THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release February 3, 1994

MEDIA ADVISORY *****

               GORE TO JOIN CABINET SECRETARIES FOR MAJOR
                        ANTI-CRIME ANNOUNCEMENT

      Vice President Gore, HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, Attorney

General Janet Reno, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, and Drug Policy Director Lee Brown will announce a major anti-crime initiative --"Operation Safe Home" -- at 10:00 am tomorrow, Friday February 4, in the White House Press Briefing Room.

"Operation Safe Home" is a joint effort between the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Justice and Treasury to reduce violent crime and fraud in public and assisted housing.

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