Dukakis Says He Won’t Surrender Security to Greed
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FLINT, Mich. — Michael S. Dukakis accused the Reagan Administration today of permitting the Pentagon’s procurement scandal and said if he is elected “we’re not going to surrender our national security to greed and corruption.”
“We’re not going to use our defense dollars to line the pockets of Washington consultants,” the Democratic presidential nominee said.
Dukakis, visiting the state where he suffered the worst embarrassment of his primary campaign, toured a General Motors truck assembly plant to underscore his pledge to work for “full employment” and his call for private and government investment in modernizing industry and creating new jobs.
He also met with Jesse Jackson supporters who had helped Jackson win the state last spring. He got outspoken backing from one key figure--Joel Furguson, Jackson’s former Michigan state chairman.
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