Russians Move Into Nigeria
London reports indicate Soviet efforts to reestablish influence in Africa target Nigeria amid civil war. Moscow plans to expand embassies while increasing arms shipments and a barter-based aid pact including a $70 million iron and steel plant. The Nigerian Trades Union Congress reportedly receives covert support from the World Federation of Trade Unions.
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Baptism Rate High In Gorki City Amid Soviet Atheism
A poll in Gorki by Molodoi Kommunist found 60 percent of babies baptized despite decades of official atheism. Sixty-one percent of parents said their families urged baptism while 23 percent viewed it as an old Russian custom. Twenty percent of polled parents belonged to the Young Communist League.
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