Information

Driving through Boston, Mass., one James J. Behr listened attentively to a broadcast of Information Please, obediently shut his eyes when he heard Master of Ceremonies Clifton Fadiman ask the guest experts to shut their eyes and tell the color of their ties. The experts knew and the sponsors paid nothing. Mr. Behr, who also knew, hit the car ahead of him, paid $17.62.

Please

In Maiden, Mass., Donald W. Lovett pummeled a motor vehicle inspector who stopped him and asked to see his driving license. Explained Driver Lovett to the court: "He didn't say please."

Improvement

In Pittsburgh, Pa., Nathan Jacobson told police that he had been robbed of $800 while asleep in quarters provided by the Association for the Improvement of the Poor.

Alliance

Standing on opposite sides of the Franco-Belgian border, Belgian Marie Cattoin, unable to cross as a neutral, and French Aviator Pierre Delespeaux, unable to cross as a belligerent, were married. After the ceremony, Mme Delespeaux stepped into France.

Safe

In Portland, Ore., a "Mr. Wadouski" telephoned a welder, explained that robbers had tried to crack the safe of his store but had only succeeded in jamming it. The welder opened the safe, was paid $5 for the job. Off walked Burglar Wadouski with $1,000 in cash.

Truck

Near Oklahoma City, Okla., a truck rolled downhill out of control, snapped off a pole bearing a high-voltage wire, which fell across a metal sign, which touched a barbed wire fence, which set fire to a patch of grass, on which Farmer R. M. W. Cody threw a pail of water, which splashed on the electrified fence, electrocuting Farmer Cody.

Taker

In Tulsa, Okla., Rosanner Speights, 66, married Ulysses Grant Sisney, 90. It was her seventh marriage, his fourth. Said the bride: "A preacher once asked me why I got married so much. I told him the Good Lord kept taking 'em, and I did, too."

Milestone

In Ithaca, N. Y., death from malnutrition came to Caesar, baby porcupine, born by Caesarean operation performed last June by a State Conservation Department official after his automobile had killed the pregnant mother.

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