Fingerprint Identification Milestone Marks 100 Years
The article notes the 100th anniversary of fingerprint checks in law enforcement. It recounts Herschel and Faulds in 1870s studies, Henry and Vucetich systems, and the FBI files now holding over 75 million prints. It cites scientific validation of fingerprints as infallible identifiers.
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Chicago
Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Herschel
Servce
Bengal
Henry Faulds
Tokyo
Faulds
Sir Francis Galton
Herschel
Fauld
Sir Edward R. Henry
Scotland Yard
Juan Vucetich
Argentina
United States
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Washington, D.C
FSI
FBI
New York mob war turns deadly with two businessmen shot
A civil war among New York's organized crime factions erupts into deadly violence as two innocent businessmen, Sheldon Epstein and Max Tekelch, are killed in a bar shooting. Police mobilize the force to prevent further mob killings amid indictments and ongoing gang power struggles.
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NCL
Underworld
Elf
New York
Ias
Edward V. McCarthy
UPI
Thomas E. Dewey
Joseph Colombo Sr
Don
Gallo
Profaci
Fami Ves
Brooklyn
President Street
Gallos
Joseph Colombo
Colombo
Columbus Circle
Crazy Joe" J
Jerome Johnson
Johnson
Crazy Joe
Alberto
Manhattan
Joe
Alphonse
Little Allie
Persico
Carmine
the Snake
Calomba
Sheldon Epstein
Max Tekelch
SPC Signup Begins Monday at South Plains College
Registration for the fall semester starts at 9 a.m. Monday in the campus Technical Arts Building with evening class enrollment at 7 30 p.m. Dormitories open at 1 p.m. Sunday and meals begin Monday. Late day class registration runs through Sept 8 and night classes through Sept 12. Numerous campus groups and the Student Activities Offices plan activities in the first week.
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Levelland
South Plains College
Technical Arts
College Food Service
Petersburg Day Activities Set
Petersburg holds its fourth annual Petersburg Day with kiddie activities in the pony express arena from 9 to 11 a.m. A 2 p.m. Main Street parade awards prizes to float and riding clubs, with bands receiving 50 dollars for parade participation. Afterward, the Pony Express team sponsors a pony express tournament and admission is one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children.
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Petersburg
Pony Express
Main Street
Petersburg Pony Express
Dorms to Get Complimentary Avalanche Journal
About 4000 free copies of The Avalanche Journal will be distributed to all Texas Tech dorm rooms this morning to welcome students to Lubbock and acquaint newcomers with the newspaper, circulation manager Bob McVay said Friday.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Bob McVay
McVay
Lubbock
Lubbock Avalanche Dat 8th and Avenue J Item
Fragmentary Lubbock Avalancheclipping mentions Horningdition and local phone number. Lubbock Texas place names appear with partial date and address context.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Sumad
Lubbock Avalanche
J. Lubbock
A .U. Lubbock
Texas
Former City VA Official Moves to Audie Murphy VA Hospital
Walter R. Byrd, former Kerrville VA Hospital director, named director of the new 760 bed Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital in San Antonio. The $33 million facility, under construction, is to be completed in 1973 and named for Audie Murphy by Congress. Byrd, a Wake Forest 1937 graduate, began VA service in 1946 after Air Force service, with posts in Lubbock and Jackson respectively.
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Kerrville
Walter R. Byrd
Lubbock Veterans ‘Administration
Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital
San Antonio
Byrd
Kerrville VA
Veterans Administration
Audie Murphy
Congress
Wake Forrest College
Air Force
Lubbock
Fund To Honor Former Sheriff Johnston Established
The Democratic Executive Committee creates a memorial fund for the late Randall County Sheriff L. S. Slim Johnston. Proceeds buy an oil painting for the Randall County Courthouse and support Boys' Ranch. A. G. Berry of Amarillo leads the drive.
Montgomery County official pleads not guilty after grand jury indictments
Texas county official Montgomery facing grand jury charges including theft burglary and conspiracy. Chief deputy Joe Florey failed to appear for arraignment. Judge Tom Ryan set bond at a total of 20 000 with 5 000 per charge. Montgomery insisted on innocence and pledged to address the jury in court. He faces reelection battles as political tension rises.
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Texas
Ryan
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