Palimpsest. In Teheran, after being questioned intensively about dealing in opium, Hadi Hashimi allowed the narcotics squad investigators to kiss his Koran as an apology for bothering him, was hauled off to jail when 375 grams of opium were discovered in a hole in the book's pages.

No Fare. In Santa Monica, Calif., city bus drivers have demanded travel time for their three-minute walk each morning from the relief bus stop to the garage.

Code. In Kaingaroa, New Zealand, the Kaingaroa Forest News concludes each issue: "Opinions expressed in this periodical are not necessarily condoned or even understood by the editorial staff."

O Little Town ... In Newark, police and firemen set up ladders and nets in front of a department store when Leo Kotomski crawled out on its third-story ledge, disbanded when they learned that Kotomski was only looking over Christmas decorations.

Amplification. In Milwaukee, Llewellyn M. Culbert stole a record player from a department store, was arrested after he went back to have the machine repaired.

Negative Report. In St. Louis, a burglar broke into Mahon Motors Inc. for the sixth time, carted off the automatic camera police had installed to trap him.

Travel Allowance. In Uxbridge, England, Michael Heath was fined $14 for parking his car at London Airport by a sign reading "Parking limited to 30 minutes," then flying to Canada for a three-week vacation.

Limbering Up. In Aosta, Italy, Salvatore Bracciorosso was arrested after using his wooden leg to fell several opponents in a barroom brawl.

Out of Muscle. In Louisville, Robeit Snawder filed suit for $45,248 damages, claimed that a back injury from an auto accident kept him from competing in the "Mr. America" contest and winning the crown.

Silver Lining. In Stockholm, after removing 39 teaspoons and two lead pencils from a patient's stomach, Dr. Arne Bergkvist learned that the patient planned to set a record of 50 stomach operations, had already undergone 32.

Clean Sweep. In Milwaukee, when the Milwaukee county board discovered that 15 volumes of its records were missing, Courthouse Janitor Harry Stys sheepishly returned them, explained that he had borrowed them to check the voting record of his opponent in the election race for, county board supervisor.

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