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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 17, 1958
Page
8
The defendant admits to murdering Robert Jensen and disposing of the body in a cave. He describes the act as part of a broader spree while in the witness stand, claiming self defense in a chaotic sequence.
United States aims to match or surpass Soviet satellite work before December, driven by Senate Space Committee urgency after Lyndon Johnson’s push for Sputnik launches. Dr Richard Porter and Dr William Pickering testified on Sputnik weights and rocket sizes, noting Soviet sats and Redstone comparisons.
Currandooley Estate on Lake George has a storied history from its 1820s consolidation by William Lithgow and partners to a rail linked rise. The Osbornes, including Pat and Harry, managed droughts, wild horses, and horses in the South African War while building a chateau style house in 1873 with Marseilles tiles after 1890 fire.
An 83 year old man, Herbert John Callan, foreman of Hegar Street, Sydney, had his driving licence cancelled for 10 years and was placed on a three year bond of 100 pounds for culpable driving after a high speed chase. He had been involved in three other collisions before crashing into a garden plot.
Aly Keane and Ronald Sarmog Vance faced trial in oe Court on May 3 for breaking into the Girl Theatre office near Federal Highway. They allegedly forced a safe, opened drawers, and stole cigarettes gloves and a torch. Police traced Vance to a station on May 7 and said both men admitted involvement. Bail set at £200 each.
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