FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                    AG
OCTOBER 27, 1994                                   (202) 616-2771
                                                         TDD (202) 514-1888

        DOJ OFFICIALS TO BRIEF COUNTIES ON CRIME ACT IMPLEMENTATION
                       VIA TELECONFERENCE ON FRIDAY
                                     

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno, Associate
Attorney General John Schmidt and several other Department
officials will participate in a satellite teleconference on the
implementation of the new Crime Act on Friday, October 28, from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
     
     The event is sponsored by the National Association of
Counties and will be downlinked to more than 17 states where
county officials will be able to participate in the discussion.

     Other Department officials participating include Assistant
Attorney General Laurie Robinson, Deputy Assistant Attorney
General Kent Markus, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Noel
Brennan, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Reggie Robinson and
Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Marlene Beckman.
 
     Reporters wishing to watch the teleconference may do so in
Conference Room A of the Department of Justice or at Reuters
International Broadcast Center, 1333 H Street, NW.

     The satellite coordinates are as follows:

     C Band: Galaxy 4, Transponder 5, Downlink Polarity
Horizontal, Downlink Frequency 3800 MHz, Audio 6.2 and 6.8

     KU Band: Galaxy K7, Transponder 10, Downlink Polarity
Vertical, Downlink Frequency 11.900 MHz, Audio 6.2 and 6.8

     
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