Miscellany, Jan. 25, 1960

Complete Coverage. In Everett, Wash., Robert Follis sued his insurance company for the loss in value of his car after someone put an indignant skunk in the back seat and rolled up the windows.

Fed Up. In Manyara, Tanganyika, enraged over a fight with her husband, a woman tried to commit suicide by offering herself to a lion, was airily dismissed by the lion with a wave of his paw as he continued to munch on a freshly slain zebra.

Hard to Face. In Boston, the city planning board threatened to fire David M. Ross because of his beard, explained: "A beard is...

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