Miscellany, Nov. 26, 1951

Cum Laude. In Los Angeles, Orville Rambo, an armless midget who learned to write with a pencil held between his chin and shoulder, was sentenced to San Quentin prison for writing a worthless check.

Independent Income. In Kansas City, Dennis Hudson, 39, explained why he had stolen a car: he intended to sell its spare tire, because "I wanted to pay my own way in life and didn't want to ask my relatives in Denver for money."

The Critical Faculty. In East Hartford, Conn., after Mrs. Howard Manley had her husband arrested for cutting the...

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