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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1995                      (202) 616-2765
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     ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HOLD WEEKLY NEWS MEDIA AVAILABILITY

    WILL ALSO MEET WITH EDITORS AND UNVEIL THORNBURGH PORTRAIT


     WASHINGTON, DC -- Attorney General Janet Reno will conduct
her weekly news media availability on Thursday, September 28 at 
9:30 a.m. in room 5111, Main Justice Building.
     
     She will also meet with new officers of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors on Thursday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m. in
room 5111, Main Justice Building.

     In addition, the Attorney General and former Attorney
General Dick Thornburgh will unveil Thornburgh's official
portrait on Thursday, September 28 at 4:00 pm in the Great Hall,
Main Justice Building.


     (NOTE:  The availability is open to federally credentialed
reporters only.  T.V. coverage will consist of a network pool
arrangement.  A live feed is available through a mult box in the
Andretta Room, located on the first floor of the Main Justice
Building.)


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