Miscellany, Oct. 21, 1957

Pay TV. In London, Scotland Yard cautioned city dwellers that some of the biggest of the city's 2,500 burglaries which occurred in the last three months, had been carried out while the victims were present and awake—watching TV.

Have Wit, Will Fit. In Manhattan, a college grad advertised in the New York Times for a job, listed his qualifications: "Have Brain, Will Train."

Red-Handed. In Detroit, Lawrence Mish was nabbed for turning in a false alarm from a newly painted fire box when a fireman spotted him trying to wipe red paint off his hands.

Return Match. In Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Flora Cosetta Smith...

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