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   TULSA STUDENTS TO BE HONORED AT INVESTORS' TOWN MEETING
 Dewey Middle School team's stock picks "beat the Street" in
                     Stock Market Game.

     Washington, DC July 28, 1997 -- Students from Dewey
Middle School will be honored for their investing acumen in
a special ceremony at the Investors' Town Meeting in Tulsa
on Monday, August 4.  The Town Meeting will feature U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt,
Congressman Steve Largent and Irving Faught, Administrator
of the Oklahoma Securities Commission.

     The youngsters outperformed their peers, as well as
Wall Street, in the Stock Market Game, a financial literacy
teaching tool developed by the Securities Industry
Association's (SIA) Foundation for Economic Education.

     The five-member team won the state's eastern junior
division in the Spring competition, ending with a final
hypothetical portfolio worth $109,526 on April 24 -- up more
than 9%.  Impressive enough, but even more so when you
consider that during the same ten-week period, the Dow
dropped 230 points and the S&P 500 was off 5%.

     Nearly 1,000 Oklahoma students from 46 schools
participated.  Each team started with an imaginary $100,000
to invest in common stocks listed on the major exchanges.
The students researched real companies, and decided for
themselves when to buy or sell shares.  The classroom
competition has been offered since 1984 by the Oklahoma
Council on Economic Education (OCEE) of the University of
Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

     "The Stock Market Game helps students understand how
our American market economy operates," said OCEE President
Jean Caldwell.  "Also, it helps students learn about the
importance of investment to our economy and their own
lives."

     SEC Chairman Levitt and SIA President Marc Lackritz
will present framed certificates to the winning team and
school officials.  The students are Lindsey Cook, Amber
Fielder, Bobbie and Billie Ford, and Jeremy Kerns.  Their
teacher,  Petey DeLozier has sponsored several winning teams
in recent years.

     The Investor's Town Meeting will take place from 4:00
to 6:00 pm. at the Union Performing Arts Center, followed by
investment seminars.  Anyone interested in learning more
about their investments and how to avoid costly mistakes is
invited. Admission is free but reservations are recommended.
Call 1-800-378-9345.

Press Contact : John Nestor (202) 942-7083