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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1957
Page
9
Four airmen survived a water spout incident en route to Panama from Colombia. Captain W. Roberson reported the aircraft rolled at least five times, one engine failed, and a window was blown open as a wall of water flooded the cockpit. The crew escaped unhurt but the fish and monkeys in cargo perished.
London reports that Sputnik's power faded over the past week and observers say the satellite may now be unobserved without radar. By yesterday afternoon it had completed 326 orbits and covered about 8.6 million miles, with orbit times near 95 minutes and 4.68 minutes for the rocket. British signals failed to hear the satellite as it passed overhead, while South African and U.S. scientists offered varying life estimates and noted the possibility of additional Russian objects in the sky.
Raffaele Anastasia, Albert Anastasia's brother, was savagely beaten in the Calabrian village where the underworld leader was born, amid reports the assault followed Albert Anastasia’s New York killing. Gunmen from the same old pay ring, reputed leaders of the “Murder, no” faction, are suspected in the era’s violence.
A wedding report from Queanbeyan describes a ceremony for the bride Miss Cadre and groom Mr. and Mrs. W Maye. The bride wore fresh flowers in her hair and carried a bouquet of pint carnations and blush blooms. The Mower girl Lee Amey, cousin of the bride, wore a blue tulle and satin dress with a flower belt and carried a green hat. The couple will next travel to Canberra.
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