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...lines, the Palace of Congresses seems out of place amidst the ponderous 15th century walls and onion-shaped domes of the Kremlin. In the palace's vast, streamlined auditorium Russia's rulers next week will stage one of the regime's most important political extravaganzas in some time?the 24th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party. The Congress was to have been held in early 1970. It was delayed for a full year, indicating that the eleven-man Politburo, which constitutes Russia's collective leadership, has been locked in debate over some issues of major significance to the future direction...
...24th Congress may also find its way into history, for a number of far-reaching problems are coming to a head at once...
Gierek also spent several mysterious hours in Bialystok, near the Soviet border. In the past, the thick forests near Bialystok have sheltered secret meetings between Soviet and Polish leaders. With the 24th Soviet Party Congress scheduled to begin in Moscow on March 30, the Russians are anxious to stabilize the situation next door. For the moment, the Soviets are backing Gierek. If he fails to keep the situation under control, however, the Kremlin may well consider other options...
Under the new plan, which will be rubber-stamped in April by the 24th Party Congress, the consumer will get more-but not all that much more. The consumer-oriented industries are scheduled to expand at only a fractionally higher rate than the heavy industries. Furthermore, heavy industry will continue to absorb by far the largest share of the Soviet Union's $542 billion investment for the 1971-75 period while agriculture will receive 10% and the light and consumer industries about...
...close five-way contest is expected to replace a long-standing duel between Harvard and Army in the 24th Heptagonal track championships tonight at Cornell. Pennsylvania is favored in the meet...