Dark Victory. In Pullman, Wash., in the last minutes of a basketball game with Washington State College, Gonzaga University's Star Jerry Wells lost his way, drove down the court, put the ball in his own team's basket, thus won the game for Washington, 62-60.

One for the Road. In Wellington, New Zealand, Postwoman Nora Guise, 35, was fined -L-36 ($100.80) after she admitted that she had tippled on her rounds, carried the day's mail home, burned 20 letters, let the remaining 600 lie around the house.

Private Eye. In Monterey Park, Calif., jilted by his girl Jean Yates, Campion C. Rogers was arrested after he decided to spy on his rival, cut a 1-in. hole in Jean's living-room wall, a 10-in. hole in her bedroom floor.

Sales Talk. In West Newbury, Mass., putting his nine-room house up for sale, Michael L. Stevens, 29, announced that he would sell it only to "someone obnoxious. I hate this town."

Honesty's Reward. In St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Policeman Albert Lamy turned himself in for reckless driving, told the court he had taken his eyes off the road and driven through a garden fence, was fined -L-2 ($5.60).

The Winner. In Louisville, after losing steadily in a poker game, James Calvert finally walked out in disgust, returned a few minutes later, pointed a shotgun at the players, made off with $80.

Thermostat. In West Bend, Wis., angered by the breakdown of his heating system, Henry Schroeder wrecked it with a hammer, shattered four living room windows, when his wife called police, floored the assistant police chief, after an hour's struggle wound up in jail.

Unfinished Business. In Seattle, after divorcing her husband Ernest, Leida E. Arnone asked the judge to award her his carpenter's tools, got them after explaining that she still had to finish building the family house.

Sellout. In Chattanooga, Restaurant Owner Mitchell Wallace put this ad in the Times: "Business for sale. Need money for Orange Bowl game."

Postscript. In Los Angeles, after giving a talk to the Optimist Club on "How To Train Your Memory," Sigmund Blomberg shook hands all around and departed, leaving his hat behind.

Cloying Limit. In Baltimore, Frederick Steeg, 24, got a divorce on grounds of desertion after he read the note left behind by his wife Mabel: "Dear Freddie . . . Don't be so good to your next wife."

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