
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, June 16, 1995                   TAG: 9506160052
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: TONYA WOODS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN BALANCE THE BUDGET?

A "Debtbusters" Conference sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke, will challenge people of all ages to create a mock plan to balance the federal budget.

"It will be a form of role playing where people will be split into groups and asked to come up with their own ideas for a balanced budget," said Goodlatte spokesman Doug Clark.

The conference will take place Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the cafeteria at Roanoke's Patrick Henry High School. Participants, in the role of Congress members up for re-election, must devise a plan that will balance the budget by the year 2000.

Goodlatte will give a brief overview of the federal budget process. Afterward, participants will present their balanced-budget plans and will have an opportunity to talk with Goodlatte.

Those interested in attending may call Goodlatte's Roanoke district office at 857-2672.

by CNB