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                                                                    Exhibit 24

                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


Dresser Industries, Inc. ("Dresser") and each of the undersigned, an officer or
director, or both, of Dresser, do hereby appoint Rebecca R. Morris and Alice A.
Hinds, and each of them severally, its, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to execute on behalf of Dresser and the undersigned the following documents
and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments):

     (i)     Registration Statement No.33-30821 relating to the offer and sale
             of Dresser's Common Stock under Dresser's 1989 Director Retirement
             Plan and resales of such shares by Directors;

     (ii)    Registration Statement No.2-91309 relating to the offer and sale
             of Dresser's Common Stock under Dresser's Automatic Dividend
             Reinvestment Plan;

     (iii)   Registration Statements No.33-59562 and 33-53077 relating to the
             offer and sale of Dresser's unsecured debentures, notes and other
             evidences of indebtedness and the offer, sale and guarantee of
             Baroid Corporation 8% Senior Notes due 2003 and any registration
             statements deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be necessary or
             appropriate to register the offer and sale of debt securities or
             warrants of Dresser and any other subsidiary of Dresser or
             guarantees by Dresser of any of its subsidiaries' debt securities
             or warrants;

     (iv)    Registration Statements No.33-48165, 33-26099 and 2-76847 relating
             to the offer and sale of shares of Dresser Common Stock to officers
             under Dresser's 1992 Stock Compensation Plan, the offer and sale
             of shares of Dresser Common Stock to officers under Dresser's
             Deferred Compensation Plan, the offer and sale of shares of Dresser
             Common Stock to officers under the 1982 Stock Option Plan and
             various option plans and sales of such shares by officers of
             Dresser;

     (v)     Registration Statements No.2-81536 and 33-52989 relating to the
             offer and sale of shares of Dresser Common Stock under Dresser's
             Stock Purchase Plan and the offer and sale of shares of Dresser
             Common Stock under The M.W. Kellogg Company Employee's Stock
             Purchase Plan and any registration statements deemed by any such
             attorney-in-fact to be necessary or appropriate to register the
             offer and sale of shares of Dresser Common Stock under the stock
             purchase plans of any other subsidiary of Dresser;

     (vi)    Registration Statement No. 33-52067 relating to the offer and sale
             of shares of Dresser Common Stock under the Savings Plan for
             Employees of Baroid Corporation and any registration statements
             deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be necessary or appropriate
             to register the offer and sale of shares of Dresser Common Stock
             under the savings plan programs of any other subsidiary of Dresser;

     (vii)   Registration Statement No.33-50563, 33-54099, and 33-47832 all
             relating to the offer and sale of Dresser Common Stock issued or
             exchanged in connection with acquisition transactions and any
             registration statements deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be
             necessary or appropriate to register the  offer and sale of
             Dresser Common Stock issued or exchanged in acquisition
             transactions;

     (viii)  all other applications, reports, registrations, information,
             documents and instruments filed or required to be filed by
             Dresser with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock
             exchanges or any state official or agency in connection with the
             listing, registration or approval of Dresser's Capital Stock,
             Dresser's debt securities or warrants or Dresser's


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             guarantees of its subsidiaries' debt securities or warrants, or
             the offer and sale thereof, or in order to meet Dresser's reporting
             requirements to such entities or persons;

and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, and each of such attorneys shall have the power to act
hereunder with or without the other.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument on January 18,
1996.

                                       DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                       By: /s/ CLINT E. ABLES
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                                           Clint E. Ables
                                           Vice President and General Counsel




 /s/ WILLIAM E. BRADFORD, President
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William E. Bradford, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director

 /s/ GEORGE H. JUETTEN
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George H. Juetten, Vice President-Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)

 /s/ B. D. ST. JOHN
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B. D. St. John, Vice Chairman of the
Board and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)

 /s/ SAMUEL B. CASEY                            /s/ J. LANDIS MARTIN
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Samuel B. Casey, Jr., Director                  J. Landis Martin, Director


 /s/ LAWRENCE S. EAGLEBURGER                    /s/ JOHN J. MURPHY
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Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Director               John J. Murphy, Chairman
                                                of the Board and Director


 /s/ SYLVIA A. EARLE                            /s/ LIONEL H. OLMER
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Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D., Director                Lionel H. Olmer, Director


 /s/ RAWLES FULGHAM                             /s/ JAY A. PRECOURT
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Rawles Fulgham, Director                        Jay A. Precourt, Director


 /s/ JOHN A. GAVIN                              /s/ RICHARD W. VIESER
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John A. Gavin, Director                         Richard W. Vieser, Director


 /s/ RAY L. HUNT
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Ray L. Hunt, Director