Miscellany, Aug. 5, 1957

Budget Pinch. In Philadelphia, Jack Gee, 41, charged with burglary, told arresting officers that he needed money because he was two payments behind on his 1956 Cadillac.

Controlled Emotion. In Columbus, Ohio, the state highway safety department, making a survey of drivers who had one-car accidents last year, recorded an 18-year-old's admission that he went 85 m.p.h. around an Scurve, in a car he had never driven before, on a rainy night, over a railroad track, with one arm around his girl.

Slot Luck. In Uniontown, Pa., Mrs. Ann Pratt testified during an inquiry...

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