Textbook. In Havant, England, the local Road Safety Council announced that it had available a copy of the British Highway Code in Braille.

Rolling Stone. In Pittsburgh, Anna Mae Alwine, 26, was flattered when the customer at the bar admired her $135 diamond engagement ring, passed it over for a better look, gaped when he dropped it, seemed to kick it across the floor, out the door and, she told police, off into the night.

Unchecked Mate. In Detroit, Mrs. Jean Priest applied for divorce, told the judge her husband left the house in 1919, never returned.

Arms & the Woman. In Chicago, Rookie Policeman Gaston M. Cook, 35, was suspended from the force for making advances in a darkened theater to a young woman who proved to be a policewoman on duty.

The Lettered Man. In Toledo, James Donald Foster lifted Annie Barnett's relief check, endorsed it with her name, cashed it, learned from police that Annie signs her checks with an illiterate's "X."

Home Fires. In Nashua, N.H., a woman telephoned Chief Albert L. Tanguay to report a fire, was told he was out but that it was not necessary to give him the alarm in person, replied, "Yes, I know. I'm his wife. I just wanted him to know it was his house."

Top-Grade Lead. In Oklahoma City, Elmer Anderson of the Water Department answered a call for assistance, unlocked a water meter cover, retrieved a stubby, well-chewed pencil for a worried eight-year-old, gently asked if his mother didn't have a better pencil, was told, "That's the pencil I make the best grades with."

Persuader. In Denver, Alfonso Vigil, 27, telephoned police to report that he had just broken into a grocery, explained that Store Owner Raquel Cordova, 62, had dropped in, happened to have a gun, suggested he make the call.

The Egg & G.I. In Angeles, Philippines, U.S. Airman Joseph McAndries squatted heavily on a basketful of eggs, had to pay $4.29 damages to Vigilio Dizon, who asked McAndries to get up, got back only an Air Force cackle.

Nevertheless, It Moves ... In Hurst Green, Sussex, England, Policeman Ronald Marshall halted a prewar pickup truck, noted grass growing on one running board, an inch-long piece of metal in one tire, a triple-layer canvas patch on another, was assured by the driver, "I think the guv'nor is going to take it off the road soon."

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