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No. 198-96 June 19, 1996
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Stephen Joseph will hold a news conference tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Stephen Joseph will hold a news conference tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the Pentagon Briefing Studio, Room 2E781, to unveil the awards of research studies to government, non-government and academic institutions on possible causes and treatment of Gulf War veterans' illnesses. The regularly scheduled DoD news conference will follow.

For the announcement of the research awards, the point of contact at the Department of Defense is Jim Turner at (703) 695- 0192.