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Anderson knew instantly, from the customs man's request, that he was in trouble. He bolted and ran north toward the Canadian border, past hundreds of startled picnickers in the park beneath the arch. Among the spectators was Peter Trask, a reporter for the Vancouver Sun, who recalled later: "He ran right through the center of the arch, hotly pursued by about half a dozen guys in uniform and plainclothes. He must have been 50 ft. at least into Canada when they pounced on him, threw him to the ground, handcuffed him and frogmarched him back into the States...
...American Stock Exchange has plunged 46%, and a popular average of over-the-counter stocks (those not listed on an exchange) has plummeted 54% (see chart). And this has occurred at a time when all other prices have been rising. Market Analyst Raymond F. DeVoe of Spencer Trask & Co. figures that share prices, adjusted for changes in the dollar's purchasing power, dropped 86% during the 1929-32 collapse (consumer prices were falling then, along with stocks). Between the end of 1968 (from which many traders date the present bear market) and last month, he calculates, the price...
...wisp of a peace rumor for years. Yet strangely last week, when peace seemed closer than ever, the Dow Jones rose less than four points; the most plausible explanation that brokers could offer was that investors had largely discounted a settlement in advance. Brokers remain optimistic, agreeing with Spencer Trask & Co.'s Raymond F. DeVoe Jr. that the war "has kept a lid" on stock prices...
...threat and the tone in which it was given alienated more students than it scared. The Chapel disturbances were taken up by an even larger number than before that evening. Thus, on the next day President Quincy retaliated by dismissing two students from the College--Trask of the Sophomores and Barnwell of the Freshmen...
WILLIAM F. TRASK West Boylston, Mass...