EUROPEAN BRIEF

Created: 6/18/1976

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4. PORTUGAL: | ITHE GATHERING nOflENTUfl OF GENERAL RAHALH0 EANES1 CAMPAIGN FOR THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY APPEARS TO BE FORCING HIS CHIEF RIVAL. PRIME MINISTER AZEVEDO, TO ADOPT MORE DESPERATE CAMPAIGN TACTICS.V

|ECENT POLL WHICH SHOWED EANESIDE LEAD, VEDO DENOUNCED HIS OPPONENT AS "DANGEROUS" AND SAIDOTE FOR EANES, WHOSE POLITICAL VIEWS REMAIN SOMEWHAT OESCURE, "WOULD BE LIKELANK CHECK."V

MEANWHILE,'AN EANES CAMPAIGN TRIP TO THE AZORES HASLARE-UP!BY SEPARATIST GROUPS. ON THE MAIN ISLAND OF SAO MIGUEL EARLYROWD OF SEVERAL HUNDRED ANGRY YOUTHSMALL,BOMB AND SH'UTEDEFERENDUM ON AUTONOMY.Y

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