Miscellany, Sep. 1, 1958

Flatfeet to the Floor. In Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons said reckless cops cost the city $15,000 in damage to patrol cars over a six-week period, suspended 35 patrolmen for unsafe driving.

Man with the Golden Rule. In Hong Kong, detectives spotted Chiu Chun Kai piously walking about with a Bible in his hand, opened it, found seven packets of heroin hidden between its covers.

Pull. In Jacksonville, Donat Yelle was licensed to practice dentistry in Florida.

Arrest Assured. In El Centre, Calif., Gerald Urbach, haled into court for jaywalking, fled into the street, had put four blocks between himself and the judge...

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