DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC /DE/
SC 13G, 1996-02-13
PUMPS & PUMPING EQUIPMENT
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                                UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549


                                SCHEDULE 13G


                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         (Amendment No. __________)*

                           DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              (Name of Issuer)

                                Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 0002615971
                          ------------------------
                               (CUSIP Number)

                                      
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [x].  (A fee
is not required only if the filing 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).

*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).




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CUSIP No.    0002615971              13G
          ----------------                                    

1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
   
              Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.
              75-2403190
   
2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a)  [ ]
                                                                        (b)  [ ]
   
3     SEC USE ONLY
   
   
4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
              Nevada
   
                                   5        SOLE VOTING POWER
            NUMBER OF
             SHARES                                 1,086,800
          BENEFICIALLY
            OWNED BY               6        SHARED VOTING POWER
              EACH
            REPORTING                               8,417,400
             PERSON
              WITH                 7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
                                                    9,504,200
   
                                   8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
                                                         0
   
9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
              9,504,200
   
10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   [ ]
   
   
11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
   
              5.21%
   
12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
              IA





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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer.

         Dresser Industries Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

         2001 Ross Avenue
         P.O. Box 718
         Dallas, Texas  75201

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing.

         Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.

         One McKinney Plaza
         3232 McKinney Avenue, 15th Floor
         Dallas, Texas  75204-2429

Item 2(c).  Citizenship.

         A Nevada corporation

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities.

         Common Stock

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number.

         0002615971

Item 3.  Filing Status.

         The person filing is an Investment Adviser registered under Section
203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4.  Ownership.

         (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned:  9,504,200

         (b)     Percent of Class:  5.21%

         (c)     Number of shares as to which such person has

<TABLE>
                 <S>      <C>                                                          <C>
                 (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                    1,086,800
                 (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                  8,417,400
                 (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:       9,504,200
                 (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:          None
</TABLE>

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].





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Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         The right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the common stock is held by certain
clients of the reporting person, none of which has such right or power with
respect to five percent or more of the common stock.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

         Not Applicable

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Not Applicable

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         Not Applicable

Item 10. Certification.

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.

Signature:

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

Date:  February 9, 1996


                                      BARROW, HANLEY, MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS, INC.


                                      By:  /s/ Bryant M. Hanley, Jr.          
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Bryant M. Hanley, Jr., President





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