News stories from Saturday October 31, 1970
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Campaigning in Phoenix, President Nixon denounced permissiveness and violence and criticized colleges and Democrats. He said that no violent thugs can keep the President from speaking to the American people. [CBS]
- Vice President Spiro Agnew forgot where he was; Agnew praised the people of Gary, Indiana, while speaking in Hammond. Agnew said that the people of Indiana will defeat Democrat Senator Vance Hartke, aiming his attack at a picture of Hartke with the widow of Martin Luther King which shows Hartke giving a clenched fist salute. Hartke called Agnew's speech "vicious." An ad from Hartke's opponent, Rep. Richard Roudebush, implies that Hartke aids Communists. The race is close; Roudebush is a staunch supporter of President Nixon. [CBS]
- Democrat party chairman Lawrence O'Brien claims that Republicans have outspent Democrats 10 to 1 and he accused Republicans of dirty politics. O'Brien demanded that the latest unemployment figures be released before Election Day. Treasury Undersecretary Charles Walker blamed federal spending for unemployment and inflation. [CBS]
- Pre-election spending reports show that 21 members of the House Banking Committee and two Senate Banking Committee members received $40,000 from the Bankers' Political Action Committee. [CBS]
- Turnout at a peace rally in Columbus, Ohio, was small. A member of the National Peace Action Coalition stated that President Nixon is highly qualified to speak about violence. [CBS]
- Catholic demonstrators fought police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for a third straight night. [CBS]
- Monsoon rains killed 150 in Vietnam and left many families homeless. [CBS]
- A U.S. Navy veteran is the number two tennis player at the University New Hampshire, and he tried out for the football team -- at the age of 43. Edward Krysiak said that he hasn't been hurt yet, and is in good shape. Coach Jim Root tried to discourage Krysiak from playing, but the father of six (and grandfather of one) made the squad and made two tackles in the team's last game. [CBS]