Miscellany, Jun. 13, 1960

Gutter Ball. In Spencerville, Ohio, after bowling an exasperating 109 game, Paul Page marched out of the Lyn Lee Lanes, lofted his ball into the Miami and Erie Canal.

Sultans of Swat. In Istanbul, Turkey, during an all-out effort to rid the city of flies, the Municipal Health Department directed its entire staff to spend their lunch hour killing the insects, required each to turn in a casualty report.

The Eyes Have It. In Memphis, after a police officer described him as a drunken driver because of his "glassy stare,'' Defendant Robert Malone took the stand and removed his glass left eye.

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