Law & Order. In Indianapolis, Russell Mitchell broke a crutch, stumbled, fell down a flight of stairs at a store, bashed his head, was quickly arrested for using profanity.

Outrage. In Waukesha, Wis., Mrs. Regina Wright won a divorce from husband Russell, who, she complained, made her nervous by getting up at 5 o'clock every morning to scrub the floors and do the ironing.

Recess. In Pine Bluff, Ark., 16-year-old Prisoner L. B. Hunter dug a hole in the wall of the local jail, broke out, got a stern lecture from his father, broke back in through the same hole just in time for roll call.

Overhead. In Audubon, N.J., Landlord David Lange, unable to evict a mother of three children, took the roof off the house.

Civil Reply. In Boston, City Employee William Getz took the witness stand in court, was asked just what he did, unabashedly replied: "The City of Boston."

Demonstration of Authority. In St. Louis, a rainmaking demonstration at Parks Air College was postponed on account of rain.

Connoisseur. In Mendon, Mass., Selectman Harold Metcalf ruled that the girls at a local theater must not only refrain from doing "bumps," but also "rolls," since the roll, explained Metcalf learnedly, is in truth nothing but "a sidewise version of the bump."

Secret Weapon. In Oak Ridge, Tenn., a number of local atomic workers refused to have their chests Xrayed, explained that they were afraid of radiation.

Truce. In Louisville, Nurse Ellen Holtzknecht rushed out of the distillery where she worked and gave first aid to an auto-crash victim: Walter Hoshal, superintendent of the local Anti-Saloon League.

Boo! In Boston, Christopher Finlayson finally scared off the pigeons that had annoyed the Beacon Street residents, by setting out toy snakes--"wee, green ugly ones."

Follow-Through. In San Diego, hospital attendants treated frustrated Robert Fonius, who had dislocated his shoulder taking a slap at his wife.

Weakness. In Louisville, Judge B. H. Farley upheld Minerva Elegan's will, despite her daughter's charge that the beneficiary, the Rev. James Chambers, had influenced Minerva by plying her with pineapple sodas.

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