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FORM 4 OMB Approval
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -------------------------
[ ] Check this box if no longer WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0287
subject to Section 16. Form Estimated average burden
4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP hours per response ...0.5
continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person
| | to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Brewer Scott E. | International Total Services, Inc. (ITSW) | _____ Director _____ 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | _____ Other (specify below)
| Security Number | Month/Year | Vice President, General Counsel and
5005 Rockside Road | of Reporting | September 1997 | Secretary
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(Street) | | 5. If Amendment, | (Check applicable Line)
| | Date of Original | __X__ Form filed by One Reporting
| | (Month/Year) | Person
| | | _____ Form filed by More than One
Independence Ohio 44143 | | | Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) | Table I - Non Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2.Transaction | 3.Transaction | 4.Securities Acquired(A) | 5.Amount of | 6.Owner-| 7.Nature
(Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of
| (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect
| Year) | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene-
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| | | | Amount | (A) | Price | (Instr. 3 | Indirect| Owner-
| | Code | V | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship
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Common Shares, no par value | | | | | | | 16,116 | D |
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Common Shares, no par value | 9/19/97 | P | | 8,000 | A | $11.25 | 8,000 | I |By Father
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1.Title of Derivative Security | 2.Conversion | 3.Transaction | 4.Transaction | 5.Number of | 6.Date Exer- | 7.Title and Amount
(Instr. 3) | or Exercise | Date | Code | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying
| Price of | | (Instr. 8) | Securities | Expiration Date | Securities
| Derivative | (Month/Day/ | | Acquired (A) | (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 3 and 4)
| Security | Year) | | or Disposed | |
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| | | | (Instr. 3, | Date | Expir- | | Amount or
| | | | 4, and 5) | Exer- | ation | Title | Number of
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| | | Code | V | (A) | (D) | | | |
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Employee Stock Option | | 9/24/97 | J** | | | | | | Common |
(right to buy) | $11.25 | | | | | |9/24/98* |9/24/08 | Shares | 50,000
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8.Price of | 9.Number of | 10.Ownership | 11.Nature of |
Derivative | Derivative | Form of | Indirect |
Security | Securities | Derivative | Beneficial |
(Instr. 5) | Beneficially | Security; | Ownership |
| Owned at End | Direct (D) or | (Instr. 4) |
| of Month | Indirect (I) | |
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** | 50,000 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* The options vest in cumulative annual 25% increments beginning September 24, 1998.
** The options were granted under the International Total Services Long Term Incentive Plan.
/s/ Scott E. Brewer 10/10/97
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*Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2
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