FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         CRM
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1995                             (202) 616-2771
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

               NOTICE TO EDITORS AND CORRESPONDENTS


     Copies of the court order naming Larry Thompson to succeed
Independent Counsel Arlin M. Adams in the HUD investigation are
available through the Justice Department Public Affairs Office,
Room 1216, Main Justice Building, or by telephone by calling Bill
Brooks at (202) 616-2771.


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