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November 1, 1968

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Headlines from November 1, 1968

Israeli Commando Units Attack Two Nile Bridges; ISRAELIS AT NILE IN COMMANDO RAID

By James Feronspecial To the New York Times

Israel repts its commandos struck transformer station and 2 bridges deep in UAR territory, between Aswan and Cairo, and returned safely; Eshkol statement calls raid warning to underline dangers of violating cease-fire; says UAR commandos have been crossing Suez Canal with full knowledge and cooperation of UAR Army; says raid is aimed at demonstrating Israeli capability in this type of warfare; raid seen fairly large operation that would have to involve air support; earlier Israeli announcement that UAR commandos had again crossed canal to lay mines noted; map; UAR silent

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Channel 13 Ahead 20 Minutes on Talk; CHANNEL 13 AHEAD ON JOHNSON TALK

By Michael T. Kaufman

Channel 13 (WNDT) breaks embargo on Johnson s by televising it 20 mins before it was officially released; violation results in angry protests by White House and commercial networks; WNDT producer L Hays says no one told station of embargo; station cut s off air 2 mins before conclusion; WNDT pres Kiermaier comments; NBC pres Frank sends telegram to Kiermaier protesting incident

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HUMPHREY HAILS DECISION AS WISE; Asserts 'Vast Majority' Will Support It -- Aides Look for Campaign Upturn Humphrey Hails Move as Wise; Says Vast Majority Will Back It

By R. W. Apple Jr.special To the New York Times

Humphrey reacts cautiously but with scarcely concealed exuberance to Johnson decision; says he hoped for it for mos; says decision does not have much to do with Pres candidates; says he plans to refer 'in guarded phrases' to Vietnam developments during rest of campaign; insists he was not privy to decision

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 30, 1968, covering November 1, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Time Has Come by The Chambers Brothers

    The Time Has Come

    The Chambers Brothers

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    38
  5. 5
    Album cover for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    16

Notable Deaths

Georgios Papandreou

1968Georgios Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, 134th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1888)[†]

Georgios Papandreou was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as the prime minister of Greece. He was also deputy prime minister from 1950 to 1952, in the governments of Nikolaos Plastiras and Sofoklis Venizelos. He served numerous times as a cabinet minister, starting in 1923, in a political career that spanned more than five decades.

Historical Events

Motion Picture Association

1968The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.[†]

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, the mini-major Amazon MGM Studios, as well as the video streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) and known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 1945 until September 2019, its original goal was to ensure the viability of the American film industry. In addition, the MPA established guidelines for film content which resulted in the creation of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1930. This code, also known as the Hays Code, was replaced by a voluntary film rating system in 1968, which is managed by the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA).

Historical Context for November 1, 1968

In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]