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Gorba By The Associated Press Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Communist Party chief Saturday and urged its central leadership to disband the institution that has ruled Soviet life through intimidation and force for seven decades. The resignation culminates a stunning Kremlin shakeup that followed this past week's failed coup and indicates the scope of the anti-Communist groundswell headed by Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin, who led the coup resistance. Moments before the announcement was read to millions of Soviet television viewers, Gorbachev appointed a new committee to select new members of the discredited Cabinet of Ministers who failed to fight the hard-line coup. Expert pre< USSR attempts to refo government, economy By GORDON MANTLER Assistant News Editor Five days after the end of an attempted Sovi Soviet scholars across the globe are predicting President Mikhail Gorbachev's fate. Gordon Smith, a Soviet expert and a USC ( ment and International Studies professor, ex his thoughts on the recent events and their ef the Soviet Union. 'There is no doubt that Boris Yeltsin (presi the Russian republic) came out stronger (than chev)," Smith said. "The people blame Gorbac appointing people to his cabinet that he c trust." After being restored to power, Gorbachev r the coup leaders in his cabinet with other cc tives. However, Yeltsin vetoed these appoin making it clear that he will dictate the appoii himself. Current Soviet Foreign Minister Alexande mertnykh is also in danger of being fired bee his failure to join the coup resistance. "Gorbachev could have come out a lot bette eyes of the people if he had appointed more minded leaders to his cabinet," Smith said, surprised if he lasts a year." He added Gorbachev has no choice but to cc with Yeltsin. "Yeltsin has all the cards in his hands," he sz Gorbachev and Yeltsin will meet to negotiate union treaty, where the former is expected heavy concessions. Bring home puter today, mentsbytor used a comp 2. You dor comptrter< Instead of cryptu WORDPROC\Dl fam^ar words, < ?fjPgg||^ such as filefolde trash can for file 3. You dor computer set one up (BP Just plug eve switch, and) 4. It's a br another dc IP To copy this chat simply use the mouse to choose the Copy comma To place the cha , in another docu just choose the Paste command 5. All Mac in the sarr Learn to use you've learn< For example as Open, Clc Print, and Ui place?ever chev 1 Gorbachev, who remains Soviet pres dent and a party member, staunchly d< fended Communism while leading si years of sweeping reforms. He shed th troubled party as he struggled to preserv his personal power and prevent the disii tegration of the 15 republics that make u the Soviet Union. The Ukraine on Saturday became th latest Soviet republic to declare indeper dence, and jubilant crowds around the ni tion continued to topple symbols of th Communist Party, which has ruled nearl every aspect of Soviet life since the 191 Bolshevik Revolution. Yeltsin, meanwhile, continued to fie his muscle over the Kremlin by orderin the seizure of Communist Party and KG] archives. Yeltsin suspended the activitie urn /"x * licts ISovic "Expect a direct popular e '1111 and most of the power to be ! Smith said. "The presidency head position, only dealing wi One possible candidate in a tion is former foreign ministe not Yeltsin or Gorbachev, Smi etcoup, "If Gorbachev lasts, he w I USSR will not run in a direct electioi Yeltsin will push for each 3overn- their own secret police and an ;plained Smith pointed out Yeltsin 1 fects in himself, and individual repub) that danger, ident of 'This new treaty will haste Gorba- and secession of republics inc :hev for Georgia, and Armenia," he sa ouldn't will be controlled by Yeltsin." He said there is a possibilil eplaced ving of the union, but the repi nserva- cally interdependent. Some tments, looked at the European Com ntments economic reform. Smith also said the privatis r Bess- try could be completed withii ause of more fast-paced transition to taken. r in the Speaking on the attempted < "T'lThe as "an amateurish attempt to They badly miscalculated th( and the division within the Cc operate and KqB lid. 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Yeltsin and Gorbachev, wearing i y arm bands, attended the ceremony. 7 Gorbachev charged that the party le< ership did not stop the coup and said pa x leaders and mass media supported I g conspiracy. B "In this situation, the Communist Pa s of the Soviet Union must make a diffic kt fVitp ' %/ m IB, lection of the president J shifted to the republics," will be mostly a figureth foreign policy." n , direct presidential elec- \ TlA/ r Eduard Shevardnadze, ith said. By PATRICK ill know his status and Assistant News ' "Smithsaid. With this p of the republics to have CQup and crisls j . a cj ion, many US( tad no means o defend counl .s' tun lie armies would reduce cracy as a Km n the process of reform ^overthrow* fading the Baluc sates, Mlkhail Gorb id. 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Under rty Gorbachev's reforms, opposition groups { ult were first allowed this past year and the f langes lents react to So?i VILLEGAS Finance major Hunter Asht Editor said/Tm glad the coup was di ~ ~ , ven from the Soviet Union, ast week s failed .. ., ? . . .. c .it thought there would be a ci\ m the Soviet Un- waf ? 2 students see the *.. . . . i towards demo-' With the iron grip the con irkable event. m"mst hardlinc,rs had on Gorh Jdy coup attempt some s?"<lems felt C01 Soviet President !eaders w0?ld nev,er rehn(iul! achev-s reign of ?s g"P on the people. Gorbachev an- "I thou8ht there would be the Soviet Union definlte takeover (by the Con power to its peo- munist Party), s communist ties, saic* Chris Spear- wW^. .B gears to a more man, a political H y| cy. science major. good," said busi- "II. 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"This is a difficult day for us, a hard lay, but it could have been even worse, jecause the enemies are already like cockoaches in a bottle, trying to eat each >ther," added Yeltsin, standing behind a >ulletproof shield. Black-bordered photographs of the hree victims ? Vladimir Usov, Dmitri Comar and Ilya Krichevsky ? were caried through the streets. viet situation now to help the troubled nation j is to send over economic advij sors, instead of aid, to help in the til rebuilding of a new Soviet economy. As for the future of the Soviet Union, some USC students feel a solid democracy is within reach, [P but only after upcoming trials. ' "There is going to be a lot of trouble, perhaps, another cona flict," Halligan said. "But give it j1" a decade, and (the democracy) will start forming." But with this past week's crisis, all students agree, the turmoil and triumph in Moscow will /w * have a profound *r * effect in the his- '%> IMH tory books. 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