THE BIRMINGHAM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS MAKING SURE THAT ITS INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC EVENTS GENERATE COMMERCIAL TIES BETWEEN NATIONS. FOR INSTANCE, THE IDEA FOR AN INTERNATIONAL LUNCHEON/SEMINAR ON RUSSIAN TRADE WAS SPARKED BY A BOXING MATCH TO BE HELD MARCH 26 BETWEEN U.S. AND RUSSIAN TEAMS AT THE BIRMINGHAM-JEFFERSON CIVIC CENTER.THE ATHLETIC EVENT WAS ORGANIZED…
