Cold Feet. Near Potsdam, Germany, emerging from the icy water of Grunewald Lake, a shivering couple explained to police what they were doing there at this time of year: they had planned to commit suicide, but the water was too cold.

The Long Voyage Home. In Leavenworth. Kans., a nightclub offered free wrecker service to its motorist patrons.

On Cue. In San Antonio, Mrs. Elma Dill Spencer's watchdog, missing while her house was being looted, showed up later and attacked the cop who came to investigate.

Passion for Anonymity. In Pittsburgh, the admirer who sent Ruth Tremaine about $100 worth of red roses had the bills sent to her boy friend.

Underground Railway. In Cadillac, Mich., investigating a mysterious path worn between the front and back doors to his grocery. Lawrence Marvin discovered that the two boys who had been selling him cases of empty beer bottles were getting the cases from his own storeroom.

Wrong Foot. Near McAlester, Okla., Sid M. Puryear, employee at the naval ammunition depot, got a bad bruise when a crate containing 1,900 pairs of safety shoes fell on his foot.

Greatly Exaggerated. In Newcastle, England. 82-year-old Thomas Dixon got a divorce, on grounds of desertion, from the wife who left him 43 years ago. In Chicago. Mrs. Genevieve Lumley complained to the judge that, among other things, her husband told friends she was dead.

Horticulturist. In Pittsburgh, the Post-Gazette ran a gloating letter from a cat hater who boasted of shooting cats and burying them in his garden for fertilizer: "Last year I had tomatoes as large as cantaloupes."

Follow Through. In Oklahoma City, 18-year-old Private Archie L. Labeau admitted stealing a 1948 wrecker from a garage in order to retrieve a 1936 Ford sedan which he had already stolen and stalled in a ditch.

On Second Thought. In Kansas City, Martha Marie Ballard and Noah Paddack, both 71. patched things up and got married after he forgave her for jilting him at the altar 49 years ago.

Stable Door. In Maiden, Mass., police decided to keep a close eye on Charles Fauci's car after he reported the theft, within a month, of two hub caps, gas, the cap to the gas tank, more gas, a new gas tank cap, four door handles, the windshield, both headlights.

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