News. In Rio de Janeiro, after a snake bit him, Francisco Feliciano chased and caught the viper, bit it to death.

Checker Tournament. In St. Louis, city checkers checking the passenger capacity of the Public Service Co. bus and trolley routes were trailed by company checkers checking the accuracy of the city's check, while Missouri Public Service Commission checkers checked on the checking of both groups.

Sense of Mission. In Dallas, H. A. Hubert explained to the judge why he beat his wife with a broomstick at regular intervals to discourage her from going to church: "I want to go to hell, and I want her to go along."

Issue Skirted. In London, the trade journal Tailor & Cutter denounced pajamas, advised how to keep a nightshirt from creeping up during sleep: "Put your garters on upside down and connect the fasteners with the hem."

Weathered In. In Reno, when his sedan stalled in a snowdrift, Robert Gibbs hopped out, trampled the hood down to the engine, ripped off the ventilator flaps, pulled off the door handles, smashed all the windows, walked away.

Salvation. In Mtwara, Tanganyika, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barton ran all the way to church, got inside the door just in time to escape the lion in pursuit.

Omen. In Coopersville, Mich., when the local chamber of commerce gathered for lunch to hear two Office of Price Stabilization officials discuss price ceilings, part of the restaurant ceiling fell in.

Sneak Preview. In Halifax, N.S., constables nabbed Escaped Prisoner Eric Topple in the Armview Theater while he was watching a showing of They Got Me Covered.

White-Collar Squeeze. In London, after two customers helped him uncoil a 15-ft. python from around his neck, Pet Shop Owner P. E. Child gasped: "I think the time has come for it to go."

Guests of the House. In Beverly Hills, Calif., the Beverly Hills Hotel filed suit against Mr. & Mrs. Sam Genis for $50,000, moved to evict them from their $1,375-a-month suite, charged that the couple

1) hung their laundry on the balcony,

2) dumped trash in the hallways, 3) cursed so loudly and often that many other guests had checked out in a huff.

The Face of Reality. In Pontiac, Ill., the junior chamber of commerce voted to quit picking a queen for its annual Summer Threshermen's Reunion because "the local talent has been exhausted .

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