Ricochet. In Fort Worth, Shorty's Cafe resounded with gunfire because its owner hid his revolver in the stove and forgot to tell the cook.

Tarnished Copper. In Copenhagen, Inspector Povl Brondt, 51, Denmark's traffic-police chief, lost his right to drive for one year and got a 14-day jail sentence for drunken driving.

Game Bird. In Laurens, Iowa, one hour after the pheasant season opened, Mrs. R. W. Lind bagged a pheasant under her daughter's bed.

Broke: the Law. In Baton Rouge, La., acting on a request from New Orleans authorities, police arrested William Brady, but let him go when New Orleans probation officials said they had no funds to use to come after him.

Bombs Away. In Lewellen, Neb., Prisoner Robert E. Gulp escaped from jail after squirting pressurized shaving cream into the sheriff's eyes.

Block Itch. In Hamilton, Ohio, police arrested John Flyman for going from door to door asking people to scratch his back.

Arson on the Rocks. In Apleton, Austria, Volunteer Fireman Friedrich Preiner admitted setting fire to 26 houses because alcoholic drinks are "always distributed free to the fire brigade at the scene."

The Tithe That Binds. In Kennett Square, Pa., the Kennett News and Advertiser reported the monthly song feast at a local church, noted that "a liberal offering was lifted by Mrs. Clifford Lee and Rev. R. B. Hardin."

Shear Conservation. In Norfolk, a skindiver was fined $10 for snipping off fishermen's hooks with a pair of scissors.

Neighbor. In Seattle, as Australian Ambassador Howard Beale entered the city in a police-escorted limousine, a man in another car drew alongside, gestured for Beale to open a window, shouted: "I thought you'd like to know there's a state cop following you."

Cynic Cure. In Lincoln, Neb., one of 85 people who had their driver's licenses suspended for repeated traffic violations was Woodrow G. Respects Nothing.

Slug? In Louisville, Ohio, a man walked into the Beacon Finance Co., told a clerk he had business there but first wanted to borrow a nickel for a parking meter, went out with the nickel, soon returned and pulled a $900 stickup.

Candid. In Neosho, Mo., an ad in the News boasted of "EXPANSION WATCH BANDS, Men's and Ladies', gold filled $2.95, stainless $1.50, values up to $1.95."

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