71.   Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met presidents Sir Ketumile Masire of Botswana, Sam Nujomo of Namibia and B.S. Dlamini of Swaziland on Thursday.

72.   Mobutu meets deputy president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and we have comments from them both.

73.   Mobutu spokesman Kabuya Lumuna said Kabila had not yet replied to his call on Friday to meet the president in neighboring Gabon.

74.   Mrs. Gandhi, as well as the communist leaders, was scheduled to meet the president Sunday night.

75.   On Thursday, Pope John Paul II meets Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo in Vatican City.

76.   President Elias Hrawi asked him to stay on in the national interest, Press Syndicate head Mohammed Baalbaki said after meeting the president Friday.

77.   President Jimmy Carter usually did not send limousines, but the envoys had lunch at the White House dining room before or after meeting the president.

78.   Prime Minister John Howard decided not to meet Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams for fear it might have been misconstrued as an endorsement of the controversial North Ireland leader.

79.   Shimada said the suspect called and came by the office on Thursday demanding to meet the president, but was turned away.

80.   Sheikh Hasina, head of the largest opposition party, the Awami League, agreed to meet the president, but said the strike will continue.