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VOL. 49,
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C I RC.
6,800,000
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1984
ARTICLES
2
Trouble in Europe's "Quiet Corner"
5-
A World Held Captíve-Part Two
7
Cultural Differences- Why We Do the Things We Do
J
1
How I Learned Honesty
15-
What Spokesmen for Science Are Not Telling
18
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You Need More than Faith in Jesus!
20
Great Earthquakes Are Prophesied!
27-
Is Science off the Track?
32 -
The History of Europe and the Church-Part 10: The Final Union
FEATURES
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Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
37
"The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
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Letters to the Editor
OuR CovER
Selecting dyes. The undergraduate environment provides an important
teaching opportunity for scientists. Keeping on track in applying scientific
discoveries to moral and environmental situations is a learned process.
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