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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998                                                                                                                            (202) 616-2765

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Attorney General Janet Reno to Head

Administration Delegation Attending

Jonesboro, Arkansas Memorial Service







	WASHINGTON, DC--At the request of President Clinton,
Attorney General Janet Reno will head the Administration's
official delegation attending the community memorial service for
the victims of last week's shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas.




 	In addition to the Attorney General the delegation will
include: Secretary of Education Richard Riley; James Lee Witt,
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Counselor to
the President Thomas F. McLarty; Congressman Marion Berry and
Director of National Cemetery Services, Department of Veterans
Affairs, Jerry Bowen, who is a native of Jonesboro.




	The memorial service will take place on Tuesday March 31,
1998, at 7:00 PM at the Arkansas State University Convocation
Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  Attorney General Reno will speak
on behalf of the Administration.  President and Mrs. Clinton, who
are traveling in Africa, will send a videotaped message to the
people of Jonesboro which will be played during the service.




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PLANNING NOTE: The memorial service will be open to the press but
credentials are required.  Media should pick up credentials
before 3:00 pm on Tuesday, March 31 at the Hames Room, ASU
Convocation Center, or call (870) 972-3500 for more information.  







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