Leo Besson had one foot over the window sill of his Paris flat when police broke in and collared him. The raiders also found stacks of counterfeit food and clothing coupons; a rackful of fake ...

To succeed that fabulous Deputy M. Philibert Besson, who for years spent most of his time annoying French policemen and escaping arrest on his motorcycle (TIME, Dec. 23), Philibert’s old constituency ...