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                              UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549

                              SCHEDULE 13D

               Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                         (Amendment No. 1)


                              Craig Corporation
                              (Name of Issuer)

                         Class A Common Preference Stock

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                    (Title of Class of Securities)

                                224174201
                              (CUSIP Number)

                         Christopher J. Rupright, Esq.
                         Shartsis Friese & Ginsburg
                      One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor
                         San Francisco, CA 94111
                              (415) 421-6500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)

                              May 22, 1995
          (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box / /.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement / /.  (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).



                                                            SEC 1746 (12-91)
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 2 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Lawndale Capital Management, Inc.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a)       / X /
                                                            (b)       / /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  163,900
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              163,900
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     163,900
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     9.96
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     CO and IA
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 3 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Andrew E. Shapiro
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a)       / X /
                                                            (b)       / /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  163,900
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              163,900
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     163,900
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     9.96
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 4 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Diamond A Partners, L.P.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a)       / X /
                                                            (b)       / /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  139,600
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              139,600
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     139,600
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     8.5
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     PN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 5 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Diamond A Investors, L.P.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a)       / X /
                                                            (b)       / /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  24,300
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
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                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              24,300
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     24,300
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     1.5
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     PN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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                               SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 6 of 10 Pages

ITEM 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER.

This statement relates to Class A Common Preference Stock (the "Stock") of
Craig Corporation, a California corporation ("CC").  The principal executive
office of CC is located at 550 South Hope Street, Suite 1825, Los Angeles, CA 
90071.


ITEM 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

The persons filing this amended statement and the persons enumerated in
Instruction C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places
of organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and
controlling persons, and the information regarding them, are as follows:

     (a)  Lawndale Capital Management, Inc., a California corporation
("LCM"); Diamond A Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership ("DAP");
Diamond A Investors, L.P., a California limited partnership ("DAI"); and
Andrew E. Shapiro ("Shapiro").

     (b)  The business address of LCM, DAP, DAI and Shapiro is One Sansome
Street, Suite 3900, San Francisco, California  94104.

     (c)  LCM is the investment adviser to and a general partner of DAP and
DAI, which are investment limited partnerships.  Shapiro is a general partner
of DAP and DAI and is the sole director and officer of LCM.

     (d)  During the last five years, none of such persons has been convicted
in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).

     (e)  During the last five years, none of such persons was a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)  Shapiro is a citizen of the United States of America.
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                               SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 7 of 10 Pages

ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

The source and amount of funds used in purchasing the Stock were as follows:


Purchaser      Source of Funds               Amount

LCM            Funds Under Management (1)    $1,747,290.50
DAP            Working Capital               $1,493,720.00
DAI            Working Capital               $  253,570.50

(1)  Includes funds of DAP and DAI invested in Stock.


ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

The sole purpose of the acquisitions of the Stock reported herein was and is
for investment.


ITEM 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

The beneficial ownership of the Stock of the persons named in Item 2 of this
statement is as follows at the date hereof:


              Aggregate
             Beneficially 
                Owned           Voting Power      Dispositive Power
Name      Number    Percent   Sole      Shared    Sole      Shared
                              
LCM       163,900   9.96%     0         163,900   0         163,900
Shapiro   163,900   9.96%     0         163,900   0         163,900
DAP       139,600   8.5%      0         139,600   0         139,600
DAI        24,300   1.4%      0          24,300   0          24,300

The persons filing this statement effected the following transactions in the
Stock on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions
in the Stock by the persons filing this statement since March 23, 1995:

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                               SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 8 of 10 Pages


     Purchase                 Number         Price     Broker
Name  or Sale  Date           of Shares      Per Share Used

DAI       P    4/4/95           100          9.000     BEAR
DAI       P    4/28/95          100          9.125     BEAR
DAP       P    5/22/94        2,100          8.969     INST
DAI       P    5/22/95        1,900          8.969     INST

     BEAR -    Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
     INST -    Instinet Corporation


ITEM. 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
          RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

LCM and Shapiro are the general partners of DAP and DAI pursuant to limited
partnership agreements providing to LCM and Shapiro the authority, among
other things, to invest the funds of DAP and DAI in Stock, to vote and
dispose of Stock and to file this statement on behalf of DAP and DAI. 
Pursuant to such limited partnership agreements, the general partners of
DAP and DAI are entitled to allocations based on assets under management
and realized and unrealized gains.
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                               SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 9 of 10 Pages


ITEM 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

A.   Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G
     (previously filed).

SIGNATURES

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

DATED:    May ___, 1995


DIAMOND A PARTNERS, L.P.                DIAMOND A INVESTORS, L.P.



By:  ________________________           By:  _______________________
     Andrew E. Shapiro                       Andrew E. Shapiro
     General Partner                         General Partner

LAWNDALE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



By:  _________________________          ______________________________
     Andrew E. Shapiro                       Andrew E. Shapiro
     General Partner<PAGE>
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                               SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 224174201                                    Page 10 of 10 Pages


                                                            EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING
OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G
(and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with purchases
by the undersigned of Class A Common Preference Stock of Craig Corporation,
a Delaware corporation.  For that purpose, the undersigned hereby constitute
and appoint Lawndale Capital Management, Inc., a California corporation, as
their true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and
authority for and on behalf of the undersigned to prepare or cause to be
prepared, sign, file with the SEC and furnish to any other person all
certificates, instruments, agreements and documents necessary to comply with
section 13(d) and section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, in connection with said purchases, and to do and perform every act
necessary and proper to be done incident to the exercise of the foregoing
power, as fully as the undersigned might or could do if personally present.

DATED:     September  7, 1994.


DIAMOND A PARTNERS, L.P.                DIAMOND A INVESTORS, L.P.



By:     /s/ Andrew E. Shapiro                By:     /s/ Andrew E. Shapiro  
  
     Andrew E. Shapiro                       Andrew E. Shapiro
     General Partner                         General Partner

LAWNDALE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



By:     /s/ Andrew E. Shapiro              /s/ Andrew E. Shapiro     
     Andrew E. Shapiro                       Andrew E. Shapiro
     General Partner

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