#410: 08-16-01 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING NEW FUNDING TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN OHIO

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY -NOT FOR RELEASE AG THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001 (202) 616-2777 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TDD (202) 514-1888 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING NEW FUNDING TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN OHIO COLOMBUS, OH Attorney General John Ashcroft will hold a news conference announcing a Justice Department grant to the state of Ohio as part of this year's STOP (Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, TOMORROW, Friday, August 17, at 8:45am (ET), at the Franklin County Courthouse. What: Attorney General News Conference When: 8:45am (ET), TOMORROW, Friday, August 17 Where: Franklin County Courthouse Meeting Room A 1^st floor 375 South High Street Colombus, OH Media planning to cover the event should arrive for setup no earlier than 8:15am and may enter through the main entrance. For further details contact Lani Miller at 703-395-4484. The Attorney General will depart Colombus after the news conference for an event in Dayton, Ohio. ### 01-410