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From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:37:46 -0700
Subject: [PROPOSED PATCH] Use "No." for number sign in commentary
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* africa, asia, europe, southamerica:
In commentary, use "No." for number sign, as opposed to "���"
which is ugly on many displays.
---
 africa       | 10 ++++----
 asia         | 48 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 europe       | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
 southamerica | 20 +++++++--------
 4 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

diff --git a/africa b/africa
index 829af5a..44b4857 100644
--- a/africa
+++ b/africa
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ Zone	Africa/Tripoli	0:52:44 -	LMT	1920
 
 # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):
 # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving
-# time: Energy conservation?"-# ��� 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
+# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
 # published on Monday, June 30, 2008...
 #
 # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ Zone	Africa/Tripoli	0:52:44 -	LMT	1920
 # and end on 29 March 2009.
 
 # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07):
-# THE TIME BILL (��� XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the
+# THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the
 # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the
 # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March.
 # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ Zone Indian/Mauritius	3:50:00 -	LMT	1907 # Port Louis
 # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre,
 # Minist��re de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics
 #
-# Under Article 1 of Royal Decree ��� 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 June 1967)
+# Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 June 1967)
 # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of
 # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be
 # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight.
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ Zone Indian/Mauritius	3:50:00 -	LMT	1907 # Port Louis
 #
 # Google translation, lightly edited:
 # Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT)
-# Pursuant to Decree ��� 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18,
+# Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18,
 # 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the
-# Government ��� 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry
+# Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry
 # of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return
 # of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until
 # Monday, August 20, 2012.  So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from
diff --git a/asia b/asia
index a9ba31b..f2c27f1 100644
--- a/asia
+++ b/asia
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ Rule	PRC	1987	1991	-	Apr	Sun>=10	0:00	1:00	D
 # Guo Qingsheng (National Time-Service Center, CAS, Xi'an 710600, China)
 # Beijing Time at the Beginning of the PRC
 # China Historical Materials of Science and Technology
-# (Zhongguo ke ji shi liao, ������������������), Vol. 24, ��� 1 (2003)
+# (Zhongguo ke ji shi liao, ������������������), Vol. 24, No. 1 (2003)
 # It gives evidence that at the beginning of the PRC, Beijing time was
 # officially apparent solar time!  However, Guo also says that the
 # evidence is dubious, as the relevant institute of astronomy had not
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ Zone	Asia/Hong_Kong	7:36:42 -	LMT	1904 Oct 30
 # Taipei has DST in 1979 between July 1st and Sep 30.
 
 # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2013-07-12):
-# On Dec 28, 1895, the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance ��� 167 of
+# On Dec 28, 1895, the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance No. 167 of
 # Meiji Year 28 "The clause about standard time", mentioned that
 # Taiwan and Penghu Islands, as well as Yaeyama and Miyako Islands
 # (both in Okinawa) adopt the Western Standard Time which is based on
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ Zone	Asia/Hong_Kong	7:36:42 -	LMT	1904 Oct 30
 # declared officially.
 #
 # Later, in the beginning of World War II, on Sep 25, 1937, the Showa
-# Emperor announced Ordinance ��� 529 of Showa Year 12 "The clause of
-# revision in the ordinance ��� 167 of Meiji year 28 about standard
+# Emperor announced Ordinance No. 529 of Showa Year 12 "The clause of
+# revision in the ordinance No. 167 of Meiji year 28 about standard
 # time", in which abolished the adoption of Western Standard Time in
 # western islands (listed above), which means the whole Japan
 # territory, including later occupations, adopt Japan Central Time
@@ -681,14 +681,14 @@ Zone	Asia/Hong_Kong	7:36:42 -	LMT	1904 Oct 30
 # Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-03):
 # I finally have found the real official gazette about changing back to
 # Western Standard Time on Sep 21 in Taiwan.  It's Taiwan Governor-General
-# Bulletin ��� 386 in Showa 20 years (1945), published on Sep 19, 1945. [1] ...
-# [It] abolishes Bulletin ��� 207 in Showa 12 years (1937), which is a local
-# bulletin in Taiwan for that Ordinance ��� 529. It also mentioned that 1am on
+# Bulletin No. 386 in Showa 20 years (1945), published on Sep 19, 1945. [1] ...
+# [It] abolishes Bulletin No. 207 in Showa 12 years (1937), which is a local
+# bulletin in Taiwan for that Ordinance No. 529. It also mentioned that 1am on
 # Sep 21, 1945 will be 12am on Sep 21.  I think this bulletin is much more
 # official than the one I mentioned in my first mail, because it's from the
 # top-level government in Taiwan. If you're going to quote any resource, this
 # would be a good one.
-# [1] Taiwan Governor-General Gazette, ��� 1018, Sep 19, 1945:
+# [1] Taiwan Governor-General Gazette, No. 1018, Sep 19, 1945:
 # http://db2.th.gov.tw/db2/view/viewImg.php?imgcode=0072031018a&num=19&bgn=019&end=019&otherImg=&type=gener
 
 # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-02):
@@ -963,8 +963,8 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura	9:22:48 -	LMT	1932 Nov
 # This is an English translation of what I just found (originally in Persian).
 # The Gregorian dates in brackets are mine:
 #
-#	Official Newspaper ��� 13548-1370/6/25 [1991-09-16]
-#	��� 16760/T233 H					1370/6/10 [1991-09-01]
+#	Official Newspaper No. 13548-1370/6/25 [1991-09-16]
+#	No. 16760/T233 H				1370/6/10 [1991-09-01]
 #
 #	The Rule About Change of the Official Time of the Country
 #
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura	9:22:48 -	LMT	1932 Nov
 #
 # From Roozbeh Pournader (2007-11-05):
 # This is quoted from Official Gazette of the Islamic Republic of
-# Iran, Volume 63, ��� 18242, dated Tuesday 1386/6/24
+# Iran, Volume 63, No. 18242, dated Tuesday 1386/6/24
 # [2007-10-16]. I am doing the best translation I can:...
 # The official time of the country will be moved forward for one hour
 # on the 24 hours of the first day of the month of Farvardin and will
@@ -1408,12 +1408,12 @@ Rule	Japan	1950	1951	-	May	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
 # The law is enacted on 1886-07-07.
 
 # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-16):
-# The ordinance ��� 51 (1886) established "standard time" in Japan,
+# The ordinance No. 51 (1886) established "standard time" in Japan,
 # which stands for the time on 135 degrees E.
-# In the ordinance ��� 167 (1895), "standard time" was renamed to "central
+# In the ordinance No. 167 (1895), "standard time" was renamed to "central
 # standard time".  And the same ordinance also established "western standard
 # time", which stands for the time on 120 degrees E....  But "western standard
-# time" was abolished in the ordinance ��� 529 (1937).  In the ordinance ���
+# time" was abolished in the ordinance No. 529 (1937).  In the ordinance No.
 # 167, there is no mention regarding for what place western standard time is
 # standard....
 #
@@ -1421,11 +1421,11 @@ Rule	Japan	1950	1951	-	May	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
 # In Japanese it's "chokurei", which means ordinance from emperor.
 
 # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2013-07-12):
-# ...the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance ��� 167 of Meiji Year 28 "The clause
+# ...the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance No. 167 of Meiji Year 28 "The clause
 # about standard time" ... The adoption began from Jan 1, 1896.
 # http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/������������������������_(���������)
 #
-# ...the Showa Emperor announced Ordinance ��� 529 of Showa Year 12 ... which
+# ...the Showa Emperor announced Ordinance No. 529 of Showa Year 12 ... which
 # means the whole Japan territory, including later occupations, adopt Japan
 # Central Time (UTC+9). The adoption began on Oct 1, 1937.
 # http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/���������������������������������������������������������������������������������
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ Zone	Asia/Amman	2:23:44 -	LMT	1931
 # - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00.
 # - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989.
 
-# From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin ��� 11
+# From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin No. 11
 # <http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm> (2005-03-21):
 # The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing
 # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health
@@ -1694,12 +1694,12 @@ Rule	ROK	1987	1988	-	Oct	Sun>=8	3:00	0	S
 # From Paul Eggert (2014-10-30):
 # The Korean Wikipedia entry gives the following sources for UT offsets:
 #
-# 1908: Official Journal Article ��� 3994 (Edict ��� 5)
-# 1912: Governor-General of Korea Official Gazette Issue ��� 367
-#       (Announcement ��� 338)
-# 1954: Presidential Decree ��� 876 (1954-03-17)
-# 1961: Law ��� 676 (1961-08-07)
-# 1987: Law ��� 3919 (1986-12-31)
+# 1908: Official Journal Article No. 3994 (Edict No. 5)
+# 1912: Governor-General of Korea Official Gazette Issue No. 367
+#       (Announcement No. 338)
+# 1954: Presidential Decree No. 876 (1954-03-17)
+# 1961: Law No. 676 (1961-08-07)
+# 1987: Law No. 3919 (1986-12-31)
 #
 # The Wikipedia entry also has confusing information about a change
 # to UT+9 in April 1910, but then what would be the point of the later change
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ Zone	Asia/Tashkent	4:37:11 -	LMT	1924 May  2
 # Tr���n cites the following sources; it's unclear which supplied the info above.
 #
 # Ho��ng Xu��n H��n: "L���ch v�� l���ch Vi���t Nam". T���p san Khoa h���c X�� h���i,
-# ��� 9, Paris, February 1982.
+# No. 9, Paris, February 1982.
 #
 # L�� Th��nh L��n: "L���ch v�� ni��n bi���u l���ch s��� hai m����i th��� k��� (0001-2010)",
 # NXB Th���ng k��, Hanoi, 2000.
diff --git a/europe b/europe
index 9ce6545..953dade 100644
--- a/europe
+++ b/europe
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 #     * Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man did not switch from GMT
 #	to daylight saving time until 1921 Apr 3, when they began to
 #	conform with Great Britain.
-# S.R.&O. 1916, ��� 382 and HO 45/10811/312364 (quoted above) say otherwise.
+# S.R.&O. 1916, No. 382 and HO 45/10811/312364 (quoted above) say otherwise.
 #
 # The following claim by Shanks & Pottenger is possible though doubtful;
 # we'll ignore it for now.
@@ -353,23 +353,23 @@
 # Summer Time Act, 1916
 Rule	GB-Eire	1916	only	-	May	21	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1916	only	-	Oct	 1	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1917, ��� 358
+# S.R.&O. 1917, No. 358
 Rule	GB-Eire	1917	only	-	Apr	 8	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1917	only	-	Sep	17	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1918, ��� 274
+# S.R.&O. 1918, No. 274
 Rule	GB-Eire	1918	only	-	Mar	24	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1918	only	-	Sep	30	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1919, ��� 297
+# S.R.&O. 1919, No. 297
 Rule	GB-Eire	1919	only	-	Mar	30	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1919	only	-	Sep	29	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1920, ��� 458
+# S.R.&O. 1920, No. 458
 Rule	GB-Eire	1920	only	-	Mar	28	2:00s	1:00	BST
-# S.R.&O. 1920, ��� 1844
+# S.R.&O. 1920, No. 1844
 Rule	GB-Eire	1920	only	-	Oct	25	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1921, ��� 363
+# S.R.&O. 1921, No. 363
 Rule	GB-Eire	1921	only	-	Apr	 3	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1921	only	-	Oct	 3	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1922, ��� 264
+# S.R.&O. 1922, No. 264
 Rule	GB-Eire	1922	only	-	Mar	26	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1922	only	-	Oct	 8	2:00s	0	GMT
 # The Summer Time Act, 1922
@@ -389,21 +389,21 @@ Rule	GB-Eire	1935	only	-	Apr	Sun>=9	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1936	1937	-	Apr	Sun>=16	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1938	only	-	Apr	Sun>=9	2:00s	1:00	BST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1939	only	-	Apr	Sun>=16	2:00s	1:00	BST
-# S.R.&O. 1939, ��� 1379
+# S.R.&O. 1939, No. 1379
 Rule	GB-Eire	1939	only	-	Nov	Sun>=16	2:00s	0	GMT
-# S.R.&O. 1940, ��� 172 and ��� 1883
+# S.R.&O. 1940, No. 172 and No. 1883
 Rule	GB-Eire	1940	only	-	Feb	Sun>=23	2:00s	1:00	BST
-# S.R.&O. 1941, ��� 476
+# S.R.&O. 1941, No. 476
 Rule	GB-Eire	1941	only	-	May	Sun>=2	1:00s	2:00	BDST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1941	1943	-	Aug	Sun>=9	1:00s	1:00	BST
-# S.R.&O. 1942, ��� 506
+# S.R.&O. 1942, No. 506
 Rule	GB-Eire	1942	1944	-	Apr	Sun>=2	1:00s	2:00	BDST
-# S.R.&O. 1944, ��� 932
+# S.R.&O. 1944, No. 932
 Rule	GB-Eire	1944	only	-	Sep	Sun>=16	1:00s	1:00	BST
-# S.R.&O. 1945, ��� 312
+# S.R.&O. 1945, No. 312
 Rule	GB-Eire	1945	only	-	Apr	Mon>=2	1:00s	2:00	BDST
 Rule	GB-Eire	1945	only	-	Jul	Sun>=9	1:00s	1:00	BST
-# S.R.&O. 1945, ��� 1208
+# S.R.&O. 1945, No. 1208
 Rule	GB-Eire	1945	1946	-	Oct	Sun>=2	2:00s	0	GMT
 Rule	GB-Eire	1946	only	-	Apr	Sun>=9	2:00s	1:00	BST
 # The Summer Time Act, 1947
@@ -592,11 +592,11 @@ Rule	Russia	1921	only	-	Feb	14	23:00	1:00	MSD
 Rule	Russia	1921	only	-	Mar	20	23:00	2:00	MSM  # Midsummer
 Rule	Russia	1921	only	-	Sep	 1	 0:00	1:00	MSD
 Rule	Russia	1921	only	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0	-
-# Act ��� 925 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1980-10-24):
+# Act No. 925 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1980-10-24):
 Rule	Russia	1981	1984	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Russia	1981	1983	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0	-
-# Act ��� 967 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1984-09-13), repeated in
-# Act ��� 227 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1989-03-14):
+# Act No. 967 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1984-09-13), repeated in
+# Act No. 227 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1989-03-14):
 Rule	Russia	1984	1991	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
 Rule	Russia	1985	1991	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
 #
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ Zone	Europe/Brussels	0:17:30 -	LMT	1880
 # Bulgaria
 #
 # From Plamen Simenov via Steffen Thorsen (1999-09-09):
-# A document of Government of Bulgaria (��� 94/1997) says:
+# A document of Government of Bulgaria (No. 94/1997) says:
 # EET -> EETDST is in 03:00 Local time in last Sunday of March ...
 # EETDST -> EET is in 04:00 Local time in last Sunday of October
 #
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ Zone America/Thule	-4:35:08 -	LMT	1916 Jul 28 # Pituffik air base
 # From Peter Ilieve (1994-10-15):
 # A relative in Tallinn confirms the accuracy of the data for 1989 onwards
 # [through 1994] and gives the legal authority for it,
-# a regulation of the Government of Estonia, ��� 111 of 1989....
+# a regulation of the Government of Estonia, No. 111 of 1989....
 #
 # From Peter Ilieve (1996-10-28):
 # [IATA SSIM (1992/1996) claims that the Baltic republics switch at 01:00s,
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@ Zone America/Thule	-4:35:08 -	LMT	1916 Jul 28 # Pituffik air base
 # after that.
 
 # From Mart Oruaas (2000-01-29):
-# Regulation ��� 301 (1999-10-12) obsoletes previous regulation
-# ��� 206 (1998-09-22) and thus sticks Estonia to +02:00 GMT for all
+# Regulation No. 301 (1999-10-12) obsoletes previous regulation
+# No. 206 (1998-09-22) and thus sticks Estonia to +02:00 GMT for all
 # the year round.  The regulation is effective 1999-11-01.
 
 # From Toomas Soome (2002-02-21):
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ Zone America/Thule	-4:35:08 -	LMT	1916 Jul 28 # Pituffik air base
 # Now we are using again EU rules.
 #
 # From Urmet J��nes (2002-03-28):
-# The legislative reference is Government decree ��� 84 on 2002-02-21.
+# The legislative reference is Government decree No. 84 on 2002-02-21.
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Tallinn	1:39:00	-	LMT	1880
@@ -1527,21 +1527,21 @@ Link	Europe/Rome	Europe/San_Marino
 # correct data in juridical acts and I found some juridical documents about
 # changes in the counting of time in Latvia from 1981....
 #
-# Act ��� 35 of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR of 1981-01-22 ...
-# according to the Act ��� 925 of the Council of Ministers of USSR of 1980-10-24
+# Act No. 35 of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR of 1981-01-22 ...
+# according to the Act No. 925 of the Council of Ministers of USSR of 1980-10-24
 # ...: all year round the time of 2nd time zone + 1 hour, in addition turning
 # the hands of the clock 1 hour forward on 1 April at 00:00 (GMT 31 March 21:00)
 # and 1 hour backward on the 1 October at 00:00 (GMT 30 September 20:00).
 #
-# Act ��� 592 of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR of 1984-09-24 ...
-# according to the Act ��� 967 of the Council of Ministers of USSR of 1984-09-13
+# Act No. 592 of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR of 1984-09-24 ...
+# according to the Act No. 967 of the Council of Ministers of USSR of 1984-09-13
 # ...: all year round the time of 2nd time zone + 1 hour, in addition turning
 # the hands of the clock 1 hour forward on the last Sunday of March at 02:00
 # (GMT 23:00 on the previous day) and 1 hour backward on the last Sunday of
 # September at 03:00 (GMT 23:00 on the previous day).
 #
-# Act ��� 81 of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR of 1989-03-22 ...
-# according to the Act ��� 227 of the Council of Ministers of USSR of 1989-03-14
+# Act No. 81 of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR of 1989-03-22 ...
+# according to the Act No. 227 of the Council of Ministers of USSR of 1989-03-14
 # ...: since the last Sunday of March 1989 in Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR,
 # Estonian SSR and Kaliningrad region of Russian Federation all year round the
 # time of 2nd time zone (Moscow time minus one hour). On the territory of Latvia
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ Link	Europe/Rome	Europe/San_Marino
 # From Andrei Ivanov (2000-03-06):
 # This year Latvia will not switch to Daylight Savings Time (as specified in
 # The Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Rep. of Latvia of
-# 29-Feb-2000 (��� 79) <http://www.lv-laiks.lv/wwwraksti/2000/071072/vd4.htm>,
+# 29-Feb-2000 (No. 79) <http://www.lv-laiks.lv/wwwraksti/2000/071072/vd4.htm>,
 # in Latvian for subscribers only).
 
 # From RFE/RL Newsline
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ Link Europe/Zurich Europe/Vaduz
 # I would like to inform that in this year Lithuanian time zone
 # (Europe/Vilnius) was changed.
 
-# From ELTA ��� 972 (2582) (1999-09-29) <http://www.elta.lt/>,
+# From ELTA No. 972 (2582) (1999-09-29) <http://www.elta.lt/>,
 # via Steffen Thorsen:
 # Lithuania has shifted back to the second time zone (GMT plus two hours)
 # to be valid here starting from October 31,
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ Zone Europe/Bucharest	1:44:24 -	LMT	1891 Oct
 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia36.htm
 
 # From Sanjeev Gupta (2011-09-27):
-# Scans of [Decree ��� 23 of January 8, 1992] are available at:
+# Scans of [Decree No. 23 of January 8, 1992] are available at:
 # http://government.consultant.ru/page.aspx?1223966
 # They are in Cyrillic letters (presumably Russian).
 
@@ -2156,19 +2156,19 @@ Zone Europe/Bucharest	1:44:24 -	LMT	1891 Oct
 # One source is
 # http://government.ru/gov/results/16355/
 # which, according to translate.google.com, begins "Decree of August 31,
-# 2011 ��� 725" and contains no other dates or "effective date" information.
+# 2011 No. 725" and contains no other dates or "effective date" information.
 #
 # Another source is
 # http://www.rg.ru/2011/09/06/chas-zona-dok.html
 # which, according to translate.google.com, begins "Resolution of the
 # Government of the Russian Federation on August 31, 2011 N 725" and also
 # contains "Date first official publication: September 6, 2011 Posted on:
-# in the 'RG' - Federal Issue ��� 5573 September 6, 2011" but which
+# in the 'RG' - Federal Issue No. 5573 September 6, 2011" but which
 # does not contain any "effective date" information.
 #
 # Another source is
 # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakonsky_District#cite_note-RuTime-7
-# which, in note 8, contains "Resolution ��� 725 of August 31, 2011...
+# which, in note 8, contains "Resolution No. 725 of August 31, 2011...
 # Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication"
 # but which does not contain any reference to September 6, 2011.
 #
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@ Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 # From Igor Karpov, who works for the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice,
 # via Garrett Wollman (2003-01-27):
 # BTW, I've found the official document on this matter. It's government
-# regulations ��� 509, May 13, 1996. In my poor translation it says:
+# regulations No. 509, May 13, 1996. In my poor translation it says:
 # "Time in Ukraine is set to second timezone (Kiev time). Each last Sunday
 # of March at 3am the time is changing to 4am and each last Sunday of
 # October the time at 4am is changing to 3am"
@@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@ Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 # On September 20, 2011 the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada agreed to
 # abolish the transfer clock to winter time.
 #
-# Bill ��� 8330 of MP from the Party of Regions Oleg Nadoshi got
+# Bill No. 8330 of MP from the Party of Regions Oleg Nadoshi got
 # approval from 266 deputies.
 #
 # Ukraine abolishes transfer back to the winter time (in Russian)
@@ -3264,13 +3264,13 @@ Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 # First in Ukraine they changed Time zone from UTC+3 to UTC+2 with DST:
 #       03 25 1990 02:00 -03.00 1       Time Zone 3 with DST
 #       07 01 1990 02:00 -02.00 1       Time Zone 2 with DST
-# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 18.06.1990, ��� 134.
+# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 18.06.1990, No. 134.
 # http://search.ligazakon.ua/l_doc2.nsf/link1/T001500.html
 #
 # They did not end DST in September, 1990 (according to the law,
 # "summer time" was still in action):
 #       09 30 1990 03:00 -02.00 1       Time Zone 2 with DST
-# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 21.09.1990, ��� 272.
+# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 21.09.1990, No. 272.
 # http://search.ligazakon.ua/l_doc2.nsf/link1/KP900272.html
 #
 # Again no change in March, 1991 ("summer time" in action):
@@ -3278,14 +3278,14 @@ Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 #
 # DST ended in September 1991 ("summer time" ended):
 #       09 29 1991 03:00 -02.00 0       Time Zone 2, no DST
-# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 25.09.1991, ��� 225.
+# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 25.09.1991, No. 225.
 # http://www.uazakon.com/documents/date_21/pg_iwgdoc.htm
 # This is an answer.
 #
 # Since 1992 they had normal DST procedure:
 #       03 29 1992 02:00 -02.00 1       DST started
 #       09 27 1992 03:00 -02.00 0       DST ended
-# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 20.03.1992, ��� 139.
+# * Ukrainian Government's Resolution of 20.03.1992, No. 139.
 # http://www.uazakon.com/documents/date_8u/pg_grcasa.htm
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica
index a8feb37..097e826 100644
--- a/southamerica
+++ b/southamerica
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Rule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	3	0:00	0	-
 # Timezone Law (which never was effectively applied) will (would?) be
 # in effect.... The article is at
 # http://ar.clarin.com/diario/2001-06-06/e-01701.htm
-# ... The Law itself is "Ley ��� 25155", sanctioned on 1999-08-25, enacted
+# ... The Law itself is "Ley No. 25155", sanctioned on 1999-08-25, enacted
 # 1999-09-17, and published 1999-09-21.  The official publication is at:
 # http://www.boletin.jus.gov.ar/BON/Primera/1999/09-Septiembre/21/PDF/BO21-09-99LEG.PDF
 # Regretfully, you have to subscribe (and pay) for the on-line version....
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ Rule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	3	0:00	0	-
 # ------- Comment #1 from [jmdocile]  2008-10-06 16:28 0000 -------
 # Hi, there is a problem with timezone-data-2008e and maybe with
 # timezone-data-2008f
-# Argentinian law ��� 25.155 is no longer valid.
+# Argentinian law No. 25.155 is no longer valid.
 # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm
-# The new one is law ��� 26.350
+# The new one is law No. 26.350
 # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm
 # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now.
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Rule	Arg	2008	only	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
 # its timezone this winter... starting tomorrow night....
 # http://www.gobernac.mendoza.gov.ar/boletin/pdf/20040521-27158-normas.pdf
 # From Paul Eggert (2004-05-24):
-# It's Law ��� 7,210.  This change is due to a public power emergency, so for
+# It's Law No. 7,210.  This change is due to a public power emergency, so for
 # now we'll assume it's for this year only.
 #
 # From Paul Eggert (2014-08-09):
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ Zone	America/La_Paz	-4:32:36 -	LMT	1890
 #	 [ and in a second message (same day): ]
 # I found the decree.
 #
-# DECRETO ��� 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011
+# DECRETO No. 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011
 # Link :
 # http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6
 
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
 # Conflicts between [1] and [2] were resolved as follows:
 #
 #  - [1] says the 1910 transition was Jan 1, [2] says Jan 10 and cites
-#    Bolet��n ��� 1, Aviso ��� 1 (1910).  Go with [2].
+#    Bolet��n No. 1, Aviso No. 1 (1910).  Go with [2].
 #
 #  - [1] says SMT was -4:42:45, [2] says Chile's official time from
 #    1916 to 1919 was -4:42:46.3, the meridian of Chile's National
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
 #    Quinta Normal in Santiago.  Go with [2], rounding it to -4:42:46.
 #
 #  - [1] says the 1918 transition was Sep 1, [2] says Sep 10 and cites
-#    Bolet��n ��� 22, Aviso ��� 129/1918 (1918-08-23).  Go with [2].
+#    Bolet��n No. 22, Aviso No. 129/1918 (1918-08-23).  Go with [2].
 #
 #  - [1] does not give times for transitions; assume they occur
 #    at midnight mainland time, the current common practice.  However,
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ Rule	Para	1996	only	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
 # Noticias, a daily paper in Asunci��n, Paraguay (2000-10-01):
 # http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm
 # Starting at 0:00 today, the clock will be set forward 60 minutes, in
-# fulfillment of Decree ��� 7,273 of the Executive Power....  The time change
+# fulfillment of Decree No. 7,273 of the Executive Power....  The time change
 # system has been operating for several years.  Formerly there was a separate
 # decree each year; the new law has the same effect, but permanently.  Every
 # year, the time will change on the first Sunday of October; likewise, the
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ Rule	Para	1997	only	-	Feb	lastSun	0:00	0	-
 # (1999-09) reports no date; go with above sources and Gerd Knops (2001-02-27).
 Rule	Para	1998	2001	-	Mar	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
 # From Rives McDow (2002-02-28):
-# A decree was issued in Paraguay (��� 16350) on 2002-02-26 that changed the
+# A decree was issued in Paraguay (No. 16350) on 2002-02-26 that changed the
 # dst method to be from the first Sunday in September to the first Sunday in
 # April.
 Rule	Para	2002	2004	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ Zone America/Montevideo	-3:44:44 -	LMT	1898 Jun 28
 # Venezuela
 #
 # From Paul Eggert (2015-07-28):
-# For the 1965 transition see Gaceta Oficial ��� 27.619 (1964-12-15), p 205.533
+# For the 1965 transition see Gaceta Oficial No. 27.619 (1964-12-15), p 205.533
 # http://www.pgr.gob.ve/dmdocuments/1964/27619.pdf
 #
 # From John Stainforth (2007-11-28):
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