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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1953
Page
2
Beverley Baxter recounts the eleventh hour bid to save Derek Bentley, as Parliament debates invoking the royal prerogative of mercy after the court verdict. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe reviews the case. 50 MPs push a motion urging mercy and challenging the Home Secretary’s stance.
A London newspaper recounts the Craig Bentley murder case. Craig is convicted of first degree murder and faces hanging for age, while Bentley is found guilty as an accessory but spared execution by mercy. The Home Secretary Sir David Maxwell Fyfe weighs options amid public outcry and parliamentary debate.
The Murray Valley Development League states its objective as creating a better life for more people, focusing on growth, opportunity, and community advancement.
The cockchafer Aphodius howitti flies in late January to early February and is about three eighths by one eighth of an inch, dark brown to black. It swarms on warm humid nights and is attracted to lights. droppings are pulverised. Heavy infestations may harm pastures as larvae hatch in 2 to 3 weeks. Farmers with flights or grubs should report to the biology branch of the Department of Agriculture.
Local contractor Les Waack advertises all types of interior and exterior work in town or country. Address for inquiries is care of Mr E Watters.
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