Bankers seek remedy to currency crises
Central bankers from Europe and eight Arab nations met separately to curb volatile currencies affecting the pound and the dollar. In Basel the Bank of England’s Gordon Richardson joined European CMA governors amid talk of pound devaluation. In Cairo eight Arab states Egypt Iraq Algeria Qatar Kuwait Libya Saudi Arabia UAE planned protections for Arab deposits against fluctuations.
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Guerrillas still hold 21 school hostages
Rhodesian security forces rescued most of the 292 students and staff kidnapped from a Roman Catholic mission center. Twenty one hostages remain with the group, including 15 teenagers, two teachers, and four other staff members, guarded by a lone guerrilla.
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Jordan protests Bourguiba Palestine proposal
Amman condemned Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba for suggesting King Hussein cede Jordan to form a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Zeid Rifai summoned the Tunisian chargé d affaires in Amman and sought an official explanation, with Jordan's Foreign Ministry seeking clarification from Tunis.
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