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By PEARL B. CLARKE
On November 6, Mrs. Estelle R. Brown realized her lifelong dream of visiting Africa. She was feted at a bon voyage buffet with many friends and relatives at the home of her niece, Mrs. Mildred Brent Eldridge of Arlington who accompanied her on the trip.
Included among other well wishing relatives and friends at Dulles Airport were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Saylor of Seabrook, Maryland.
Following a 21-hour flight with a change in Paris and customs inspection in Nice, we landed at Lagos, Nigeria, where we were the guests of Mr. Eugene Schaer, a resident builder. Our first few days were , spent in Ikeja, a large industrial and residential estate in the northern outskirts of Lagos. Ikeja served as the base for visits to Sango Otta, Isheri, Badagry, Festac Village, the grounds of the upcoming International Trade Fair, an immense Volkswagen assembly plant, and Iganmu.
These localities are on the mainland with a series of bridges connecting the mainland to Lagos Island. Lagos, is the federal capital of Nigeria, a country of about 75 million Nigerians and 70,000 expatriates. Between Lagos and Ikeja are the commercial and residential
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