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TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1998 (202) 616-2777

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ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO TO VISIT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

TO DISCUSS RACE IN AMERICA


Will Deliver Speech and Lead Dialogue on Race


Philadelphia, Pa. -- In connection with President Clinton's Initiative on Race, Attorney General Janet Reno will lead a dialogue on race with students at Temple University and deliver a speech on diversity on Wednesday, April 8.

During the dialogue, Reno will speak with Temple under- graduate and Temple Law School students as well as students from the Paralegal Program at the Community College of Philadelphia.

The month of April has been designated by the President's Initiative on Race as a "Month of Dialogue." During the "Campus Week of Dialogue," from April 6-9, colleges and universities across America are organizing race-related events and laying the foundation for building one America.

DIALOGUE ON RACE

TIME: 10:30 - 11:30 AM

DATE: Wednesday, April 8, 1998

SITE: Duane Morris Heckscher Court Room

Broad Street and Montgomery Ave.

Temple University Law School

Philadelphia, Pa.

LOGISTICS: There will be a camera spray at the start of the discussion open to all television cameras and photographers. Interested media should meet in the lobby of the Law School at 10:00 AM.

There will be "pooled" print coverage of the discussion. Contact Harriet Goodheart at the Temple University News Bureau (215) 204-7476 for more information.

SPEECH

TIME: 12:00 NOON

DATE: Wednesday, April 8, 1998

SITE: Room 2B

Broad Street and Montgomery Ave.

Temple University Law School

Philadelphia, Pa.

LOGISTICS: The event is open to press. Media should arrive by 11:45 to set up.

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