Dog's Days. In Los Angeles, Myron C. Pagan and his son Bruce brought a $2,995 damage suit against Clifford Lee Smith after their 60-pound Airedale dropped dead of a heart attack when Smith's two smaller dogs barked at him.

Recipe. In West Harrison, Ind., police searched for the vandals who broke into a store, smashed 48 dozen eggs, added several sacks of flour, salt and sugar to the batter, sprinkled liberally with pork loins, hams, bacon slabs, 48 roasting chickens.

Combined Operations. In Bangkok, after diligent research, police finished compiling a definitive list of all bordellos in the city, announced that interested persons could obtain relevant information from any of the force's 55 open-all-the-time roadside police booths.

Special Detail. In Chicago, Patrolman Walter Binder, in a stake-out at a service station, was stuck up by two gunmen who lifted $225 from the till, trussed up the cop, stole his pistol and wristwatch.

The Lean Years. In Pittsburgh, W. Z. Sulenski finally paid a $6.01 Equitable Gas Co. bill dated Dec. 8, 1926, explained that the delay was caused by "pressing financial problems."

Savant. In Birmingham, Jessie Lowery was held for a grand jury on an illegal distilling charge despite his lawyer's plea: "Your Honor, he just has the inquiring spirit of a chemist, and he likes to put these ingredients together to see if whisky will come out."

Modern Times. In Launceston, Australia, conforming to the civic motto, "Progress with Prudence," city fathers amended an old bylaw requiring swimmers to wear neck-to-knee bathing suits, decided to allow more modern apparel on the beaches, provided the suits cover at least three inches of leg.

Not as a Stranger. In Asheville, N.C., asked by police who picked him up on a disorderly conduct charge how many times he had been arrested, Herman Banks said that he didn't know: "My wife has had me up here so often my dog follows the police cruisers."

Swing Low. In Havant, England, after vigorous debate, the Tavern Licensing Board ruled that taverns may play radios on Sundays, but only if tuned to British broadcasts, complained that foreign stations might play records that are "too high-spirited and jazzy."

Chain Reaction. In Toronto, Ont., Antonia Murphy, 34, was sentenced to a year in a reformatory for stealing $908 to pay the lawyer who defended her against a charge of stealing $1,300 from her employer.

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