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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1997                          (202) 616-2771
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                  NOTE:  TO ANTITRUST REPORTERS

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Assistant Attorney General 
Joel I. Klein in charge of the Antitrust Division will
participate in the following events:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16:

     Mr. Klein will address Fordham's 24th Annual Conference on
International Antitrust Law & Policy--EC, Japan and U.S.
Competition Issues
          --  9:00 a.m. (ET)
          --  Fordham Corporate Law Institute
          --  140 West 62nd Street
          --  New York, New York
          --  Topic:  "A View from the Department of Justice"
          --  Text will be available


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16:

     Mr. Klein will attend the Fall Meeting of the General
Counsel Committee of the American Forest and Paper Association
          -- 7:00 p.m. (ET)
          -- Washington National Cathedral
          -- Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
          -- Washington, D.C.
          -- Topic:  "Looking Ahead:  Antitrust Enforcement in a
                       Globalized Economy"
          -- No text

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