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Show Traders Send Stock Exchange Sales '! Volume to Record Level Thursday Gun Control Backers Work to Gain By ROBERT J. REGAN change reported that its tape For n:ne dn 5at A.ust. the' NEW YORK tUPIt Traders 'ran only 7 minutes behind exchanges closed I1; hours sent slock exchange sales during the busy session, com- earl er and th.s approach was volume to record levels Thurs- - pared with delavs stretchu-.oai tried again between Jan 22 and day, causing new headaches for to 41 minutes 'on April 10 It March 1 of this vear. Apparentbrokerage house staffs barely noted that transactions were ly the efforts fell short of their able to cope with a prolonged larger Thursday, but less goal because the exchange !at numerous almost 63.000 com- - week announced they planntd to surge of buying and selling. The securities firms had cut pared with about 65 000 on April close down entirely on June II, 19. and 26 and again on July 5. into the mountain of paper work 10, Wall main To the extent that the shorter Street's Wednesday, when the exchanges! But suspended trading for one day problem isn't how fast high, hours and fhe "trading noli- of catching up. Then came the speed tickers can report the days" are designed to insert more time trading volume. It's how long some working deluge Thursday. ac'i office staffs of between currently heavy tra- e The New York Stork number firms take to process ing sessions on the exchanges.' change turned in a 21 350 000- in its'historyi311 that volume, the consequent they are working, share day, highest e Problem and well over the previous 'deliveries of the securities sold,! the' no answer to the But are of transfers oni they ownership, of 20,410,000 shares record deliveries to customers, the longer range problem of forging April 10 of this year. Traders ran the merican billing of accounts, and the better ways to deal with the 01 othw procedures heavy trading volume many Stock Exchange volume up to a !d07ens Wall Street sources believe is .involved. record 10.810,000 shares, topping back offices began here to stay. the previous high of 10.197.185i The shares on May 28 of this year creaking under the strain of The brokerage firms have steps to beef up Trading volume undoubtedly heavy trading volume last begun taking e their staffs, many of the! costs Overtime summer. was at a record level on began which were after the; neglected climbing and efficiency began: unlisted, or ana u.c snm to more computers well creatine down, snnrre.leoine as market street n in trading volume; errors and more work. said. Support as Opposition Slips a Bit J& j .B' STKK ers - g - Fx-itn- , ! j j ' - , t JPW &! "1"".".' - :is slow-dow- late the 1950s. volume on the Njw! Trading L curtailing trading York Stock Exchange from the start of the year through June 13, totaled 1.351,418,563 shares more than at the same point in a busy 1967. Amex volume from the start THIS PRETTY YOUNG miss models the latest in bathing suits designed by Italy's Domcnieo Albion and presented in of the year through June 13, totaled 696,415,004 shares, or Florence, Italy, this week. It's made of mussel shells attached to cloth and comes with a matching umbrella hat. 258,973,796 shares more than at WASHINGTON (UPI) The .found in the wild in 1941. Telephoto) the same point last year and (Herald-UP- I Interior Department is the interior omciais also are over 16 million shares more proud foster parent of nine little hopeful that the stock can be than the big board had whooping cranes a fact that increased by the offspring of a contributed to the extra workcould mark a major break- mating pair of whoopers at the load. trading through in saving the birds San Antonio, Tex., Zoo. also has made a substantial HONG KONG (UPI) at the dock for from extinction. contribution and trading volume William C. Westmoreland Gen., security guard is Westmoreland s ship. The Com anStewart Udall on Secretary the has been running higher from intenstinal flu munist Chinese has press nounced Thursday that all nine other smaller exchanges as suffering and an upset stomach, aides attacked the general as a "war of the whooper eggs brought well. oaid today. criminal" and has continually from the Canadian nesting attacked British authorities for The home last have general, hatched returning year grounds to become chief Recf staff allowing U.S. troops to spend Army at the Patuxent Wildlife after commanding U.S. forces in leave tune here. search Center in Laurel, Md. Vietnam for four years, "will oe All nine chicks are doing well, all right shortly," according U. Arabic is the native tongue Dr. to Erickson, Ray according a nurse aboard his ship, the of 80 million people. CAPE TOWN. South Africa assistant director of the center. liner President Wilson. food well who and are (UPI) Philip The American Leeioti was taking Blaiberg, "They Police officials set up special organized in 1919. we are making every effort to has lived longer than any other insure their normal develop- heart transplant patient, today was reported responding to ment." OREM Darryl Pearce, The hatching brought to 22 treatment against hepatitis. Orem High's outstanding prep (he number of whoopers in "The improvement in Dr, hurdler this past spring, will BOBBY ALLEN captivity, and raised hopes of Blaiberg's condition is being participate in next Saturday's adding to the wild flock of 48 maintained," a bulletin from Golden West Invitational track counted last fall when the Groote Schuur Hospital said. and field meet in Sacramento, cranes returned to their winter Doctors said Blaiberg ate Calif. LOOK OVER OUR grounds at the Aransas National chicken and mincemeat for Eight of the top high school Wildlife Reserve in Texas. supper Thursday and showed performers in each event from ' across the country will comOnly 16 of the birds could be definite improvement." in the meet, it was reIWI 'I pete "HI' jp ported. Pearce, who has signed a letter of intent to enroll in goof-proo- f! BYU next fall is the state high The Wall Street community-trie- shares-242.275- Interior Department Foster .881 Parent of Whooping Cranes Westmoreland Has Upset Blaiberg Responding To Treatment ' awaitirg President - in hours. Ex- - tighter sale of guns sought more today amid numerous Gun Traffic Won't Slow Much by Labeling Mail back-offic- Larger Transactions York Stock of signature, a provision which would apply the limita. lions to handguns only. Several senators, previously or only outrightly oppt,ved I to tighter gun laws, Thursday they were reassessing their positions on the stronger legislation. Chief among the was Senate' GOP leader Everett M Dirkaid he had "no sen, who objection" to extending gun control legislation to long guns as well as handguns. Only a few days ago. the Illinois senator said there already were enough laws on no new bills the books-t- hat were needed. Thursday, however, he said that if the administration made a good case for stiffer controls called for in its bill, "I would be delighted to support it " Dirksen joined Senate Demo- lukewarm Back- - indicated new controls on measure Long-Rang- The New il'Pl' that of some the signs legislation's stillest opposition was disso.ung. At issue is the admmistra- tion's new hi'.l uhuh would ban the mai' order sale of handguns,1 rifles and shotguns and limit store sa.es to state residents 21 or older lioth houses already have m a passed, crime J - GKRSTEL WASHINGTON l Darryl Pearce Enters Prep Track Meet crane leader Mike Mansfield in softening opposition to tighter controls on gun sales. Mans-th- e field, who has opposed moves for more rigid legislation, said he was leaning toward stronger contiols. Dirksen's House counterpart, Hep. Gerald R. Ford, also said the administration gun bill has "a good deal of merit." He said if Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark and other administration officials make a good case for it, "and I suspect thev can, the '(House Judiciary i Committee and will take affirmative gress action." The first real test for the bill is expected next Thursday when the Judiciary Committee meets to reconsider its tie vote deferring action on the measure. The same bill is before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees, but they have scheduled no meetings. Several other senators either have dropped their opposition or inited Press international, as firearms, and prohibited' 01 Sen' Rbe" F' The Post Office Department's their beins mailed .to anvone f,ss.as.sinaUon . vCnHPUy npir lahptincr rAfinirpmAni fnr.Kut mm Ja!-the mailing of guns will have ing they intend to become 13 Daily Herald little effect on the mail order dealers, or law enforcement 1968 JUNE 14, FRIDAY, these in traffic weapons, officers, Uth Comity, Uth according to a sampling of It is these shipments that from the nation's have been the target of thieves, opinions leading gun dealers. according to Robert McGee, Fuel or lube said the public relations director for But one firm requirement could aggravate a Hunter's Lodge of Alexandria, pistol manufacturers Ya , a major aims dealer, problem are having "a lot of trouble"! He said his firm thought the with theft of firearms from the labeling of rifle and shotgun mails. jparceLs "a fine idea, but it does Postmaster General W. Mar-- , bring up another problem." issued the newj "Some leading pistol vin Watson s Wednesday, ruling ;facturers have had a bt of that rifles or shotguns will not1 trouble in recent months with What you need, we have. be accepted for parcel post 'theft of handguns while thev Fuel for all your equipment. A lubricant for every part. unless the package is labeled were going through the mails," "firearms". He also ruled that iMcGee said. "1 understand; postal authorities must notify from postal officials there has local the addressee's police been a rash of such thefts in the chief when a firearms parcel is Washington (D.C.) Post Office, CAU YOUR STANDARD Oil to name one." to be delivered. MAN IN PROVO K. V. SHEPHERD Postal regulations already McGee said "the label SInoard Gri Co.ip4ny of l4iorni required handguns sent through 'firearms' seems to single out the mails to be plainly marked the parcel for postal thieves." By ,;f,r needs? I7J-I6- says , ... 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