Success Tory. In London, office space on Victoria Street recently vacated by the Conservative Party was taken over by Activated Sludge, Ltd.

Hood Deed. In Fresno, Calif., Scoutmaster Robert J. Brazeau went to jail for six months for passing worthless checks to finance outings for his troop.

Middle-Western Situation. In Kansas City, Mo., when Radio Newsman Walt Bodine asked a man in the street to comment on developments in Lebanon, the man said: "Don't ask me, friend; I just got in town yesterday."

Off Duty. In Pittsburgh, John Law was fined $50 for disturbing the peace.

Across & Down. In Cranbourne, Australia, Driver John F. Sutton paid a $22.50 fine after a cop saw him weaving all over the road, discovered that Sutton was working a crossword puzzle.

Found Generation. In Buffalo, Wyo., L. Bugbee, 98, reported a new growth of hair on his long-bald head, a new tooth appearing in his lower gum.

100% Less Tar. In Charlotte, N.C., Burl Ponds slipped a quarter into a machine, got a package containing 20 king-size filters, no tobacco.

Basic Research. In Lewes, England, Leon Seward, who once wrote an article on how to prevent prison breaks, was convicted of a fraud charge, sentenced to eight years.

Bungle from Heaven. In Tulsa, Okla., William S. Clark called police, said his wife was ready to give birth, got an escort, jumped behind the wheel, raced through town behind a wailing patrol car, discovered halfway to the hospital that he had forgotten his wife.

Best Cellers. In Jefferson City, the Missouri State Penitentiary men's library received some donated books, including The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge, Problems in Home Living, A Camp fire Girl's Chum, Live Alone and Like It, No More Alibis, Home Nursing and Child Care, How to Breast-Feed a Baby.

Action Painting. In Los Angeles, Donald K. Hosier's entry in the All-City Outdoor Art Festival was rejected when officials learned that it was painted by a dozen angleworms dipped in oils and allowed to slither across the canvas.

Getting Ahead Shrink. In Los Angeles, a classified ad in the Examiner read: "MAN, intelligent, 8 yrs. college, 35, married, 3 children, desires opportunity to prove ability in legitimate creative position paying sufficient to enable him to afford psychoanalysis."

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