Palimpsest. In Teheran, after being questioned intensively about dealing in opium, Hadi Hashimi allowed the narcotics squad investigators to kiss his Koran as an apology for bothering him, was hauled off to jail when 375 grams of opium were discovered in a hole in the book's pages.
No Fare. In Santa Monica, Calif., city bus drivers have demanded travel time for their three-minute walk each morning from the relief bus stop to the garage.
Code. In Kaingaroa, New Zealand, the Kaingaroa Forest News concludes each issue: "Opinions expressed in this periodical are not necessarily...
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