Defense Exhibit. In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on trial for forging a check for 10,500 pesos, Prisoner Dario Ramos listened to the prosecutor's charges, then grabbed and swallowed the check, ending the trial.

Fact-Finding Body. In Seattle, Victor A. D'Acquisito got a six-month suspended sentence when he admitted that he had telephoned Housewife Norma Rodgers, asked her a set of personal questions after informing her that he was "with the Kinsey survey."

Next to Godliness. In Tangier, after a two-month vacation, Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Gomez Pascual returned to their modern apartment, were astounded by a $9.27 water bill until they learned that about 25 construction workers in an adjacent building had been entering the apartment through an open window, taking daily showers after work.

The Quest. In Goeteborg, Sweden, when police finally caught up with him, a 19-year-old baker's apprentice explained why he had stolen and abandoned 23 Citroen cars in five weeks: "I was looking for perfection."

Inside Story. In Opelika, Ala., Robert E. Reed, billed as "The Man with a Cast-Iron Stomach" in a traveling freak show, turned up at Lee County Hospital complaining of internal pains, decided to change his profession after doctors removed several hundred carpet tacks, bits of broken glass and razor blades and two bent pins--all weighing a total of two pounds.

Anchor to Leeward. In Melbourne, Australia, asked to explain why she had bigamously married two men within 13 months, Dorothy West, 19, answered: "I wanted security."

Old Army Game. At Fort Lee, Va., Army Civilian Employee Lillian Beloin opened her morning mail, learned that she had been awarded a pay raise, that afternoon got a letter saying she would be fired for reasons of economy, next morning received word that she had been named the camp's outstanding civilian employee, five days later was told she could remain on the job because the economy layoffs would not be so heavy as first indicated.

The Search. In Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Edna Josephine Hunt Tankersley, 33, was granted her eleventh divorce, promptly announced that she was "ready" for her twelfth marriage.

Bread & Butter Note. In Sydney, Australia, George Picton, 83, got a package in the mail, found it contained a medal and a letter of thanks from the "people of Cuba" for having fought with U.S. forces in the Spanish-American War.

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