Miscellany, Jun. 25, 1956

All in the Family. In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., two young waitresses got into conversation in their attorney's office where both were filing divorce suits, learned that each had the same complaint—a wife-beating husband—also that each had the same husband, filed bigamy charges instead.

Professional Liability. In Los Angeles, arrested for practicing medicine without a license, and posing as a "nutritional expert," 84-lb. William Buchanan was spared a jail sentence when the court found him suffering from malnutrition.

After Due Consideration. In Madison, Wis., after she deliberately backed into her husband's car, Mrs. Erwin Heldt told the cops: "I did it because he bumped...

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