NOT FOR RELEASE -- FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY                  AG
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1997                             (202) 514-2008
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   ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO TO GIVE MAJOR ADDRESS TO ABA ON JUDGES' 
        ISSUES AND ATTEND OTHER ABA EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA

          AG will also tour San Jose Weed and Seed Site

     WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Attorney General Janet Reno will travel
to San Francisco, California, on Saturday, August 2, 1997.  She
will attend the following events:  

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1997
11:30 a.m.     Address the National Organization of Bar Counsels
               on the Fraudulent Practice of Immigration Law
               San Francisco Marriott
               55 4th Street, Salon 8

12:30 p.m.     Address the ABA Criminal Section Luncheon
               Fairmont Hotel, Grand Ballroom
               950 Mason Street, San Francisco

 3:00 p.m.     Tour Santee Neighborhood Weed and Seed Site
               Monte Alban Apartment Complex
               1324 Santee Drive, San Jose

 3:30 p.m.     Meet with Olinder Neighborhood Weed and Seed Site
               community leaders and residents
               Olinder School
               890 East Williams Street, San Jose

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1997
 9:30 a.m.     Address ABA House of Delegates on Judicial Activism
               and the Backlog in Confirming Judges
               San Francisco Hilton and Towers, Grand Ballroom
               333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco

     All events are open to the media.


NOTE:  This information is for your planning purposes only and may
not be released or distributed.  Copies of remarks listed in bold
will be available through the Office of Public Affairs.
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