Short Cut. In Hanford, Calif., police hunted Roy Adams for writing a phony $3,000 check as a down payment for a house on Easy Street.

Paper Profits. In Montreal, an irate businessman asked the cops to X-ray the stomach of a colleague who had just torn up their tentative contract and eaten it.

Student Counsel. In Pasadena, City College Freshman Edward Mulrooney was arrested after he tossed a bomb at his psychology teacher's house, damaged the front porch, left a note: "If you don't want your home bombed or your windows shot out, then grade fairly and put your assignments on the board--or is this asking too much!"

Getaway Day. In Houston, Mrs. Sammie Lee Hicks described her husband for the missing persons bureau: "He has a flat forehead and a large nose and mouth. All in all, he looks like a horse."

Pickup. In Milwaukee, after a minor collision, Clarence Gill got out of his car, took out his wallet as he started to note down the other car's license number, stood dumbfounded when the other driver snatched his wallet, drove off.

Rain on the Roof. In Fresno, Calif., three boys hurled stones at the Fresno Hacienda Motel from a highway overpass, were swiftly taken into custody by members of the State Juvenile Officers Association attending a convention in the motel.

Mixed Emotions. In Salem, Ore., police looked for the burglar who broke into Mrs. Jeanne Hopkins' home, ripped up linoleum between the living room and the dining room, opened a can of varnish and varnished an old newspaper, made a batch of French toast in the kitchen, baked a fudge cake from a recipe on a Betty Crocker Mix box, stole a ten-inch pie plate.

Fare Game. In Cedarburg, Wis., Escaped Convict Blondon P. Becktell, one of the state's "most-wanted" men, grandly offered $5 to anybody in the tavern who would drive him to Milwaukee, found a taker in Ozaukee County Sheriff Edmund J. Bienlein, unwittingly climbed into the squad car for a ride back to prison.

Man of the House. In London, Sybil Jeanne Hevetson, 61, won a divorce from her husband Cecil, 66, after testifying that he 1) considered himself "a pocket Hercules ... a warrior descended from the Moorish fighters'' but passed out after downing one gin sling; 2) wore khaki shorts and tied the house keys to his belt "to show that he was the master"; 3) penciled in the word "strumpet" when he spotted "wife" on a magazine cover.

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