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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
7
Witty vignettes about figures such as Douglas MacArthur Joe Louis Will Rogers Franklin D Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt Clemenceau Napoleon and G B Shaw. The items mix humor and historical anecdotes highlighting authority persuasion diplomacy and social foibles with crisp punchlines.
The piece reviews two months of Truman's presidency, noting a businesslike White House atmosphere, his grasp of domestic issues, and reliance on diplomats for foreign policy. It contrasts his firings with Roosevelt and recounts Ike and MacArthur anecdotes and a Philadelphia bid for the UN throne. It ends with Senator Tobey's shift toward international cooperation.
The piece urges investigation of graft accusations against wartime contractors and officials. It argues negligence and intent differ, calls for congressional inquiry, and notes a bill for audits of federally created corporations. It highlights Byrd’s committee findings on 101 corporations and Hawaii’s tax status and statehood potential.
A detailed portrait of the FBI Identification Division in Washington reveals nearly 97 million fingerprint cards, plus 11,000 local agencies submitting prints. The system allows rapid positive identifications, handles civilian and criminal records, and includes a nickname file with about 285,000 entries aiding case solvings.
The piece traces fingerprint recognition from 1686 attribution by Marcello Malpighi through Faulds in 1880, Galton's 1892 claim of uniqueness, and Henry's 1901 system at Scotland Yard, to first police adoption in Sing Sing in 1903 and the Leavenworth and St. Louis rollouts in 1904.
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