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Goodyear Declares Dividend

6 April 1998

Goodyear Declares Dividend

    AKRON, Ohio, April 6 -- Directors of The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company today declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share.  The
dividend is payable June 15 to shareholders of record May 15.  The payout
represents an annual rate of $1.20 per share and is the highest in the
company's history on a post-stock-split basis.

SOURCE  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company