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Once the delay got noticeable, I wandered over to Roger to suggest that somebody say something to the people, as they were beginning to get restless. (A general rule to thumb: the natives are restless when they start that rhythmic clapping.) He'd thought precisely the same thing and was on his way to get Chip Monck, who, admirably, elected to tell the truth, or most of it, at the time...
...most popular of the gadgets is Identiseal, which was brought out ten months ago by Positive Identification Systems of Fort Worth. Its procedure requires a check casher to place his thumb on a stamp pad soaked in a clear, nonsticky liquid, then press it against an oval gummed label attached to the back of the check. Instantly, a clear lavender print appears. If the bank later discovers that the check is forged, the thumbprint is forwarded to Identiseal headquarters for filing, and then to the police in the city where the check was written. P.I.S. officials claim that...
...other new system is called Identicator, an invention of retired Detective Division Chief Hugh McDonald of the Los Angeles' sheriff's department. It requires no special chemicals for the customer to touch. Instead, the check writer merely presses his thumb firmly on the check, which is then run through a tiny developing machine to produce, from natural skin oils, an indelible thumbprint. The device is now being test-marketed in major retail stores like J.C. Penney in California, and will go on sale nationally by year...
...example. Five times a winner of the Golden Glove award and eight times the American League's All-Star catcher, he labored for several years in serious pain until an operation fused his detached vertebrae. Just as he was getting back into form this year, he broke his thumb. Cleveland's Ray Fosse broke the index finger of his right hand three years in a row, and smashed his shoulder in a collision with Cincinnati's Rose during the 1970 All-Star game. Chicago Cub Veteran Randy Hundley, who perfected the one-handed catch that Bench...
...back their hours for the summer and close at 2 a.m. If you're really hungry and it's past 2, Dunkin Donuts (616 Mass Ave at Central Square) never closes. And if you're up for a little bit of adventure and have a car or a lucky thumb, Mondo's (in Haymarket Square in Boston) is worth the trip and serves good cheap food...