Radioactive. In Evanston, Ill., arrested the third time for stealing the same portable radio, Norwood Hadley explained: "I just love that radio."

The Sheltered Life. In Saint Joseph, Mich., Robert Smith, suing for divorce, charged that, when at the movies, his wife made him go outside and stand in the lobby of the theater during scenes which showed "bathing suits or abbreviated costumes."

Return In Loaves. In Menasha, Wis., a few days after Mrs. John Gillingham lost her pocketbook containing $500, it was returned to her in the mail, containing $1,810.

Quick Diagnosis. In Manhattan, wounded by a holdup man, hospitalized Sam Klein took one shocked look at the new patient getting into the next bed, frantically cried: "That's the guy who shot me."

Duck Call. In Cleveland, Edward Annen, manager of a linen rental supply firm, glanced at the name and serial number inside a pair of white duck pants a customer had returned by mistake, excitedly telephoned his ex-Seabee son that the pants he lost on Okinawa during the 1945 typhoon had turned up.

Still, Small Voice. In Los Angeles, the office of the city treasury received $50 and an unsigned note from a civil servant : "This is the money that I feel I have stolen by loafing."

Homework. In Los Angeles, Boxer Alfonso ("Apples") Arenas' bride of five months sued him for divorce, tearfully explained to the court that she could no longer take being used as his sparring partner.

To Conclude ... In Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Emma Conway complained to police that her husband, after a spat, had: 1) mixed alcohol with her cosmetics, 2) smeared sulfa cream on her clothing, 3) cut the straps off her shoes, 4) dumped a hot roast with gravy all over the kitchen, 5) broken the bedroom mirror and two flower vases, 6) slashed her brassieres to shreds.

Old-Fashioned Way. In Corpus Christi, Texas, Policeman Tom Goates emptied his pistol at a fugitive, missed, irritably threw the weapon and felled his man with a direct hit.

Researchers. In Asheville, N.C., receiving a report of a dangerous hole in the street, a police squad car hurried to investigate, telephoned headquarters that their car had fallen in.

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