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SPEAKER'S OFFICE--Opening of the Legislative Assembly
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Speaker-designate Gerry Fogarty has announced the fifth session
of the 56th General Assembly will be prorogued at 11 a.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997.

The sixth session of the 56th General Assembly will officially
open that afternoon at 2 o'clock, at which time Lt.-Gov. James
Kinley will read the speech from the throne.

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Contact: Nancy Kinsman
         Speaker's Office
         902-424-5707

ngr                 Oct. 17, 1997                   1:30 pm