Miscellany, Nov. 9, 1959

Sanctuary. In Norman, Okla., 29 copies of a tome entitled Our National Forests were removed from the University of Oklahoma library after being thoroughly nibbled by termites.

Strong Sentiment. In Syracuse, N.Y., after a milk bottle crashed through his $175 picture window, George Russo read the note inside: "Couldn't stop to say hello, so greetings anyway."

Way of All Flesh. In London, the Anglican magazine Prism urged an investigation of British-made horror movies, but mildly suggested that nudist movies cannot long tempt the faithful, because sitting through bare-skin epics "produces a tedium so oppressive...

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