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know each other, and I feel a r<.:a l and
personal friendship was formed.
Mrs. Indi ra Gandhi, the Prime Min–
ister of India, had stopped off on her
return to New Delhi to see the Presi–
dent in Bangalore yesterday, but had
returned lo New Delhi. We expect to
see her in December. Mr. Raymond
McNair, Regional Editor, accompanying
me on this trip, already has interviewed
her, reported in a previous issue of
The
PLAIN TRUTH.
l'm sure other important meetings
and experiences await on our world tour
as we proceed. More about experiences
to come in a later "Personal."
O
tf/Jat
Our
READERS SAY
(Contin11ed from imide front cover)
quite sorne time ... realizing l 'm not
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Early-teen Drug User:.
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Linda
C.,
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Teen-age Op inions
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-
an
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ti
nerc
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I
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,tnd the more
1
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1
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1
had
In}'
opinions on Jife and
1
was
almost to thc point
of
suicide uotil
1
read }'OUr booklet
The Seven
Lau•s
of
John
W.,
Austin, Texas
·•¡
am filte<.:n years old, and a while
ago, clothes, make-up, parties and
records were my life. But, just one issuc
of
Thi!
PLAJN TRUTH has made me se<:
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1
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1
read a d<:cent
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Faversham, Kent (England )
"1
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t
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is
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i
f
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Debbie E.,
Palo Alto, California
Non-Violent Weapons Against
Hippieism
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I
often talk to the teen-ager
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I
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Erik W.,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Reformed Smoker
"1
received your book 'You Can
Quit Smoking' about two months ago.
I
read it the same night
1
got it. After
I
had read it,
I
gave thought of giving
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J
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I
could feel
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I
found
1
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It took a lot of effort to stop, but
l
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'Y
ou Can Quit Smoking' that their
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Secretary,
Vancouver, B.
C.
Canada
Trio of Thirteen-Year-Olds Heed
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