Belt Bolt. In San Francisco, cops sought the motive behind the theft, from the Rathskeller Restaurant's historical display, of a seven-lb., forged-iron, 15th century chastity belt.

Heirline. In London, the College of Arms, ancient and august authority on the pedigree of titled British families, officially requested that test-tube babies be barred by the government from inheriting titles of nobility.

Vested Interest. In Draper, Utah, facing a firing squad, condemned Murderer James W. Rodgers was asked if he had a last request, replied: "Yes, I'd like a bulletproof vest."

Sound Effect. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Rev. Jackson Burns of St. Paul's Methodist Church, having tape-recorded one of his Sunday sermons, listened to the playback, fell asleep.

Fringe Benefits. In Rome, Salvatore Bruzzese, 30, denied he was harming his four children by making them beg in the streets, pointed out that he picked them up in his car every evening and often treated them to ice cream,

Spokesmen. In Hartford, Conn.., when two of the wheels fell off a prisoner-filled paddy wagon, cops chased one wheel as it rolled down a hill, then, looked helplessly back uphill while two men picked up the other wheel, put it into their car and drove off.

High Living. In Kalamazoo, Mich., when Richard M. Horn was fined $10 plus $4.30 in court costs for filching a 75-c- item from a grocery, he pulled out four $100 bills, demanded that one of them be changed, explained that he never carried small stuff around with him.

Eyes Write. In Marin County, Calif., a Fort Baker Army Post personnel clerk received a document, initialed it, passed it on to his supervisor, promptly got it back with a note reading: "This document did not concern you. Please erase your initials and initial the erasure."

Omnibust. In Tokyo, when a bus brushed against his motor scooter and the bus driver failed to apologize, Electrician Hirona Fukui, 25, halted the bus by stopping the scooter in front of it, climbed onto the bus hood, walked up to the windshield, kicked it in.

Charge Account. In Minneapolis, Detective Wayne Leonard waited four hours on stake-out for a female burglary suspect to return to her apartment, finally gave up, hurried to a downtown restaurant for a dinner date with his wife, recognized the waitress as the suspect, ate his meal, paid the check and arrested the waitress before leaving a tip.

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