Miscellany, Mar. 18, 1957

Preliminary Report. In Great Falls, Mont., Maurice Lemieux raced off to telephone police that a wheel and tire had been stolen from his parked car, returned to find all four gone.

Field Trial. In Marion, Ill., summoned by Mrs. Paul Smith, police arrested Paul Smith on a charge of disorderly conduct after finding him trying to teach their Chihuahua dog to point their parakeet.

Chew-Chew. In Fresno, Calif., when the San Joaquin Daylight train arrived 18 minutes late, Southern Pacific officials blamed "unforeseen operating difficulties" for the delay—Engineer William J. Franey had sneezed, blown...

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