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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 28, 1958
Page
5
A Rockhampton court fined a Sydney resident for sending rounds by post. The accused, Bruno Pee duit of Crescent Avenue Ryde, faced a fine of six pounds after prosecutors alleged the packets contained .22 caliber rounds. The magistrate emphasized strict control over explosives and postal shipments to prevent loss or misuse.
Canberra's sewerage tunnelling is complete letting space for further housing on the south side of the Molonglo, especially Narrabundah and Grath. Minera crews finished drilling 4,595 ft of tunnel and 486 ft of shaft with two sections from Queen Victoria Terrace and Canberra Avenue. Begun September 1, 1957, the project progressed at 180 ft per week, with occasional 200 ft weeks, and was accident-free. Pipes are being laid and will be sand-filled. total estimated cost is £195,000, including a pumping station near Lockyer Avenue and McBalla Circle, Narrabundah.
The American Embassy announced flags at half mast for memorial services honoring two unidentified American servicemen killed in World War II and the Korean conflict. Their caskets will arrive in Washington and lie in state in the Union Rotunda, as part of national commemorations.
NEW YORK Tuesday Cardinal Stritch of Chicago died early today in Sonatin Clinic Rome. A United Press dispatch reports the 70 year old prelate clutched a cruck with his last strength as he awaited death. Vatican circles say the Pope was immediately notified and retired to his private chapel to pray. Cardinal Stritch died after a cerebral stroke caused by circulatory blockages.
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