AGRICULTURE SECRETARY GLICKMAN TO JOIN PRESIDENT CLINTON FOR
DEDICATION OF CESSNA'S 21st STREET TRAINING CENTER
                                                               
                                            Release No. 0404.97

Media Advisory                                                           
                              Tom Amontree (202)720-4623
                                   tom.amontree@usda.gov
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY GLICKMAN TO JOIN PRESIDENT CLINTON FOR
DEDICATION OF CESSNA'S 21st STREET TRAINING CENTER

     WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 1997--President Clinton and
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will dedicate and tour
Cessna's 21st Street Training Center on Monday.  

     At noon, on Monday, Nov. 17, President Clinton, Secretary
Glickman, and other officials will visit the newly erected
center.  The 21st Street Training Center is located at 2220 E.
21st Street North, Wichita, Kansas. This project is a
collaborative effort of Cessna, local, state and federal
governments to help train individuals for entering the
workforce. This effort has created more than 200 jobs since 1990
for Wichita, Kansas.     
 
    Earlier Monday, 8:00 a.m., Secretary Glickman will be the guest speaker of
the Wichita, Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Glickman will speak about issues related
to agriculture and the nation's economy. The Wichita Chamber of Commerce is located at 350
W. Douglas Street, Wichita, Kansas.    


NOTE: Media availability immediately following the Chamber of Commerce event, at 9:00 a.m.
in the Chamber's lobby. 




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