Pre-Christmas Rush. In Sunset Beach, Calif., Clothing Manufacturer Fred Gerletti told police that thieves had broken into his factory, stolen 60 new Santa Claus suits worth $1,200.

Fore! In Milwaukee, after losing two teeth to a golf ball hit by C. A. Rowland, Golfer Joseph M. Bertschinger sued for $5,000 damages, lost the case when the judge, an old golfer himself, decided that Bertschinger should have kept out of harm's way.

Drive-ln. In Long Beach, Calif., after steering his car across the beach and into the ocean, Walter Bryant, 27, was booked for drunken "driving, told police: "Just thought I'd catch a few crabs."

Specialist. In Springfield. Ohio, Victor

Wagle, 31, was swamped with calls after he put ads in the Sun and the News: UNDEPENDABLE, SLOPPY, LIAR, CHEAT, DRUNKARD, ALLERGIC TO WORK; NEED JOB, $75

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Sneak Preview. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the new Quiroz Joias jewelry store called off its grand opening after thieves broke through a wall, made off with $137,500 worth of stock.

Vocational Guidance. In Akron, when the judge asked her why she had stolen a $39 coat from a department store, Eula Cody, 18, replied: "Someone told me it was easy to steal."

Fluid Drive. In Detroit, fined $150 for reckless driving, Lauri E. Niemi pleaded guilty, confided that he had been traveling by car because "I was too drunk to walk."

Solid Evidence. In Helsinki, Finland, after Burglar Olavi Veikko Horppu complained that his stomach hurt, police doctors operated, found: broken bits of a dinner plate, two salad forks, a table knife, several razor blades and a handful of nails.

Color Question. In Los Angeles, suing for divorce, blue-eyed Mrs. Ruth Haughey complained that her husband Dell told her he should have married his brown-eyed childhood sweetheart, often played a recording of Beautiful Brown Eyes.

Family: Business. In Nashville, arrested for drunkenness, George W. Hughes startled police by giving his occupation as "bum," explained: "Well, my dad is a bum, and I just work with him."

Dangerous When Wet. In Inglewood, Calif., suing Hartfield's department store, Patricia Muncy, 29, charged that her bathing suit had turned transparent when wet, leaving her "exposed to public gaze and ridicule," asked $10,000 to compensate for "shock" and a $10.53 refund for the bathing suit.

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