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VOL. 51, No. 3
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ARTICLES
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Bri tain: Trouble Within and Without!
5 -
Are We in the Last Days?
8 ..
Words That Hurt, Words That Help -
JO
Mystery of the Ages
Mystery of Israel
14 -
How America Brought Europeans Hope
16
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Increase Your Bible IQ
Evidence Tbat Jesus Lived
23 · -
The Plain Truth
Explains Why!
F EATURES
1
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Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
24
"The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
27 - News Overview
29
Letters to the Editor
OuRCOVER
An English newspaper headlined: " Prince fears fourt h-rate futu re for
Britain." Prince Charles was addressing a Business in the Community
meeting in Edinburgh. He warned: "We do need a sense of urgency in
our outlook ... otherwise we are going to end up as a fourth-rate
country."
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