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Show Page 8 BLANDING OUTLOOK What Is the History of the F. B. I.? The FBI is one of the and most "glamorous best-kno- wn de- partments of the Federal government. Its full name is the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and it was founded in 1908 as a bureau within the United States Department of Justice. The FBI has authority to investigate violations of federal laws and matters in which the United States is, or may be party in interest. Jn 1924 the identification Division of the FBI was ' T Deceaber 29, 1961 created. It started with a library of 810,188 fingerprint records. Today the FBI has the lingii.nint cards of more than 100,000,000 people! The headquarters of the FBI are in Washington, D. C., and it has $2 field offices throughout the United States and its possessions. Along with its own responsibilities, the FBI is a service organization for local law enforcement agencies. Its facilities are available for the assistance of municipal, county, and state police departments. The i j : : ! i ! j ! j ; I PEACE in 1962 this is our sincere prayer for each of you ! . .. CASTLE ! , . : i Identification in Washington. The facilities of the FBI laboratory are likewise available to all law' enforcement agencies. Provided w'ith the most modern equipment, its scientists are daily making examinations of documents, blood, hair, soil, anc other types of matter. When evi- dtnec in a local case has been examined, FBI experts will testi-- j fy concerning their findings in the state court. In June 1939, the president of the United States selected the FBI as the agency responsible for the investigation of espionage, sabotage, and other national de- -. fense matters. During the last war the FBI maintained the in- -' tcrnal security of the nation and broke up various enemy rings. BEAUTY SHOP i Division serves as the central clearing house for fingerprints and crimi-- f nal data. When a person is ar--i rested and his fingerprints are sent to the FBI, it can be deter-- ! mined in less than five minutes whether he has a previous crim-- ; inal record. A copy of this record is sent to the interested law en- -j forccment agency within 36 hours after the caret is received spy PALMER'S HAPPY NEW YEAR Heres hoping that 1962 will see all your happy dreams come true for you! HURST AGENGV FOUR CORNERS OIL CO. |