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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1968
Page
15
In a wide interview Humphrey defends his Vietnam stance and minority plank, argues for a negotiated peace and a reassessment of national priorities, urges UN leadership and NATO solidarity, and calls for halting the arms race and ratifying a nuclear test treaty. He discusses inflation, tax policy, and the need for flexible fiscal measures.
AP dispatch from Saigon reports Vietnamese troops especially elite units showing a rise in looting. Marines and other units are described taking goods from villages including gas masks and radios, amid broader war weariness and distrust of officials. A three hour battle left 14 dead and 27 wounded.
The candidate cites ending the Vietnam War and halting the arms race, while unifying Americans and reducing racial tensions. He stresses world peace as paramount, warns against an armed society, and calls for negotiated settlement and political unity to prevent national decline.
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