Repriever. In Newport. Ark., a bulldog just freed from the city pound tunneled his way back into the enclosure, helped open the way to escape for seven other dogs who were digging from the inside.

Sweetness & Lightning. In Pensacola, Fla., when a teen-age boy grabbed the purse of Equillar Adams, 65, she lit out after him, was so close on his heels after three blocks that he threw down the purse to avoid capture.

Lawbones. In Brawley, Calif., after helping Mexican field hands prepare legal action against a farm labor camp for practice of medicine without a license, Benjamin Yellen, M.D., was served with a warrant for practicing law without a license.

No Fare. In Melbourne, Australia, completely unaware that he had been followed onto a jammed streetcar, a suspected pickpocket gave himself away by slipping his hand into the pocket of Detective Reg Henderson.

Phial By Jury. In Pittsburgh, Criminal Court Tipstaff Oresto Parco tongue-lashed a jury, which had been locked up for two days pondering a murder case, for throwing water out the window onto a pedestrian.

Pedal Pusher. In Florissant, Mo., stopped by police in a 30-mile zone, George E. Van Meter got a summons for doing 42 m.p.h. on his bicycle.

Deductible. In Varese, Italy, thieves cracked the courthouse safe, made off with 10 million lire ($16,000) in lOUs.

Balletomanes. In Brunswick, N.C., all 42 registered male voters in the town stood for election to the five-man town council.

Altar Egos. In Los Angeles, Western Air Lines reported that while a 108-day pilots' union strike grounded the line, 40 idle stewardesses got married, had to give up their jobs because of a company rule against married stewardesses.

Quick Change. In Denver, Andrew Chavez Jr. forgot his change in a bar, went back for it, said, "Give me my money," was acquitted of robbery after the bartender cleaned out the cash register, handed him $289.

Homecide. In Columbus, Clarence McLoughlin decided to kill himself, disconnected a gas pipe in his one-story clapboard home, dozed off, later reached for a cigarette, struck a light that demolished the house, suffered only minor injuries, was found still lying on his couch in the wreckage, told firemen: "I forgot about the gas."

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