SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
CROWN BOOKS CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
228210-10-0
(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 228210-10-0 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
DART GROUP CORPORATION
S.S. NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
5. SOLE VOTING POWER 2,767,314
NUMBER OF SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,767,314
WITH
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 2,767,314
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 51.35%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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This amendment to Schedule 13G is being filed pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Crown Books
Corporation ("Issuer") was formed under the laws of Delaware in
February 1982 to acquire ownership of Crown Books East Corporation and Crown
Books West Corporation from Dart Group Corporation ("Dart") and Thrifty
Corporation. In August 1983, Issuer completed a public offering of
2,500,000 shares of its common stock, and in February 1984 registered its
common stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Since that time, Dart has retained ownership of 2,717,314 shares
(approximately 50.42 percent) of the outstanding stock of Issuer, and in
1993 it acquired an additional 50,000 shares (.93 percent). One hundred
percent of the voting stock of Dart Group Corporation is owned beneficially
by Herbert H. Haft, Ronald S. Haft, Gloria G. Haft, Robert M. Haft and Linda
G. Haft.
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer
Crown Books Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office
3300 75th Avenue
Landover, Maryland 20785
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing
Dart Group Corporation
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence
3300 75th Avenue
Landover, Maryland 20785
Item 2(c) Citizenship
Delaware
Item 2(d) Class of Securities
Common stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
22810-10-0
Item 3 N/A
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,767,314
(b) Percent of Class: 51.35%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,767,314
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(ii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 2,767,314
(iii) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
N/A
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
N/A
Item 10 Certification
N/A
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATED: March 9, 1994
/s/Ron Marshall
______________________
Ron Marshall
Chief Financial Officer
