Souvenir. In Chicago, burglars who broke into an office building took $1,800 in cash and a dozen red roses.

Outsider. In Phoenix, Ariz., Harold Sloper told the court that ever since his wife persuaded him four years ago that they should move in with her former husband, everybody in the house had been treating him like a boarder.

The Young in Heart. In Meridian, Miss., citizens turned out to welcome George L. Howe, 94, as he passed through town on a cross-country bicycle tour. In Germiston, South Africa, Peter Pringle, 118, explained why he had shaved off his beard: it made him "feel too old." In Bristol, England, Ada Ramsbotham took the occasion of her 104th birthday to reveal the secret of her longevity: "I never had a husband."

See? In Oklahoma City, when Marvin Payne tried to kiss his wife to prove to police that they had not been quarreling, she bit his ear.

Local Girl. In Woolston, England, Mrs. Hannah Lane, accused by police of setting fire to her house, tried to clarify her motive: "I don't like Woolston."

Out of Harm's Way. In Fayetteville, N.C., Elmer Haywood rushed into the city jail, locked himself in a cell, explained that he wanted to avoid being arrested for drunkenness.

Sensitive Plant. In Kalispell, Mont., Mrs. Delia M. McKinley, suing for divorce, complained that Mr. McKinley had 1) pulled up all her lilac bushes, 2) torn up her pansy bed, 3) staked a calf in her strawberry patch, 4) mowed the lawn "just to annoy her."

Philanthrope. In Crookston, Minn., Harvey Jensrud bought space in the Times to voice his appreciation: "Gee, thanks to the honest person or persons who returned my billfold with everything in it but the money."

Due Process. In San Jose, Calif., Ernest J. Gee explained to a superior court judge why he couldn't serve on the jury: he was the defendant.

Grab Bag. In Paris, police were alerted to watch out for the thief who stole a leather case containing a live, nine-foot python.

Record. In Little Rock, Ark., Acting Governor Nathan Gordon justified his reduction of Amos Wilson's sentence for second-degree murder from nine to two years: "During the time he has been in the penitentiary he has been a law-abiding citizen."

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