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(Studio) Senator George McGovern campaigns across country for victory polls say he won't get. Preelection day Harris poll show Nixon 24% points ahead; Gallup poll shows Nixon 26% points in lead.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) McGovern walks down 5th Ave., surrounded by newsmen and crowds.
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Earlier days of campaign, with sparse crowds, coverage, and gloomy predictions, contrasted with vibrant crowds on election eve. [McGOVERN - preaches moral ethic for American, calls for endorsement of his leadership Believes Democrats will prevail.] McGovern goes to California, then home to South Dakota.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) President Nixon ends campaign on low key.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Clemente, California) President remains secluded, conferring only with closest aides. Tapes final television speech. President News Secretary Ronald Ziegler says Nixon is in calm, positive mood.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Vice President Spiro Agnew has campaigned in 35 states.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [AGNEW, to Fraternal Order of Police and Mayor Frank Rizzo, lauds law and order efforts. Criticizes elitists sneers and scorn of fashionable revolutionaries.]
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sargent Shriver to visit former President Lyndon Johnson at his ranch.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Shriver celebrates his daughter's 17th birthday. (Aloft) [SHRIVER - enjoys campaign.] press corps mascot, a duck named Senator, waddles plane aisle. Reporters pipe Secret Service agents off plane with kazoos.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) Henry Kissinger tries to work out ground rules for Vietnam peace.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(State Department) United States wants North Vietnam's agreement, before cease-fire, to restrict South Vietnam troops to only 3 parts of South Vietnam: north quarter, border area, and delta area. US prepares massive postwar aid program for Indochina.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) United Press International reports South Vietnam moves all forces from Cambodia to South Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Radio Hanoi criticizes United States speed-up of military hardware to South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Paris, France) South Vietnam negotiator Xuan Thuy says North Vietnam does not interfere with United States elections. Says South Vietnam ready to settle Vietnam war rapidly. Says South Vietnam President Thieu's signature not necessary to validate peace agreement. Says President Nixon, in October 20 measage to South Vietnam P. Min. Pham Van Dong, proposed October 31 signing of accord in Paris.
REPORTER: Peter Kalischer
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(Studio) 4 Americans die in Danang South Vietnam helicopter crashes. B-52 and 2 jet fighters also claimed downed by South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) American Indians remain camped in Bureau of Indian Affairs. Federal judge orders their eviction. Higher court stays order. Indians demand better government treatment, threaten to destroy building
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Supreme Court rules 90 year old law barring demonstrations on Capitol Hill is unconstitutional.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Aircraft carrier Constellation sails from San Diego, California, for training maneuvers. 130 sailors remain ashore, discussing grievances with Navy personnel.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Shirley Temple Black undergoes surgery for removal of cancerous breast. Encourages other women to seek early treatment.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) British P. Min. Heath orders 90-day freeze on wages and prices to curb inflation.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) E. and West Germany to finish treaty normalizing relations. West German Chancellor Willy Brandt aided in reelection bid.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Price Commission gives Pillsbury company permission to raise price of flour by 11.2%. Wheat prices increase due to US-Soviet deal.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) How candidates stand on various issues featured.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [NIXON - lauds his war on crime.] [McGOVERN - says administration hasn't done enough to fight crime. Notes 30% increase in crime rate, drug use.] [NIXON - cites his Supreme Court noms. in battle against permissiveness.] McGovern promises overhaul of court system. Both candidates oppose legalization of marijuana, but McGovern favors less stringent penalties for its use. Both avoid abortion issue, saying matter is up to states, but Nixon defends rights of unborn while McGovern says it is a private decision. Nixon opposes busing for racial balance. McGovern says President uses busing issue for political gain, says busing is permissible as last resort. [McGOVERN charges corruption within Nixon administration and favoritism toward big business.] [AGNEW - denounces amnesty for draft dodgers and deserters.] [McGOVERN - would give them opportunity to cone home.] McGovern advocates peace in Vietnam. Nixon says peace is at hand but he will not be rushed into signing it. McGovern says peace is not as close as Nixon would have voters believe. [NIXON - insists on removing ambiguities in agreement before signing it.] [McGOVERN - says Kissinger, saying peace was at hand, was misleading people of American intentionally.] Eagleton affair branded McGovern as indecisive. Changing views on welfare created wishy-washy view of McGovern. Election coverage begins tomorrow with CBS Evening News.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
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