Miscellany, Oct. 26, 1959

Debt to Society. In Karlstad, Sweden, police discovered that a convict was luring teen-age girls into his cell in the city prison, taking pictures of them which he later sold, had advertised in newspapers for a secretary to handle his booming mail orders.

United Front. In Philadelphia, the Republican Party proudly picked pretty Evelyn Schufrieder, 23. to be "Miss Philadelphia Republican," learned too late that she was a registered Democrat.

States' Rights. In Carbonear, Newfoundland, the city council turned off water for ten days at the federal post office and customs building because the government had not paid its water bill.

Impounded. In Kalamazoo,...

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