Miscellany, Apr. 16, 1956

Short Cut. In Hanford, Calif., police hunted Roy Adams for writing a phony $3,000 check as a down payment for a house on Easy Street.

Paper Profits. In Montreal, an irate businessman asked the cops to X-ray the stomach of a colleague who had just torn up their tentative contract and eaten it.

Student Counsel. In Pasadena, City College Freshman Edward Mulrooney was arrested after he tossed a bomb at his psychology teacher's house, damaged the front porch, left a note: "If you don't want your home bombed or your windows shot out, then grade fairly and put your assignments on the board—or...

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