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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. )*
MEDAR, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK (no par value)
(Title of Class of Securities)
584029102
(CUSIP Number)
*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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13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE TEXTRON MASTER
TRUST
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A MASSACHUSETTS TRUST
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,000,000
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 0
PERSON ---------------------------------------------
WITH
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,000,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,000,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.85%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Medar, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
38700 Grand River Avenue
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
Item 2.
(a) Names of Persons Filing:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
as Trustee of the Textron Master Trust
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
State Street Bank and Trust Company,
as Trustee for the Textron Master Trust
One Enterprise Drive
Master Trust-W6C
North Quincy, MA 02171
Attn: Thomas C. Poppey
(c) Citizenship: USA
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 584029102
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).
Accordingly, Items 3(a) through 3(h) are inapplicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1997: 1,000,000
(b) Percent of Class: 9.85%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,000,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of : 1,000,000
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(iv) 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.
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
the undersigned's 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.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement with respect to it is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 12, 1998
By: /s/ Thomas C. Poppey
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Name: Thomas C. Poppey
Title: Assistant Vice President
