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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                     FORM 10-K

           [X] AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
                15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
           For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995

                                          OR

           [  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to ________ Commission File No. 1-2267

                          THE MEAD CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         Ohio                                            31-0535759
(State of Incorporation)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                          MEAD WORLD HEADQUARTERS
                        COURTHOUSE PLAZA NORTHEAST
                             DAYTON, OHIO 45463
                  (Address of principal executive offices)

             Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 937-495-6323
             Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                       Name of Each Exchange
                  Title of Each Class                  on which Registered 
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               Common Shares Without Par Value         New York Stock Exchange
                and Common Share Purchase Rights       Chicago Stock Exchange
                                                       Pacific Stock Exchange

                                  _________________________

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X 
No __.
                                  _________________________

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant
to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

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     As of January 26, 1996, the aggregate market value of the voting
shares held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately
$2,655,722,788 determined by multiplying the highest selling price of a
Common Share on the New York Stock Exchange--Composite Transactions Tape
on such date, times the amount by which the total shares outstanding
exceeded the shares beneficially owned by directors and executive
officers of the Registrant.  Such determination shall not, however, be
deemed to be an admission that any person is an "affiliate" as defined
in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933.

     The number of Common Shares outstanding at February 27, 1996 was
52,746,913.

                         DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     Portions of Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled to be held on April 25, 1996, are incorporated by
reference in Part III; definitive copies of said Proxy Statement were
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 1996.
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Pursuant to Rule 15d-21 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned registrant (the "Registrant") hereby amends its annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 to include the
following information, financial statements and exhibits required by Form
11-K with respect to The Mead Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan
(the "Plan") for the years ended August 31, 1996 and 1995.  The Mead
Corporation is issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan.  The
schedules called for under Article 6A-05 in Regulation S-X have been
omitted because they are inapplicable or the required information has been
given in the financial statements or notes thereto:


THE MEAD CORPORATION EMPLOYEES STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT                                                 1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

      Statements of Financial Condition as
      of August 31, 1996 and 1995                                            2

      Statements of Income and Changes in 
      Participants' Equity for the Years
      Ended August 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994                                   3

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                4

EXHIBITS:

     Independent Auditors' Consent                                           6

     Signatures                                                              7


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Director of Benefits
The Mead Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of The
Mead Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan as of August 31, 1996 and
1995, and the related statements of income and changes in participants'
equity for each of the three years in the period ended August 31, 1996. 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial condition of The Mead Corporation
Employees Stock Purchase Plan at August 31, 1996 and 1995, and the results
of its operations and the changes in participants' equity for each of the
three years in the period ended August 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.





DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

October 18, 1996
Dayton, Ohio


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THE MEAD CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION, AUGUST 31,                  
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ASSETS                                            1996        1995

Common shares of The Mead Corporation,
 at market (Note B)                           $1,193,891   $1,351,280
Dividends receivable                               5,926        6,164
Cash                                              97,714      112,963
Participants' payroll deductions
 receivable                                       25,962       37,531
                                              ----------   ----------
                                              $1,323,493   $1,507,938
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LIABILITIES AND PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY

Current plan year distribution due to
 participating employees                      $1,110,946   $1,231,144
Amounts due to terminated employees and
 estates of deceased employees                     3,928        3,331
Advance payment of contribution from
 The Mead Corporation                            175,144      225,787
                                              ----------   ----------
                                               1,290,018    1,460,262

Participants' equity                              33,475       47,676
                                              ----------   ----------
                                              $1,323,493   $1,507,938
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See notes to financial statements.

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THE MEAD CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31,
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 INCREASES IN PARTICIPANTS'               1996       1995        1994
  EQUITY:
   Investment income - dividends
    on Mead common shares            $   12,325  $   12,839  $   13,147
   Unrealized appreciation of
    Mead common shares                   42,745     162,243     159,096
   Contributions and deposits:
     The Mead Corporation and
      subsidiaries                       75,181      72,638      72,855
     Participating employees            996,227   1,039,032   1,022,574
                                     ----------  ----------  ----------
 TOTAL INCREASES                      1,126,478   1,286,752   1,267,672

 DECREASES IN PARTICIPANTS'
  EQUITY:
   Cash distributions to
    withdrawn, terminated or
    deceased employees:
     From current year
      contributions                      25,087      43,671      24,181
     From prior years'
      contributions                       4,646       2,560       2,236
   Mead common share
    distributions:
     19,406 shares - 1996             1,110,946
     20,061 shares - 1995                         1,231,144
     24,632 shares - 1994                                     1,243,916
                                     ----------  ----------  ----------
 TOTAL DECREASES                      1,140,679   1,277,375   1,270,333

 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
  PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY                  (14,201)      9,377      (2,661)

 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY -
  Beginning of plan year                 47,676      38,299      40,960

                                     ----------  ----------  ----------
 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY-
  End of plan year                   $   33,475  $   47,676  $   38,299
                                     ==========  ==========  ==========

 See notes to financial statements.
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THE MEAD CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
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A.     PLAN DESCRIPTION

The Mead Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan (Plan) permits certain
employees of The Mead Corporation and subsidiaries to purchase Mead common
shares through payroll deductions.  Individuals eligible to participate in
The Mead Salaried Savings Plan may not participate in the Plan. Generally,
eligible participants must be full-time hourly employees over the age of
twenty-one with one year of service and must be employed at a location
specified in the Plan.
     
Participating employers also make contributions to the Plan on behalf of
the participants at a rate of 12.5% of participant contributions.

The Plan distributes Mead common shares to participants at or near the end
of each fiscal year.  Employees who cease employment or voluntarily
withdraw from the plan during the year receive a refund of their deposits.

B.   COMMON SHARES OF THE MEAD CORPORATION

The principle followed in determining the cost of securities purchased and
distributed is specific identified cost.  The Plan's transactions relating
to common shares of The Mead Corporation are as follows:

                            Number      Shares     Unrealized     Shares at
                          of Shares     at Cost   Appreciation  Market Value

Balance at August 31, 1993   27,200   $ 1,148,987   $  149,813   $1,298,800
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Shares purchased             23,700     1,045,147
Shares distributed          (24,353)   (1,028,671)    (133,749)
Appreciation                                           159,096
                            -------    ----------   ----------
Balance at August 31, 1994   26,547     1,165,463      175,160   $1,340,623
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Shares purchased             20,100     1,092,117
Shares distributed          (24,632)   (1,081,345)    (162,358)
Appreciation                                           162,243
                            -------    ----------   ----------
Balance at August 31, 1995   22,015     1,176,235      175,045   $1,351,280
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Shares purchased             18,900     1,029,515
Shares distributed          (20,061)   (1,071,659)    (157,990)
Appreciation                                            42,745
                            -------    ----------   ----------
Balance at August 31, 1996   20,854    $1,134,091   $   59,800   $1,193,891
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C.     TAXES

All of the income of this Plan will be distributed and is taxable directly
to the participants.  Accordingly, no income will be taxable on the trust
which forms a part of the Plan; therefore no provision for income taxes is
required for the Plan.  Under the grantor trust rules of the Internal
Revenue Code Section 671, the trust which forms a part of this Plan is not
a tax paying entity.  Matching contributions are taxable as additional
compensation to the participants.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
Nos. 33-37960 and 33-59007 on Form S-8 of our report dated October 18,
1996, accompanying the financial statements of The Mead Corporation
Employees Stock Purchase Plan included in the Form 10-K/A, Amendment No.
3, to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Mead Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 1995.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dayton, Ohio
November 12, 1996


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant and Administrators of the Plan have duly caused this amendment
to the Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.



                                                 THE MEAD CORPORATION
                                                 (Registrant)



Date:  November 15, 1996                          By: G. T. GESWEIN       
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                                                      Controller and
                                                      Chief Accounting
                                                       Officer


                                                  THE MEAD CORPORATION
                                                  EMPLOYEES STOCK PURCHASE PLAN



Date:  November 15, 1996                            By: JAMES D. BELL       
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                                                        Director of Benefits