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                       MEDIA ADVISORY
                              
                                             Press contact:
                              John J. Nester (202) 942-7083


        National Town Meeting on Saving and Investing
                              
 Public forum caps "Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign"
                        kickoff week
                              

What:  National Town Meeting on Saving and Investing will be
       broadcast live by satellite from Washington, D.C. to
       more than 20 states across the country. The forum will
       focus on how to save and invest wisely, take control
       of one's finances, and prepare for retirement.

Who:   Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and
       Exchange Commission; Denise Voigt Crawford, President
       of the North American Securities Administrators
       Association; Lawrence Lasser, Investment Company
       Institute Executive Committee; Betty O'Lear, Certified
       Financial Planner; and Tyler Mathisen, CNBC Business
       Center anchor, will moderate.

Where: Jefferson Auditorium
       U.S. Department of Agriculture
       1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
       Washington, D.C.

When:  Saturday, April 4, 1998
       12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Investor Education Displays
       1:00 - 3:00 p.m. National Town Meeting

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