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To: John Hunt who wrote (37258)	7/17/1999 4:20:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 116924

South African gold miners and mine owners target Swiss, British embassies << About 3,000 South African gold miners and mine owners demonstrated at the Swiss and British embassies in Pretoria on Saturday, demanding that those countries abandon plans to sell gold reserves. By selling gold, developed nations force down gold prices and cripple a key industry in developing countries like South Africa, the protesters said in a statement to the embassies. About 103,000 South African gold miners have lost their jobs since 1997, and an additional 80,000 job losses are anticipated, the statement said ... more ... >> abcnews.go.com