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Lt. Governor L. DouglasWUder, a caretaker of thepeople and champion of causes,is already scripted in history.A victory in his bid forGovernor of Virginia wouldonce again make him a groundbreaker in history, and he couldaain v isibility as a policymakernot only in Virginia but through-out the nation. Story on page 10.Cover photo by Joan Marcus.

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