Miscellany, Sep. 22, 1952

Out-of-Bounds. In Mexico City, thieves who learned belatedly that they had robbed a relative of City Prosecutor Carlos Sodi rushed off a message to police: "We don't want to have anything to do with this stuff," added a note on where the loot could be found.

City Ways. In Richmond, Ind., a twelve-year-old visitor from the country carefully explained why he had turned in a false fire alarm: some city boys had told him that if he pulled the lever in the red box a bird would pop out and forecast the weather.

Lesson for Today. In Syracuse, N.Y., a thief broke into...

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