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Until last fall, Spokane's official air-raid siren was a 10? plastic gadget hanging on a hook in the police radio room. The idea was to broadcast its thin wail to the squad cars, which in turn would sound their sirens. Since then, Spokane has acquired three new Chrysler airhorns...
...film's few serious moments, Lieutenant Wayne and siren Dietrich fall in love. The Navy objects, making at least one moral quite clear; goodies and evil just don't blend well. Otherwise, Seven Sinners emphasizes the lighter side with some funny lines ("Why don't you come up to my apartment for a snack . . . that's food") and plenty of slapstick. Aside from a few serious scenes which seem clumsy, the film is more than good...
Portable Escort. A tiny but clamorous siren for unescorted women to carry at night was put on sale by Dallas' Atlas Alarm Corp. Noisy enough to be heard a quarter of a mile away, the spring-powered siren is intended to scare off molesters and summon rescuers. Price...
Tactical Withdrawal. In Kansas City, Mo., arrested after leading eleven police cars on a 17-mile, 100-m.p.h. chase through the city and suburbs, Motorist Donald C. Mangus told the judge: "I thought the siren was an ambulance's and I was just trying to get out of the way," got a $325 fine and 60 days in jail...
...Portland, Ore. last week, President Zehntbauer, 69, showed off his 1954 women's line, already on display to catch the winter vacation trade. The suits, in cotton, rayon, wool and nylon, were trimmed with sequins, imitation pearls and rhinestones. They had such names as "Summer Siren" and "Caprice," and were priced from $8.95 to $32.50 (for "Diamond Mine." a rhinestone-studded suit in metallic colors). All would look good on a handsome woman, but would not necessarily make all women handsome. With his new line, President Zehntbauer thinks Jantzen will do even better than in record-breaking 1953) when...