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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997.
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 1-4721
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if
different from that of the issuer named below:
CENTEL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
FOR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the
plan and the address of its principal executive office:
SPRINT CORPORATION
POST OFFICE BOX 11315
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112
TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES 28
EXHIBIT INDEX AT PAGE 27
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
1. Opinion of Ernst & Young LLP.
2. Audited Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
With Fund Information as of December 31, 1997 and 1996.
3. Audited Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available
for Benefits With Fund Information For Each of the Years
Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.
4. Notes to Financial Statements.
5. Supplemental Schedules:
-Investments as of December 31, 1997.
-Reportable Transactions For the Year Ended December
31, 1997.
6. Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (Exhibit 23).
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED IN PAPER PURSUANT TO RULE 311 OF REGULATION
S-T UNDER COVER OF FORM SE
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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Trusts Committee, which
administers the Plan, has duly caused this annual report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
Centel Retirement Savings Plan
For Bargaining Unit Employees
Date: June 26, 1998 By:
/s/ JEANNINE STRANDJORD
Jeannine Strandjord
Investment Trusts Committee Member
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Page
23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 28
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Exhibit 23a
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements (Form S-8 No.33-59326) pertaining to
the Centel Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit
Employees of Sprint Corporation of our report dated June 5,
1998, with respect to the financial statements and schedules
of the Centel Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit
Employees included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1997.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
June 25, 1998
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