian phoned me that his car was being used at the church, that Brother Marshall Farris would give us a ride.\u00a0 I hurried and was ready to leave with then at about 7.40.\u00a0 I took along with my luggage ac can of apple juice to give for the Chicago trip.\u00a0 Supplies were requested on the message last night.<\/p>\n

Not many seemed to be in service tonight.<\/p>\n

Jim was on the podium at 9.10.\u00a0 Led us in congregational singing.<\/p>\n

Jim took offering.\u00a0 His words were inspirational.<\/p>\n

Everyone is expected to deliver newspapers.\u00a0 We are giving them baby food to start with, but later on the fare will be stronger.<\/p>\n

A film of the organizing of black workers in Detroit was shown.\u00a0 The sound was not very clear.<\/p>\n

Questions:
\n(1) Can we trust Tom Hayden?\u00a0 Jim: Better than Tunney, but you can\u2019t depend on traditional parties.<\/p>\n

(2) The man who wanted to ask about witchcraft when the reporter was here tried again.\u00a0 Jim stopped him, annoyed after having tried twice to get him on the subject.\u00a0 Remarks on \u201cstupid religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

(3) Possibility of coalition between back and white workers.\u00a0 Jim: not much yet but if they get their heads beaten in together it would help.\u00a0 The only way for the workers to win is to overcome racism.<\/p>\n

(4) Joicy Clark asked about statement about Ford being stupid.\u00a0 Jim said he doesn\u2019t have a very good memory but then the American people don\u2019t have a very good memory.\u00a0 Red-baiting is a real danger.\u00a0 Cited Rockefeller, suggestion to Jackson\u2019s staff member being a con.\u00a0 Reagan\u2019s charge that Ford soft on communism,\u00a0 I cannot see an orderly transition to socialism in this country.\u00a0 Can if the people were united.<\/p>\n

You have no choice.\u00a0 Cleaver and Patty Hearst aren\u2019t safe.\u00a0 Cleaver now in jail, though he sold out.<\/p>\n

(5) Progressive Labor Party sincere?\u00a0 Jim: Trouble with all these parties they unwilling to follow one leader.\u00a0 Go 40 different ways.\u00a0 We have been more successful than any of them.\u00a0 Got out many more political prisoners.\u00a0 Socialists unwilling to face defeat.\u00a0 Unfair to tell people America is sure to become socialist.\u00a0 They have to have an alternative.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I built a p.l. Some won\u2019t work in the church. While the church is the obvious place to work, the leadership is always on an ego trip. They won\u2019t separate the silver from the lure of capitalism.\u00a0 Some of you are wearing diamonds.\u00a0 Some of you still smoke.\u00a0 Don\u2019t trust anyone who can\u2019t stop smoking.\u00a0 Some of you would sell out if you couldn\u2019t eat for two days.\u00a0 He spoke of teeth wiring.\u00a0 I\u2019ve got a damn bitch in here who can\u2019t even lose with her mouth wired shut.\u00a0 He talked of sex.\u00a0 I don\u2019t trust anybody to fuck.\u00a0 Bring the money back except me.<\/p>\n

Last night Mayor Freitas, Sheriff here talking about how good Jim Jones is.\u00a0 Got it on the record.\u00a0 Jim explained how he got politicians to talk about Jim Jones.\u00a0 Use it on TV when the newspaper attacks.\u00a0 They thought they\u2019d talk about community problems. Sheriff wouldn\u2019t go away.\u00a0 His life is empty.\u00a0 Why I turned down Human Rights Commission post.\u00a0 They just talk.\u00a0 Want Planning Commission, an airport Commission.\u00a0 Get jobs for you.<\/p>\n

Talked about Coca-Cola revolutionaries.\u00a0 Why should my older people go to jail on account of lazy, good for nothing young mother fuckers.<\/p>\n

More on sex.\u00a0 Advantage woman has man can\u2019t think about it and washing at same time.<\/p>\n

On Jesus and Mary.\u00a0 Believe in God. Trouble with blacks.\u00a0 \u201cGod must not like me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy does this happen to me?\u201d\u00a0 Got to get God out of their minds.\u00a0 The almighty should have left his dick in his drawers.\u00a0 They\u2019re letting all these god damn gurus come over here from India.\u00a0 Teach there is no reality.\u00a0 Matter doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n

On the Bible.\u00a0 Poison.\u00a0 Went through creation story, pointing out its absurdity, explained he had 15 new people, hadn\u2019t taught this for weeks.\u00a0 Some here think Jesus is coming, say \u201cpray for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a healing session, Jim dismissed the meeting at about 1.00 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n

We were delayed a long time as the buses were blocked in the parking lot.\u00a0 When number 3 did get out, it was driven up in a different place than usual and I was late in getting on. Young people already boarded and since there was a hug crowd because of Jim\u2019s demand that everyone not working should got to LA.\u00a0 I had a hard time getting a seat.\u00a0 Marie Lawrence displaced a young person next to her.\u00a0 Thus the relationship between us was improved.<\/p>\n

When people were settled on the bus, I got off and ate my lunch.<\/p>\n

The buses did not leave until 4.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

24 April – 1976 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong>
\nWe arrived at Buttonwillow at 9.30, having made exceptional time.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t run as we were warned the stop might be short.\u00a0 I washed, at my food, brushed m teeth.<\/p>\n

The buses left at 10.30.\u00a0 I talked with CJ [Jackson] who took the offering.\u00a0 He is leaving\u00a0 his job with the arbitration service next Wednesday.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t give any details.\u00a0 He is going on the Chicago trip.\u00a0 He and the family are living in the Temple commune.\u00a0 Paulette is taking care of a girl baby, Georgia, whom they may adopt.\u00a0 CJ spoke in general terms of adaptation to communal life.\u00a0 I read the CIA book for an hour, then slept until we arrived at LA at 1.00.\u00a0 Marie slept most of the time and we had little conversation.<\/p>\n

I dressed.<\/p>\n

Went to the annex and spoke again to Mike Rozynko about getting a new membership card, as I had been told I needed no card by both Yolanda Williams and Tish LeRoy.\u00a0 He consented to take the picture and hold the card until he had consulted Tish.<\/p>\n

I got into the service while announcements were being made.<\/p>\n

Jim entered about 3.00.<\/p>\n

During testimonial, massive joy at testimonial of young man, Elihue [Ellihue] Dennis, who was saved from a jail sentence by Jim.\u00a0 His mother, Orde Dennis, who ushers at head of the right aisle collapsed in gratitude.<\/p>\n

African Dances.<\/p>\n

Jim read statistics on calamitous world economy.\u00a0 Nation is faced with food shortage of first magnitude.\u00a0 Next winter when the people are hungry, racism will rise.<\/p>\n

Offering.\u00a0 American people are apathetic, indifferent and stupid.<\/p>\n

Question period.
\n(1) Earthquake in LA predicted by Bureau of Reclamation.\u00a0 Bakersfield will be a lake and thousands will die in LA area \u2013 true?\u00a0 Jim: yes, why do you think I\u2019ve been centering my people in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

(2) On economic situation in US.\u00a0 Jim: true, very bad.\u00a0 War and war industry. Means unemployment.\u00a0 Will have to have a dictatorship.\u00a0 Machines can do the work of people. Only one thing to do with excess population, kill them and that\u2019s exactly what they\u2019ll do. 85% of the people in this country think blacks should not even be here.\u00a0 Wait until the banks close.\u00a0 Telling you desperately get your money in the commune so that we can put it into the p.l.\u00a0 But most people are stone-headed and trust in the Lord.\u00a0 Jim explained Jesus\u2019 doctrines, that I am the only God there is, if you\u2019ve seen me, you\u2019ve seen God.\u00a0 People alone are God.<\/p>\n

(3) Brother Mercer. Question on Kissinger in Africa.\u00a0 Jim: He\u2019s the State Department clown. People just laugh at him.\u00a0 He might get killed.<\/p>\n

(4) Why are we showing old pictures like Scottsboro case? Jim: whipping up prejudice on purpose.\u00a0 They\u2019re be more of it.<\/p>\n

(5) One sister who went back to old church, is sick.\u00a0 Should she meditate for her? Or let her go down the drain?\u00a0 Jim: get away from anybody who has once seen this heavenly manifestation and goes back.\u00a0 Ichabod, the glory of God has departed.<\/p>\n

(6) Mother Taylor.\u00a0 Plan to revoke auto licenses so they will be compelled to ride the buses.\u00a0 Can they?\u00a0 Jim: They can do anything.\u00a0 If they took you tonight, they wouldn\u2019t bat an eye.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t trust a German who was alive in Nazi era. We need to get away from these people and more than that, from these stupid blacks.\u00a0 All black leadership has endorsed Jimmy Carter.<\/p>\n

Jim explained our underground fight against press in SF ___ intended to come in for the kill. We have some control of officials in SF.\u00a0 Bradley is frightened here and can\u2019t do anything.\u00a0 Reviewed earthquake threat.\u00a0 We should be in one place and of one accord.\u00a0 I\u2019ve warned you enough, you should act.<\/p>\n

Healing period broken by another offering.<\/p>\n

New members came up.<\/p>\n

Congregation came to the altar.<\/p>\n

Meeting dismissed at 5.45.<\/p>\n

Saw Lavana James who wanted me to come home with her, but I told her Beulah [Pendleton] was expecting me.<\/p>\n

Beulah, the children and I got a ride in a car of a woman who was taking Debbie Schroeder to her home.\u00a0 Debbie said she was living with Martha Klingman and the Klingman children on Buchanan Street.\u00a0 She said the 2 younger children didn\u2019t give so much trouble when Clarence was not there.\u00a0 However, Valisha Williams had told me she couldn\u2019t handle Clarence and sent him home.<\/p>\n

Beulah gave me dinner: chicken gizzards, rice, gravy, small peas, and I had an orange.<\/p>\n

Tried to read the Friday paper but couldn\u2019t stay awake.<\/p>\n

Tonight the clocks are set back for daylight saving time.\u00a0 I went to sleep about 10.30 standard time.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

25 April – 1976 \u2013 Sunday<\/strong>
\nGot up at 8.00.<\/p>\n

For breakfast had toast, beef bacon, egg.\u00a0 Beulah had beef bacon for the first time after I had spoken to her about eating pork.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n

She told me Donna Malone had stolen a radio from a man\u2019s house.\u00a0 She has a brother and sister in the custody of juvenile authorities.<\/p>\n

Sitting in the sun on the porch, I worked on journal entries.\u00a0 The weather was very pleasant, except for some smog.<\/p>\n

Beulah lent me a turban as I lost my head scarf on coming in the Temple on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The driver who brought us last night came for us.\u00a0 When we arrived at the Temple, although there were a number of young men, no one helped Debbie with her luggage.<\/p>\n

At the opening of the meeting Norman [Ijames] made announcements concerning the visit to the Muslim Temple today.<\/p>\n

Jim was on the podium at 12.00.<\/p>\n

Jim warned of economic collapse and major earthquake danger in LA.\u00a0 We should enter in SF. Necessary to go to p.l. sure.\u00a0 All black leaders selling us out such as supporting Jimmy Carter, who has never repudiated his remark about \u201cethnic purity.\u201d\u00a0 Some in this room have been informers, finks.\u00a0 They will get you in the end.\u00a0 Eldridge Cleaver is in church tank in Alameda County.\u00a0 It\u2019s not safe to be a fink in a prison.\u00a0 Once you\u2019ve started on the highway to freedom there\u2019s no turning back he invented those who are disloyal now or who want to desert to repent and we will forgive you.\u00a0 \u201cit is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living god.\u201d\u00a0 He may choke you.\u00a0 Celebration of Jim as God as followed.<\/p>\n

If thou wilt be perfect, sell all.\u00a0 You will not see God until free from all impurities, attachments to family, houses and money.<\/p>\n

While taking the offering, Jim tried to recruit a busload of LA people to come back to help with newspaper distribution.\u00a0 Only 21 were achieved and he decided they should come back with us instead of on a special bus.<\/p>\n

Healings, including several cancers.<\/p>\n

Another offering, then he continued healing.<\/p>\n

Reception into church.<\/p>\n

Jim asked all who were not communal to come to the altar.\u00a0 Communal people could leave baby the side door and go directly to the buses.\u00a0 We would not return to the temple after going to the Muslim service.\u00a0 Bag lunches would be put on the buses.\u00a0 We left the Temple about 3.00 and arrived at the Muslim Temple about 3.30.\u00a0 Left our purses and coats on the buses.\u00a0 The Muslim Temple would not hold all our people and we were seated gradually, as space was made for us.<\/p>\n

The greater portion of their service was a recording of a sermon which had begun before we arrived.\u00a0 About all I got from it were references to Old Temple figure.<\/p>\n

At the end Jim was presented and he talked for about 2 minutes, emphasizing this dislike for the Christian religion.\u00a0 The title \u201cChrist Church\u201d in our name was, he said, \u201ca masquerade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their service was over at about 5.30.\u00a0 We boarded the buses.\u00a0 I changed my clothes on the bus.\u00a0 We did return to the Temple because we didn\u2019t have enough bag lunches for all and to allow us to go to the bathroom.<\/p>\n

An offering on the bus was taken by Lee Ingram who said a crisis had arisen which necessitated Jim\u2019s going back immediately after the Muslim meeting.\u00a0 He did not say whether he was driven or flew.\u00a0 Because of the crisis extra funds were needed.\u00a0 I gave a dollar which I had intended for the bus offering.<\/p>\n

The buses left about 6.00.\u00a0 I read the CIA book.<\/p>\n

Another offering was taken by C.J. (Jackson) to whom I gave three dollars.\u00a0\u00a0 I tried to sleep but the bus was terribly crowded; the children in the aisle brushed up against me.\u00a0 Babies cried.\u00a0 I did not succeed in getting to sleep before we reached the rest stop at 8.30.\u00a0 We were told we had 15 minutes only to go to the bathroom.<\/p>\n

When we boarded the buses again, we had received a message from the staff that (1) we were in a serious crisis and would have to take another offering and (2) as many as possible should go to the Gold Room when we arrived in SF at 3.00 and work on letters.\u00a0 C.J. took charge of getting people to volunteer for both.\u00a0 He gave us a long speech about sacrifice on the battlefield which was much overdone.\u00a0 I had already given more than usual and felt my work would suffer if I missed sleep from 3.00 to 6.00, especially since it was obvious I wasn\u2019t going to get much on the bus.\u00a0 I did not give or pledge more and did not sign up for letter writing.<\/p>\n

Later word came through that 2 articles about Jim and the Temple were appearing in the Monday paper exactly as Jim had predicted, that they were on the whole favorable and only those who had not written previously should go to the Gold Room to do so.<\/p>\n

I managed to sleep 3 hours at most on the rest of the journey.\u00a0 Marie changed places with me to ease her arthritis, but she moved a great deal.<\/p>\n

We arrived at 3.00.<\/p>\n

Christians took me home.\u00a0 We joked about C.J. and my feelings improved somewhat.<\/p>\n

I washed Friday\u2019s dishes and unpacked.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 4.00 and slept well until my alarm rang at 6.00.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

26 April – 1976 \u2013 Monday<\/strong>
\nGot up at 6.00.<\/p>\n

After Betty dropped me this morning, as usual I bought a Chronicle.\u00a0 On the second page found the articles about Jim and the Temple, as described by Jim except that I saw no refer to the individuality of our members which he had mentioned.\u00a0 In general I thought the articles of our members which he had mentioned.\u00a0 In general I thought the articles quite friendly, with no apparent attempt to emphasize any elements which would arouse hostility.<\/p>\n

Spent three hours on Maggie\u2019s Mag Card job on professional engineering requirements of the different states, finishing the list itself.\u00a0 In some cases I had had to improve Maggie\u2019s English and I had taken a good deal of trouble to make the format attractive and logical.<\/p>\n

I transcribed the dictation Breman had given me Friday.<\/p>\n

Ate lunch at my old desk.<\/p>\n

Worked on the weekend\u2019s journal entries, though I had been able to get most of them nearly complete.<\/p>\n

Ron Hartsough asked whether I could stay for 15 or 20 minutes.\u00a0 I consulted Betty Vasil who suggested I keep a record of the time I spend and accumulate it.\u00a0 As it happened it took me an hour to get the dictation down and transcribe it to Mag Card and run it off with the copies he wanted.\u00a0 He also wanted distribution copies put in the inter-office mail.\u00a0 Betty had to wait for me.<\/p>\n

The craft workers\u2019 strike still continues and with it the Muni is also not running, so I have the attendant disadvantages.\u00a0 Most important is not to be able to get to the Coop for grocery shopping then three nights a week Betty doesn\u2019t leave on time and I lose as much as an hour.\u00a0 Not getting my paper read on the bus coming and going, I have to read it at night and usually do not finish it.\u00a0 I have to walk to the bank and do not get errands done for which I need transportation on my lunch hour.\u00a0 I depend on Christians completely for transportation to and from the Temple and cannot do either earlier or later than they do, should I have some special need.\u00a0 One way I have not suffered is in the matter of expense.\u00a0 I give Betty 75\u00a2 for parking fee every other day which works out to less than a Muni pass or paying\u00a0 Muni fare.<\/p>\n

Prepare food, ate and washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Typed in my journal for 9.00 until 11.30.\u00a0 I made good progress.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.\u00a0 I was very tired.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 11.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

27 April – 1976 \u2013 Tuesday<\/strong>
\nWrote a cover memo for the list of engineering requirements of the various states for Maggie.<\/p>\n

Just before lunch Dor had me start entering a contract of the National Iranian Oil Company for Fred Abbott on Mag Card for later transfer to ATS.\u00a0 Though Nora and I intended to see the film in the employees\u2019 series and we wanted to get there on time, but Dor kept me until I had reached a stopping point.<\/p>\n

The film was called \u201cPaint\u201d and showed a history of man\u2019s development and use of this material since caveman days.<\/p>\n

I spent the afternoon on the Mag Card and in the last hour started to feed the cards into the ATS computer.\u00a0 Betty wanted to go early, as she had an extra errand to do in Marin County, but again Dor was reluctant to let me go.\u00a0 I did get away as soon as one page was played out.<\/p>\n

Mailed a loan payment and a deposit to the Coop Credit Union and sent Leo McClatchy\u00a0 a check for $20 for making out my income tax return.<\/p>\n

Betty has been exploring different routes and the one which seems to work the best is to go up Harrison to 7th and then on to the freeway, coming off at Fillmore.\u00a0 We made it last night by 5.30 which was extraordinary, as we had 3 long blocks to walk to the parking lot.<\/p>\n

In various conversations throughout the day, mostly with Dor and Betty, I learned of bad feeling between Nora and Shirley Wong, both working in the file room and circumstances concerning Wanda Randle, John Stewart\u2019s secretary. Stewart is in Saudi Arabia for 6 weeks or so and Rumor has it that Wanda may become Hartsough\u2019s secretary.\u00a0 Chuck Stiles tried to fan Betty\u2019s jealousy over what probably would be a promotion.<\/p>\n

I exercised.
\nPrepared dinner, ate and washed dishes.<\/p>\n

Typed in journal from 9.00 until 11.00.\u00a0 Was working on a difficult portion and did not make very good time.<\/p>\n

Mended the blouse Beulah had given me.\u00a0 Some of the seems had ripped.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Fell asleep again in my chair and did not go to bed until 2.00.
\n28 April 1976 \u2013 Wednesday<\/strong>
\nI finished feeding the contract on Mag Cards into the computer under Dor\u2019s direction.\u00a0 Dor then showed me how to put the heading, cover page and table of contents in.\u00a0 I learned the system fairly well.<\/p>\n

Dor held me up for a half hour or more while she discussed her intense aversion to homosexuality with an electrician working in the office.\u00a0 This discussion arose out of a newspaper item concerning the murder of a homosexual in the Castro district and her remark to the effect that it was \u201cgood riddance.\u201d<\/p>\n

I went to the PG&E building for the SFSU Bicentennial lecture, which was given by Peter Carroll of the history department.\u00a0 He spoke on the sense of belonging.\u00a0 The talk was philosophical and non-controversial; no questions were asked.\u00a0 I ate my lunch while listening.<\/p>\n

Although Dor had no new work to do, she spent no time on her records.\u00a0 Part of the time she worked on puzzles and part of the time she talked to me. I didn\u2019t have any work to do either, but couldn\u2019t get much done on journal entries or anything else.<\/p>\n

Betty didn\u2019t leave tonight until 5.30.\u00a0 Wanda Randle in her supervisor\u2019s absence in Saudi Arabia had been unavailable for 6 hours or so yesterday.\u00a0 Betty had been the occasion of this coming to the attention of Betty Vasil and Bob Garb.\u00a0 Wanda learned about it and expressed her displeasure to Betty.<\/p>\n

I was home by 6.00.<\/p>\n

I prepared and ate dinner.<\/p>\n

Dressed for the service.<\/p>\n

Washed dishes but did not rinse them.<\/p>\n

Christians called at 7.40.<\/p>\n

Few people were in the Temple when we arrived.\u00a0 Many members were delivering newspapers.\u00a0 Others were out on special assignment.<\/p>\n

Rides, announcements, volunteering of food for Saturday and Sunday, testimonials.<\/p>\n

Bob Christian spoke of the newspaper article, which was intended to destroy us but through Jim\u2019s power said nothing but good contents predicted by him.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court upheld law against grandmother keeping grandchildren.\u00a0 People can have only their own children.\u00a0 36 states have such laws.<\/p>\n

Jim declared that people in communes must be in services and go on Temple trips.\u00a0 Don\u2019t tell me where you\u2019re going and then ask for protection.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t want to be in the army of the free, go out and be in the army of the oppressor.<\/p>\n

Commendations.\u00a0 Joe Wilson.<\/p>\n

Gertrude Nailor-letter writing and other projects.<\/p>\n

William Klingman- school work good, but attitude needs improvement.\u00a0 \u201cC\u201d in citizenship.\u00a0 Grades\u00a0 in honor category.\u00a0 Jim admonished him to bring his conduct up to the level of his grades.<\/p>\n

Clarence Klingman.\u00a0 Continues to give us problems. Lousy attitude day after staying up all night.\u00a0 Attitude bad about passing out newspapers.\u00a0 Bad example for brothers.\u00a0 Going first year meaning nasty honky reports.\u00a0 Jim had him kneel and kiss feet one hundred times of Debbie Schroeder, whom he had bad-mouthed.\u00a0 Work again all night. Didn\u2019t volunteer to pass out newspapers. Penalty for Clarence, clean spots out of rugs, wash chairs and stove.<\/p>\n

Tommy Moore found $30, turned it in.\u00a0 Jim gave him $2.<\/p>\n

Chris Johnson.\u00a0 Works with animals, does three hours security every day.<\/p>\n

Gloria Rodriguez taking responsibility in publications.<\/p>\n

Michael Francis acting up in class.\u00a0 Teacher wants to send him to another school.\u00a0 Jim warned him he is headed for jail.\u00a0 He is to box and work all night in the Valley.<\/p>\n

Isaac and another child about 4 or 5, misbehavior.\u00a0 Jim decreed 20 whacks, 5 nights to work on knees cleaning. One got in a woman\u2019s purse and got 10 more whacks.<\/p>\n

Valisha Williams.\u00a0 Solid \u201cA\u2019s\u201d in high school.<\/p>\n

Rondell Carroll. Bad attitude in services.\u00a0 Little girl took bandages off, picked scabs off, spit her medicine out.<\/p>\n

Little boy had impetigo, rubbed other children though told not to touch other children.\u00a0 They\u2019re all to work.<\/p>\n

3 boys ran through Gold Room yelling \u201cFire!\u201d\u00a0 One was Rochelle\u2019s child previously up.\u00a0 Another was Tyrone [Cartmell] adopted child of Patty and Walter Cartmell.\u00a0 Spanked.<\/p>\n

Jim took another offering.<\/p>\n

Bonnie Stahl still misbehaving.\u00a0 Cries when mother has her.\u00a0 Richmond spanked her tonight. Parents agree she shall be moved to another home.\u00a0 She goes to Mary Wotherspoon\u2019s and has to work Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Patricia Petit has been bad.\u00a0 She gets spanking.<\/p>\n

Michael Francis had to fight.<\/p>\n

Do not ask to give protection to any one not a member.\u00a0 If they can make a spiritual contact, well, but if they really want my protection, they\u2019ll get in here.<\/p>\n

Crops in the p.l. continue to come in in abundance.<\/p>\n

Consultant from Ministry of Agriculture came through and saw us in California.\u00a0 Brought word from Minister Reid. Had flown over our land: best he has ever seen.<\/p>\n

Piglets born, another litter expected.<\/p>\n

Chickens coming in next week.<\/p>\n

Greg Watkins. Derelict in guard duty. Hiding out.\u00a0 Testimony that his attitude is bad.<\/p>\n

Bay Guardian reporter we\u2019re helping to guard.\u00a0 She\u2019s working on gang in Santa Rosa and has been helping on this assignment.\u00a0 For this reason Jim merely gave him 4 hours extra duty.<\/p>\n

Some in commune taking advantage of older people and black people.\u00a0 Stop immediately.\u00a0 Have to get individual clearance to stay out of meetings and home from trips.<\/p>\n

Jim appealed for more contributions to be given.\u00a0 Taking offerings is hard for him and if her had to do it for himself, he wouldn\u2019t do it. \u201cbut it is for you.\u00a0 I have to keep thinking of ways to get you to give what you should give anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some members are visiting different cities to arrange for broadcasting of our TV program.\u00a0 We are looking for an apartment house for more housing of our members.\u00a0 More people will be moving up from LA.<\/p>\n

He healed one man standing behind me.<\/p>\n

Dismissed the meeting at 12.00.<\/p>\n

I took to Carolyn Looman a newspaper being distributed by a woman\u2019s group concentrating on better employment opportunities for women, gave Grace an envelope for Tim of documents I had saved for him.\u00a0 Took back of my offering bucket which the workers had not collected. Talked to Garry Lambrev who is in SF now.\u00a0 He is going to run the new second-hand or specialty shop in Divisidero.\u00a0 Saw Mike Rozynko and got my new membership card from him.<\/p>\n

The press has been moved from the Valley and the machines are in the Temple.\u00a0 Newspapers are being handled out for delivery.<\/p>\n

Christians had been waiting for me and Bob was coming back for me.<\/p>\n

I got home about 12.30.<\/p>\n

Finished the dishes.<\/p>\n

Ate some nuts and tuna fish and toast. And read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 2.00.<\/p>\n

29 April 1976 \u2013 Thursday<\/strong>
\nPressed clothes for half an hour.\u00a0 I had only a piece of grapefruit and did not put up a lunch.<\/p>\n

I worked on ATS, making corrections on Abbott\u2019s National Iran Oil Company contract.<\/p>\n

Went for lunch with Dor to a place I had seem advertised.\u00a0 It is on the second floor in the Shell Building called, \u201cOut To Lunch.\u201d\u00a0 It features organic vegetables and home cooking and offers a selection of foreign specialties.\u00a0 It is decorated with plants and is comparatively spacious.\u00a0 I had an Italian dish, tortellini, and Dor had a Greek dish, moussaka.\u00a0 The vegetables were particularly tasteful.\u00a0 The cost was not excessive.<\/p>\n

I deposited my check and got some cash.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon Rita Schuman brought back a contract on which Dor had been working for the last day or so.\u00a0 She wanted some more changes. Dor let Nicky Maris do most of these as she had time to spare and had had ATS experience.\u00a0 I typed on Mag Card 2 pages to be inserted in the contract.\u00a0 As it turned out, Dor was not too pleased with Nicky\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

Betty left the office on time.\u00a0 She said Wanda Randle is now working for Ron Hartsough.\u00a0 Betty let me off at Sears and I looked at their electric portable.\u00a0 The Royal on which they had quoted me a low price was disappointing.\u00a0 They had some much better appearing machine at prices approximately $269 to $299.\u00a0 I decided to consider the matter further.\u00a0 The store was about to close anyway.<\/p>\n

I walked home.<\/p>\n

Continued pressing clothes until I had enough for a week or two.<\/p>\n

I did personal and household chores and washed my hair.<\/p>\n

I ate dinner.<\/p>\n

Washed underwear.\u00a0 I was very late and tired.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed at 2.30.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

30 April – 1976 \u2013 Friday<\/strong>
\nStarted a long project for Maggie, listing the responsible engineers for Bechtel projects in each state in alphabetical order, using a separate page for each state.\u00a0 This required not much typing but continual attention to indentation.\u00a0 I put this on Mag Card.<\/p>\n

I wrote a 2-page letter to send to my sisters and organized material to send with it.<\/p>\n

Ate my lunch at my desk.\u00a0 Went to the post office and had the material weighed which I am going to send to my sisters.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon I got some time to assemble the material.\u00a0 In addition to the 2 page letter (which I ran off on Mag Card) I prepared a copy to send to each sister of the recitation given by Yvette Muldrow which I had corrected and put on Mag Card and xeroxed copies of the Temple newspaper items about Jim and the Temple.<\/p>\n

Had to do my shopping and house cleaning tonight because of Weinberger luau tomorrow.\u00a0\u00a0 Borrowed the cart from Magnolia and shopped at Petrini\u2019s.\u00a0 Bought mostly cans of vegetable juice for a diet I\u2019m going on next week.<\/p>\n

Ate<\/p>\n

Cleaned house.\u00a0 Did a thorough.<\/p>\n

Read newspapers.<\/p>\n

Went to bed.\u00a0 Very tired.<\/p>\n

============================================<\/p>\n

<\/a>April 1976 Journal References<\/strong><\/p>\n

Temple \/ Members <\/strong>
\nRory Bargeman Macon
\nJack Beam
\nDanny Beck
\nDon\u00a0 Beck
\nEvelyn Benefield
\nRonald Campbell
\nRondell Carroll
\nPatty Cartmell
\nTyrone Cartmell
\nWalter Cartmell
\nMary Ann Casanova
\nBeulah Cavit
\nGene Chaikin
\nPhyllis Chaikin
\nVernetta Christian
\nRob Christian
\nJoicy Clark
\nRita Cordell
\nRicky Cordell
\nMillie Cunningham
\nSearcy Darnes
\nArthur Davis
\nBrian Davis
\nEllihue Dennis
\nOrde Dennis
\nLaurie Efrein
\nBrother Marshall Farris
\nTom Fitch
\nJudy Flowers
\nMichael Francis
\nConnie Frohm
\nJackie Fountain
\nJohn Gardener
\nDavid Garrison
\nMrs. Garrison
\nClifford Gieg
\nViola Godshalk
\nEmmet Griffith
\nPearl Gray
\nPauline Groot
\nTom Grubbs
\nMagnolia Harris
\nJoe Beam Helle
\nGlenn Hennington
\nVernell Henderson
\nColton Henry
\nTed Holliday
\nGeorge Holsom
\nMaya Ijames
\nNorman Ijames
\nLee Ingram
\nCJ Jackson
\nPaulette Jackson
\nLavana James
\nChris Johnson
\nFrances Johnson
\nGary Poncho Johnson
\nJoyce Johnson
\nMelvin Johnson
\nArthur Jimbo Jones Bishop
\nBilly Jones Dean
\nMarceline Marcy Mother Jones
\nTim Tupper Jones
\nAnita Kelley
\nRochelle Kemp
\nJeanette Kerns
\nClarence Klingman
\nMartha Klingman
\nWilliam Klingman
\nGarry Lambrev
\nMarie Lawrence
\nNawab Lawrence
\nLisa Layton
\nTish LeRoy
\nCarolyn Looman
\nDiane Louie
\nDiane Lundquist
\nDov Lundquist
\nDonna Malone
\nWillie Malone
\nBrother Henry Mercer
\nJudy Merriam
\nTommy Moore
\nYvette Muldrow
\nJim McElvane
\nGertrude Nailor
\nTom Partak
\nBeulah Pendleton
\nMaud Perkins
\nPatricia Pettit
\nMike Prokes
\nJerry Rhea
\nGloria Rodriguez
\nMary Johnson Rogers
\nMike Rozynko
\nDebbie Schroeder
\nBarbara Smith
\nHassan Smith
\nCarol Stahl
\nTim Stoen
\nTobiana Stone
\nDon Sly
\nBonnie Stahl
\nEliott Tardy
\nMom Virginia Taylor
\nDick Tropp
\nGreg Watkins
\nMarvin Wideman
\nHarry Williams
\nJC Williams
\nValisha Williams
\nYolanda Williams
\nJoe Wilson
\nMary Wotherspoon
\nPeter Wotherspoon<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Claudia
\nDwayne
\nIsaac
\nMaxine
\nStephanie
\nVicki<\/p>\n

PT Activities\/Events<\/strong>
\nA Night in Guyana program [Youth fund project]
\nAfrican Dances
\nTemple Broadcast: Sat 11:30am
\nEast House, RV
\nEuthanasia
\nimpetigo
\nLift Every Heart and Sing song
\nKenya Dancers
\nVisit to Muslim Temple Service, SF (April 4, 1976)
\nVisit to Muslim Temple Service, SF (April 11, 1976)
\nVisit to Muslim Temple Service, SF (April 25, 1976)
\nVisit to Muslim Temple Service, LA (May 23, 1976) [planned]
\nMessage to Jackleggers
\nNew Birth Dancers
\nNewspaper Distribution(s)
\np.i. = promised land
\nPeoples Forum
\nSpecialty Shop, Divisadero
\nTheft 4\/4\/76 from Edith\u2019s Rented car
\nTrip: Chicago 2 May for Service, w\/W Muhammad [planned]
\nUnited We Stand song<\/p>\n

Temple Members in JT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apostate<\/strong>s<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Non Temple Names<\/strong>
\nAbernathy
\nDennis Banks
\nBay Guardian Reporter
\nMayor Bradley
\nWillie Brown
\nRichard Boyle (running for State Senator)
\nPeter Carroll, Hist Dept SFSU Lecture
\nPresident Jimmy Carter
\nEldridge Cleaver
\nContinental Company (car rental)
\nAngela Davis
\nDA Joseph Freitas
\nMrs. Freitas
\nFred Furth
\nTom Hayden
\nWalter Heady (John Birch from RV)
\nDr. Charles Herbert
\nMrs. Heitmeyer
\nPatty Hearst
\nHitler
\nIchabod
\nDr. Karl Irwin
\nJesse Jackson
\nJews
\nWilliam Kuntzler
\nLeo McClatchy (Edith\u2019s tax preparer)
\nML King Sr
\nHenry Kissinger
\nElijah Muhammad
\nNorma McCoy
\nMinister Reid
\nRockefeller (oil owner)
\nTheodore Roszak
\nRosenbergs
\nShah [Saudi Arabia?]
\nTshombe
\n(Sen) John Tunney
\nUrban Whitaker
\nCecil Williams
\nAndrew Young<\/p>\n

Edith\u2019s Sisters\/Relatives<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bechtel \/ People \/ Edith Work<\/strong>
\nATS
\nFred Abbott
\nBetty Barclay
\nJohn Breman
\nJohn Bramer
\nGail Carney
\nConsultant, Ministry of Agric, Guyana.visits SF
\nAmaco Contract
\nCathy Costello
\nDorothy
\nBob Garb
\nChuck Haldeman
\nRon Hartsough
\nMag Card
\nMaggie
\nNicky Maris
\nNational Iranian Oil Company
\nO\u2019Neill
\nWanda Randle
\nRita Schuman
\nChuck Stiles
\nJohn Stewart
\nCarolyn Thon
\nCasper Weinberger
\nWord Processing Center
\nBetty Vasil
\nNora Wong
\nShirley Wong<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Works\/Places<\/strong>
\nAmerican Flag
\nBART
\nBanks Rally
\nBureau of Reclamation
\nCivic Center
\nCraft Workers strike (SF)
\nCoca-Cola Revolutionaries
\nCIA
\nCommunism
\nCoop
\nCoop Credit Union
\nCapitalists
\nDoukhobors\u00a0 (Canada)
\nEastern Star Building
\nFascism
\nHuman Right Commission post
\nIRS
\nKaiser Medical
\nLarry\u2019s Market (Divisidero)
\nMuni Strike
\nMuslims
\nNation of Islam
\nNational Secretarial Day
\n\u201cOut to Lunch\u201d restaurant Shell bldg
\nPG&E building
\nPetrini\u2019s
\nProgressive Labor Party
\nQuinlan Case
\nRed-Baiting
\nRoyal Electric Typewriter
\nSears
\nScottsboro Case
\nSupreme Court
\nTypewriter
\nVolunteers of America Second Hand Store
\nWells Fargo Bank<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Media<\/strong>
\nThe CIA and the Cult of Intelligence<\/em>, Marchetti, Victor and Marks, John D 1975
\nWhere the Wasteland Ends<\/em>, Roszak, Theodore<\/p>\n

SFSU American Issues Forum (weekly at Bechtel)<\/p>\n

Bay Guardian
\nPeoples Forum
\nSF Chronicle
\nSF Examiner
\nPlayboy Magazine (Mocked Cecil Williams)
\nKGO-TV (sent us drug addicts for rehab)<\/p>\n

[Temple] our TV Program
\n\u201cVibrations\u201d Jim on Cecil Williams TV show April 18, 4pm<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrican Drought\u201d film
\nJoe Hill Film
\nKatanga (UN Video)
\nMalcolm X film
\nNight and Fog film
\n\u201cPaint\u201d at Bechtel employees series film<\/p>\n

Religion<\/strong>
\nBible
\nGod
\nNation of Islam<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Places US<\/strong>
\nAlameda County, CA
\nAmerica
\nBakersfield, CA
\n[San Francisco] Bay Area,\u00a0 CA
\nBay Bridge, SF, CA
\nBoise, ID
\nBoston, MA
\nButtonwillow, CA
\nCastro District, SF
\nFresno, CA
\nHarelm [New York City neighborhood], NY
\nLos Angeles, CA
\nRedwood Valley, CA
\nGolden Gate Bridge, SF, CA
\nUC Library, Berkeley, CA
\nWatts [Los Angeles neighborhood]<\/p>\n

Places<\/strong>
\nEquatorial Africa
\nCentral Congo
\nIran
\nRed China
\nRhodesia
\nSaudi Arabia
\nUnion of South Africa
\nZaire
\nRussia
\nUskra, Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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