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ÁRTICLES
2'- The "New China" Reaches Out
5
World Government-Will
It
Save Humanity?
1-
The Bible: Millions Read
lt,
But Few Understand It-Why?
10.-
History of Europe and the Church- Part 8:
The Second Reich
15 .-. " . ..
Against My Better Judgment"
18-
Salute to the Unknown Warrior
22
Sweden at the Crossroads
27
Domestic Violence-The Secret Sin
31
"1 was on the Orphan Train"
35......_ Uncovering 5,000 Years of Hjstory
FEATURES
1-
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
24 .-.. lnternational Desk
33
"The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
44
Letters to the Editor
OUR COVER
Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang and U.S. President open new doors to
future cooperation in _economics, science and technology. The January
accords carne on the heels of news that U.S. exports to Asia last year for the
first time exceeded exports to Europe. A growing chorus of voices is call ing
for the United States to disengage itself from military involvement in
Europe.
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God. All rights rescrved. "Uneovering 5,000 Years of History,'' pp.
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