Young as You Feel. In Boston, Benedetto Pelezotto, 85, reprimanded his wife, 83, with a hatchet when she objected to his attentions to a younger woman, 80. In Santa Monica, Calif., rowdy Seprano Chavez, 103, was put on probation for two years by a judge who thought he was old enough to know about the evils of drink.

Disappearing Act. In Cleveland, a theatrical costumer's store called in police to aid in the search for 221 missing yards of expensive blue-&-white satin, described as "constructed specially to give the illusion of not existing."

Prerogative. In Cairo, a newspaper polled feminine opinion on the question: "Should oriental women be veiled?", got a typically feminine response: 50% for, 50% against.

Vanishing Americans. In Mashpee, Mass., Chief Wild Horse, head of the Wampanoag Indians, sulkily claimed that he was unappreciated, denounced "at least 100" of his tribe as make-believe Indians and downright phonies, handed in his resignation.

Returns. In Philadelphia, internal revenuers totted up a taxpayer's 18 withholding receipts for jobs he had held in 1946, concluded that the Government owed him $3. In Chicago, a taxpayer deducted $600 for medical expenses, explained that he was traveling for his wife's health.

Illustration. In Reading, England, Captain G. F. Darling, demonstrating a safety apparatus he had invented for mine shafts, leaped from a 20-foot platform, broke his safety belt and dangled, nearly strangled before he was hauled down.

Neighbor. In Salem, Mass., a purposeful young mother confessed to police that she had set fire to a neighbor's house ($500 damage), hoping to drive the tenants out so that she could buy the place.

Open Door. In Detroit, tireless Burglar John Fabian, after creeping through seven floors of hotel corridors in search of an unlocked door, finally found one on the 210th try, walked straight into a darkened room and the clutches of its three wakeful occupants: an FBI agent and two cops.

Horological Point. In Peoria, Ill., when the official clock got stuck during the final seconds of a basketball game, Bradley Polytechnic Institute (noted for horology--the study of clocks) sportingly admitted defeat, despite the winning point it had scored when time stood still.

Poor Business. In Franklin Township, N.J., the 100-year-old county poor farm shut up shop and was sold at auction: boom times had ruined it.

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