Miscellany: Oddest

In Chicago, the National Safety Council-published its annual collection of Odd Accidents of the Year. Oddest:

In Salt Lake City, Joseph Schoelling, riding on his bicycle, crashed into the rear of a parked car, looped up and over, landed right side up, astride his bicycle on the car roof.

In Saginaw, Mich., Marcelino Mareno, explaining how he had shot off the tip of a finger 26 years before, aimed an "unloaded" gun at it, shot off what was left.

In West Frankfort, Ill., William Darnell, shot in the head 19 years before, sneezed and wheezed the bullet out.

In Kingstree, S. C., Farmer H....

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