Word: adhemar
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...rallies as "your governor." But the erratic, wild-haired Quadros, who says that "occult forces" drove him from the presidency, did not wow the voters as he had before. Favoring a predictable politician over the unpredictable one, they gave the lead to a somewhat shopworn old figure named Adhemar de Barros, whose scandal-tainted state administration was turned out by Quadros eight years ago. A Quadros aide passed word that the ex-President was again considering a long sea voyage...
...Them Watch." All at once his pent-up rages and frustrations seemed to burst out. Like a banty rooster, Quadros flew at the graft-feathered machine of São Paulo's Governor Adhemar de Barros. Quadros raced around the city listening to citizens' protests and holding rallies, a rumpled, stubble-chinned reformer who sucked oranges on the platform and waved a caged...
...Beefy Adhemar is a handshaking charmer with a common touch. Beginning as a member of the São Paulo state legislature in 1934, he went on to become governor, first by presidential appointment, and. in 1947, by the ballot box. He grew wealthy in office-but at the same time built hospitals, roads and schools. His luck ran out in 1954 when he lost the governorship to Jânio Quadros, who campaigned on the charge that Adhemar was a thief. In the 1955 presidential race, Adhemar ran a poor third...
Last week Old Enemy Quadros was out to crush Adhemar again. He had hand-picked Architect Francisco Prestes Maia to run against Adhemar, and backed him with high-voltage fanaticism. The choice was a mistake; at political rallies Prestes Maia's lifeless voice and dazed expression chilled audiences into apathy. For his part, Adhemar pulled a tactical switch. Long known as a first-rank name-caller, he left the mudslinging to Quadros. The final returns proved Adhemar's magic greater...
...Glowed Adhemar: "I will be governor, and I will be President...