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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1981
Page
10
Fingerprints uniquely identify individuals and never change from birth, only growing with the person. Inked prints are taken by pressing each finger onto a glass or metal surface then onto an 8 by 8 inch card.
The FBI holds the largest fingerprint database with over 170 million cards on file. If stacked, the cards would reach 110 Empire State Building heights and could circle the globe nearly once when laid end to end.
A fingerprint expert explains latent prints. The process uses colored powder to cling to oils, then applies tape over the print and pulls up the tape to lift the print for analysis.
In 1903 the West Case led to the adoption of fingerprints for prisoner identification. West defendants were sent to the same Kansas prison. their names pictures and measurements matched closely. Only fingerprint checks distinguished the two.
The text notes that footprints resemble fingerprints in uniqueness and mentions FBI use for identification in some cases. It describes newborn footprinting by hospitals for identity, with prints stored in records or given to parents as keepsakes.
A compact note highlights practice with short vowel sounds using items from the Mini Page and broader paper. It stitches examples, exercises and tips to help readers identify and pronounce short vowel words in everyday text.
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