Miscellany, Jul. 11, 1960

Nightingale? In Nashville, after being caught by police 50 feet up in a tree outside a nurses' quarters, Thomas E. Parker explained that he was just searching for a bird's nest.

Cop Sop. In San Diego, a police headquarters shop that sells coffee and doughnuts on the honor system reported its most successful month of the year—a loss of only $15.64.

Name Dropper. In Westmount, Que., after an embarrassing second thought, campaign workers hastily ripped down their posters urging: DON'T BE A DOCTOR

JEKYLL, VOTE FOR RICHARD HYDE.

Water Wings, Anyone? In Pittsburgh, the county park commission hired a lifeguard named Ronald Drown.

Queasy Street. In...

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