Devil in the Flesh. In London, Harold Allen, 36, explained to police that he was acting solely at the prompting of a "voice" when he angrily threw open the door of a confessional in Westminster Cathedral and punched Father Edward Bushey in the eye.

Point of No Return. In Marshfield, Wis.. Motorist Richard Giles, 21, was fined $50 and lost his driver's license for 90 days after he crashed into a county truck at the Yellow River Bridge, angrily approached the same bridge six hours later, clipped off five guard posts and somersaulted into the river.

Dilettante. In Salzgitter, Germany, after sneaking into an office building and slugging Night Watchman Kurt Dittbombee, 57, a burglar remarked, "I beg your pardon, this is the first time I've done such a thing," bandaged his victim's cuts, departed with $10.

Mission Accomplished. In Seattle, Wash., Earl Frederick Sunde, on parole from a sentence for second-degree burglary, admitted to police that he had stolen a car to make regular visits to his parole officer.

Deductions. In Washington, Pentagon Clerk Ruth C. Mareschall was fined $100 for failure to file income-tax returns despite her explanation that she 1) had not responded to letters because her name was spelled incorrectly, 2) had refused to talk to agents who phoned her home because she thought they were "just trying to get a date or something."

Preventive War. In Los Angeles, Roy Campbell, 28, warily approached Brad's Cafe, which he had been caught looting four times before, noted another burglar at work, called police and pleaded: "Get out here quick and arrest this guy, or I know who you'll pick up tomorrow."

Trial & Error. In Launceston. Australia, sentenced to two years' imprisonment for fabrication of divorce evidence, Maxwell Edward Aylett, 33, bookmaker and sometime law student, announced that he had decided to forsake his legal studies, commented: "I have not any liking for criminal courts."

Progress Report. In Taegu, South Korea, two weeks after he escaped from jail, Murder Suspect Kank Woo Won sent a polite note to the prosecutor: "I wasn't feeling too well because I feared I would be executed, but I am very well now, thank you."

Personal Reply. In Cleveland, Mrs. Loretta Giarizzo, 70, in a $25,000 suit against House Painter Stanley Gonsior, charged that he painted her arms green when she criticized the work he was doing on her garage.

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