Miscellany, Jun. 18, 1951

Draft Dodger. On the Korean front, a North Korean surrendered at a 1st Marine Division command post, explained why he was in the Chinese Army: "I went to China to avoid being drafted in North Korea."

Booby Trap. In Hayward, Calif., cops grabbed Burglar Marcus Garzon after he tried to break into the police station because he thought it was closed for the night.

Vocational Training. In Virginia's state penitentiary, Warden Frank Smyth, who had been encouraging inmates to study practical subjects, rejected as too practical one convict's request for a course in key-making.

Bide a Wee. In Savannah, after a funeral-home attendant fled...

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