Miscellany, Mar. 25, 1957

Textbook. In Havant, England, the local Road Safety Council announced that it had available a copy of the British Highway Code in Braille.

Rolling Stone. In Pittsburgh, Anna Mae Alwine, 26, was flattered when the customer at the bar admired her $135 diamond engagement ring, passed it over for a better look, gaped when he dropped it, seemed to kick it across the floor, out the door and, she told police, off into the night.

Unchecked Mate. In Detroit, Mrs. Jean Priest applied for divorce, told the judge her husband left the house in 1919, never returned.

Arms & the Woman. In Chicago, Rookie...

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