Installment Plan. In San Juan, P.R., after living together for 56 years and having five children, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Secundino Cosme Hernandez, 78, and Alejandrina Arroyo Lopez, 86, got married.

One-Way Traffic. In London, Jack Sorokin, 34, and Leon Komowski, 29, were arrested for stealing an automobile, drove to court in another car, also stolen.

Short Cut. In Jefferson City, Mo., Governor Forrest Smith, looking for ways to economize on the state's budget, ruled that women employees may no longer trim or set their hair on state time in the state's restrooms.

Determination. In Wolfshagen, Germany, the Waldeckische Landeszeitung public-spiritedly reported the finding of "one set of false teeth with a lighted cigar still clenched in them."

Duty-Bound. In Youngstown, Ohio, Traffic Policeman Thomas Grady gave a ticket for jaywalking to Police Chief Edward J. Allen, who promoted him to traffic investigator and tersely commented: "Patrolman Grady is to be commended."

News. In San Francisco, Mrs. Alvin Crum told hospital attendants that she had not known she was pregnant until she gave birth to a seven-pound boy, added reflectively: "Al's going to be awfully surprised."

Full Wardrobe. In Mobile, Ralph J. Largey's house was robbed a second time by a burglar who came back to get the extra pair of pants for the two-pants suit he stole the first time.

Hammer & Symbol. In Cincinnati, Mrs. Milton Hedding won a divorce after she testified that during an argument her husband used a hammer to pound her wedding ring flat.

Routine. In Amiens, France, after Circus Lion Tamer Fredo Manzano was slightly chewed up by his lioness, Rachel, he said resignedly: "She also bit me in Cannes, Marseille, Lyon, Paris and Nancy, but I don't blame her--she's only an animal."

Professional. In Buffalo, when .he was haled into traffic court on a speeding charge, Ronald MacLeod, 21, begged to be allowed to keep his driver's license so that he could earn his living, then proudly explained to the inquiring judge: "I'm a racing driver."

The Question. In St. Joseph, Mo., the Rev. Adiel J. Moncrief, pastor of the First Baptist Church, lost his gold pocket watch while visiting with the congregation after preaching a sermon entitled: "What Time Is It?"

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