M I S C E L L A N Y

Blue Genius. In Ardmore, Okla., three teen-age boys, calling a girl in New York, were arrested for trying to deceive a long-distance telephone operator by using tape-recorded sounds of coins being deposited into a pay phone.

Last Angry Man. In Hong Kong, Yu Shui-ming, alias Pee Hai Por ("Leather Shoe Shop"), was asked by a judge to demonstrate how he earned his nickname, pulled off one of his shoes, flung it at the police officer who had arrested him for loitering.

E.G.-Men. In Chesterfield, England, two police cars, demonstrating safe-driving techniques to an audience of 8,000, crashed head on.

Hit the Silk. In Sydney, Australia, when Robert Owen leaned over a balcony to help movers hoist furniture to his new apartment, the railing snapped and he fell 15 feet into his own bed.

The Crucible. In Omaha, Obedience Perfect paid a $15 traffic fine for failure to yield the right of way.

How It Began. In San Jose, Calif., after International Business Machines Corp. installed a large electronic computer in a new plant, Mathematician William Mitchell equipped it with a glass-enclosed Chinese abacus and a sign reading: "In case of emergency, break glass."

Junior Senator. In Washington, Capitol police said that they would prosecute any person caught operating a tricycle, sled, kiddie car or scooter on the Capitol grounds.

Cricket. In Brisbane, Australia, Jewelry Dealer S. Lewis ran an ad offering to take sporting goods in partial payment for engagement rings.

Fine Thing. In Venice, Calif. Frank H. Peyton who quit driving 15 years ago because he had never got a ticket and did not want to spoil his record drew a suspended $5 jaywalking fine on his 97th birthday.

Friend in Speed. In Miami, Frank Hull and Murray Singer put up $2,500 bond for Charlie Roberts on his promise that he had "the money at home in a hole in the floor," accompanied Charlie home and stood by while he pried up several floor boards, disappeared through the hole and ran away.

He Went Hathaway. In San Pedro, Calif., two days after her house was looted, Mrs. Henrietta Cheatham pulled up at a stop sign, recognized her husband's shirt on the driver of the car beside her, noted the license number, later told police how to locate long-sought Burglar George Brotsis.

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