Miscellany, Oct. 20, 1947

Gay Deceiver. In Kansas City, 18-year-old Lillian Arlene Bucher went to court for a divorce, complained that "he told me he was 78—actually he was five years older."

That Goes Double. In Seattle, the Yocum twins got pains, had their appendixes removed. In Tulsa, the former Jordan girls, twins, went to the hospital, bore twins. In Weymouth, Mass., Mrs. John J. Walsh did it again: gave birth to twins—her third set in less than two years.

The High Cost. In Milan, Italy, Massimo D'Amico took one look at the check for his dinner, drew his revolver, demanded a reduction, got none, shot himself...

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