Start at the Top. In St. Louis, the state employment service got a request from a bank organizer in Farmington, Mo. for a man "30 to 58 years old, to be president of the new bank . . ."

Low Score. In Mexico City, Felipe Ladelski flunked his driver's test when he ran over a traffic officer and broke his leg.

Cold Facts. In San Bernardino, Calif., clever burglars removed the electric fuses in John B. Rapier's store, were caught red-handed when Rapier appeared from his living quarters to see why his electric blanket had gone off.

The Fine Line. In Dallas, charged with rifling the safe of the Farmers' Meat Market, Reggie Stewart explained to detectives why he had carefully padlocked the front door before leaving: "I didn't want some thief to come along and steal all the man's meat."

Insider. In Memphis, Bill M. Johnson was excused from jury duty after he told Defense Attorney Hunter Cochran that he was a professional mind reader.

For Worse. In Omaha, when Mrs. Gertrude Schwarting charged that her husband Ervin was argumentative, ran with other women, stayed out all night and drank heavily, an unsympathetic court told her to stick with him because she had married him "for better or for worse."

December View. In Indianapolis, Charles L. Featherston, 91, got a divorce from his wife Rozella, 65, who had left him after only one day of marriage, commented to the judge, "I guess she was too young for me.''

To Be Frank. In Nashville, Frank S. Murray, charged with drunken driving, appeared before the judge nine days late, truthfully explained why he had missed his first court date: "To tell the truth, judge, I was drunk."

Bottom Card. In Elkhart, Ind., George Lewis Jr., picked up in a raid on a local gaming house and taken to the police station, raised his $25 release bond by picking the pocket of a fellow gambler.

One on the Road. In Knoxville, Tenn., after their cars collided, William Z. Burnette and Milburn H. Holbrook were freed when they told the judge that the only drinks they had had were a couple of nips while waiting 45 minutes for the police to show up and investigate the accident.

On Second Thought. In East Paterson, N.J., the Shopper carried this ad: FOR RENT WIDOW WOULD LIKE TO SHARE APARTMENT WITH ANOTHER WOMAN, MIDDLEAGED. OR GENTLEMAN WITH REFERENCES . . .

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