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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                       (Los Angeles, California)
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For Immediate Release                                      June 23, 1997

                       STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Betty Shabazz earlier today. She devoted a long career to education and to uplifting women and children. She was also a loving mother. Our prayers are with her family in this hour of grief.

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