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? our years later, on November 6, 1962, Wallace was elected Governor of Alabama by the largest vote ever itpven a gubernatiorial candidate in the history of the state up until that time. In 1964, Governor Wallace entered preferential presiden- tial primaries in Wisconsin, Indiana and Maryland, receiving as high as 43 percent of the vote. Unable to succeed himself, Governor Wallace was instru- mental in his wife, Lur leen, running for Governor in 1966. iHe was influential in her landslide victory. Upon her inauguration on Janurary 16, 1967, and until her death, i from cancer, on May 7, 1968, he served as his wife ' s num- ber one advisor. Governor Wallace ran for President as a Third Party Can- I iidate in 1968 and received an amazing ten million votes after having obtained ballot position in all 50 states. In 1970 Wallace ran for his second term as Governor of I Alabama. He was elected by a large majority in Novem- ber of that year. In 1972, Governor Wallace ran for President again, this time within the framework of the Democratic Party. He began his campaign in the Florida primary where he car- ried every county in that state. His active campaigning mded with an assassination attempt in Maryland, he learned that he had won both the Maryland and Michigan primaries. He also won primaries in Tennessee and North I Carolina. At the time he was taken out of the campaign, be had one million more popular votes than any other candidate in the primaries where all had participated. The Governor ' s dramatic recovery enabled him to appear it the Democratic Convention in Miami and to return to the fulltime duties of Governor of Alabama. Governor Wallace added another mark in the Alabama history books in November of 1974, when he was elected to the governorship of Alabama for the third time. No other Governor has served more than two terms in the State ' s history. Governor Wallace won the General Elec- tion in 1974 with more than 8H% ot tin; vote, and in gaining this position he carried 67 of H7 counties in Alabama. The Governor ' s recent term in office lias been marked with progress and economic prosperity. Under his leader ship, a new four year medical scnool was established in Mobile and new two-year residency programs were established at Tuscaloosa and Huntsville. Medical facili- ties at the world-famous medical center in Birmingham also were expanded, providing much needed medical ser- vices for all the citizens of Alabama . Governor Wallace ' s concern for the humanitarian needs of the people of Alabama is reflected by his allocation of revenue sharing funds for such purposes as mental health needs, medical facilities, highway death trap elimination program, free textbooks for school children, the comple- tion of the states parks and recreational facilities and his fight to reduce hign utility rates. His personal contributions to his community and Ala- bama ' s spiritual, civic, benevolent, and patriotic develop- ment include: Sunday School Superintendent and Sunday School teacher for over 20 years, active membership in the American Legion, VFW, Amvets, Eastern Star, Shrine, Masons, Woodmen, Moose, Elks, and Civitans; a member of the Alabama Council for Better Schools, Alabama PTA Board of Directors of Alabama Pension Institute, Inc., and Alabama Tuberculosis Association. In 1960-61 he was Grand Orator of Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama. The Gallup Poll of the most admired people in the world has frequently listed him among the top ten during the past ten years and most recently he was named fifth Most Admired Man in the World.
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When Wallace arrived on the University of Alabama campus in 1937, his total assets consisted of the suit he wore, a few dollars in his pocket and some odds and ends in his cardboard suitcase. That same year his father died and he waited on tables, worked as a clerk in the Registrar ' s office and drove a taxi to earn enough money to stay in college. During college, Wallace was Captain of the Freshman Baseball roster, Captain of the Varsity Boxing Team, Freshman Class President, final- ist in the Student Debating Tournament, President of the Spirit Committee, member of the Law School Honor Court and member of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity. He graduated with a law degree in 1942. Following his graduation, at the age of 23, he volun- teered for the U.S. Air Corps on October 20, 1942. Entering as a Private, he started active service on Janu- ary 31, 1943, and saw heavy combat action in the Pacific as a B-29 Flight Engineer assigned to the 20th Air Force. He received the Air MedaH Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged December 8, 1945 as a Flight Sergeant. During his military service, he married Lurleen Burns on May 22, 1942, whom he had met while he was a stu- dent at the University. They became the parents of four children: Bobbi Jo (now Mrs. James Parsons, born October 15, 1944); Peggy Sue (now Mrs. Mark Kennedy, born January 24, 1950); George Jr., born October 17, 1951; and Janie Lee, born April 13, 1961. Following military service, Wallace, in 1946 returned to Alabama, where he became an Assistant Attorney Gen- eral. The following year, at the age of 27, he was elected to the Alabama Legislature from Barbour County, where he served with distinction. Twice he was voted an outstanding member of the Legislature by the Capi- tol Press Corps, being named No. 1 Champion of Ala- bama Veterans in 1947, and Most Persistent Legisla- tor in 1949. Wallace was elected Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of Alabama in 1953. He was elected a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention. In 1952, he became Circuit Judge of the Third Judicial Cirucit . . . one of the youngest per- sons to hold that office in the United States. In the 1956 Democratic Convention, Wallace was appointed chair- man of the Southern delegation on the Platform Com- mittee. In 1958, Wallace was a candidate for Governor and received more than a quarter million votes. He placed second in a field of 14 in the Primary and made a credi- table showing in the run-off.
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