FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         ASG
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1995                            (202) 616-2771
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888


       ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SCHMIDT TO SUBSTITUTE FOR
        ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO AT WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY


     WASHINGTON, DC -- Associate Attorney General John Schmidt
will hold the Justice Department's weekly media availability
Thursday, May 11 in Conference Room B, at 9:30 a.m.

     Mr. Schmidt will conduct the availability in the absence of
the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General who will be
testifying on Capitol Hill on Thursday.   

     Media wishing to attend the availability must have federal
press credentials.  Because the availability will be held in
Conference Room B, television coverage is open to both pool and
unilateral cameras.

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