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To: Snowshoe who wrote (9716)	11/28/1997 1:51:00 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

Speaking of remembering the past, I had pleasure typing in quotes from The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. Here is the whole set for your reading pleasure while waiting for the market to open on Monday: Regarding Monday panics: techstocks.com Depression could not be foreseen in 1929 when the market crashed: techstocks.com technology failed to keep up with the heavy volume also: techstocks.com Federal Reserve Tries to Support the Market: techstocks.com Companies buy back their own stock: techstocks.com Update: I heard (perhaps incorrectly) that Yamaichi did the same thing for the week before they croaked. Anybody verify? Rising volume was early sign of Bull death, but wasn't until the next year: techstocks.com Options an important part of speculative booms: techstocks.com Margin Requirements in 1929 not 10% as rumoured: techstocks.com In 1929, the Federal Reserve also gave warnings: techstocks.com -- Carl