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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1958

Page

5

Veteran pacifier of toughs retires at Seaside police

Jim Marousek aged 66, longtime waterfront police captain in Seal Beach, retires after 23 years in the force. A Minnesota native, he survived 14 city administrations and remembered rough days when Beach Districts buzzed with sailors and trains. He cited low pay, hard work, and loyalty as his hallmarks while noting his service in the Navy Seabees and WWII.

Lou Jobst Seal Beach Jim Marousek Tts Minnesota Los Angeles Marousek Grunken Indian Territory Black Hills South Dakota California Marcuser Navy Seabees South Pacific

Working Time and Employment Rise in California Factories

California manufacturing activity improved in June with a longer average work week of 39.8 hours, the highest since last September. Edward P. Park, California director of industrial relations, reported the rise of nearly half an hour from May, reflecting gains in both straight and overtime hours.

San Francisco California Edward P. Park

Yanks Outlive Russ in longevity report

The Institute of Gerontology at the University of Town said Russians may launch bigger Sputniks, but Americans live longer. Soviet life expectancy is 64 years while Americans average over 70. The Soviet figure roughly matches U.S. levels from 1940.

Towa City Institute of Gerontology The University of Town Russia United States

Senator Kefauver Helped Arrange Denver Courtship Wedding

The Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver requested assistance for his secretary Jowanda Shelton whose sister Imojean Shelton aged 24 lived in Memphis and taught in a Denver suburb. A Denver lawyer Albert B. Dawking arranged introductions including his law partner Anthony F. Vollack aged 29. Vollack is traveling to Memphis for a Saturday wedding with Miss Shelton, with Kefauver invited to the ceremony.

Denver Estes Kefauver Jowanda Shelton Imojean Shelton Memphis Wefauver Albert B. Dawking Miss Shelton Dawking Anthony F. Vollack Vollack Sen. Kefauver

Organ Silence After Theft at Anglo Church in Brescia

In Brescia Italy the historic organ at the Anglo Church will be silent Sunday as 490 pipes disappeared. Police say thieves moved the pipes to nearby woods and melted them down, leaving the instrument inoperable for the first time in memory.

Brescia Italy

Sentence Master in Ship Sinking Near Omichi Japan

The master of a ferry that sank in the inland sea with 113 deaths was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 28 dollars. The court found skipper Nobuyasu Kawaguchi 32 reckless for loading 235 aboard a 77 person vessel in April 1957 and leaving a 16 year old apprentice at the helm as it ran aground and capsized.

Onomichi Japan UPD Nobuyasu Kawaguchi

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