Spring. In Wichita, 15-year-old Dalton Fanning proved to his sweetheart that he was no coward, by shooting his right big toe.

Smash Hit. In Philadelphia, Raymond Palmer happily confessed to police: "I did it! I did it! It's something I've wanted to do all my life!" He had just smashed a plate-glass window.

Outdoor Girl. In London, Paula Perks quit her job in a perfume shop, explained that the smell "got me down," went back to pig farming.

Field Work. In Dorchester, Mass., Robert Rogers, arrested for robbery after an 80-m.p.h. chase by police, asked reporters to hush the whole thing up, explained: "I'm studying to take the police exams."

Bumbledom. In Colma, Calif., three days after a city election was called off because the ballots were missing, Police Chief Joseph Reynolds found them tucked away safely under the front seat of his car.

Proper Name. In Watertown, N.Y., Charles H. Belch was hospitalized with gas poisoning.

Improper Name. In Bountiful, Utah, the town's water supply dried up.

Fast Talk. In Upper Marlboro, Md., retired Princeton Professor Haig Galajikan, arrested for speeding, gave the judge a lengthy lecture, trying to show mathematically that if he had really been going as fast as the cop said, the cop himself must have been doing 147 m.p.h. The judge heard him out, fined him $100.

Sure Thing. In Los Angeles, Henry Juppenlatz paid his taxes, dropped dead.

Enough's Enough. At LaGuardia Field, N.Y., John Plenty stepped off a plane from England, felt a little giddy, decided he was too old to go gadding off to New Zealand, took a plane back home.

Shadow & Substance. In Sault Sainte Marie, Ont., Herman Finer awoke from a dream that his restaurant was being robbed. It was.

Comeback Money. In Indianapolis, an eight-year-old moviegoer lifted $1 from Phillip Hoyt, bought some candy, got nabbed as he tried to slip the change back into Hoyt's pocket.

Un-Pinched. In Tyler, Tex., an understanding judge accepted Mrs. Harriett Wood's excuse for parking overtime outside a women's shop: unavoidably detained in a girdle.

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