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ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN MEMPHIS, TN

ANNOUNCING NEW FUNDING FOR THE MEMPHIS AREA LEGAL SERVICES


MEMPHIS, TN Attorney General John Ashcroft will hold a news conference announcing a Justice Department grant to the Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) to provide legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking, TOMORROW, Thursday, August 16, at 8:50am (CT), at the Circuit Courthouse in Memphis, TN.

What: Attorney General News Conference

When: 8:50am (CT), TOMORROW, Thursday, August 16

Where: Circuit Courthouse

Room 127, Probate Court Division II

Judge Don Southern's courtroom

140 Adams Avenue

Memphis, TN 38103

Media planning to cover the event should arrive for setup no earlier than 7:45am and may enter through any one of the four entrances. For further details contact Leigh Ann Jordan at (901)544-4231.

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