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Vol. 46, No. 5
Gire. 5.411 ,000
May 1963
ARTICLES
America Forewarned! Watch Out for the 1960s
3
A Fresh Look at Czechoslovakia
4
You·Can Understand Prophecy!
7
The Plain Truth - Not
Just Another Magazine!
11
A Solution for World Problems
15
Coming Soon! The Final Coup
17
Prepare to Greatly Reduce Your Standard of Living!
19
Let's Curb Violence- Here's How!
22
A Much Overlooked Way to Assure Peace
31
The Only Real Recipe for Conquering Uncertainty
35
Kenya and Japan-Setting an Example for lnternational Cooperation
37
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
Lessons from the Bible
26
" The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
39
What Our Readers Say
45
ABOUT OUR COVER
A panoramic view of !he 40-nation United Nations Commíttee on Disarmament. A
series of sessions in Geneva.
Switzer~and,
is lace lo lace with !he issue ol survíval
typified by !he inset earlier generation ol missiles.
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