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Nuclear freeze proposition fuels broad US debate
Nationwide measures on a nuclear freeze attract varied support as millions vote on Nov. 2. California and New Jersey see heavy ad campaigns while opponents warn it could weaken deterrence. Key figures like Charlton Heston defend opposing views. Gov. Gee runs a controversial TV spot linking opponent Pete Wilson to nuclear war. Political ads and candidate positions frame the race ahead of ballots in multiple states.
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New Jersey
Charlton Heston
Soviet Union
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America
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
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Massachusetts
Henry Kendall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rich Stafford
Colorado
Edmund Gee Jr
Pete Wilson
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Citizens For Common Sense
Philip Stern
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Larry LaRocco
Larry Craig
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