European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 13, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 Dollar Rush in Peru a Street dealers in Lima buy and sell . Currency monday a Day after the election of Alberto Fujimori As the president of Peru. Fujimori has said his government will replace the present peruvian Money with a new currency. Philippines Aquino forms new movement to Foster self Reliance Manila Philippines apr president Corazon Aquino announced a new political movement tuesday fueling speculation Shell seek reelection and increasing the chances of a rift in the shaky coalition that brought her to Power. Speaking at Independence Day festivities Aquino announced the formation of the National movement she said is aimed at fostering self Reliance rather than Reliance on the government. The president provided no detailed Agenda for the a aka Bisig movement a a shoulder to Shoul Der cooperation in tagalog. She did not say whether it would function As a political party and gave no indication the movement would endorse her or anyone else in the 1992 presidential election. Advance reports however pictured the planned organization As a move by Aquino to circumvent politicians who ostensibly support her but have blocked her programs. Last week presidential press Secretary Tomas Gomez said Aquino would unveil a new movement because she was disgusted with a a traditional politicians Corazon Aquino who represent landlord business or other special interests. In her speech Aquino said she would Welcome All politicians into the movement. She also it idea unnamed politicians who have held up her legislation. Although pro administration parties hold majorities in both houses of Congress Aquino has been rebuffed by the lawmakers on several crucial issues. In april Congress rejected her agrarian Reform Secretary nominee Florencio Abad. It also failed to extend presidential emergency Powers granted after last december a coup attempt. Those Powers expired last week after congressional leaders claimed Aquino had failed to exercise her authority. In announcing the new organization Aquino identified 13 leading members a six provincial governors two mayors and five Cabinet members. No congressmen were mentioned. Support from governors and mayors is considered More important than that of congressmen in a National election because regional officials control local patronage and Are in closer Contact with voters. A tile assassination try at a Sfanjani reported Nicosia Cyprus apr iranian president Hashemi a Sfanjani has escaped an assassination attempt the third reported since last fall Iran a dissident group Mujaheddin Khaliq said monday. The group in a dispatch to the associated press in Nicosia from its Washington office said the attempt was in late april but did not provide an exact Date. There reportedly have been at least two previous attempts to kill a Sfanjani in october and in january. The official Media in Iran has not confirmed either incident reported separately by travellers from Iran. A Sfanjani however has denied the attempts which the sources said involved bodyguards trying to shoot the president but being overpowered by other Security men in his entourage. The Mujaheddin said in the latest attempt one of the bodyguards was planning to a kill a Sfanjani with a revolver while he was moving from one location to the it did not explain if the iranian Leader was at Home or on the Road. But other bodyguards spotted him and the would be Assassin was arrested before being Able to pull the trigger said the statement from Mujaheddin Khaliq or the Peoples warriors. The unattributed six sentence report did not provide any other details. It said a Security measures to protect a Sfanjani increased dramatically after the incident. Iran has been gripped by a Power struggle Between liberals and hardliners since the death a year ago of the founder of the islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. A Sfanjani 55, leads the so called pragmatists who want closer relations with the West to end Iran a International isolation and attract foreign investment and expertise needed to rebuild the devastated Economy. File Hashemi a Sfanjani . Plans to link Pound to Europe a rate system London apr the government plans to link the Pound to Europe a Exchange rate mechanism in the fourth Quarter of this year the financial times reported tuesday. The newspaper said Treasury officials Nave decided recently that Britain a underlying annual inflation rate will be Low enough toward years end to allow the Pound to enter the european monetary system s Exchange rate mechanism. The underlying inflation rate is now about 6.25 percent and the full rate in cent mort8age payments is 9.4 per a spokesman for prime minister mar Garet thatchers office said the financial times report was a pure Thatcher said at a european Community Summit last june that Britain would link the Pound once British inflation is nearer the Community average now about 5 percent and there is free movement of capital in the Community. The Exchange rate mechanism links nine of the 12 currencies of the Community to prevent wide swings in rates. In a statement to parliament on thursday Chancellor of the exchequer John major said the government will calculate its inflation in a Way a a approximate to methods used by other Community voters go to the polls Algiers Algeria apr algerians cast ballots tuesday in the country a first contested elections since French Rule ended in 1962, but some opposition parties contend the voting was rigged and urged a Boycott. The main Challenge to the National liberation front which has held sole Power since this North african country gained its Independence was expected to come from the fundamentalist islamic salvation front. Other opposition parties looked for a Low turnout among the country a 13 million eligible voters As an indication of support for their Boycott Call
