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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 13, 1984
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The Church and College numbers now have the new area code--818--which
replaces 213, although both codes will be simultaneously operational for a
transition period of nine months. All the actual telephone numbers remain
unchanged: and there is no change at all in the Church's toll-free number.
Please start using the new area code immediately.
PREFIXES WITHIN NEW 818 AREA CODE
For your personal information, all phones having the
following prefixes in the old 213 area code have now
changed over to the new 818 area code:
240
308
352
442
574
762
795
886
912
980
241
330
353
443
575
763
796
887
913
981
242
331
354
444
576
764
797
888
914
982
243
332
355
445
577
765
798
889
915
983
244
333
356
446
578
766
799
890
917
984
246
334
357
447
579
767
891
918
985
247
335
358
448
768
810
892
919
986
248
336
359
449
700
769
812
893
951
987
249
337
360
701
780
814
894
952
988
280
338
361
500
702
781
840
895
953
989
281
339
362
501
703
782
841
896
954
990
282
340
363
502
704
783
842
897
956
991
284
341
364
503
705
784
843
898
957
992
285
342
365
504
706
785
845
899
960
993
286
343
366
505
707
786
846
961
994
287
344
367
506
708
787
847
901
962
995
288
345
368
507
709
788
848
902
963
996
289
346
369
508
710
789
880
903
964
997
347
509
715
790
881
904
965
998
300
348
400
570
716
791
882
905
966
999
303
349
401
571
717
792
883
906
967
304
350
440
572
760
793
884
907
968
307
351
441
573
761
794
885
908
969
International News
Spanish Department Year-end Report During 1983, the subscription list of
La PURA VERDAD reached an all-time high in August, when 197,144 subscribers
were listed on the files. At the end of the year, circulation was slightly
under the figure for the same time the year before (actually a six percent
decrease).
A total of 81,757 new subscribers were added in 1983--the
second highest number for one_year (exceeded only by 1982's 110,000).
Bible lectures for La PURA VERDAD subscribers were conducted in 15 cities
in 10 countries, with a total of 3,767 people attending. This was 11.5% of
those invited.
Due to an overwhelming response to an offer of The GOOD NEWS to Bible
correspondence course students, the number of subscribers to the GN went up