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November 4, 1968

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NIXON HAS LEAD OVER HUMPHREY IN LATE SURVEY; CONTEST TIGHTENS G. O. P. Nominee Put Ahead in 30 States and His Rival in 8 Nixon Holds Lead Over Humphrey in Late Survey

By Warren Weaver Jr

NY Times survey finds Nixon is strong favorite to win despite late rally by Humphrey that has tightened race; survey based on ints with pol leaders of both parties in all 50 states; finds Nixon leading in 30 states with total of 299 electoral votes, Humphrey leading in 8 states and DC with 77 electoral votes, Wallace leading in 5 states with 45 electoral votes; 7 states with 117 votes regarded as too close to call; since last Times survey 1 mo ago, Nixon electoral vote has dropped by 81, Wallace by 21, while Humphrey has gained 49 and total vote of states considered too close to call is up by 53; table shows potential electoral vote breakdown by state

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Nixon Ahead, 42-40, In Final Gallup Poll; NIXON AHEAD 42-40 IN GALLUP SURVEY

By Special to The New York Times

final Gallup poll gives Nixon 42% of popular vote, Humphrey 40%, Wallace 14% with 4% undecided; poll, based on ints completed Nov 2, shows what Gallup orgn calls dramatic gains for Humphrey; Gallup orgn says that because results are subject to sampling error, popular vote lead could go to Nixon or Humphrey; table shows results of polls since Sept 3-7

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 30, 1968, covering November 4, 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 Births

M. T. Anderson

1968Matthew Tobin Anderson, American author, critic, and educator[†]

Matthew Tobin Anderson is an American writer of children's books that range from picture books to young adult novels. He won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2006 for The Pox Party, the first of two "Octavian Nothing" books, which are historical novels set in Revolution-era Boston. Anderson is known for using wit and sarcasm in his stories, as well as advocating that young adults are capable of mature comprehension.

Carlos Baerga

1968Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach[†]

Carlos Obed Ortiz Baerga is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player. Baerga was known for his superb hitting abilities during his first stint with the Cleveland Indians in the early-to-mid-1990s, accumulating impressive batting statistics, earning three All-Star appearances, two Silver Slugger Awards, and making key contributions to the Indians' 1995 postseason run. He was considered one of Major League Baseball's hardest-hitting middle infielders by 1995 with his superb bat speed and switch-hitting power. After spending most of his career as a second baseman, he was used at various positions late in his career. Baerga was elected into the Indians Hall of Fame in 2013.

Lee Germon

1968Lee Germon, New Zealand cricketer[†]

Lee Kenneth Germon is a sporting body administrator and former New Zealand cricketer, wicket-keeper and former captain. He played for the provinces of Canterbury and Otago and is the most successful Canterbury cricket captain of the modern era. He was made captain of the New Zealand Cricket team on his Test match debut. He holds the unofficial record for the most runs (70), from a single over in first-class cricket.

Notable Deaths

1968Horace Gould, English race car driver (born 1918)[†]

Horace Gould was a British racing driver from Bristol.

1968Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter and soldier (born 1892)[†]

Michel Kikoïne was a Lithuanian Jewish-French painter who belonged to the Ecole de Paris art movement.

Historical Context for November 4, 1968

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