diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 29b96a90..61c33556 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Version 2.5.0-RC2 (March 26, 2003)
       the "checked" value of html_radios (Monte)
     - fixed errormessage in _compile_smarty_ref() (messju)
     - updated docs for html_image "name" -> "file" (messju)
-    - fixed bug with html_options-optgroups (Nichlas Lfdahl, messju)
+    - fixed bug with html_options-optgroups (Nichlas Löfdahl, messju)
     - cleaned up calls to readdir() (messju)
     - fixed bug with passing multiple modifiers to a parameter
       (Monte)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Version 2.5.0-RC1 (March 5, 2003)
     - fix cache groups with compile_id set (Monte)
     - add support for merging appended vars (messju, Monte)
     - allow null as function attribute value
-      (Andr?abold, Monte)
+      (André Rabold, Monte)
     - support $foo->bar[index] syntax (Monte)
     - add get_registered_object function (messju, Monte)
     - treat unrecognized param attribute syntax as string (Monte)