Reciprocal Agreement. In Sioux Falls, S. Dak., the post office received a letter addressed "To a Nice Boy," with the message: "Dear Boy: I will correspond with you. I am a girl. I am 14 years. I live in Holland on an island in the North Sea. I hope you are a boy."

Majority Rule. In Democratic Atlanta, Republican Lawyer Henry Alexander twice erected a large billboard on his estate urging Southerners to vote Republican, both times found it sawed in half by dissenters.

Birdie. In Wanamassa. N.J., Danny Alupo complained that thousands of sea gulls swooped down on his golf driving range, made off with 450 golf balls they apparently took to be eggs, later buried them.

Stamp of Approval. In Cairo, Postman Ahmed Dalgamouny was jailed for opening teenagers' love letters, returning them to parents with an admonition: "For suitable action against your erring offspring."

Waste Without Haste. In Lockport, N.Y., the city council spent seven hours at its first 1960 meeting discussing ways to speed up meetings, arrived at no firm conclusion.

Back of the Garage. In London, Mrs. Chrystel Bennett won a divorce, among her complaints quoted her husband as saying that she ranked fourth in his affections, after 1) his mother; 2) his brother; 3) his automobile.

What Big Teeth! In Rome, when police took his illegally long knife from him, Auto-Theft Suspect Rodolfo Pasquarelli explained: "It's a present for my old grandmother."

Potential. In Detroit, while serving time in jail, Electrician Harry A. Bordelon wired his prison bars in order to shock the jailers.

Liquidation Factor. In Milan, Italy, Giancarlo Monti confessed to police that he was forced to steal two cars a day in order to meet his daily drinking needs: 30 shots of brandy plus four liters of wine per meal.

Fully Equipped. Near Dayton, burglars broke into the Handyman Do-It-Yourself Center, used tools from the available kits to crack a safe and steal $1,100.

Discount. In Salt Lake City, Contact, official publication of the Utah highway patrol, runs a notice: "The purchase of advertising space in Contact does not entitle the advertiser to any special privileges from any members of the Utah State Highway Patrol."

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