Word: luxembourger
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...Washington and New York City on Oct. 15. Deputy Prime Minister David Levy accused Peres of "dangerous deviations from the agreed policy of this government." Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, leader of the Likud bloc, was more circumspect. At a two-hour luncheon meeting with European Community foreign ministers in Luxembourg, he said only that an "international forum" would allow the P.L.O. to "hide behind" one or more participating delegations...
...flutter from the tower that overlooks the quaint, newly restored town of Bitburg. The two flags symbolize the friendship that Bitburg's German residents and the 10,600 Americans connected with the U.S. air base there have come to associate with their haven in the Eifel hills near the Luxembourg border. Each year since the cemetery was consecrated in 1959, American and French military officials have joined Germans in a wreath-laying ceremony at Kolmeshöhe. This year Ronald Reagan intends to place a wreath there, and late last week, the cemetery guard had just finished polishing the headstones...
...hark back with nostalgia to the '50s and '60s, the golden age of the dream of Continental unity. By 1957, with the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the European Economic Community had come into existence. The agreement committed the original six members--France, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy--gradually to eliminate trade barriers and harmonize economic policies...
DIED. Charlotte Aldegonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine, 89, beloved Grand Duchess and constitutional ruler of Luxembourg from 1919 until 1964, when she abdicated in favor of her son Grand Duke Jean, the present head of state; at Fischbach Castle near Luxembourg City. Chosen in a special post-World War I plebiscite to replace her German-leaning older sister, she tended to her largely ceremonial duties with intelligence, charm and a lack of pomp. During World War II, her radio broadcasts from exile in Great Britain did much to build morale. Afterward, she helped guide her tiny principality...
...trade situation, though, could be affected by instability in foreign exchange markets and shifting currency values. A readjustment of currencies within the European Monetary System, which is made up of Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany, took place last weekend. The Italian lira was devalued by 6%, while other currencies were revalued 2%. The Italian currency came under heavy speculative pressure on Friday, with its value going from 1,870 lire to the dollar to 2,200 in a few hours before the Bank of Italy stepped in and ordered a halt to trading...