PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

Contact: Frank O'Donnell
(818) 354-5874

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 1997

NASA'S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CLOSES DUE TO HIGH WINDS

      Because of high winds in the area, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been closed effective 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6.

      Employees may call (818) 354-8601 or (800) 303-4575 for an updated status. A decision will be made Tuesday morning on whether to reopen the Laboratory that day.

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