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Show ii WifcJMMNIaifii 4A October 25, 1968 DESERET NEWS, Friday, Dixon's Lead Eroding in Eastern States By United Press International a Gap In Security per cent edge in popular over the GOP T. nominee, Spiro Agnew. Third party candidate Curtis LeMay garnered 14 per cent, with 21 per cent undecided. 41-2- 4 preference Hubert Humphrey is slicing into Richard Nixon's large lead ir. populous Eastern states, giving his presidential hopes a boomlet in the national polls. Said Harris: "More than in most elections, the choice of a vice presidential running mate could prove to be a pivotal element in the 1968 campaign. This year . . . there has been a softness in the public enthusiasm for the presidential nominees of both major Public opinion surveys reveal Humphrey is seriously eroding Nixon's lead In the crucial 12 state Eastern region as the campaign swings Into its final 10 days. Nixon continues strong In the Midwest and West and holds a fairly substantial national edge in the Gallu poll g and a much smaller and the Harris in margin north force for "If we lose this treaty," said Humphrey in San Diego, Calif., we may lose the last chance we have to stop the spread of nu, , also released a Humphrey statement urging a larger place for the United Nations in peacekeeping actions. faster-dwindlin- o y c. Best Display t Assortment of Light fixtures in Town 1ST KNUDSEN'S KORNER WEST a STM SOUTH 359 2051 nomi- nee Hubert II. Humphrey focused on Nixon's statement that action on the proposed nuclear nonproliferation treaty should be delayed until Russia makes clear its plans in the wake of the invasion of Czechoslovakia clear weaponry west-'Valle- M. Continued from First Page Democratic presidential atures Thursday in the 90s for the Great Lakes-Ohithe second day in a row. area. Scattered light rainfall damp- In the of, peninsula am,' upper nnaraiiw much of the nation Thurs ened snowflakes m conditions e Michian 8 to near or below freez- although there' ere were detected. the Midwest to the from day irn? autumn n,hu !p0,S- of iiedC',r e.,her AppI.chi.n, and in The eastern coastal regions tinued warm and sunny in Flori- - the Gulf Coast and Facinc A touch of frost was felt in were dampened by rain activity da and California. Los Angeles Northwest, much of the Mississippi Valley and showers also fell eastward registered afternoon temper- - Temperatures In the nation at The chilly, across (J.S. and as a stabilizing peace. a.m. (EDT) ranged from 25 degrees at Lone Rock, Wis., to a balmy 79 at Key West, Fla. 3 Winter Closes In As Temperatures Dip Lower Nixon Cites Your Best Buy in Color TV is a Magnificent Magnavox from Kings Music you gat mort footuras, ftnar quo!) , higher reliability and graotast value per dollar) There era no ''middleman few carefully cosls. 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Wallace. points example. acknowlMost poll takers have September. in President Johnson announced presence TOUGH YEAR edged Wallace race, plus a However, the difficulties of at a White House news conferthe three-ma- n raliier large "undecided vote, the opinion takers this presiden- ence he will make his first telemakes public opinion surveys tial year showed in the vised speech on Humphreys this year more uncertain than discrepancy in Nixons lead behalf the Sunday evening beIni recent presidential cam- between Harris and Gallup, the fore the election. paigns. best known of the national polls. Mr. Johnson also said at the The latest copyrighted Gal'up In the Harris Poll Nixons news conference there has been Poll Tuesday showed Nixon margin was 5 per cent, in the no basic change, no breakwith Gallup Poll it was 12 per cent. through in the Paris peace leading Humphrey A UPI survey of regional and talks. Wallace standing firm at 20 per cent. Six per cent were state polls indicated no definisaid in Los undecided, Humphrey thus tive pattern in the race, Humphrey showed an increase of 2 per although several showed Hum- Angples he was being cautious in discussing the negotiations. cent and Nixon a drop of one phrey trailing but indeed percentage point since , the narrowing Nixons lead. previous poll taken at the end of The results of some statewide September. polls: HARRIS POLL home state, Humphrey's The Harris Poll was closer. It Minnesota, seemed to be with leaning to Nixon. The GOP showed Nixon ahead Wallace getting 18 per cent, and nominee, in the usually reliable 7 per cent undecided. This was Minnesota Poll published Sunan Increase for the Democratic day, led Humphrey 44.5 to 42.5, presidential nominee, and a slip after trailing in a September by both his opponents. poll CONFLICT IN TEXAS 'Another interesting aspect of the Harris Poll showed DemoIn Texas, the latest polls cratic vice presidential candi- conflict. 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