MISCELLANY

Stranger in Paradise. Near Springfield, Ore., after the main building of the Willamettans nudist colony burned to the ground, its only winter resident, Caretaker A. B. Stevens, breathlessly reported that he had fled the flames with only a few personal belongings and "the clothes on my back."

Devil's Disciple. In Fresno, Calif., the Fresno Bee, intending to tell of "correction," reported that Fred Engle had been named the state's "deputy staff director of corruption," finished off with: "Like his brother, he is a Democrat."

Allegretto. In West Hartlepool, England, Bandmaster Robert Davies paid his fine for speeding, explained: "I was humming one of Liszt's rhapsodies. During one of the quickening passages, I must have unconsciously pressed the accelerator, thereby increasing the tempo of the engine to the tempo of the music."

Honest Abe. In Klamath Falls, Ore., a bidder picked up a bust of Abraham Lincoln for $1.75 at an auction of unclaimed stolen goods, discovered that it was also a savings bank containing $4.50 in coins.

Out of Bounds. In Newark, Anne Olivia Di Brizzi, 60, and her son Alexander, 32, were arrested for possession of 144,000 stolen golf balls.

Overscheduled. In London, John W. Glenister, 45, was arrested for being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle, but only after going to his father's funeral, visiting his wife in a hospital, and attending his son's wedding reception.

Own Petard. In Lockport, N.Y., police got a complaint that Walnut Street was a haven for speeders, set up a radar check point, nabbed speeding Mrs. Jeanne E. Spaulding, the complainant.

Fresh Start. In Charlotte, N.C., Herbert H. Baxter, a city councilman for 14 years and mayor for six, mulled over his defeat in a municipal election for six months, finally enrolled in a Chamber of Commerce course called "Practical Politics."

Resemblance of Things Past. In Tokyo, after beating four women with a cudgel, Plasterer Shigeo Yokoyama, 30, explained that all of them resembled his wife, with whom he had feuded earlier.

Tanksgiving Day. Near Pryor, Okla., after discovering that somebody was stealing gasoline from drums on his farm, crafty Elmer Southern filled them with water, was rewarded a few days later by seeing three boys pushing their car on a nearby road, called the sheriff to come and nab the crooks.

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