Miscellany, Apr. 7, 1952

Cradle & All. In Philadelphia, police found nine five-gallon cans of untaxed alcohol in the apartment of a man who protested: "I'm just baby sitting."

Home Ties. In Mondovi, Italy, a court ruled that Andrea Vicino had a perfect right to keep his 55-year-old wife chained in her bedroom each evening, to keep her from going out.

Home Lover. In Seattle, the King "ounty Humane Society six times found a home for Steko, a 68-lb. stray mongrel, six times saw him come sneaking back to the pound, once from 100 miles away, at ast found the dog a "permanent" address in Petersburg, Alaska,...

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