Pledge. In Madison, S. Dak., after being arrested on drunken driving charges, Floyd Olson asked the editor of the local newspaper to print a statement: "I personally blackball myself for all future sales of liquor . . . I personally want all saloonkeepers . . . to make note . . . NO MORE DRINKS FOR OLSON."

Exception. In Little Rock, Ark., a probationer wrote the federal parole board a glowing letter to prove that he is now reformed and a law-abiding citizen, noted that "I haven't been in any trouble except now I am married."

En Route. In Phoenix, Ariz., Howard Lampton advertised in the Phoenix Republic's "Lost" column: "Teeth, uppers near Avalon on South Central; lowers near Riverside ballroom . . ."

Impatience. In Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Ed Silas admitted stealing a car from a public garage, explained that he had just got "tired waiting for a bus."

Reform Ticket. In Williba, Ky., Democratic Candidate Clennie Hollon, campaigning for State Representative, promised voters he would 1) make it illegal for a cattle dealer to misrepresent the age of a cow by more than three years; 2) put a dollar limit on all poker bets; 3) give children the authority to send their parents to school.

Convert. In Huntingdon, Pa., Theological Student Joseph H. Brady Jr. of Juniata College reported the theft of 120 sermons he had written.

Precept & Example. In Memphis, Traffic-Safety Expert Forrest Mottweiler explained to the ambulance driver why he had crashed into a concrete post: he had fallen asleep at the wheel. In Los Angeles, William V. Mendenhall of Angeles National Forest Service was checking plans for the annual fire-prevention campaign when the pack of matches he was carrying in his hip pocket set his trousers afire. In Baltimore, Kinsey H. Dillon was indicted for evading payment of $4,819 in income taxes for 1945-46, the same years he was employed as a government auditor to check reports of income-tax evasion.

Litterateur. In Kristiansand, Norway, Carstein Brekke insisted on personally writing his own confession to a murder charge, on the grounds that police versions were much too commonplace and lacked "an intellectual form."

Primer. In Lille, France, Roger Debra-bandere, charged with stealing his 29th automobile since November, explained to police that he "just wanted to learn how to drive."

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