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VOL. 50, No. 7
Circ. 7,735,000
SEPTEMBER
1985
ARTICLE~
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What Is a West German?
5
Mystery of the Ages
How the Seven Myster ies Were Revealed
Why the World Crisis in Leadership?
10-
Organ Transplants- How Far Dare We Go? -
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The Plain T ruth about Child Rearing
Today's Cbild-Care Crisis
The Happy Conclusion
21,.,
What Is True
Success?~
22-..l
"The Way of Peace They Know Not" - -
35
39
Why Good Teachers Are Hard to Find
When an Earthquake Strikes
FEATURES
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Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong -..,
31
"The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
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News Overview ..-
44
Letters to the Editor ....:.
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streets of Beirut flashes the victory sign while holding a Soviet-made
Kalashnikov AK-47 (7.62mm).
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