Solidarity trio arrested

WARSAW, Poland - Police arrested three associates of outlawed Solidarity founder Lech Walesa who backed calls for May Day demonstrations to protest price hikes and detention of political prisoners. Solidarity sources said Konrad Maruszczyk, Piotr Konopka and Bogdan Olszewski, all Solidarity colleagues of Walesa, were arrested. No reason was given.

Freud bill up for sale

LONDON - A letter from psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud asking payment for a consultation with the composer Gustav Mahler will be auctioned next week, a Sotheby's spokesman said. Freud wrote to Mahler's executor in May 1911 saying that he wanted payment equivalent to $70 for a consultation the previous year. Sotheby's expects the letter to sell for $3 ,690 to $6,150, and Freud's receipt to bring $2,460 to $4,900.

Israel eases currency limit

TEL AVIV, Israel - The Israeli government has eased currency restrictions on Palestinians returning to the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank of the Jordan River, the Defense Ministry said. It said that after May 1, there will be no limit on the amount of money a Palestinian can take into the occupied territories from abroad, as long as it is not from "enemy sources."

Iraqi POWs freed

ANKARA, Turkey - Iran freed 42 Iraqi prisoners of war at the Ankara airport, a Foreign Ministry official reported. Iran had said it would hand over 48 disabled Iraqi prisoners to Turkey's Red Crescent Society, but its official Islamic Republic News Agency said six of the Iraqis requested political asylum and remained in Iran.

Pakistan cites violations

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan said that Afghan warplanes violated its air space and bombed and rocketed a Pakistani village, killing one man. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry released a statement charging four Afghan warplanes penetrated into Pakistani air space on April 26 and staged two attacks.

Norwegians scale Everest

KATMANDU, Nepal - Four Norwegians with four Sherpa guides climbed Mount Everest, repeating the ascent made by their compatriots a week ago. The party, led by Arne Naess, 47, of Oslo, reached the 29,028 foot pinnacle after a climb of more than eight hours. Naess was accompanied by Havard Nesheim, 38, of Trovasco; Asheim Stein, 33, of Oslo; and Ralph Hoipakk, 47, of Oslo.

Bombing suspects held

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Police arrested 10 armed men, including three in police uniform, on charges of bombing the transmission station of a state-operated radio station criticized by conservatives for its leftist programming. The attack interrupted broadcasting by Radio Belgrano for 8 1/2 hours and caused extensive damage to transmitting equipment.

Afghanistan orders draft

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Afghanistan announced that all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 40 who have not served in the armed forces must report for military service immediately. The call by the official Radio Kabul, monitored in Islamabad, said there would be no exceptions.

Bhopal settlement refused

NEW DELHI, India - The government said Union Carbide had attached conditions of a "frivolous nature" to an offer for settlement of claims from the gas leak at its Bhopal plant that killed more than 2,000 people. Veerendra Patil, chemicals and fertilizers minister, told Parliament the government rejected the offer because it contained too little money and "frivolous" conditions, which he did not describe.