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PASTOR GENERAL'S * '

TO THE MINISTRY OF THE REPORT WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

VOL.7, N0.12 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 22, 1985

FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES

T h e r e is much a c t i v i t y h e r e on t h e Ambassador College campus t h i s week d u e t o t h e v i s i t of H e r M a j e s t y Queen S i r i k i t of T h a i l a n d . The Queen a r r i v e d Tuesday , March 1 9 , a t L o s A n g e l e s I n t e r n a t i o n a l Airport from N e w Y o r k , and w i l l be i n v o l v e d i n s e v e r a l a c t i v i t i e s on campus u n t i l he r d e p a r t u r e Wed- nesday , March 27.

On Tuesday e v e n i n g , Mr. H e r b e r t W. Armst rong g r e e t e d t h e Queen upon h e r ar- r i v a l a t t h e a i rport . Queen S i r i k i t a r r i v e d w i t h an e n t o u r a g e of 46 s t a f f and a t t e n d a n t s for a one-week s t a y as a p e r s o n a l g u e s t o f M r . Armstrong and Ambassador F o u n d a t i o n .

P l a n n i n g and p r e p a r a t i o n f o r he r a r r i v a l have been underway for s e v e r a l w e e k s . Many social e v e n t s and a c t i v i t i e s w i l l s u r r o u n d t h e e x h i b i t i o n s of T h a i t reasures.

Fo l lowing are some e x c e r p t s f rom t h e press c o v e r a g e o f Queen S i r i k i t ' s v i s i t , w r i t t e n by t h e LOS ANGELES TIMES:

" R e d Carpet U n r o l l e d f o r Queen S i r i k i t " (March 21)

I n t h e c o u r t y a r d of t h e B e v e r l y W i l s h i r e Hotel, t h e r e d carpet was i n place and t h e red-white-and-blue T h a i f l a g s were f l y i n g . W a i t i n g t o g r e e t Her M a j e s t y were 93-year-old Herbert W. Arm- s t r o n g , f o u n d e r and cha i rman o f t h e Ambassador F o u n d a t i o n ; George W h i t e , h o t e l p r e s i d e n t and g e n e r a l manager; S u m e t Wasantapruek , T h a i l a n d ' s c o n s u l g e n e r a l i n Los A n g e l e s ( h i s d a u g h t e r p r e s e n t e d t h e queen w i t h a bouquet of flowers): 50 T h a i c h i l d r e n and n i n e monks from t h e T h a i Temple Sunday S c h o o l i n N o r t h Hollywood.

The queen is i n L o s A n g e l e s on an u n o f f i c i a l v i s i t and as t h e g u e s t o f t h e Ambassador F o u n d a t i o n . Armst rong , a l o n g t i m e f r i e n d of t h e T h a i r o y a l c o u p l e , e x t e n d e d t h e i n v i t a t i o n to h e r when h e d i n e d w i t h them l a s t y e a r i n t h e N o r t h e r n Palace....

T h e focal p o i n t of Queen S i r i k i t ' s v i s i t is t h e open ing of t w o T h a i e x h i b i t i o n s - - " T r e a s u r e s o f t h e Kings o f S i a m " which i n c l u d e s some of t h e crown jewels, and t h e q u e e n ' s "Royal SUPPORT" col- l e c t i o n - - i n t h e H a l l of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Lobby o n Ambassador College's campus. The SUPPORT F o u n d a t i o n was e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1976 by T h a i l a n d ' s King Bhumibol and Queen S i r i k i t t o p r e s e r v e a n c i e n t c r a f t s and encourage and a s s i s t T h a i c o t t a g e i n d u s t r i e s . Whi le t h e queen is h e r e there w i l l be a ser ies of p r i v a t e v i ewings f o l l o w i n g or p r e c e d i n g d i n n e r s and l u n c h e o n s .

"A Royal Welcome f o r T h a i l a n d Queen" (March 221

T h e r e was a r o y a l welcome a w a i t i n g T h a i l a n d ' s Queen S i r i k i t when s h e a r r i v e d , q u i t e a b i t l a t e d u e t o t h e heavy peak-hour t r a f f i c , a t P a s a d e n a ' s Ambassador C o l l e g e o n Wednesday n i g h t .

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T h e r e was Herbert W. Armst rong , t h e w h i t e - h a i r e d p a t r i a r c h of t h e Ambassador F o u n d a t i o n and t h e college, t o escort h e r i n t o A m b a s - s a d o r Aud i to r ium and l a t e r t h e mayor of Los A n g e l e s , Tom B r a d l e y , and Pasadena Mayor W i l l i a m J. Bogaard g r e e t e d h e r w i t h g i f t s . Mayor Bogaard gave h e r t h e key t o h i s c i t y and Mayor B r a d l e y handed h e r a r i b b o n - t i e d s i l v e r box which o n e of t h e q u e e n ' s ladies i n w a i t i n g p rompt ly carried off unopened.

The p a r t y for t h e queen was small ( a b o u t 130) and select. E a r l y Wednesday e v e n i n g w h i l e a w a i t i n g H e r M a j e s t y ' s a r r i v a l , t h e y t o u r e d t h e e x h i b i t i o n , t a s t e f u l l y a r r a n g e d by h e r s t a f f . On view were t r e a s u r e s of a n c i e n t g o l d , s i l v e r and gemstone and modern samples (woven s i l k s , reed weaving, etc.) of t h e w o r k t h e queen is s p o n s o r i n g i n T h a i v i l l a g e s t h r o u g h h e r SUPPORT F o u n d a t i o n .

O the r e v e n t s on campus i n c l u d e a l u n c h e o n f o r some o f C a l i f o r n i a ' s l e a d i n g l a d i e s and an a d d r e s s by Her M a j e s t y i n Ambassador Aud i to r ium o n Sunday, March 24 th .

More d e t a i l s , as w e l l as p h o t o s , w i l l appear i n a n upcoming WORLDWIDE NEWS.

We have r e c e i v e d v e r y p o s i t i v e reports from P h i l i p p i n e i i e g i o n a l Director M r . Guy A m e s a b o u t t h e e l d e r t r a i n i n g program i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . M r . A m e s reports t h a t M r . Dean B l a c k w e l l is c o n d u c t i n g t h e classes f o r a l l employed e l d e r s and m i n i s t e r i a l t r a i n e e s a t t h e T e a c h e r s Camp a t Bagu io C i t y , n o r t h o f Mani la .

I n t h e program, which is b e i n g c a l l e d t h e M i n i s t e r i a l E d u c a t i o n Program, Mr. B l a c k w e l l b e g i n s classes a t 8:OO a.m. w i t h E p i s t l e s of P a u l , and con- t i n u e s w i t h Fundamenta ls of Theology a t 1O:OO a.m. T h e r e is a break for l u n c h a t noon, f o l l o w e d by Homiletics a t 1:OO p.m., and f i n a l l y B i b l i c a l Prophecy from 3:OO t o 5:OO p.m.

The m i n i s t e r s a t t e n d for three d a y s e a c h week--Monday th rough Wednesday-- r e t u r n i n g home as soon as p o s s i b l e a f t e r w a r d s . T h i s p r o g r a m . a l l o w s them t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e c o n c e n t r a t e d i n s t r u c t i o n of t h e classes, y e t s t i l l have time to spend a t home w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s , a t t e n d to u r g e n t Church b u s i n e s s and t o p r e a c h on t h e S a b b a t h . O b v i o u s l y , some sacr i f ice is b e i n g made t o a c h i e v e t h e g o a l s of t h i s e d u c a t i o n program, b u t t h e long- te rm b e n e f i t s w i l l c l e a r l y be w e l l wor th t h e s h o r t p e r i o d o f s a c r i f i c e .

The s e s s i o n s are s c h e d u l e d each w e e k u n t i l mid-June, when a break w i l l allow those who have n o t y e t a t t e n d e d t h e R e f r e s h i n g Program t o come t o Pas- adena. Wives are a lso s c h e d u l e d to a t t e n d s e v e r a l s e s s i o n s of t h e Minis - t e r i a l E d u c a t i o n Program d u r i n g t h e f i r s t s i x months.

I ' d l i k e to s h a r e w i t h you a l e t t e r t o Mr. Armstrong from M r . G i l A d o l f o L l a n e z a , a new m i n i s t e r i a l t r a i n e e i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . H i s l e t t e r g i v e s a f i n e d e s c r i p t i o n of how much t h e program is a p p r e c i a t e d .

Dear M r . Armstrong:

W e have j u s t f i n i s h e d t h e 6 t h s e s s i o n of t h e M i n i s t e r i a l Educa- t i o n Program f o r t h e P h i l i p p i n e m i n i s t r y . I t ' s g r e a t ! I t ' s h i s - t o r y i n t h e making! I was h i r e d as a m i n i s t e r i a l t r a i n e e s t a r t - i n g J a n u a r y , 1985, so I am p r i v i l e g e d to be par t of t h e program.

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S i r , I ' d l i k e to e x p r e s s my s i n c e r e s t a p p r e c i a t i o n for your con- c e r n i n s e n d i n g M r . Dean B l a c k w e l l here to g i v e u s t h i s formal t r a i n i n g . A l l t h e s e n i o r m i n i s t e r s remarked t h e y are l e a r n i n g many new t h i n g s from him. Being a m i n i s t e r i a l t r a i n e e , I f e e l l i k e a pa rched l a n d d r i n k i n g i n a l l t h i s new knowledge. And S i r , I c a n o n l y r e t u r n your k i n d n e s s and c o n c e r n by d o i n g my best, w i t h God's power and S p i r i t , t o be a p r o f i t a b l e s e r v a n t .

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An a r t i c l e by M r . Rod Matthews i n t h e March 1 8 WORLDWIDE NEWS c o n t a i n s more d e t a i l s on t h e M i n i s t e r i a l E d u c a t i o n Program ' i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s .

Mr, A m e s h a s a lso informed m e of r a p i d l y i n c r e a s i n g growth i n t h e P h i l i p - p i n e s i n t h e number of new c o n t a c t s r e s p o n d i n g t o our p u b l i c a t i o n s and b r o a d c a s t media. Please c o n t i n u e t o p r a y for t h e M i n i s t e r i a l T r a i n i n g Program and for t h e o v e r a l l g rowth of God's C h u r c h i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s .

Mr. B l a c k w e l l w i l l be r e t u r n i n g to t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s d u r i n g t h e mid-June b reak t o spend some t i m e w i t h h i s mother , who is s u f f e r i n g from b r e a s t can- cer. Your p r a y e r s on her behalf would be much a p p r e c i a t e d as w e l l .

M r . Armstrong is f e e l i n g v e r y w e l l . H i s pho tograph a p p e a r e d on page one of t h e Pasadena STAR NEWS o n Thursday , March 21 , w i t h Queen S i r i k i t and L o s Angeles Mayor Tom B r a d l e y , w i t h whom he had d i n n e r Wednesday even ing . W e a l l a p p r e c i a t e t h e f i n e example M r . Armstrong sets w i t h h i s d r i v e and en- t h u s i a s m i n f u l f i l l i n g God's commission t o H i s end-t ime Church. H e cer- t a i n l y c o n t i n u e s t o set t h e pace for a l l of u s w i t h h i s hard w o r k !

*** TO BE ANNOUNCED I N ALL U . S . AND CANADIAN CHURCHES **** F e s t i v a l S i t e F i l l e d t o Capacity

The C a r i b b e a n r e g i o n a l o f f i c e h a s asked u s t o announce t h a t t h e f e s t i v a l s i t e i n C h r i s t Church , Ba rbados h a s r e a c h e d c a p a c i t y and no more a p p l i c a t i o n s can be a c c e p t e d . The re is s t i l l space a v a i l a b l e for t r a n s f e r s to t h e sites i n S t . L u c i a , Guyana, and Tobago.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w s

From M r . B r a m de Bree T h i s y e a r G o d ' s w o r k i n t h e Dutch-language areas s t a r t e d o f f v e r y w e l l w i t h a n overwhelming r e s p o n s e t o Mr. H e r b e r t W, Arm- s t r o n g ' s semi-annual l e t t e r i n which h i s book, THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN I N PROPHECY, was o f f e r e d i n t h e Dutch l a n g u a g e f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e .

W e had 1 0 , 0 0 0 books p r i n t e d and w i t h i n t h e f i r s t t w o months of t h i s y e a r n e a r l y 9,000 had been s e n t o u t a l r e a d y . T h i s is t h e l a r g e s t number o f books or b o o k l e t s of a s i n g l e t i t l e mailed o u t from our o f f i c e i n a period of t w o months.

A t t h e same t i m e t h e f o u r t h PLAIN TRUTH renewa l l e t t e r h a s been s e n t o u t . A t p r e s e n t w e are r e c e i v i n g a 1 0 % r e s p o n s e .

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Incoming mail i n J a n u a r y was up 83% and i n F e b r u a r y 1 2 % .

P r e p a r a t i o n s f o r o u r a d v e r t i s i n g programme t h i s y e a r have a lso been corn- p l e t e d . The March i s s u e o f HET BESTE (READER'S DIGEST) and t h e AUTOETOURIST ( B e l g i a n Automobi le A s s o c i a t i o n magazine) w i l l c a r r y a n ad of- f e r i n g a s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e ECHTE WAARHEID i n one of t h e s e v e n l a n g u a g e s p u b l i s h e d .

The n e x t a d v e r t i s i n g campaign is s c h e d u l e d f o r October. A f l y e r w i l l be placed i n t h e weekend e d i t i o n of D e TELEGRAAF (The T e l e g r a p h ) and a f u l l - page ad on t h e i n s i d e of t h e f r o n t c o v e r o f t h e Dutch Automobi le A s s o c i a t i o n magazine.

The d o o r s to t h e newss tands i n t h i s c o u n t r y have been c l o s e d s i n c e 1974 and have remained so d e s p i t e a l l o u r e f f o r t s . R e c e n t l y however, w e have been approached by t h e manager of a cha in - food s tore w i t h 40 o u t l e t s , who o f f e r e d t o l e t us p u t copies of t h e ECHTE WAARHEID o n t h e c o u n t e r of one of h i s stores. W e are v e r y e x c i t e d a b o u t t h i s as t h i s c o u l d r eopen t h e d o o r s to newss tands i n t h e N e t h e r l a n d s . Your p r a y e r s i n t h i s matter are g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .

--Joe Tkach , M i n i s t e r i a l S e r v i c e s

PUBLISHING SERVICES UPDATE

THE PLAIN TRUTH Wai t inq Room Proqram B r i n g s R e s u l t s

S i n c e T h e PLAIN TRUTH W a i t i n g R o o m Program began i n May 1980, hundreds of Church members have v o l u n t e e r e d t h e i r t i m e and e f fo r t s to c a l l d o c t o r s and o t h e r s w i t h w a i t i n g rooms, o f f e r i n g them a compl imentary s u b s c r i p t i o n t o The P L A I N TRUTH. I n n e a r l y f i v e y e a r s , o v e r t h r e e - q u a r t e r s of a m i l l i o n ca l l s have been made i n t h e U n i t e d States a l o n e , r e s u l t i n g i n s u b s c r i p t i o n s go ing t o 195,000 w a i t i n g rooms. Over 1 0 6 , 0 0 0 people have s i n c e r e q u e s t e d t h e i r own s u b s c r i p t i o n a f te r r e a d i n g The PLAIN TRUTH i n t h e s e l o c a t i o n s .

W e r e c e n t l y r e c e i v e d t h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r from one o f o u r Church member v o l u n t e e r s . W e f e e l it i l l u s t r a t e s t h e e n t h u s i a s m and d e d i c a t i o n many have f e l t as t h e y have been i n v o l v e d i n t h i s program o v e r t h e y e a r s :

T h i s is one of t h o s e l e t t e r s t h a t is d i f f i c u l t t o beg in . I ' m n o t even s u r e t o whom I ' m w r i t i n g . Is it to Mr. Armstrong t o thank him f o r b e i n g God's apostle and s t a r t i n g t h e phone c a l l i n g of t h e local w a i t i n g rooms f o r a free PT s u b s c r i p t i o n ? Is it to t h e dea- con and h i s w i f e i n our local c h u r c h area who p u t my name on t h e l i s t as one o f t h e callers? Is it to t h e local managers who con- s t a n t l y encouraged u s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r ? O r is it to someone I ' v e neve r m e t , i n a n o t h e r s t a t e , who's j u s t b e g i n n i n g h e r part i n t h i s e x c i t i n g program? I ' m n o t r e a l l y s u r e ; b u t I do know t h a t anyone i n v o l v e d i n t h e program would w h o l e h e a r t e d l y agree it is "an e x p e r i e n c e of a l i f e t i m e . "

Our managers set t h e goal o f 30 ca l l s a week f o r e a c h of u s h e r e i n Denver. W e c a l l e d e v e r y c a t e g o r y from a c c o u n t a n t s to v e t e r i - n a r i a n s ; a u t o dealers to n u r s i n g homes. And d o n ' t f o r g e t b e a u t y s h o p s and o s t e o p a t h s ! I f t h e y had a w a i t i n g room area, w e wanted t o r e a c h them! I t w a s n ' t a lways e a s y t o d i s c i p l i n e myse l f t o go th rough t h o s e y e l l o w pages and MAKE THOSE CALLS! I was a s s i g n e d

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l a w y e r s and t h e l i s t seemed e n d l e s s . T h e n o ' s seemed d i s c o u r a g - i n g , b u t y e t , w e a l l knew t h a t it was GOD, not us , o p e n i n g a n d c l o s i n g doors. T h e r e were e v e n humorous e x p e r i e n c e s , s u c h as a l a d y who v o l u n t e e r e d to c o n t r i b u t e a r t i c l e s , as s h e was a "writer." One wanted to know i f it was a " s q u i r r e l l y p o l i t i c a l magazine."

A s t h e w e e k s t u r n e d i n t o mon ths , and w e would r e c e i v e " R e s u l t s A n a l y s i s , " it was e n c o u r a g i n g t o see t h e numbers r i s i n g and t h e p e r c e n t a g e s i n c r e a s i n g . A s o f A p r i l , 1984, p h a s e I i n t h e Denver area was complete! F o r t y p e r c e n t had sa id y e s , wh ich was 2,778 w a i t i n g rooms o b t a i n e d . I t was w o n d e r f u l to be able to p a r t i c i - pate i n " t h e Gospel b e i n g preached."

B u t t h e n w e hea rd of phase II! T h i s meant R E c a l l i n g a l l those t h a t had sa id no i n phase I. T h i s w o u l d s u r e l y be more c h a l l e n g - i n g , s u r e l y more f r u s t r a t i n g i f people reinembered u s . B u t a job is a job, and o n c e a g a i n t h e week ly g o a l of " g e t t i n g y o u r PT c a l l s i n " began . A c t u a l l y , t h i s was more e x c i t i n g t h a n p h a s e I . God was r e a l l y o p e n i n g doors and p e r c e n t a g e s were h i g h . I t was q u i t e t h r i l l i n g to s i t back and be a n i n s t r u m e n t as God had more and more p e o p l e r e s p o n s i b l e for w a i t i n g rooms s a y ' 'yes. 'I As unbe- l i e v a b l e as it may s o u n d , a n o t h e r 1 , 3 9 1 w a i t i n g rooms were o b t a i n e d , w h i c h was 46%. P h a s e I1 was complete as of October, 1984.

I would s t r o n g l y e n c o u r a g e anyone who h a s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o be a p a r t of t h i s program. I t takes t i m e and e f f o r t , and "blood, sweat and tears ," so to speak; b u t t h e character it b u i l d s w i l l l a s t f o r e v e r . S a t a n , of c o u r s e , w i l l t r y to stop and d i s c o u r a g e you a t e v e r y t u r n . B u t as o u r local m i n i s t e r h a s t o l d u s : " D i s - c i p l i n e y o u r s e l f to d o t h i n g s you d o n ' t p a r t i c u l a r l y care to do." And s e e i n g " G o d do a w o r k " is s i m p l y a n i n c r e d i b l e e x p e r i e n c e .

T h e y ' r e h a v i n g a l u n c h e o n for t h e l ad ies t h a t worked on t h e pro- gram. My husband teased m e t h a t " t h e y ' l l t e l l you p h a s e I11 is b e g i n n i n g when you g e t there!" B u t I know p h a s e I11 has a l r e a d y begun. I t ' s p r a y i n g t h a t God w i l l lead people i n t o those w a i t i n g rooms to read those P T s ! And p h a s e I V . . . ? Well, t h a t w i l l be when some of those readers a re called! How r e w a r d i n g t h i s pro- gram h a s been . Thank you t o a l l o f those who made i t p o s s i b l e .

--Ray W r i g h t , P u b l i s h i n g S e r v i c e s

UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING

Work o f t h e Church C o n t i n u e s a t Rapid Pace

E n c o u r a g i n g g rowth i n t h e w o r k of God's C h u r c h c o n t i n u e s d u r i n g t h e f i r s t t w o months of 1985. F o l l o w i n g are t h e l a t e s t t r e n d s and s ta t i s t ics f o r t h e U n i t e d S ta tes :

A record 160 ,000 WATS c a l l s were r e c e i v e d a t P a s a d e n a and B i g Sandy-- 1 2 % more t h a n l a s t y e a r . Most of these were i n r e s p o n s e t o "The WORLD TOMORROW" te lecast .

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0 304,000 new people were added t o t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n f i l e s for The PLAIN TRUTH, GOOD NEWS, YOUTH 85, etc. T h i s is e q u i v a l e n t t o t h e t o t a l num- b e r o f people added i n t h e f i r s t 25 y e a r s of t h i s era o f God ' s Church.

0 777,000 pieces of mail were r e c e i v e d , a lso a record. T h i s c o u n t was unexpec ted , c o n s i d e r i n g t h e combining o f t h e February/March PLAIN TRUTH.

A r e c o r d 14.4 m i l l i o n p u b l i c a t i o n s were s e n t o u t , i n c l u d i n g 1 0 m i l l i o n PLAIN TRUTHS, 1.8 m i l l i o n l e t t e r s , 820,000 GOOD NEWS magaz ines , 650,000 b o o k l e t s and o v e r a m i l l i o n o t h e r items.

A t t h i s c u r r e n t rate of growth , 1985 w i l l rewrite much of t h e r e c o r d book!

Latest I n n o v a t i o n E n a b l e s WATS t o R o u t e C a l l s

Modern t e c h n o l o g y has once a g a i n p r o v i d e d a n i m p o r t a n t i n n o v a t i o n f o r our Te lephone Response (WATS) area. W e have a c q u i r e d a special t e r m i n a l which c o n t r o l s o u r phone number i n t h e c e n t r a l phone company located i n S t . L o u i s , M i s s o u r i . T h i s d e v i c e allows u s to i n s t a n t l y d i r e c t incoming ca l l s e i t h e r t o P a s a d e n a or B i g Sandy. Heretofore a l l s u c h t e c h n i c a l c h a n g e s i n r o u t i n g had t o be done by t h e phone company employees , and r e q u i r e d a three- week n o t i c e . T h i s new equipment now allows u s to d o t h e r o u t i n g o u r s e l v e s w i t h i n s e c o n d s h e r e i n Pasadena . I t a lso allows u s t h e f l e x i b i l i t y t o d i s - t r i b u t e incoming r e s p o n s e s i n wha teve r q u a n t i t i e s w e choose.

For example, w e c a n t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e t w o hour t i m e d i f f e r e n c e between C a l i f o r n i a and T e x a s , and r e d u c e t h e s i z e of crews needed d u r i n g v e r y e a r l y or v e r y l a t e hour s . A l s o , i n a n emergency, s u c h as a power f a i l u r e , a l l ca l l s c o u l d be t e m p o r a r i l y r o u t e d to t h e f a c i l i t y n o t a f f e c t e d . I n a d d i - t i o n , c a l l s c o u l d e a s i l y be d i r e c t e d to a t h i r d WATS o p e r a t i o n s h o u l d one e v e r be needed.

We're gra te fu l for t h i s new equipment t h a t God has p r o v i d e d f o r o u r WATS area. I t w i l l s a v e a s u b s t a n t i a l amount o f t i m e and money and e n a b l e u s t o s e r v e more cal lers .

C a l l s From H a w a i i N o w T o l l - f r e e

E a r l y t h i s month, H a w a i i was added to t h e 800 t o l l - f r e e sys tem. C a l l e r s fromHawaii c a n now d i a l d i r e c t l y (1 -800-423-4444) ra ther t h a n c a l l i n g col- lect . T h i s w i l l m a k e i t more c o n v e n i e n t t o c a l l and s h o u l d i n c r e a s e o u r TV r e s p o n s e from t h a t s ta te .

A l a s k a is now t h e o n l y s t a t e where collect ca l l s are n e c e s s a r y when c a l l i n g i n to o u r Pasadena or B i g Sandy WATS areas.

"More Than a Monarch'' W e l l Rece ived by Church Members

A number of members have w r i t t e n to M r . Armst rong a b o u t t h e f i l m "More Than a Monarch" t h a t was shown to t h e b r e t h r e n . They were p a r t i c u l a r l y impress- ed by t h e r o y a l f a m i l y o f T h a i l a n d ' s care and c o n c e r n f o r t h e i r people. The King and Queen ' s example o f l o v i n g l e a d e r s h i p gave o u r b r e t h r e n a clearer p i c t u r e of what t h e i r roles migh t be as e d u c a t o r s i n t h e World Tomorrow. F o l l o w i n g are some of t h e l e t t e r s w e r e c e i v e d :

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The f i l m "More Than a Monarch" w a s one o f t h e most i n s p i r i n g I ' v e e v e r s e e n . I t ' s s t r i k i n g how King Bhumibol is s u c h an example o f what w e s h o u l d be l i k e as k i n g s and teachers i n t h e Mi l lennium. I t ' s almost as i f God ra ised up t h e e n t i r e Rama d y n a s t y t o be models f o r u s as w e prepare to be k i n g s , teachers, and p r i e . s t s i n t h e "Wor I d Tomor row.

C.B. ( P o r t l a n d , OR)

I ' m w r i t i n g to t e l l you how i m p r e s s i v e t h e documentary on t h e King and Queen o f T h a i l a n d was to u s i n G r e e n v i l l e , S o u t h ' C a r o - l i n a . I t h e l p e d to b r i n g home t h e p o i n t on what w e as k i n g s and p r i e s t s ( y e t f u t u r e ) w i l l need t o b e g i n t e a c h i n g o u r s u b j e c t s .

S u c h t h i n g s as q u a l i t y and e x c e l l e n c e i n workmanship, e d u c a t i o n of t h e r i g h t v a l u e s t h a t l e a d t o a happy and p r o d u c t i v e l i f e , and worship of t h e t r u e God w i l l go a l o n g way i n b r i n g i n g people t o r e a l i z e t h a t utopia is p o s s i b l e and no l o n g e r an i m a g i n a r y con- cept. I wish to e x p r e s s my a p p r e c i a t i o n to t h e t e l e v i s i o n crew and a l l others who worked to m a k e t h i s a p r o d u c t i o n of r ea l q u a l - i t y .

T.T. ( S i m p s o n v i l l e , S C )

W e saw t h e tape a b o u t t h e King of T h a i l a n d and how s i n c e r e l y i n v o l v e d he and h i s f a m i l y are w i t h t h e i r people. I t is v e r y re- f r e s h i n g t o see a leader who is t r u l y c o n c e r n e d abou t t h e w e l f a r e of h i s people, and i t a l so gave u s someth ing to t h i n k a b o u t .

A s you s a id a f t e r t h e f i l m , i t is g o i n g to be harder t o reeducate t h e e d u c a t e d o f t h i s wor ld . W e know w e are go ing t o have a g r e a t job to do d u r i n g t h e Mi l lennium. M r . Armst rong , w e j u s t wanted t o thank you for i n c l u d i n g u s i n w h a t you a re d o i n g . Wherever you are t r a v e l i n g , w e know w e are there w i t h you.

M r . & Mrs. B.T. (Kennard, TX)

I would l i k e to e x p r e s s my a p p r e c i a t i o n for t h e i n s p i r i n g v i d e o o f t h e King and Queen of T h a i l a n d t a k i n g a n a c t i v e par t i n t h e i r c o u n t r y ' s deve lopment . T h e v i d e o made m e r e a l l y s top and take a l o o k a t what w e w i l l be d o i n g w i t h wha t is l e f t of t h e human race, and how o u r t e a c h i n g and g u i d i n g them w i l l a f f e c t t h e i r d a i l y l i v e s .

I t seems God h a s b l e s s e d T h a i l a n d w i t h s u c h a monarchy f o r our development--as an example as t o how w e , when f u t u r e s p i r i t be- i n g s , must e x p r e s s outward l o v e , c a r i n g s e r v i c e and t h e ' 'give" way. I would l i k e to a lso s a y a t t h i s t i m e t h a t t h e c o n c e p t of u s i n g VCRs and TVs a l o n g w i t h taped messages is r e a l l y e f f e c t i v e .

K.K. ( D u l u t h , MN)

W e had a f i l m of your t r i p t o T h a i l a n d . I t was v e r y e d u c a t i o n a l i n showing u s how a ruler s h o u l d r u l e . N o t from a n o f f i c e , j u s t g i v i n g orders, b u t to be o u t l e a r n i n g t h e n e e d s and d o i n g a l l h e c a n to better people's way of l i f e t h r o u g h l o v e , c o n c e r n , and h e l p i n g . Thank you v e r y much. I hope w e c a n have more of s u c h f i l m s .

Mrs. R.W. ( W r e n s h a l l , MN)

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The f i l m o n T h a i l a n d t h a t w e saw a t B i b l e s t u d y was so v e r y moving to m e . I t m a k e s so much s e n s e t h a t what t h e k i n g and queen are do ing t h e r e is what w e w i l l be d o i n g d u r i n g t h e Mi l lennium. The way t h a t t h e y work w i t h t h e i r people is t r u l y . i n s p i r i n g . The f i l m also h e l p e d m e r e a l i z e how g r e a t my r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is to o u r f o u r c h i l d r e n , t o t e a c h them God's way.

Mrs. F.B. ( P i q u a , OH)

--Richard R i c e , Mail P r o c e s s i n g C e n t e r

ON THE WORLD SCENE

CANADA AND U.S. : MENDING THE FENCES, POLITICALLY AND MILITARILY J u s t a b r i e f l o o k t h i s w e e k a t American-Canadian r e l a t i o n s , which have i n r e c e n t months t a k e n on a v e r y p o s i t i v e t o n e . T h i s t r e n d began i n e a r n e s t w i t h t h e e l e c t i o n o f B r i a n Mulroney, f i r s t as leader of t h e P r o g r e s s i v e C o n s e r v a t i v e P a r t y i n J u n e 1983 and h i s s u b s e q u e n t e l e c t i o n as P r i m e M i n i s t e r l a s t Sep- tember , e v e n t s t h a t g r e a t l y p l e a s e d P r e s i d e n t Reagan. L a s t w e e k t h i s growing a c r o s s - t h e - b o r d e r c o m a r a d e r i e c u l m i n a t e d i n t h e S t . P a t r i c k ' s Day "Shamrock Summit" ( b o t h men are o f I r i s h e x t r a c t i o n ) i n Quebec C i t y . Tele- v i s e d news c o v e r a g e showed t h e t w o men and t h e i r wives h e a r t i l y s i n g i n g "When I r i s h Eyes are S m i l i n g " on s t a g e a t a g a l a d i n n e r .

T h e r e ' s no d o u b t M r . Reagan and M r . Mulroney g e t a l o n g v e r y w e l l t o g e t h e r . N o t o n l y are t h e y s imi l a r i n t h e i r c o n s e r v a t i v e v iews , there is "good chem- i s t r y " between them. Asked a b o u t Mr. Mulroney ' s p e r s o n a l i t y , Mr. Reagan responded i n t h e Narch 1 8 , 1985 issue of MACLEAN'S, t h e Canad ian news week-

P e o p l e r e spond more warmly t o some t h a n t o others. We're a l l human. And I c o n f e s s t h a t I l i k e B r i a n Mulroney a l o t . H e is a t r u e Canadian pa t r io t . H e is h o n e s t , ha rdwork ing , i n t e l l i g e n t and a r t i c u l a t e - - i n t w o l a n g u a g e s a t t h a t . So, l e t ' s j u s t s a y t h a t t h e c h e m i s t r y is good.

l y :

A t t h e summit, t h e t w o l e a d e r s s i g n e d a number o f b i l a t e r a l a c c o r d s , in- c l u d i n g one which ends a b i t t e r 15-year b a t t l e o v e r West Coast f i s h i n g r i g h t s . T h e s e n s i t i v e i s s u e of a c i d r a i n , and t h e role of U.S. i n d u s t r y i n c o n t a m i n a t i n g Canad ian f o r e s t s and l a k e s , was a s s i g n e d to commissions t o i n v e s t i g a t e .

The most c r i t i c a l d e c i s i o n was t h e ag reemen t t o upgrade t h e e a r l y warning DEW d e f e n s e l i n e i n Canada ' s ex t r eme n o r t h w i t h new t e c h n o l o g y a l o n g w i t h adding ' a d d i t i o n a l unmanned r a d a r u n i t s . T o be renamed t h e N o r t h Warning System, Canada f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e w i l l s h a r e i n t h e costs of t h e s y s t e m (which is i n t e n d e d t o warn a g a i n s t manned bombers and c r u i s e missiles) as w e l l as s h a r i n g i n t h e d e f e n s e c o n t r a c t s n e c e s s a r y to upgrade t h e sys t em, g i v i n g Canada access t o U.S. t echno logy . T h i s development f l o w s from M r . Mulroney ' s i n t e n t i o n to c o n t r i b u t e more t o Canada ' s role i n b o t h N o r t h American d e f e n s e and NATO ( h e also d i s p a t c h e d a d d i t i o n a l troops t o E u r o p e as a g e s t u r e i n t h i s r e g a r d ) as w e l l as f u r t h e r i n t e n s i f y i n g Canadian-U.S. economic t ies . U n l i k e t h e p r e v i o u s T r u d e a u government , M r . Mulroney is a c t i v e l y encourag ing i n v e s t m e n t from t h e U . S . and elsewhere.

To f u r t h e r e x p l a i n t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p between Canada and t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , w e p r e s e n t e x c e r p t s of t w o art icles, t h e f i r s t one from t h e March 1 0 SAN DIEGO UNION, e n t i t l e d "Canada--World's B i g g e s t B u f f e r State ." (The S o v i e t s c o u l d

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o n l y w i s h t h e i r b u f f e r zone- -Eas te rn Europe--were as c o o p e r a t i v e . ) The a r t i c l e was w r i t t e n by Peter Benesh , a n e d i t o r i a l wri ter f o r t h e OTTAWA CITIZEN.

T h e r e may be a n g s t ove r ANZUS, b u t there 's no need for n e u r o s i s o v e r NORAD. T h a t ' s t h e message t h e Canad ian government is send- ing. . . t o t h e Reagan a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . When t h e P r e s i d e n t f l i e s n o r t h to meet Canad ian Prime M i n i s t e r B r i a n Mulroney i n Quebec C i t y f o r t h e S t . P a t r i c k ' s Day "shamrock summit," Mulroney in- t e n d s t h a t Reagan be pr imed and r e c e p t i v e toward Canada, t h e ne ighbor Americans l o v e t o i g n o r e .

N o i s s u e , Canad ians b e l i e v e , o u g h t t o m a k e Washington and a l l Americans more s e n s i t i v e t o Canada t h a n d e f e n s e . Canada, t h e se- c o n d - l a r q e s t n a t i o n - on -, e a r t h --- is a l so t h e w o r l d ' s b i q q e s t b u f f e r s ta te . Any S o v i e t missiles or bombers s h o t down i n m i d - f l i g h t are go ing t o l a n d on Canada. I n d e e d , depend ing on where t h e So- v i e t s might i n t e r c e p t incoming American weapons, t h e y too c o u l d f a l l o n Canad ian t e r r i t o r y .

T h e c o u n t r y c a n ' t be moved, and t h e supe rpowers c a n ' t be moved. Canada t h e r e f o r e h a s t h e d u b i o u s honor of b e i n g t h e g o t e n t i a l minced meat the n u c l e a r sandwich. B u t , b e c a u s e most of t h e n a t i o n ' s p o p u l a t i o n resides w i t h i n d r i v i n g d i s t a n c e of t h e U . S . b o r d e r , Canad ians accept t h e role c r e a t e d by t h e i r geography and l i v e r e l a t i v e l y c o m f o r t a b l y under t h e p r o t e c t i o n of t h e U . S . de- f e n s e umbre l l a . They a l so h o l d up a c o r n e r of t h a t umbrel la , a l - though i n r e c e n t . y e a r s n o t w i t h t h e e x e r t i o n t h e U . S . admin i s - t r a t i o n would p r e f e r .

Canada is a p a r t n e r w i t h t h e U . S . i n NORAD, t h e N o r t h American Aerospace Defense Command. I n fac t , a Canadian is t r a d i t i o n a l l y t h e d e p u t y commander, even though C a n a d a ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e o p e r a t i o n is a mere 9-10 p e r c e n t of t h e total . For example, dur - i n g t h e 1985-2000 period, NORAD w i l l ' h a v e a t o t a l of 22 f i g h t e r - i n t e r c e p t o r squadrons . Two w i l l b e Canad ian , made up of some o f t h e 138 F-18 f i g h t e r s Canada is buying from t h e U n i t e d States . . . . T h e 10-1 U . S . - to-Canadian c o n t r i b u t i o n i s t y p i c a l of t h e b i l a t - e r a l r e l a t i o n s h i p i n most areas . Despite i ts s i z e , Canada has o n l y a b o u t 24 m i l l i o n p e o p l e , r o u g h l y t h e p o p u l a t i o n of C a l i f o r - n i a . I t lacks t h e economies o f scale to d o much more t h a n i t does i n d e f e n s e . . . . Most ly for economic r e a s o n s , B r i a n Mulroney wants t h e f r i e n d l i e s t p o s s i b l e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h Washington , and one way h e ' s t r y i n g t o a c h i e v e t h a t g o a l is by e n d o r s i n g , almost w i t h o u t c r i t i c a l e v a l - u a t i o n , Reagan ' s d e f e n s e p l a n s . For example , Mul roney ' s govern- ment h a s endor sed r e s e a r c h i n t o "Star Wars" d e f e n s e s y s t e m s . Ex- t e r n a l A f f a i r s M i n i s t e r Joe C l a r k c a l l e d t h e r e s e a r c h " p r u d e n t " i n t h e House o f Commons.

However, t h e government is n o t prepared to i s s u e a wholesale en- dorsement of t h e concept--yet . P r e d i c t a b l y n o t wan t ing to a n g e r t h e r a d i c a l c e n t e r of t h e Canadian p o l i t i c a l spec t rum, C l a r k h a s m a i n t a i n e d t h e t r a d i t i o n a l p o s i t i o n t h a t Canada w i l l n o t a c c e p t n u c l e a r weapons on i ts so i l . On t h e o t h e r hand, t h e government

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has made it as e a s y as possible f o r t h e U.S . m i l i t a r y t o tes t t h e c r u i s e missile o v e r Canada. When your c o u n t r y s i d e looks l i k e t h e w i n t e r t e r r a i n a round Moscow, i t ' s h a r d t o s a y no t o your NORAD and NATO p a r t n e r . ... I r o n i c a l l y ' , t h e c r u i s e t es t s o v e r Canada i l l u s t r a t e t h e new s t ra - tegic i m p l i c a t i o n s of t h e "Star Wars" d e f e n s e sys t em. I f ''Star Wars" e v e r becomes a r e a l i t y , Canad ian m i l i t a r y p l a n n e r s b e l i e v e t h a t o f f e n s i v e and d e f e n s i v e strategies w i l l f a l l back o n 20- yea r -o ld p r e c e d e n t s . I f s a t e l l i t e s c a n protect a g a i n s t i n t e r - c o n t i n e n t a l missiles, t h e n t h e enemy w i l l t r y t o p e n e t r a t e t h e d e f e n s e s h i e l d w i t h low- f ly ing manned bombers and c r u i s e m i s - s i les.

A Unique R e l a t i o n s h i 2

Americans, as Canad ians a r e q u i c k t o p o i n t o u t , t ake t h e i r n o r t h e r n ne igh- bor f o r g r a n t e d . P e r h a p s t h i s is p a r t l y due t o t h e f a c t t h a t t h e t w o b r o t h e r c o u n t r i e s have worked so harmonious ly together, even i n t h e rela- t i v e l y bad y e a r s of t h e Trudeau era. The trade f l o w between t h e t w o n a t i o n s is enormous; n o t h i n g e l se compares w i t h it i n t h e e n t i r e world. I n f a c t , i t can be s a i d t h a t t h e o n l y t r u e "Common M a r k e t " i n t h e wor ld is i n N o r t h America. And w h i l e much is s a i d o f t h e p redominan t role of U . S . i n d u s t r i a l i n v e s t m e n t i n Canada, t h e r e is a l o t of t h e r e v e r s e i n v e s t m e n t as w e l l , as a l e n g t h y a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d "Canada ' s N e w Economic C l o u t , " which a p p e a r e d i n t h e F e b r u a r y 17 , 1985 NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, g r a p h i c a l l y r e v e a l s :

I t is e n t i r e l y possible t o d a y t h a t some a v e r a g e American g o e s t o w o r k i n a s k y s c r a p e r owned by C a n a d i a n s , t h a t he p r o c e s s e s o f f i c e forms p r i n t e d by Canad ians before g r a b b i n g a q u i c k l u n c h i n a r e s t a u r a n t owned by Canad ians . H e buys a Canad ian nove l i n a bookstore owned by C a n a d i a n s and p e r h a p s wa tches a new o f f i c e tower b e i n g b u i l t across t h e s t reet by a Canad ian f i r m .

A f t e r work , he jumps on a r a i l r o a d car made by Canad ians and powered by e l e c t r i c i t y f rom Canada and se t t les i n t o r e a d a news- paper p r i n t e d on Canadian p a p e r . H i s w i f e wai ts for him i n a car b u i l t i n Canada w i t h Canad ian i r o n ore. They d r i v e on Canad ian cement t o a home i n s u r e d by C a n a d i a n s and h e a t e d by Canadian n a t u r a l gas .

On t h e weekends, i f t h e weather coming down from Canada is n i c e , t h e y might take i n a race f e a t u r i n g Canad ian t h o r o u g h b r e d s , catch a Canadian-made movie w i t h Canad ian s t a r s or s t a y a t home to watch Canad ian f o o t b a l l or hockey teams and s i p Canad ian whisky or Canadian beer h a u l e d s o u t h o n a n American r a i l r o a d owned by t h e Canadian Government.

I t is a n i m p o r t a n t measure o f t h e advanced s t a t e of economic in- t e g r a t i o n i n N o r t h America t o d a y t h a t no one r e a l l y pays much a t - t e n t i o n -- t o t h i s phenomenon, un ique i n a world j u s t becoming aware of i ts a c u t e economic i n t e r d e p e n d e n c e . Two i n d e p e n d e n t c o u n t r i e s t h a t once were E n g l i s h c o l o n i e s and t h e n went t h e i r own ways p o l i t i c a l l y have now d r i f t e d back t o g e t h e r so c l o s e l y economical- l y t h a t v i r t u a l l y e v e r y a c t i o n any sector takes h a s some s i g n i f i - c a n t e f fec t i n t h e o t h e r l a n d .

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W i t h a common b o r d e r , a common c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e and a common c a p i t a l i s t t endency for p r o f i t , Canada and t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s have f o r g e d t h e closest economic l i n k s of any t w o t r u l y i n d e p e n d e n t c o u n t r i e s i n t h e world, exchanq ing a round $100 b i l l i o n & qoods , s e r v i c e s a n d r e s o u r c e s e a c h year. I t is a n economic r e l a t i o n s h i p so mass ive t h a t n e i t h e r government c a n even m o n i t o r i t f u l l y , l e t a l o n e c o n t r o l it. Accord ing t o one estimate, upward of 2 m i l l i o n American j o b s depend, a t l e a s t i n pa r t , o n trade w i t h Canada. The b i l a t e r a l exchanges are so b i g t h a t t h e amount traded between t h e U n i t e d States - and j u s t - o n e Canad ian p r o v i n c e , O n t a r i o , E q e r t h a n a l l t h e t r a d e between the U n i t e d S t a t e s and J a p a n , America's n e x t l a r g e s t t r a d i n g p a r t n e r . . . .

Compared w i t h disarmament t a l k s or a R u s s i a n i n v a s i o n o f Afghan- i s t a n , t h e economic s k i r m i s h e s t h a t have broken o u t r e g u l a r l y across t h e 4 9 t h p a r a l l e l o v e r t h i n g s l i k e f i s h i n g , t r u c k i n g , mag- a z i n e s and even acid r a i n c a n seem more l i k e t h e d i s p u t e s of some colossal c i t y c o u n c i l t h a n i s s u e s a f f e c t i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l rela- t i o n s . . . .

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The U n i t e d S ta tes remains by far t h e l a r g e s t f o r e i g n i n v e s t o r i n Canada, w i t h a b o u t $45 b i l l i o n ( U n i t e d S ta tes d o l l a r s ) i n d i r e c t i nves tmen t . Given t h e w e a k Canad ian dollar and t h e p e r c e i v e d n a t i o n a l i s t i c h o s t i l i t y of t h e Trudeau Government i n i ts waning y e a r s , t h a t sum had a c t u a l l y d e c l i n e d by more t h a n $4 b i l l i o n . . . . I n h i s f i r s t f i v e months i n o f f i c e , Mr. Mulroney, who c o n f r o n t s a s l u g g i s h economy and a s t u b b o r n 11 p e r c e n t unemployment r a t e , h a s made i t clear he wants to change t h a t image b e c a u s e i t is neces-

"Canada is open f o r b u s i n e s s s a r y t o change t h a t economy. a g a i n , " he said, c l a i m i n g to have l a u n c h e d "a fundamen ta l change" i n economic d i r e c t i o n t h a t welcomes new f o r e i g n inves t inen t and p r i v a t e - s e c t o r b u s i n e s s . T h i s p o i n t of view is n o t u n i v e r s a l l y applauded; more f o r e i g n i n v e s t m e n t c a n be a v e r y c o n t r o v e r s i a l p o l i c y i n t h e new Canada.. . .

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Canada has come to p l a y a d e e p and f a r - r a n g i n g role i n t h e l i f e of t h e U n i t e d States . The Canad ian economic push t o t h e s o u t h h a s occurred i n e v e r y t h i n g from bank ing , beer, u t i l i t i e s , f a r m i n g , real es ta te , m a n u f a c t u r i n g , to e n t e r t a i n m e n t and communicat ions. N o t to men t ion mobs of Canad ian t o u r i s t s who, any w i n t e r , c a n t o t a l one m i l l i o n i n F lo r ida a l o n e .

T h i s is n o t so much a n i n v a d i n g Canad ian m a n i f e s t d e s t i n y as i t is a bus inessman ' s d e s t i n y of m a n i f e s t s . Canada is a l a r g e market, b u t t h e U n i t e d S ta tes is a n enormous market. A s Canadian companies r e a c h m a t u r i t y , and as t h e l i m i t e d markets a t home come under t h e c o n t r o l of a few l a r g e companies , t h e most l o g i c a l and t empt ing t a r g e t to aim a t is r i g h t n e x t door. So much so, i n f a c t , t h a t Canada.. .has come from o u t of nowhere w i t h more t h a n $11.1 b i l l i o n to become t h e t h i r d l a r g e s t f o r e i g n i n v e s t o r i n t h e Un i t ed S ta tes today , a f t e r t h e U n i t e d Kingdom and t h e Nether - l ands . . . . I t h a s become a fami l ia r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e emerging j o i n t c o n t i n e n t a l economy t h a t one Canad ian beer, Moosehead from N e w Brunswick , is better known i n t h e U n i t e d S ta tes , where it is a v a i l a b l e i n a l l 50 s t a t e s , t h a n i t is i n i ts homeland, where it is a v a i l a b l e i n o n l y t h r e e of t h e 1 2 p r o v i n c e s and t e r r i - tories... .

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F u r t h e r e v i d e n c e of t h e Canad ian economic p e n e t r a t i o n is every- where, a l t h o u g h it is n o t a lways packaged as Canadian . T h r e e r a i l r o a d s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s are owned by Grand Trunk, t h e American s u b s i d i a r y o f t h e Canad ian N a t i o n a l Rai lway, Power companies , from N e w England a l l t h e way across to Washington and Oregon, are buying Canad ian h y d r o e l e c t r i c i t y i n l o n g term, mul- t i b i l l i o n - d o l l a r c o n t r a c t s . Canada h a s t h e f r ee - f lowing water r e s o u r c e s t o make e l e c t r i c i t y c h e a p l y . The U n i t e d S t a t e s h a s t h e m a r k e t to s u p p o r t t h e huge i n v e s t m e n t s needed f o r t h e power p l a n t s and t r a n s m i s s i o n l i n e s . Amer icans need e x t r a power i n summer to r u n their a i r - c o n d i t i o n e r s . Canad ians need e x t r a power i n w i n t e r f o r h e a t . I t is a l l a match made i n t h e t r e a s u r e r ' s of- f i c e , i f n o t i n heaven--as l o n g as t h i n g s go w e l l ; t h e g r e a t 1965 power b l a c k o u t i n t h e n o r t h e a s t e r n U n i t e d S t a t e s a c t u a l l y began i n some Canad ian s w i t c h e s . . . .

E a c h s p r i n g , Canad ian f a r m e r s , w i t h t h e i r new combines, stream across t h e b o r d e r toward Texas and Oklahoma t o b e g i n a n e f f i c i e n t h a r v e s t - f o r - h i r e of American wheat . By l a t e summer, when Canada ' s w h e a t f i e l d s are r e a d y to c u t , t h e machines are back home r e a d y f o r t h e job .... Some o f N e w Y o r k ' s new subway cars are b e i n g made i n Canada. When C h r y s l e r looked f o r a p l a c e to b u i l d i ts new (and s u c c e s s f u l ) min ivan most e f f i c i e n t l y , it chose a Canadian f a c t o r y i n Windsor , O n t a r i o . N o r t h e r n Telecom, a sub- s i d i a r y o f B e l l Canada, h a s become t h e second l a r g e s t manufac tur - er of communicat ions equipment i n N o r t h America.... [Ambassador C o l l e g e is a customer.1

The T o r o n t o S t a r ' s s i s t e r company, H a r l e q u i n E n t e r p r i s e s , g a i n e d a c o r n e r on t h e l u c r a t i v e American market for paperback romances, w h i c h are s o l d i n Canadian-owned Coles B o o k Stores. T o r o n t o ' s Thomson newspapers own 87 d a i l y American newspapers . Canadian- bo rn Mortimer Zuckerman now owns t w o American magazines , The A t l a n t i c and U . S . N e w s & World R e p o r t .

The above a r t i c l e was w r i t t e n by Andrew H. Malcolm, who s p e n t f o u r y e a r s as t h e N E W YORK TIMES' c o r r e s p o n d e n t i n T o r o n t o . I t was a d a p t e d from M r . Mal- colm's new book THE CANADIANS. T h a t migh t be a n i n t e r e s t i n g book t o con- sider p e r u s i n g . M r . Malcolm is a v e r y d e s c r i p t i v e wri ter . O t h e r p a s s a g e s of h i s a r t i c l e were too l o n g t o q u o t e h e r e , b u t he p o r t r a y s g e o g r a p h i c con- d i t i o n s i n Canada v e r y v i v i d l y and w i t h i n t e r e s t i n g compar isons .

W i t h other wor ld news a b i t slow t h i s w e e k , I t h o u g h t it would be good t o s h a r e t h i s material a b o u t a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p un ique i n t h e wor ld , and one which N o r t h Americans t h e m s e l v e s do n o t comprehend or appre- c ia te to t h e e x t e n t t h e y s h o u l d .

--Gene H . Hogberg, N e w s Bureau