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September 22, 1986

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a reporter at large

I-RAJNEESHPURAM

Frances FitzGerald

REPORTER AT LARGE about a commune incorporated into the town of Rajneeshpuram, in Central Oregon, led by the Indian guru, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. In 1981 …