Monday, Jan. 25, 1960
Complete Coverage. In Everett, Wash., Robert Follis sued his insurance company for the loss in value of his car after someone put an indignant skunk in the back seat and rolled up the windows.
Fed Up. In Manyara, Tanganyika, enraged over a fight with her husband, a woman tried to commit suicide by offering herself to a lion, was airily dismissed by the lion with a wave of his paw as he continued to munch on a freshly slain zebra.
Hard to Face. In Boston, the city planning board threatened to fire David M. Ross because of his beard, explained: "A beard is associated with beatniks."
34 to 1. In Sydney, Australia, Arthur Sale was arrested after he lost $36 betting at Randwick race track, grabbed $1,226 from a bookmaker's bag at the track "on the spur of the moment."
Hounded. In Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Nellie Smith, suing for divorce, charged that her husband took his dog to bed with him, ordered her to sleep in another room because she was bothering the dog.
The Naked Truth. In Kampala, Uganda, John Musoke lay down in the street for a nap after too much celebrating one night, awoke next morning to find that someone had stolen every stitch of his clothing.
Weight of Evidence. In Bowling Green, Ky., James England was arrested for burglary after he hired a taxi to haul off the goods he stole from a country club.
The Ticking Clock. In Columbus, women's self-government at Ohio State University netted $307.14 one night after permitting coeds to stay out beyond curfew at the rate of 1-c- per minute.
Her Beef. In Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. Viola Hayes told police that she shot her husband because he preferred his girl friend's steak to her ham.
Vacant. In Fall River, Mass., Frank Medeiros was fined $175 after he carefully got into a taxicab at the end of an all-night fling, drove it home himself when he discovered the driver was missing.
Once Upon a Mattress. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Monika Korngold won a divorce after complaining that whenever friends dropped by, her husband put on his pajamas, insisted that she go to bed too.
Plunging In. In Hartford, Conn., notified that convicts were escaping from the county jail, police discovered that Plumbers Thomas Curtin and Anthony Tomkiel, no prisoners, took a short cut over the wall instead of using the gate after finishing a job inside.
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