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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997                       (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888
                                 
                     ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO
        TO TALK JUVENILE JUSTICE AT ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
                                
     WASHINGTON, D.C. --  On Friday, Attorney General Janet Reno
will join Congressman Jim Davis and students at Tampa's Adams
Middle School in a discussion of the school's successful Youth
Connection Program.  This initiative for at-risk youth provides
student members with business experience that often leads to after
school or summer employment.  Youth Connection members tend to
improve their academic performance.  The Attorney General will
highlight this Tampa program as a model for drop-out prevention and
juvenile justice in America. 

WHO:      U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
          U.S. Representative Jim Davis
          Adams Middle School Principal Jerry Jackson
          Adams Middle School students and alumni

WHAT:     Focus on Adams Middle School's Youth Connection Program

WHERE     Media Center, Adams Middle School
          10201 North Boulevard, Tampa

WHEN:     Friday, September 12, 1997, 10:45 a.m.

NOTE      Media should arrive at 10:15 a.m.  This information is
          for planning purposes only and may not be released or
          distributed.

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