WORLD IN BRIEF : SOVIET UNION : Moscow Officials to Ration Cigarettes
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Facing a tobacco shortage that has produced protests and rioting in some cities, Moscow’s City Council decided to ration cigarettes starting Sept. 1. When Moscow residents pick up their monthly ration coupons for sugar, they will also get coupons for 15 packs of cigarettes per person, the newspaper Vechernaya Moskva said. Tobacco coupons apparently will be issued to everyone--including children and nonsmokers.
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