PRUDENTIAL U S GOVERNMENT FUND, 497, 1995-05-12

PRUDENTIAL U S GOVERNMENT FUND
497, 1995-05-12

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                        PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

                        Supplement dated May 12, 1995 to
                        Prospectus dated January 3, 1995

HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED

Manager

    Effective May 5, 1995, Barbara L. Kenworthy, a managing director and senior
portfolio manager of Prudential Investment Advisors, a unit of The Prudential
Investment Corporation (PIC), has been named portfolio manager of the Fund. She
is responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio. Ms. Kenworthy
joined PIC in July 1994, having previously been employed by The Dreyfus
Corporation (from June 1985 to June 1994) where she served as president and
portfolio manager for several Dreyfus fixed-income funds. Ms. Kenworthy also
serves as the portfolio manager of other investment companies advised by PIC.

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