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Vol. 46, No.
10
ISSN
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Oecember 1981
ARTICLES
Europe: Winds of Change Before the Storm
2
Oeath of a Statesman
5
The Laws of Radiant Health
7
When Marríage Goes Sour . . . Alt itudes that Sweeten
11
Words that Hurt-Words that Help
13
What Did lt Accomplish?
15
What ls the Rational Diet?
19
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One Last Look at a Remarkable Neighbor
22
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The Battle for Central Europe
27
The World ls an Armed Camp
3 1
To Hell and Back
33
Christmas
2,000
Years Before Christ
37
The Bible-Myth or Authority?
41
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
What Our Readers Say
45
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