Night Flight. In Walkerton, Ont., fined $40 and costs for careless driving, Andrew Frieburger, 72, told the magistrate that he ordinarily drove his car by celestial navigation, but lost his bearings and wound up in a ditch when he mistook a TV tower light for the evening star.
Point of Honor. In Great Falls, Mont., picked up on a drunk charge, Louis Cadoret was fined twice the usual amount after he insisted to police that his occupation be listed as "professional shoplifter."
The Honeymoon. In Christchurch, N.Z., Landlord J. Robinson loudly complained to the local Land Valuation Court that the young couple...
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