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LeVander took the governorship in 1967, and for the first time since 1953, the
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in 1932, where he served as class president and student council president. He was also on the debate team, winning the
National Peace Oratorical Contest, and the football team and track team, where he competed in the high hurdles and pole vault. After graduating from Gustavus, he attended the
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