By Tom Heberle, Assistant Editor

The presidential election of 1972 promises to be a very curious spectacle indeed. Richard Nixon is predicted to win by a landslide margin. The latest polls show him as having 59 percent of the vote compared to 36 percent. Logically, you begin to wonder why McGovern only has 36 percent of the popular vote so far, because his positions are not as spurious and nebulous as Nixon’s are.

For instance, why did Nixon wait until two weeks before the election to disclose his secret talks about peace in Vietnam? Is it because he felt people would say, “At leas the tried,” or “He finally brought peace to Vietnam”? Either way, he feels he has won popular support through his ingenious scheme. Also, why hasn’t Nixon come out either one way or the other in reference to the Watergate affair? Does Nixon condone campaign bugging and snooping? Does Nixon respect the rights and privileges of private citizens?

…On a point by point basis, considering various problems of the nation such as Vietnam, inflation, jobs, drugs, amnesty, corruption, and foreign policy, it seems that George McGovern, the “prairie populist,” should get our endorsement.

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J.V. football wins pair
October 29, 1987