 Saturday, the president had halted his campaign activities. He says he is worried about the tone of politics in this country. On the eastern shore, the pilot of a research plane died today after crashing into the Tread Avon River in Easton. A pilot flying for a private research foundation that does environmental research both for the state and the University of Maryland. Stocks rose to records after several big companies delivered better than expected profits for the spring. New record high for the Dow, which gained nearly 743 points.