Belgium election threatens national unity across language divide
In Brussels Paul Henri Spaak warned of a divided Belgium after weekend elections that punished the governing coalition and extremists. Language tensions from Flemish and Walloon regions, ongoing since the 19th century, fueled the vote as Lefevre resigned. In Los Angeles, a heat wave peaked at 92 degrees as offices braced for more of the same.
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Brussels
Paul Henri-Spaak
Belgium
Spaak
NATO
Europe
Party
For Liberty and Progress
Theo Lefevre
96 Year Old Woman Demonstrates Hope For Aging
Washington report cites a 96 year old woman who mastered typing at 90, writes poetry, keeps a diary, gardens, sews, and weaves cane bottoms. In her 95th year she made 13 chairs. A short story recalls a con man who tried to swindle her $200 at her front door. He was later arrested for swindling another elderly woman.
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Washington
UPI
President’s Council On Aging
Stowe Roadblock Snags Windsor Parolee Escapee
STOWE APD reports 21 year old parolee Tommy OConnell of East Fairfield was captured on a back road in Moscow village Stowe after a nightlong manhunt. Deputies Harold Jones and Frederick Bliss took him without resistance as state troopers and county sheriff units joined the search with bloodhounds. OConnell had fled after asking for a rest stop while being taken for Windsor parole violation. He served six to 18 months for breach of peace in a family dispute with alleged shotgun threats.
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Stowe
UPD
Tommy O'Connell
East Fairfield
Harold Jones
Frederick Bliss
Moscow
Ments
Lamoille
Franklin
Washington
Bliss
Janes
Windsor
O’connell
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