Temptation. In Burbank, Calif., William C. Kiele was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon; he was caught in the eighth row of a burlesque theater armed with a slingshot and an evening's supply of metal staples.

The Treatment. In Milwaukee, Landlady Meta Seegar lost her eviction suit against Tenant Oscar Maas, who had annoyed her right into court with his persistent silence.

Harvest. In Oconomowoc, Wis., the Rev. William Clyde Donald sat comfortably with his congregation and listened to the sermon that he had providently recorded before laryngitis reduced him to whispers.

The Breaking Point. In Riverside, Calif., Motorist John Henry Smith Jr., thoroughly weary of being involved in auto accidents, gave away his car to Patrolman Woodrow Wilson Bailey, who was investigating the latest one.

Out of Season. In Albuquerque, Sheriff's Deputy Lester Hay was obliged to inform two youths that the coal stove they had stolen against the fuel shortage was really the ice container off a water cooler.

Test Run. In Cincinnati, workmen erecting a fire escape on the Wanda Lee Apartments accidentally set the building on fire.

Prospect. In Mexico City, the Herald printed a want ad: "Secretary. Wants position. No bad habits. Willing to learn."

Barter. In San Jose, Calif., Annie Bernal was awarded a divorce and what was left of the Bernal house when she testified that her husband had sold the doorbell, the windows, the kitchen stove, the lighting fixtures and the plasterboard walls to buy wine.

Tallyho! In Alexandria Bay, N.Y., Mrs. Earl Hall outran her husband's hounds, killed the fox barehanded.

Catch. In Tokyo, Ichiro Akimoto, 60, advertised for a bride to share the tidy income he makes rolling new cigarettes from butts, heard from 2,100 eager applicants.

The Good Old Days. In Croydon, England, Miss E. Noriss bit her tongue severely in her sleep, told the doctor that she had been dreaming about prewar meals.

Busybodies' World. In San Diego, Alex W. Goodreau, stoutly insisting that he was a "good driver" and that those who disagreed were "a bunch of busybodies," was nevertheless arrested for speeding in his wheel chair.

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