Power transfer in the Soviet Union shadowed by intrigue and purges
A historical overview traces the decades of Kremlin power shifts from Lenin to Brezhnev, detailing the four-man factions and collective leadership dynamics. It notes key figures such as Stalin, Khrushchev, Suslov, Kosygin, Podgorny, and Brezhnev, and outlines how succession unfolded through political maneuvering, arrests, and purges amid a backdrop of secret police power and strategic consolidations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Mikhael A Sustov
Georgiy Malenkoy
Lavrenti 2
Beria
Vyacheslav M Molotov
Nikita S Khrushchev
Ukrainian Communist Party
Stalin
Malenkhov
Khrushches
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Malenkov
Red Army
Moloto
Ruhog Presidium
Politburo
Suslov Alexe N Kosygin
Nikolai V Podgorny
R Kozlov
Kosygin
Suslov
Podgorny
Anastasii Mikoyan
Nikitai Khrushchev
Krushchev
Brezhchev
Alexe
N. Kosygin
Premer
Nikola Podgorny
White House
Reagan
Compromise proposed on prison site
State lawmakers seek to keep the Sept 1 deadline for the prison site and push the 1986 facility to Grafton. Rep Bow man and Rep Tansey will write to Republican House members urging support for the Cleveland Flats site while backing the Grafton project. Local leaders weigh political points as state officials discuss city location pros and cons. CT Staff Writer Debbie Courtright joins WVIZ North Coast Report to discuss the Grafton situation alongside education and election coverage.
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Lorain County
Marguerite Bowman
Elyria
Mane Tansey
Vermilion
House
Grafton
Cleveland
George Voinovich
George Forbes
Denton
Suhadovik
R-Parma Heights
Richard Celeste
Debbie Courtright
Wviz-Tv
North Coast Report
Channel 25
Hugh Danaceau
Perfect liftoff boosts Columbia into orbit mission underway
Columbia rose into a clear sky shedding two 149 foot solid boosters two minutes after liftoff. The shuttle aimed for a five day mission with a return planned for next Tuesday. NASA set Edwards Air Force Base as the landing site due to weather. Payload buyers Satellite Business Systems and Telesat Canada paid 17 million dollars for launch services in a program estimated at 250 million. NASA projects break even after 50 flights and future rate adjustments.
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Atlantic Ocean
Edwards Air Force Base
California
White Sands Missile Range
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Columbia
Desert
Edwards
Satellite Business Systems and
Telesat Canada, Ltd
NASA
Brezhnev Dead Triggers Power Jockeying In Soviet Union
A joint Communist Party and government statement mourns Brezhnev and vows detente while warning of a crushing retaliatory strike if attacked. Andropov leads a committee to arrange a state funeral and burial on Red Square with no date announced. Other leaders named for interregnum roles include Ustinov Gromyko and Tikhonov.
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Communist Party
Soviet Union
Andropov
Brezhnev
Red Square
Stalin
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Dmitri F. Ustinov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Nikolai A. Tikhonov
Moscow City
Viktor V. Grishin
Ukraiian
Vladimir Scherbitsky
Andrei P. Kirilenko
Veterans Day tribute at Arlington honors Vietnam dead
At Arlington National Cemetery thousands gather on Veterans Day to honor 57,939 missing or dead from Vietnam as Defense Secretary Weinberger speaks at the ceremony. Volunteers help visitors locate names on the wall while a new sense of national reconciliation grows among veterans and families.
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Washington
Vietnam
Arlington National Cemetery
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
White House
Reagan
Raymond Weeks
Gas tax hike fuels Reagan push for jobs plan
Washington AP report says the Reagan administration weighs raising the gasoline tax to fund a highway and mass transit program. Secretary Lewis cited 5.5 billion dollars yearly with 320000 potential construction jobs, while President Reagan seeks more details before a decision.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan Administration
Transportation
Drew Lewis
White House
Reagan
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KGB
Yuri V Andropov
Andrei Kirilenko
Jeader
Vladimir Lenin
Lenin
Home
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Terarchy
Trotsky
Trotha
Lev B Kamenev
Gregory E Zinoviev
Josef
Stalin Trotsky
Mexico
Asea
Painfaut
U.S
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
Secret Police
K.U. Chernenko
Victor Grishin
Moscow Communist Party
Vance Brand
Bob Overmyer
the Chronicle Telegram
East Avenue
Ohio
Lorain County Printing, & Publishing Company
Carrer Daily
Lirited
Chronicle Telegram
Fast Ave. PO
Larate
United States
Zero
James A. Abrahamson
Communist Party Central Committee
Moskva
D.C
Ron Huntley
Jerome Jackson
Oregon
Jackson
Lewis
Capitol Mail
Henry Reuss
D-Mich
Joint Economic Committee
Senate
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