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1972 Democratic Presidential Nominee George McGovern To Be Laid To Rest Thursday The Campaign Trail By Administrator    Monday, 22 October 2012 11:56 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Services have been set for former South Dakota Sen. George McGovern.   A public viewing is planned for 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls. Members of the McGovern family will be at the viewing from 5 to 6 p.m.   A prayer service will follow at 6:30 p.m. at the church.   Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Mary Sommervold Hall at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls.   A private burial will take place at a later date at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.   McGovern, who lost a 1972 presidential bid to Richard M. Nixon, died Sunday at a Sioux Falls hospice. He was 90. Last Updated on Monday, 22 October 2012 11:57   Also Check Out.. President Obama To Morehouse College Graduates: Use Your Degree To Help The Powerlesss Associated Press CEO: Justice Department Taking Of Phone Records "Unconstitutional" PBS's Gwen Ifill To Keynote Wake Forest University Commencement Criminal Trial To Begin Monday, May 20 For Former Kinston Legislator Stephen LaRoque U.S. Supreme Court To Weigh New York Town's Opening Of Meetings With Christian Prayer Copyright 2011 - All Rights Reserved Curtis Media Group 3012 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27604 Telephone: (919) 790-9392 Email: sgrtoday@curtismedia.com