Story Tips for Local Media - 05/30/97

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SEMINAR EXAMINES TRADE PROSPECTS IN EASTERN EUROPE--June 3.
Business and trade specialists will offer advice and information
at a one-day seminar titled Russia, Poland and the Czech
Republic: Prospects for Trade and Investment, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at
the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd.  The event is
designed for Ohio business people and investors who are either
considering or have already established trade or investment ties
in one or more of the three countries.  Speakers include
investment bankers, manufacturers and lawyers; trade
representatives of the three governments, and representatives of
U.S. agencies designed to facilitate trade and investment in
eastern Europe.  The seminar is sponsored by the OSU Center for
Slavic and East European Studies and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey,
L.L.P.
CONTACT: Michael Curran, Center for Slavic and East European
Studies, 292-8770.

HUMANITIES CEREMONY FEATURES JULIAN BOND AND R.L. STINE --June 5.
Civil rights leader and statesman Julian Bond will speak at the
College of Humanities Baccalaureate,which  begins at 4 p.m. in
Weigel Hall, 1866 College Road.  The college