Inside Man. On the central front, Korea, a captured Chinese soldier who wore several layers of underwear, two quilted uniforms, a double-breasted overcoat, new boots and winter cap, explained: "I'm a supply sergeant."

Conscientious Objector. In Columbus, Ohio, Ted Alexander, publicity director of the Democratic state headquarters, quietly moved to Roosevelt Avenue from Minck Drive.

Malice Aforethought. In Tulsa, after burglars cracked his safe, took $600 and left their tools at the scene of the crime, Bowling Alley Owner Ted Sieler got a $16 due bill for the hardware, which the crooks had charged in his name at Sears, Roebuck.

Specialists. In Swanwick, England, nine bell ringers of St. Andrew's Church went on strike when the Rev. L. H. Roper told them they would have to attend services, too.

Excess Profits. In El Paso, Bartender Rafael Ruiz asked cops to look for a man who came into the tavern, asked for a $10 bill in exchange for ten $1 bills, then gave Ruiz back the $10 bill and the ten $1 bills in exchange for a $20 bill.

International Touch. In San Francisco, Chinese Restaurateur Frank Chong advertised "KOSHER LUNCHEONS."

The Informer. In Tulsa, Bootlegger Eugene Mace fell afoul of the law when cops, investigating his stuck car horn, looked under the hood, found 1) a large bug causing a short circuit in the horn wires, 2) 16 bottles of whisky.

Name & Condition. In London, the British Home Office reported that the rural county in England and Wales with the worst record for drunkenness in 1950 was the Soke* of Peterborough.

Stoppered. In Chicago, Mrs. Rum charged her husband George with habitual drunkenness, won her divorce, retook her maiden name: Miss Cork.

Evidence. In Elk City, Okla., Clyde Brewer, on trial for possessing liquor in a dry state, was held in contempt of court when he admitted that during a recess he had swigged half a pint of Exhibit A.

About Face. In Denver, Rocky Mountain News Sob Sister Molly Mayfield got an unanswerable letter from a correspondent named Eve: "After 34 years together, I'm beginning to dislike my husband . . . He has developed a marked resemblance to President Truman."

*In early English law: a district with the right to hold court and do justice.

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