Miscellany, may 27, 1957

Clair de Lune. In Hartford, Conn., Clarence S. Grant, charged by police with breach of the peace, resisting arrest and lascivious carriage, pleaded "impaired awareness."

Nervous Type. In Wauwatosa, Wis., Marshall Esperseth bounced his car off two trees, knocked over three trolley poles, sheared off a light pole, flattened two parking signs, smashed to a halt against a third tree, confided to arresting officers that he felt shaken up.

Qualification Course. In Portland, Me., Mrs. Lorraine E. Hughes, suing for divorce, testified that her husband wanted her to learn a list of words from...

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