GAS PRICE COULD FALL 60 CENTS

    The pain at the pump is easing.

    Analysts expect gas prices to plummet as much as 60 cents a gallon this week, as the summer driving seasons closes following Labor Day.

    "Gas rises quickly on the way up, but it goes down a lot slower," said Peter Beutel, an energy analyst at Cameron Hanover. "Motorists can expect a knockoff to happen this week."

    And analysts predict that pump prices may plunge toward the $2.40-a-gallon mark by early November