After Due Consideration. In Murray, Utah, after being divorced from each other for 46 years and living 44 years within two blocks of each other without speaking, Loran A. Clark, 69, and Alice Clark, 67, were remarried.

Curb Service. In Los Angeles, Al McCarthy, 49, was sentenced to 175 days in county jail for dressing as a priest and accepting free drinks in exchange for hearing barroom confessions.

After the Fact. In St. Paul, Minn., Richard Starkweather, 19, managed to avoid injury when he fainted at the wheel of his car and came to a stop against a curb, fell out on to the pavement when a rescuer opened the door, and had to be rushed to a hospital for treatment of a head injury.

Family Exemption. In Indianapolis, tax collectors received a Social Security form for domestic servants, with the notation: "No taxes due as I married the hired girl."

Touchback. In Bridgeport, Ohio, when parents complained that members of the high-school football squad were undergoing too strenuous training, Coach Al Blat-nik put them to playing drop the handkerchief.

Advance Notice. InHutchinson, Kans., Irvine Hawley, 28, admitted to stealing from 21 shops that had taken out burglary insurance from him.

Brief Encounter. In Seattle, after a strange woman tried to kiss Marius Larsen, 71, on a street corner, he discovered that his wallet was missing.

Escalator Clause. In Hartford, Mich., Shirley Putschel, payroll clerk at an automobile parts plant, admitted she had been raising the figures on her husband's paychecks.

No Way Out. In Syracuse, N.Y., John Harding was excused from jury duty after it was discovered that the plaintiff in the accident damages suit to.be decided was his daughter, the defendant his wife.

Marry In Haste ... In Lynn, Mass., seeking a divorce, 80-year-old Edmond Lapointe testified that his 70-year-old bride, Lydia, became lonesome two weeks after their marriage, packed her bags and went home to mother.

Fifth Freedom. In Chicago, when Mrs. Joseph Devlin complained in court that her husband had ordered their telephone removed because their daughter was always using it, Judge George M. Fisher ordered it reinstalled: "The telephone is an American institution ... Parents should not object to children using the phone. It keeps them happy, at home, and out of trouble."

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