Straw in the Wind. In Truman, Texas, after a citizens' group unsuccessfully tried to change the town's name to MacArthur, 80% of the residents petitioned the adjacent town of Mesquite to annex them.

Line of Duty. In Hartford, Conn., Patrolman Arthur Barnard found a store door unlocked, investigated, got out an hour later when the owner arrived with the key.

Truth & Consequences. In Emporia, Kans., Carl Tate Williams drew 90 days after he denied that he was a Peeping Tom, told the judge that he was merely looking for something to steal.

Postage Due. In Cottage Hills, Ill., Mrs. Floyd Lewis received from Korea an electric mixer, mail-ordered for her months ago by her Army lieutenant husband, who found it of no use at the battlefront.

Applied Science. In Mexico City, when Forger Roberto Hernandez did not appear in court, it was explained that he had already forged his release from the federal pen and escaped.

Full Quota. At Camp Strong, Japan, after he received a recruiting folder informing him that he would win a medal if he could sign up a few men for a state militia unit in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 45th Division Sergeant Gene Evans wrote back that he had signed up his whole company (mostly from Tulsa), was awaiting transfer orders.

Blue Law. In Portland, Tenn., the city council prohibited cops on duty from shooting pool or playing pinball machines.

Liberal Terms. In North Adams, Mass., seeking summer caretakers for their fraternity house, Williams College's Kappa Alphas advertised in the Transcript for a "single or married couple."

Stranger in the House. In Pittsburgh, after police raided her home and found two 10-gallon stills, 40 gallons of mash, 250 pounds of sugar, 2 1/2 gallons of moonshine, Mrs. Letha Jackson explained to the judge: "Somebody must have left all that there."

Double Standard. At Fort Devens, Mass., Donald Potter began Army paratrooper training after the Navy rejected him because he would neither remove his nude tattoo nor drape her.

Professional Gallery. In Tupper Lake, N.Y., 2,000 members of the Northern New York Volunteer Firemen's Association raced from their convention to a blazing house nearby, shouted advice and aided local fire fighters until the structure burned to the ground.

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