Death Takes a Holiday. At Fairview Cemetery, N.J., all burials were suspended pending settlement of a gravediggers' strike.

Throw Out the Lifeline. In Schenectady, N.Y., a jury awarded Elizabeth Holmes $10,000 for injuries received when she fell into the First Baptist Church's empty baptismal tank.

Trafalgar Traveler. In Chatham, England, sentries at ancient St. Mary's Naval Barracks asked that the midnight watch be doubled, complained of being bothered nightly by a one-legged mariner of Lord Nelson's era.

Where to Go. In Clinton, Tenn., burglars broke their way into the town jail, stole two slot machines, 30 quarts of liquor.

Amateur Night. In Gloucester, N.J., burglars dynamited an unlocked safe, left empty-handed after blasting the handle off, the lock on.

Overtime. In Wilmington, Joseph Andrews, a window cleaner, drew a five-day sentence for after-hour window-peeping.

Rent Controls. In Pana, Ill., Landlord J. C. Davis, bent on shaking off his tenants, had his two sons haunt them with unearthly nocturnal shrieks and chain-clankings. In Weldon, N.C., Landlord J. W. Williams used dynamite, blew out a lot of flooring but not his eight tenants. In Hapeville, Ga., Landlord R. L. Ballard failed to budge his tenants by tearing the roof off.

Natural Habitat. In Waterloo, Iowa, Harold Andrews, a dog lover, was chased out of house & home by his wife, got court permission to live in the doghouse.

Rich Response. In Chicago, Zoo Director Bean published an appeal for twelve live bedbugs to round out his collection of invertebrates, fortnight later found himself fighting off 1,000 sent by helpful U.S., Canadian and Mexican donors.

Wrong Bus. In Pittsburgh, officials of the American Bus Lines ordered summary removal of the latest addition to the terminal's jukebox: Love on a Greyhound Bus.

Hot Seat. In Paris, twice-escaped convict Matthew Spence went to the movies, sat down on a criminal investigation agent's lap, promptly went back in the clink.

Benzine Bathos. In Chicago, the Japanese Atomic Cleaners were featuring "Sudden Service."

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