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...included in this group. Speculation has it that the chief watchdog is Mikhail Gorbachev, 53, who is thought to have been Chernenko's closest rival for the top party job. In recent weeks scores of other arrests have been reported. Among those apprehended were seven officials of Roskontsert, the government agency that arranges orchestral concerts. They have been sentenced to terms ranging from three to 13 years for taking bribes and kickbacks. In addition, hundreds of officials have been removed from their positions in the Communist Party, government, industry and agriculture in at least five of the Soviet Union...
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