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Vol. 44, No. 9
ISSN 0032·0420
October
1
November 1979
ARTICLES
Part Eight: 7 Proofs of God' s True Church
2
And Now ... Big Trouble Glose to Home for America
4
The Struggle for Palest ina
7
World Crisis in Leadership
12
Thanksgiving- a Lost Art?
17
Who Really Should Be Presiden!?
19
Energy for Tomorrow
22
Part 2: Your Best lnvestment
24
What' s So " Hallowed" About Halloween
"29
Tapping Your lnner Powers ls Not Enough
32
FEATURES
.... Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
" The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
36
In Brief
40
Letters: Orchids and Onions
45
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