Gorbachev Visits Kiev Workers
Associated Press
MOSCOW —
Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev visited factories and institutes in the city of Kiev today, exhorting Ukrainians to undo all “bottlenecks” slowing the introduction of technology into the workplace, official news media reported.
Soviet evening television news showed Gorbachev touring plants and chatting with people in the streets of Kiev. His wife, Raisa, was at his side in much of the film. It was the latest manifestation of the new Soviet leader’s informal, press-the-flesh style.
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