Death Leap - Merle Bibbs, 38, Negro, father of four children, dramatically leaps to his death from atop a 110-foot grain elevator at the National Starch products plant where he worked. Thirty horrified spectators watched. Police and firemen spread nets and tried in vain for two hours to rescue him. Bibbs refused to cone down and dumped so nets could not catch him. He gave no explanation for the jump. April 29, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).