A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

10/24/94 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Contact: Kathryn Kahler October 24, 1994                                (202) 401-3026

RILEY RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

U.S. Education Secretary Richard W. Riley is resting comfortably at his Washington, D.C., home following his release from Johns Hopkins Hospital on Sunday.

Riley is recuperating from surgery to remove his prostate. He is expected to be home for a few weeks while he makes a complete recovery.

Riley said he is eager to return to work and has begun doing some work at home. In fact, just three days after the surgery while still in the Baltimore hospital, Riley was asking his wife for his briefcase.

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