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have been beneficial and The PLAIN TRUTH Newsstand Program has
been very effective in the area.
JONESBORO, AR--CLYDE KILOUGH:
Seems that every month someone
comes to grips with some long-term problems that God brings to
the surface. This has been a trend for several months and is re
sulting in some steady progress in individual lives.
SACRAMENTO, CA--JOEL LILLENGREEN: Both my wife and I really ap
preciated attending Session #7 of the second refreshing program.
More than ever we can see the evidence of God's Spirit of unity
among the ministry. Regardless of our different nationalities,
we are one ministry serving with Mr. Armstrong under Jesus
Christ. Truly we are God's worldwide Church.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI--BILL MILLER: There appears to be an increased
effort on the part of members of local churches of the world to
complain loudly in establishments that have PT stands. Members
are fighting back by finding new locations as fast as we lose the
old ones. Up to half the baptized members are actively involved
in PT newsstand distribution.
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
PUBLISHING SERVICES UPDATE
Excellent Response to GOOD NEWS Offer
A few month's ago Mr. Armstrong offered a subscription to the GOOD NEWS to
142,000 people who are current or former Correspondence Course students.
Res9onse has come in from over 39,000 in the United States. We estimated a
30% response to �r. Armstrong's letter and so far it has reached 27.4� with
requests still coming in.
--Ray Wright, Publishing Services
ON THE WORLD SCENE
WEST GERMANY: MIRED IN DANGEROUS POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
It had never happened before in West Germany's 33-year-long political ex
perience. For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, the
government changed hands by means of a parliamentary vote of no confidence
rather than through the normal channel of national elections.
(Both
methods are provided for in the FRG's "basic law" or constitution.)
Within the relatively brief span of a fortnight--September 17 (eve of the
Feast of Trumpets) to October 1 (eve of first day of the Feast of Taber
nacles)--the center-left government of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt was out,
replaced by the center-right government of a new Helmut--Helmut Kohl. One
thing is certain about the changeover. It was a controversial one, and
saddles Bonn with a very clouded political future in the near term. The
West German nation is in danger of becoming politically polarized between
left and right, with the center being vacated.
The Crisis, Briefly
The September 17 crisis was precipitated by growing frictions in the
Schmidt government between the dominant Social Democratic Party and the