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Vol. XLI, No. 9
October 1976
ARTICLES
Keep You r Eyes on Jerusalem
2
Mideast Arms Race " Out
ot
Control"
4
Viking Mission to Mars - Why?
6
Europe's " Pol itical Dwarf" Grows Up
11
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex .
15
Wi thout Blush ing
How to Get a Raise Out of Your Boss
18
The Search For Noah' s Ark
22
Who Was the Real Jesus?
28
Why the Strange Customs of Halloween?
36
FEATURES
Personal t rom Herbert W. Armstrong
TV-Radio Log
33
In Brief
39
Garner Ted Armstrong Speaks Out!
45
ABOUT OUR COVER
Egyptian soldier takes cover
tn
a shell
crater during a military train ing exercise.
Nations throughout the Middle East are
buying weapons in unprecedented quanti–
ties. This volatile region is soon to become
lhe prime focal point of world attent ion
and concern. See articles beginn ing on
pages 2 and 4.
Eddie .Adams - Contaci
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