Miscellany, Jul. 2, 1956

Gumshoe. In Davenport, Iowa, arrested after he was spotted in a park carrying a high-priced pair of men's sandals, Anthony Ortiz explained to police: "I happened to fall through a department-store window and the sandals somehow became attached to me."

Job Option. In Salt Lake City, charged with failure to provide for his family, Felix E. Salazar was sentenced to 18 months in jail after he told the judge: "If I have to go to work now, I would rather go to prison and get it over with. What I would really like is a...

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