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Stevenson Faces Tough Route for Illinois Governorship
In Chicago, Adlai E. Stevenson III camps again against Gov. James R. Thompson, forging a complex image as he challenges a legacy name. The campaign highlights his monotone delivery, ragged wardrobe, internal missteps, and a controversial third party bid amid shifting union endorsements and past electoral defeats.
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Stevenson
Illinois
Adlai Jones
Don Rose
Iit
Neil Hartigan
Rose
Brooks Brothers
James R. Thompson
Hartigan
Thompson
Sangmeister
Pucinski
Mark Fairchild
Janice Hart
Lyndon LaRouche
Ilinois Solidarity Party
LaRouche
Chicago
Illinois American Legion
Afl-Cio
Ilinois United Auto Workers
al Ronan
Joe Novak