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3M's EATON NOMINATED FOR CRAY RESEARCH BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

EAGAN, Minn., April 7, 1994 -- Lawrence E. Eaton, executive
vice president of 3M Information, Imaging and Electronic
Sector and Corporate Services, will stand for election on May
17 to the Cray Research, Inc. board of directors, it was
announced today by John F. Carlson, Cray Research chairman
and chief executive.

Eaton, 56, will stand for election for a Cray Research board
seat currently held by Livio D. DeSimone, 3M chairman and
chief executive, who is retiring from the Cray board in May.

In announcing Eaton's nomination, Carlson noted that "I am very
pleased to have Larry join the Cray Board. We will miss the
advice and counsel of Desi DeSimone, but are indeed fortunate
to be able to draw on the domestic and international
technology and marketing experience accumulated by Larry
over the past 34 years."

A native of Broadalbin, New York, Eaton holds a Bachelor of
Science degree from Alfred University and a Masters of
Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Eaton has spent his professional career at 3M, starting in 1960
in the company's Research and Development laboratory.  He also
served as a process engineer, plant superintendent, plant
manager in the U.S. and Italy and general manager of the Safety
and Security Systems Division.  In 1982 he was named division
vice president, Traffic Controls Materials Division, and in
1984 was named executive vice president and board member of
Sumitomo 3M Ltd.

In 1986 he was named group vice president, Memory
Technologies Group and was named to his current post in 1991. 
In 1993 he joined the 3M board of directors.

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