Miscellany, Aug. 2, 1954

Steerage Class. In Milwaukee, after Mrs. Fannie Riley found him sleeping in a trunk in her attic and called police, Army Sergeant John J. Yess, unable to account for either the position or the imposition, complained: "This ship has the smallest berth I ever slept in."

Meaning of Meaning. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, delivering a long speech to 6,000 Malayans on "The Meaning of Patience in Islam," the mufti of Selangor was shouted down after 45 minutes.

Alibi. In Coral Gables, Fla., when Beverly Talley identified Robert G. Tardif as the man who was peeping...

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