Miscellany, Aug. 24, 1953

Next Case, Please. In El Cajon, Calif., on trial for burglary, Theodore Watts interrupted his attorney's arguments, told the judge: "Let's stop this farce. I'm guilty and should be sent to jail."

Politics as Usual. In Hiland Park, Fla., 282 people went to the polls, elected C. T. Hartzog mayor, four other citizens as town commissioners, then voted down a proposal to incorporate the community, thereby leaving the newly elected officials without a town to govern.

Road Test. In Prince George, Va., nabbed for speeding 65 to 80 m.p.h., Johnnie M. Marshall pointed to the woman beside him, confided to police: "I was...

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