For the Record

In Boston, State Representative Daniel Rudsten asked the Massachusetts legislature to reverse the conviction of 20 men & women convicted of witchcraft and executed in Salem in 1692.

Routine. In Providence, charged with making improper advances to a housewife, Vacuum Cleaner Salesman John R. Marcos assured police that it was merely part of his sales technique.

Haul. Near Campbeltown, Scotland, the fishing boat Nil Desperandum dropped her nets in the Firth of Clyde, snared His Majesty's submarine Alcide.

Cruel & Unusual. In Detroit, Walter J. Burnett got a divorce after testifying that while he was at work his wife drank all his beer and whisky, replaced the bottles after filling them with colored water.

Age of Progress. In Sparks, Nev., after motorists complained of denting their fenders in downtown parking areas, the city council agreed to remove the 45-year-old hitching posts.

Firm Hand. In Fort Worth, investigating complaints of a disturbance, police found a 78-year-old father spanking his 48-year-old son for being drunk.

Be Prepared. In New Albany, Ind., Head Librarian Elsa Strassweg resigned herself to the current rash of book thefts: the Bible and the Boy Scout Handbook.

Public Notice. In Greensboro, N.C., a downtown office building bore the sign: "W. E. Crayton, Justice of the Peace & Notary Public. Marriages Consummated. Room No. 3 Upstairs."

Bouquet. In Walhalla, S.C., Etta Jackson won a suspended sentence after explaining to the court that the twelve half-gallon jugs of bootleg whisky dug up in her garden were placed there only to make the flowers grow better.

Dike Plug. In Denver, after brooding over some serious problems in law enforcement, Judge Frank Hickey asked the city council to enact a statute making it illegal for prisoners to escape from jail.

One Man's Meat. In Lewiston, Idaho, Cowboy Gene Rambo, onetime world champion broncobuster and bulldogger, suffered his first injury of the season: a wrenched knee while playing golf.

Testing. In Newark, Ohio, when Motorist Carrie Miller crashed into the Motor Vehicle Bureau office and injured two employees, she explained that she had lost control of her car on the way to get her driver's license.

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