Achilles Wrist. In Amersham, England, the city magistrate court was forced to adjourn temporarily when Court Clerk A. Ferguson got writer's cramp.
As the Gentle Rain. In Portland, Ore., a woman in desperate need of an apartment submitted a want ad to the Oregonian, saying she would "get rid of pet chinchillas, toy poodle, Siamese cat, parakeet and goldfish, but would like to keep 9-year-old son."
Base Clef. In Manhattan, Thomas Patrick Murphy, 47, booked on charges of burglary and possessing burglary tools (5,000 hotel and auto keys, auto-license-plate stamping tools), explained about the...