Miscellany, Sep. 30, 1957

Close Look. In East Hampton, Conn., Robert Hausman, 23, joined a crew of volunteers dragging a lake for a supposed drowning victim, finally realized that the fellow they were searching for was he.

Lady Luck. In Oklahoma City, Policeman R. W. Starr gallantly assisted a woman who was having trouble with a parking meter, banged it hard a couple of times, gave her a summons when a slug appeared behind the glass.

Burning Issue. In Tokyo, apologizing for its delay in filling orders for musical cigarette lighters that play I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire, the Japan Central Exchange Mail...

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