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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. 1)*


                           Figgie International, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


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


                                   316828508
                      ----------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


    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).
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CUSIP NO.  316828508                  13G               PAGE  2  OF  11  PAGES


1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.


2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                     (a) [_]
                                                                     (b) [_]

3  SEC USE ONLY 


4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

          5 SOLE VOTING POWER
            None

          6 SHARED VOTING POWER
            1,063,234

          7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

          8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            1,063,234


9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         1,063,234


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
         
           

11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
          5.7%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          HC, CO



                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO.  316828508               13GPAGE                   3  OF  11  PAGES



1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 
   S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.


2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_] 

3 SEC USE ONLY


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

          5 SOLE VOTING POWER
            None

          6 SHARED VOTING POWER
            1,063,000

          7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

          8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            1,063,000


9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        1,063,000


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        5.7%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        HC, CO



                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO.  316828508                  13G               PAGE  4  OF  11  PAGES


1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Princeton Services, Inc.


2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_] 

3  SEC USE ONLY 


4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

          5 SOLE VOTING POWER
            None

          6 SHARED VOTING POWER
            1,063,000

          7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

          8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            1,063,000


9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        1,063,000


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    
           
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        5.7%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        HC, CO



                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO.  316828508                 13G               PAGE  5  OF  11  PAGES


1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.


2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_]

3  SEC USE ONLY 


4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

          5 SOLE VOTING POWER
            None

          6 SHARED VOTING POWER
            1,063,000 

          7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

          8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            1,063,000


9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        1,063,000


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    
           
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        5.7%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        IA, PN



                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO.  316828508                  13G                 PAGE  6  OF  11  PAGES


1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
  S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc.


2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_]

3 SEC USE ONLY


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Maryland


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

          5 SOLE VOTING POWER
            None

          6 SHARED VOTING POWER
            1,063,000

          7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

          8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            1,063,000


9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         1,063,000


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    
           
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
          5.7%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IV, CO



                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G


Item 1 (a)     Name of Issuer:
               ---------------

               Figgie International, Inc.

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

               4420 Sherwin Road
               Willoughby, OH 44094

Item 2 (a)     Names of Persons Filing:
               ----------------------- 

               Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
               Princeton Services, Inc.
               Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
               Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc.

Item 2 (b)     Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:
               ------------------------------------------------------------

               Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               World Financial Center, North Tower
               250 Vesey Street
               New York, New York  10281

               Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
               World Financial Center, North Tower
               250 Vesey Street
               New York, New York  10281

               Princeton Services, Inc.
               800 Scudders Mill Road
               Plainsboro, New Jersey  08536

               Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
               800 Scudders Mill Road
               Plainsboro, New Jersey  08536

               Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc.
               800 Scudders Mill Road
               Plainsboro, New Jersey  08536

Item 2 (c)     Citizenship:
               ----------- 

               See Item 4 of Cover Pages

                               Page 7 of 11 Pages
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Item 2 (d)     Title of Class of Securities:
               ---------------------------- 

               Class A Common Stock

Item 2 (e)     CUSIP Number:
               ------------ 

               316828508

Item 3

          Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co."), Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. ("ML
Group") and Princeton Services, Inc. ("PSI") are parent holding companies, in
accordance with (S) 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).  Merrill Lynch Asset Management,
L.P. (d/b/a Merrill Lynch Asset Management ("MLAM")) is an investment adviser
registered under (S) 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  Merrill Lynch
Capital Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is an investment company registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Item 4         Ownership
               ---------

               (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

          See Item 9 of Cover Pages.  Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co., ML
Group, PSI, MLAM and the Fund (the "Reporting Persons") disclaim beneficial
ownership of the securities of Figgie International, Inc. (the "Company")
referred to herein, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed
as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section
13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), the
beneficial owner of any securities of Company covered by this statement.


               (b) Percent of Class:

                          See Item 11 of Cover Pages

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

                    (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                          See Item 5 of Cover Pages

                   (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                          See Item 6 of Cover Pages

                  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                          See Item 7 of Cover Pages

                               Page 8 of 11 Pages
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                   (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                          See Item 8 of Cover Pages

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.
               --------------------------------------------------------------- 


          Certain of the Class A common stock of the Company which may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by ML&Co. may also be deemed to be beneficially owned
by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S"), a wholly-owned
direct subsidiary of ML&Co. and a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act.  MLPF&S, which holds shares of Class A common stock of the Company in
one or more proprietary accounts, has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
securities reported herein, although such accounts do not hold more than 5% of
the class of securities reported herein.

          MLAM is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and acts as an investment adviser to investment
companies registered under Section 8 of  the Investment Company Act of 1940.
With respect to securities held by those investment companies, several persons
have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities.  The Fund, a reporting person
on this Schedule 13G for which MLAM serves as investment adviser, has an
interest that relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported
herein.  No other person has an interest that relates to more than 5% of the
class of securities reported herein.


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

               See Exhibit A

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

               Not Applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group.
               -------------------------------

               Not Applicable

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Item 10        Certification.
               ------------- 

          By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best
of their 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,
each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  February    , 1994           Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

                                    /s/ David L. Dick
                                    --------------------------------
                                    Name: David L. Dick
                                    Title: Assistant Secretary


                                    Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.

                                    /s/ David L. Dick
                                    --------------------------------
                                    Name: David L. Dick
                                    Title: Secretary


                                    Princeton Services, Inc.

                                    /s/ David L. Dick
                                    --------------------------------
                                    Name: David L. Dick
                                    Title: Attorney-in-Fact*


                                    Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
                                    By:  Princeton Services, Inc.
                                         (General Partner)

                                    /s/ David L. Dick
                                    --------------------------------
                                    Name: David L. Dick
                                    Title: Attorney-in-Fact*


                                    Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc.
 
                                    /s/ David L. Dick
                                    --------------------------------
                                    Name: David L. Dick
                                    Title: Attorney-in-Fact**


_______________
* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Dial
REIT Inc.

** Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Trident
Microsystems, Inc.

                              Page 10 of 11 Pages
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                           EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G
                           -------------------------

                   ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES
                   -----------------------------------------


          Three of the persons filing this report, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a
Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial
Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML&Co."), Merrill
Lynch Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York
("ML Group"), and Princeton Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey,
("PSI"), are parent holding companies pursuant to (s)13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).  The
relevant subsidiaries of ML&Co. are ML Group, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S") and PSI, which is the general partner of Merrill
Lynch Asset Management L.P., (d/b/a Merrill Lynch Asset Management ("MLAM")).
The relevant subsidiary of ML Group is PSI.

          MLPF&S, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML&Co. and a broker-dealer
registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"),
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of less than 5% of the Class A common
stock of the Company which it holds in one or more proprietary accounts.

          ML Group, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML&Co., may be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of 5.7% of the securities of Figgie International, Inc.
(the "Company") by virtue of its control of its wholly-owned subsidiary, PSI.

          PSI, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML Group, may be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of 5.7% of the securities of the Company by virtue of its
being the general partner of MLAM.

          MLAM, a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of
business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, is an investment
adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
MLAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 5.7% of the Class A common
stock of the Company as a result of its acting as investment adviser to
investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of
1940.

          One registered investment company advised by MLAM Merrill Lynch
Capital Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is the beneficial owner of 5.7% of the Class A
common stock of the Company.

          Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co., ML Group, PSI, MLAM, and the Fund
disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company, and the filing
of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that any such entity
is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner
of any securities of the Company.

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