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Nuclear Warfare: What Scientists Did Not - •
Foresee 40 Yea rs Ago
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Even You Could Become l nfccted!
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Why B ring the Bibl e I nto That?
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M ystery of the Ages
Mystery of Angel s and Evil Spirits
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__. A U nited Europe- Nearer Than You Think! -
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J esus' B irth; The Untold Story -
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Minerals: Crumbling Bedrock o f U.S. Economy
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Where I s God When Litt1e Children Suffer?
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FEATURES
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" T he World Tomorrow" R adio and TV Logs
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News O verview
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The symbolic handclasp of a you ng man and woman once m eant !ove,
marriage and sex-in that order .
Jt
now symbolizes easy l iaisons-often
same-sex ones-and the consequent spr ead of new d iseases from the
promiscuous to the innocent.
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