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Cvevthrov;_itg thy BbrritAauserl^onder ?.ois . r: chine i&icii'lias t l o u . the 3&ita Ca'tariha DDE for more .than 20 y e a r s , the •enewal" wing of the state UJDM easily nominated medium-hard

the Bornhaus an/&ohder of Bender 1 s nomination:,

>art;y can idate for governor• A l t h o u g h sis forces are contds ting the legality the overwhelm.'n;-: margin of the l a t t e r '

. x w u v i .7 s < l u u aula cohfirrigation of his nomination certain

when the yarty m o o t s to elect a now State directory on Apr:

• --'-Behd-jr is a capable _.ro-Lacerda indws trial!st without significant previous p o l i t i c a l experience,, His appeal as

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new r a c e , 'coupled With a r e c ; o;. oozh iiacsraa -.and' ta< him a n edge over whoev; mkv • n o -.iinate •.

cant upswing in the. popularity Lutisn in Santa Oatarina,. gives incumbent out- faltering: irSp

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On ilarch 2 0 , at a wildly confused convention of the

o a n c a caoarina UDlJ biald at P l o r i a n o p o T i 3 , '"renewal 1 1 (renovador) candidate Wilson Bender was -nominated Candida Bender's; m a r g i n of v i c t o r y , an overwhelming'136 to 1 0 , was ar Incredible show of. strength consider!.Sg that he was- opposed ... ay the. old .guard 3ornhaussn/l!lond'er. Reis family whiob h a d 3 o n t r o l e d - the state tDiJ for more than 20 years if t h e •- o l d i-iinr»d w a s n o t r-rn aSf. u l . '•• O n the • eve...

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