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VoL 51 , No. 4
Circ. 8, 100,000
APRIL
1986
ARTICLFS
2 - Prejudice: More than Skin Deep!
5 - What Is the Purpose of the Resurrection?
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7 -
Are You Sure Everybody's Doing It?
10
Mystery of the Ages
Mystery of Israel
14-
Fresh Water: What We Are Doing to It!
From Above: Acid Rain
Below: Poisoned Wells
On the Surface: Tainted Waters
FEATURFS
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Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
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"The World Tomorrow" TV and Radio Logs
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News Overview
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Letters to the Editor
Ü URCOVER
One of the fundamental causes of racial prejudice is human greed, here
symbolized by hands of diverse racial groups pulling at tbe surface of the
earth. The needed solution to this and other causes is highlighted in the
article "Prejudice: More than Skin Deep."
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