Easy Stages. In Marquette, Mich., four inmates broke out of the county jail, sneaked back with stolen clothes, candy and cigarets, were found discussing plans to get an automobile the next night and leave for good.

Wee Nippers. In Harlem, William Sheppard Jr., 7, and his brother Ronald, 3, killed a half-pint of sherry which they found behind the stove, were discovered unconscious in their beds.

Political Swings. In Chicago, dancing teachers introduced the Dewey Dip, "a sedate jive with three samba steps dropping into a dip," and the Roosevelt Roger, a step with "lots of action, whirlabouts, and plenty of travel." Pitch Battle. In Philadelphia, the police broke up a fight between a man with a knife and a man swinging a guitar in his left hand, a mandolin in his right.

Clerical Oversight. In Brooklyn, N.Y.

Angelina Bruno's marriage was delayed because her birth certificate listed her as a male.

Grand Finale. In Omaha, Connie Frederickson, 8, posted her last letter from camp to her parents, pasted on it her 21-c- surplus of stamps.

Terse. In Kansas, a circular letter advertising flour observed that the Lord's Prayer was written in 71 words, the first chapter of Genesis in 800, the Gettysburg Address in 267, but "the OPA uses 2,500 words to announce a reduction in the price of cabbage seed." Vocational Guidance. In Manhattan, Selective Service Director McDermott insisted the psychoneurotic discharge from the Army did not necessarily mean mental deficiency, declared: "I know of scores of cases of men earning $5,000 to $40,000 a year who were rejected ... on a diagnosis of psychoneurosis."

No Cigar. In France, an R.C.A.F. batman examined a shell fragment that landed in the dugout beside him, found that the serial number on it was exactly the same as the number on his own identification tag.

Signals Off. In Nanaimo, British Columbia, Pon Loy, 80, quivered slightly as the undertaker lifted his body into the casket, was rushed to a hospital.

Soldier's Return. In Rhinelander, Wis., Lieut. Donald Karr got home from the European Theater early in the morning, slipped quietly into his parents' bedroom, shouted "Surprise!", woke up the new tenants.

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