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...effectively controlled by a small and cautious elite. The constitution adopted in 1977 -the fourth in the history of the U.S.S.R.-was the first to assert the primacy of the Communist Party in Soviet government and life. The country's only legal party is identified as the "nucleus" of the system and its sole authority on ideology. To maintain control, the party tightly restricts its membership: a candidate must have been a member of Komsomol, the Communist youth organization, be recommended by three people who have each been members for three years, and pass other screening procedures, including serving...
...freshmen? They're incredible!" quipped Chapus, who said he is already looking forward to next year and the return of a solid nucleus. Still, Chapus added, the team will really miss the graduating seniors. "They made all the difference," he said...
...World Parliament of Religion in Chicago, the Theosophical Society has a broader age range than most similar groups and encourages members to remain in their own religion. The society's three objectives, displayed for all on a poster hung in the Quest bookstore downstairs, are to "form a nucleus of the universal brotherhood of humanity... to encourage the study of comparative religions, philosophy and science, and to investigate the unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent...
With a new coach and a nucleus of four experienced players, the Harvard golf team will tee off against seven schools in the next week, a flurry that may determine if the squad can repeat as Greater Boston champions...
DETROIT TIGERS: Sparky Anderson is building a team up there in Michigan, but they're probably still a few years away. Young hitters Steve Kemp, Jason Thompson and rookie Kirk Gibson and pitchers Jack Morris and Dale Schatzeder form the nucleus of what may be the team...