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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 10 )*
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MEREDITH CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
CLASS B COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
589433200
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(CUSIP Number)
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Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ]. (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).<PAGE>
CUSIP No. 589433200 13G Page 2 of 6
Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Patrick Henry, Jr.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
25,650
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 825,194
EACH
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 25,650
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
833,194
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
858,844
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES
[ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G Page 3
of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Meredith Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3023
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Patrick Henry, Jr.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Patrick Henry, Jr.
7852 Snowmass Creek Road
Snowmass, Colorado 81654
(c) Citizenship: U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class B Common Stock, par value of $1.00 per share
(e) CUSIP Number: 589433200
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) ____ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act
(b) ____ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) ____ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19)
of the
Act
(e) ____ Investment Company registered under section 8 of
the
Investment Company Act
(e) ____ Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) ____ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F)
(g) ____ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) ____ Group, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 3 Not Applicable<PAGE>
SCHEDULE 13G Page 4
of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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Item 4 Ownership (See Attachment 1)
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 858,844
(b) Percent of Class: 13.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
25,650
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote:
825,194
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
25,650
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
833,194
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another
Person: (See Attachment 1)
Norwest Bank Iowa, N.A., Clive, Iowa (prior to April
1983,
this bank was known as Iowa-Des Moines National Bank)
has
the right as trustee of various trusts to receive or
the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, certain of the shares of
Meredith
Corporation Class B Common Stock referred to above.
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
Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE 13G Page 5
of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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ATTACHMENT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
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Shares of Class B Common Stock included in the above
calculations were received on December 23, 1986 as a stock
dividend in
a distribution of one share per one share of Class A Common
Stock,
owned of record as of December 16, 1986. Each share of Class B
Common
Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at
the
option of the shareholder or automatically upon sale. Each share
of
Class B Common Stock receives ten votes per share as compared to
one
vote per share for each share of Class A Common Stock. On March
16,
1995, the Company declared a two-for-one stock split of the Class
B
Common Stock.<PAGE>
SCHEDULE 13G Page 6
of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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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.
February 14, 1997
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Date
/s/ PATRICK HENRY, JR.
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Signature
Patrick Henry, Jr.
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Name
