McGovern’s intention
(N.Z. Press Assn—Copyright) WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.
Senator George McGovern with the election only seven days away, pledged yesterday not to be bound by any Administration commitment to continue military aid to South Vietnam and President Nixon said Senator McGovern’s defence policies could lead to “one of the greatest tragedies in history.’Senator McGovern, who made television appearances in Washington and Hartford, Connecticut, on Sunday, said that if he won the election on November 7 he would “reserve the right to try to renegotiate” any peace treaty signed by the Administration if it called for continuation of military aid to South Vietnam.
Mr Nixon, who issued a strong attack on Senator McGovern’s defence policies on Sunday, was expected to remain at his Camp David mountain retreat today, but he has scheduled a campaign appearance on Tuesday in Chicago,
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33062, 1 November 1972, Page 12
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