Reduced Thoroughfare. In Alhambra, Calif., homeowners in a growing subdivision--expecting the name 'Viscount" for their new street--complained when signs reading "Discount Street" were put up.

Star Boarder. In Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., jailers kept a special eye on new Convict (for robbery) Arthur Lariviere, who, as "The Great Adano" once won bookings with a circus as a result of a stunt escape from the Sault Ste. Marie jail.

Manifold Pressures. In Columbus, Ohio, a TWA Constellation made an unscheduled landing, and police took Flight Engineer Eugene Manning to a hospital, where, after 24 uncertain hours, the trouble was diagnosed as air sickness.

Wristy Business. In Richmond, a thief broke into the home of Policeman Bernard J. Davis, made off with a set of handcuffs.

Dead Letters. In Caldwell, Kans., six new refuse containers were repainted to read "Trash" instead of "Litter" after citizens insisted on posting mail in them.

Man's Woman. In Springfield, Ohio, Marjorie June Flax drew many admiring male glances in a packed courtroom when she dropped assault-and-battery charges against her husband, said: "It was my fault; if I'd kept my big mouth shut, it wouldn't have happened."

Picket. In Ardmore, Okla., State Trooper Paul Clark was waved down by a man at the side of the road who got himself arrested when he stuck his head in the window, warned: "Hey, the highway cops are working a radar trap over the hill."

Audience Participation. In Chicago, as Busoni's Sonata No. 2 reached the last groove and began to swish round and round unattended, anxious listeners (to highbrow radio station WFMT) called the studio, got no answer, notified the police, who rushed to the studio, found Disk Jockey Omar Shapli, 27, bent over a desk, sound asleep.

Right the Second Time. In Milwaukee, Mrs. Marion Murphy, 32, outraged when a cop stopped her for doing 40 in a 30-m.p.h. zone, jumped behind the wheel again, took off so fast that tire-sprayed gravel broke a squad car headlight, accelerated to 50 in a 25-m.p.h. zone, told the officer when stopped again: "Now you have something to arrest me for."

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree. In Leeds, England, police were trying to locate Jail Escapee Terence Cutts, 29, who has a flag and an eagle tattooed on his left arm, a heart, a woman's figure and the names "Rose" and "Ruth" on his right arm, a flag and an anchor on the back of his right hand, bluebirds on both thumbs.

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