OWENS CORNING
11-K, 1996-06-24
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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                         FORM 11-K

          ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
           OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1995

                       OWENS CORNING
                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                       OWENS CORNING
                      Fiberglas Tower
                    Toledo, Ohio  43659

                 Commission File No. 1-3660

- -------------------------------------------------------------


                    REQUIRED INFORMATION

(a)  Financial Statements.

   1.   Report of Independent Public Accountants

   2.   Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - as
        of December 31, 1995 and 1994

   3.    Statements  of  Changes  in  Net  Assets
         Available for Benefits -
         for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

   4.    Notes to Financial Statements

   5.    Supplemental Schedules:

         Schedule I - Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held  for
         Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1995

         Schedule  II  -  Item 27d - Schedule  of  Reportable
         Transactions for the Year Ended December 31, 1995

(b)  Exhibit.

   Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP


                         SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934,  the trustees (or other persons who administer  the
Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                         OWENS CORNING
                         SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN


                         By   /s/ Michael I. Miller
                           Michael I. Miller
                              Chairman,   Investment   Review
Committee

                              
                    Dated:  June 20, 1996
          REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




To the Plan Administrator,
Owens Corning
Savings and Security Plan:


We  have  audited the accompanying statements of  net  assets
available  for  benefits  of the OWENS  CORNING  SAVINGS  AND
SECURITY  PLAN  as  of December 31, 1995 and  1994,  and  the
related  statements  of changes in net assets  available  for
benefits  for  each of the three years in  the  period  ended
December   31,   1995.    These  financial   statements   and
supplemental  schedules are the responsibility  of  the  plan
administrator.  Our responsibility is to express  an  opinion
on  these  financial  statements and  supplemental  schedules
based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards.  Those standards require that we plan and
perform  the  audits  to  obtain reasonable  assurance  about
whether   the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test  basis,
evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the
financial  statements.  An audit also includes assessing  the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made  by
the  plan  administrator, as well as evaluating  the  overall
financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In  our  opinion, the financial statements referred to  above
present  fairly,  in all material respects,  the  net  assets
available  for  benefits  of the Owens  Corning  Savings  and
Security  Plan  as  of December 31, 1995 and  1994,  and  the
changes in its net assets available for benefits for each  of
the  three  years in the period ended December 31,  1995,  in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our  audits  were  performed for the purpose  of  forming  an
opinion  on the basic financial statements taken as a  whole.
The  supplemental  schedules of assets  held  for  investment
purposes as of December 31, 1995, and reportable transactions
for  the year ended December 31, 1995, are presented for  the
purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of
the   basic   financial  statements,  but  are   supplemental
information required by the Department of Labor's  Rules  and
Regulations  for Reporting and Disclosure under the  Employee
Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974. The Fund Information
in  the  statements of net assets available for benefits  and
the  statements  of  changes  in  net  assets  available  for
benefits  is  presented for purposes of  additional  analysis
rather  than  to  present the net assets available  for  plan
benefits  and  changes  in  net  assets  available  for  plan
benefits  of each fund.  The supplemental schedules and  Fund
Information  have  been subjected to the auditing  procedures
applied in the audits of the basic financial statements  and,
in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Toledo, Ohio,
  June 10, 1996.
                                       -1-
                                  OWENS CORNING
                            SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                 STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
<TABLE>
                        AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994

                                                                          1 9 9 5
                                                      Supplemental Information By Fund
                                           --------------------------------------------
                                              Company      Managed      Indexed        Fixed
                                               Stock       Equity       Equity        Income
                                               Fund         Fund         Fund          Fund
                                         ------------  -----------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                          <C>             <C>              <C>
<C>
ASSETS:
Investments (Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4):
  Short-term investments                $    623,025  $          -  $          - $          -
  Owens Corning common stock,
    702,975 shares at $44.875 per
    share (cost $22,295,934)              31,546,003             -             -          -
  Investment in master trust collective
    funds                                          -     7,326,491     2,036,894  6,177,196
Accrued interest income                          647             -             -          -
Due from Owens Corning(Note 1)               544,755        75,086        22,066     55,222
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------------------
    Total assets                        $ 32,714,430  $  7,401,577  $  2,058,960$  6,232,418
                                        ============  ============  ========================
LIABILITIES (Notes 1 and 5):
Accounts payable to brokers and others  $    639,642  $      4,831  $      1,442$      4,121
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(Notes 1 and 5)                           32,074,788     7,396,746     2,057,518  6,228,297
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------------------
    Total liabilities and net assets
      available for benefits            $ 32,714,430  $  7,401,577  $  2,058,960$  6,232,418
                                        ============  ============  ========================
</TABLE>
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                            -2-
                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                      STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                              AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
                                        (Continued)
                                                          1 9 9 5
                                              Supplemental Information By Fund
                                              -------------------------------
                                                           Inter-
                                             Balanced     national
                                               Fund         Fund        Total
                                            ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>
ASSETS:
Investments (Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4):
  Short-term investments                $          - $          - $    623,025
  Owens Corning common stock, 702,975
    shares at $44.875 per share
    (cost $22,295,934)                             -            -   31,546,003
  Investment in master trust collective
    funds                                    360,490      570,801   16,471,872
Accrued interest income                            -            -          647
Due from Owens Corning(Note 1)                12,095       14,528      723,752
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
    Total assets                        $    372,585 $    585,329 $ 49,365,299
                                        ============ ============ ============
LIABILITIES (Notes 1 and 5):
Accounts payable to brokers and others  $        293 $        468 $    650,797
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(Notes 1 and 5)                         $    372,292 $    584,861 $ 48,714,502
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
    Total liabilities and net assets
      available for benefits            $    372,585 $    585,329 $ 49,365,299
                                        ============ ============ ============

</TABLE>




                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                            -3-
                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                      STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                              AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
                                        (Continued)
                                                         1 9 9 4
                                             Supplemental Information By Fund
                                         ----------------------------------------------


                                          Company  Managed     Indexed      Fixed
                                           Stock   Equity      Equity      Income
                                           Fund     Fund        Fund        Fund
                                        ------------------   ---------  ---------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>
ASSETS:
Investments (Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4):
  Short-term investments             $   697,356 $      -  $        - $         -
  Owens Corning common stock,
     580,259 shares at
    $31.875 per share
    (cost $17,486,064)                18,495,756        -           -          -
  Investment in master trust 
    collective funds                                    -   4,829,496   1,215,346  4,346,525
Accrued interest income                    1,250        -           -          -
Due from Owens Corning (Note 1)          485,402   80,027      18,493     76,724
                                     -------------------------------------------
       Total assets                  $19,679,764  $4,909,523$ 1,233,839$ 4,423,249
                                     ===========================================
LIABILITIES (Notes 1 and 5):
Accounts payable to brokers and others$   692,696 $        -$         -$         -
                                     -------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(Notes 1 and 5)                       18,987,068   4,909,523   1,233,839 4,423,249
                                     -------------------------------------------
    Total liabilities and net assets
      available for benefits         $19,679,764  $4,909,523$ 1,233,839$ 4,423,249
                                     ===========================================
                                        
</TABLE>
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                       -4-

                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                      STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                              AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
                                        (Continued)
                                                          1 9 9 4
                                              Supplemental Information By Fund
                                              --------------------------------
                                                           Inter-
                                             Balanced     national
                                               Fund         Fund        Total
                                            ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>
ASSETS:
Investments (Notes 1, 2, 3 and 4):
  Short-term investments                $          - $          - $    697,356
  Owens Corning common stock, 580,259
    shares at $31.875 per share
    (cost $17,486,064)                             -            -   18,495,756
  Investment in master trust collective
    funds                                     80,687      185,781   10,657,835
Accrued interest income                            -            -        1,250
Due from Owens Corning(Note 1)                 4,275       11,209      676,130
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
    Total assets                        $     84,962 $    196,990 $ 30,528,327
                                        ============ ============ ============
LIABILITIES (Notes 1 and 5):
Accounts payable to brokers and others  $          - $          - $    692,696
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(Notes 1 and 5)                         $     84,962 $    196,990 $ 29,835,631
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
    Total liabilities and net assets
      available for benefits            $     84,962 $    196,990 $ 30,528,327
                                        ============ ============ ============


</TABLE>
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                           -5-
                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                    FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                                                                  1 9 9 5
                                                      Supplemental Information By Fund
                                           --------------------------------------------

                                              Company      Managed      Indexed        Fixed
                                               Stock       Equity       Equity        Income
                                               Fund         Fund         Fund          Fund
                                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (Notes 2, 3, and 4):
Interest                                $     13,998 $          - $          - $          -
Net interest in master trust
  investment income (loss)                         -    1,118,015      485,399      562,797
Realized gain on disposition of
  investments                                105,409            -            -            -
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
  investment in Owens Corning common stock 8,240,377            -            -            -
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                           8,359,784    1,118,015      485,399      562,797
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
CONTRIBUTIONS (Notes 1 and 5):
Participants                               4,552,962    2,107,032      450,693    1,645,528
Owens Corning                              3,902,075            -            -            -
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                           8,455,037    2,107,032      450,693    1,645,528
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
OTHER:
Distributions to participants (Note 5)   (2,387,229)    (676,740)    (197,526)    (881,878)
Election of redistribution among 
  funds (Note 1)                           (674,119)     (29,606)       95,354      496,324
Administrative expenses (Note 1)           (147,924)     (31,478)     (10,241)     (27,132)
Rollovers and other                        (517,829)            -            -        9,409
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                         (3,727,101)    (737,824)    (112,413)    (403,277)
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Net increase                          13,087,720    2,487,223      823,679    1,805,048
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  beginning of year                       18,987,068    4,909,523    1,233,839    4,423,249
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  end of year                           $ 32,074,788 $  7,396,746 $  2,057,518 $  6,228,297
                                        ============ ============ ============ ============

</TABLE>
                                        
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                          -6-
                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                    FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                                        (Continued)
                                                          1 9 9 5
                                              Supplemental Information By Fund
                                           --------------------------------
                                                            Inter-
                                             Balanced     national
                                               Fund         Fund        Total
                                         ------------ ------------  -----------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (Notes 2, 3, and 4):
Interest                                $          - $          -  $    13,998
Net interest in master trust
  investment income (loss)                    42,115       36,337    2,244,663
Realized gain on disposition of
  investments                                      -            -      105,409
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
  investment in Owens Corning common stock         -            -    8,240,377
                                        ------------ ------------     -----------
                                              42,115       36,337   10,604,447
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
CONTRIBUTIONS (Notes 1 and 5):
Participants                                 196,240      368,552    9,321,007
Owens Corning                                      -            -    3,902,075
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
                                             196,240      368,552   13,223,082
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
OTHER:
Distributions to participants (Note 5)      (27,312)     (48,766)  (4,219,451)
Election of redistribution among funds 
  (Note 1)                                   77,746       34,301            -
Administrative expenses (Note 1)             (1,459)      (2,553)    (220,787)
Rollovers and other                                -            -    (508,420)
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
                                              48,975     (17,018)  (4,948,658)
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
    Net increase                             287,330      387,871   18,878,871
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  beginning of year                            84,962      196,990   29,835,631
                                        ------------ ------------  -----------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  end of year                            $    372,292 $    584,861  $48,714,502
                                        ============ ============  ===========
</TABLE>
                                        
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                           -7-
                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                    FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 1994 AND 1993
                                        (Continued)
                                                                  1 9 9 4
                                                      Supplemental Information By Fund
                                            -------------------------------------------

                                              Company      Managed      Indexed        Fixed
                                               Stock       Equity       Equity        Income
                                               Fund         Fund         Fund          Fund
                                          ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------

<S>                                         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (Notes 2, 3, and 4):
Interest                                 $     8,607 $          - $          - $          -
Net interest in master trust
  investment income (loss)                         -    (331,597)       17,515      118,331
Realized gain on disposition of
  investments                                 53,763            -            -            -
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  of investment in Owens Corning 
  common stock (5,327,966)                         -            -            -
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                         (5,265,596)    (331,597)       17,515      118,331
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
CONTRIBUTIONS (Notes 1 and 5):
Participants                               4,362,861    2,110,553      429,578    1,512,410
Owens Corning                              3,072,697            -            -            -
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                           7,435,558    2,110,553      429,578    1,512,410
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
OTHER:
Distributions to participants (Note 5)   (1,927,757)    (630,131)    (197,954)    (682,076)
Election of redistribution among funds 
  (Note 1)                                  578,610       85,655     (148,570)    (610,582)
Administrative expenses (Note 1)            (83,295)     (19,410)      (7,330)     (19,286)
Rollovers and other                           20,664       10,143        3,267       1,416
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                         (1,411,778)    (553,743)    (350,587)  (1,310,528)
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
    Net increase                             758,184    1,225,213       96,506      320,213
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  beginning of year                        18,228,884    3,684,310    1,137,333    4,103,036
                                         ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  end of year                             $18,987,068 $  4,909,523 $  1,233,839 $  4,423,249
                                         =========== ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                       -8-
                                  OWENS CORNING
                            SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                       STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                          FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                                              (Continued)
                                                          1 9 9 4
                                              Supplemental Information By Fund
                                           ----------------------------
                                                            Inter-
                                             Balanced     national
                                               Fund         Fund        Total
                                         ------------ ------------ ------------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (Notes 2, 3, and 4):
Interest                                $          - $          - $      8,607
Net interest in master trust
  investment income (loss)                       693      (3,332)    (198,390)
Realized gain on disposition of
  investments                                      -            -       53,763
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
  investment in Owens Corning common stock         -            -  (5,327,966)
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                 693      (3,332)  (5,463,986)
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
CONTRIBUTIONS (Notes 1 and 5):
Participants                                  58,031      136,176    8,609,609
Owens Corning                                      -            -    3,072,697
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
                                              58,031      136,176   11,682,306
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
OTHER:
Distributions to participants (Note 5)       (2,904)        (882)  (3,441,704)
Election of redistribution among funds (Note 1)29,390      65,497            -
Administrative expenses (Note 1)               (248)        (469)    (130,038)
Rollovers and other                                -            -       35,490
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
                                              26,238       64,146  (3,536,252)
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
    Net increase                              84,962      196,990    2,682,068
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  beginning of year                                 -            -   27,153,563
                                        ------------ ------------ ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  end of year                            $    84,962 $    196,990 $ 29,835,631
                                        ============ ============ ============

</TABLE>
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                          -9-
                                       OWENS CORNING
                                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                    FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
                                        (Continued)
                                                                  1 9 9 3
                                                      Supplemental Information By Fund
                                       ------------------------------------------------

                                          Company  Managed     Indexed      Fixed
                                           Stock   Equity      Equity      Income
                                           Fund     Fund        Fund        Fund     Total
                                      --------------------- ---------- ----------  ---------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (Notes 2, 3, and 4):
Interest                              $    4,014$        - $        - $        -$     4,014
Net interest in master trust
  investment income                            -   741,576      91,369    180,056  1,013,001
Unrealized appreciation of investment
  in Owens Corning common stock        2,766,520         -           -          -  2,766,520
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
                                       2,770,534   741,576      91,369    180,056  3,783,535
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
CONTRIBUTIONS (Notes 1 and 5):
Participants                           3,369,881 1,144,432     414,042  1,557,351  6,485,706
Owens Corning                          2,194,422        -           -          -  2,194,422
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
                                       5,564,303 1,144,432     414,042  1,557,351  8,680,128
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
OTHER:
Distributions to participants (Note 5)(1,366,525) (250,355)   (107,059)  (470,393)(2,194,332)
Election of redistribution among funds
  (Note 1)                              (171,299)   69,855     (59,598)   161,042          -
Administrative expenses (Note 1)         (87,246)  (12,336)     (6,462)   (18,067)  (124,111)
Rollovers and other                            -    10,339           -          -     10,339
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
                                      (1,625,070) (182,497)   (173,119)  (327,418)(2,308,104)
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
    Net increase                       6,709,767 1,703,511     332,292  1,409,989 10,155,559
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  beginning of year                   11,519,117 1,980,799     805,041  2,693,047 16,998,004
                                     --------------------- ---------- ---------------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS -
  end of year                        $18,228,884$3,684,310  $1,137,333 $4,103,036$27,153,563
                                     ===================== ========== =====================
</TABLE>
                                        
                                        
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
                                    -10-
                               OWENS CORNING
                         SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



(1)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   
   Operations of the Plan
   ----------------------
   The Owens Corning Savings and Security Plan (the Plan) which was adopted
   effective  January 1, 1990, benefits designated groups of  employees  of
   Owens  Corning  (the  Company) and certain  subsidiaries.   An  eligible
   employee  may elect to participate in the Plan on the first day  of  any
   month after employment commences by filing an election to participate by
   the 25th day of the preceding month.
   
   Administrative  expenses  of  the  Plan  including  professional   fees,
   accounting fees and other administrative expenses are paid by  the  Plan
   or  the Company at the discretion of the Company.  The Plan paid all  of
   administrative expenses in 1995, 1994 and 1993.
   
   The following descriptions of the Plan provide only general information.
   Participants  should refer to the Plan agreement for  a   more  complete
   description of the Plan provisions.
   
   Plan Contributions
   ------------------
   Participants  may  contribute up to 15% of their base  pay.   All  or  a
   portion  of  the  participants' contributions may be designated  at  the
   participants'  option  as  deferred income which,  pursuant  to  Section
   401(k)  of  the Internal Revenue Code, is not subject to federal  income
   tax  until such amounts are distributed to the participants.   The  Plan
   requires participant contributions to be remitted to the Plan's trustee,
   Citibank N.A., New York, (the Trustee) on a monthly basis.
   
   The  Company  makes  up to a 50% matching contribution  for  participant
   contributions  up to 7% of the participant's base pay at  certain  plant
   locations.
   
   Effective  January 1, 1992, the Plan was amended to provide a retirement
   contribution  equal  to a specified percentage of  eligible  pay  (which
   percentage  varies by employee group) for participants  who  work  at  a
   plant  or  business  unit where a defined benefit pension  plan  is  not
   available.
   
   The  Company may, at its option, make Company contributions in the  form
   of cash or shares of common stock of the Company which are valued at the
   market  value  of the shares on the tenth trading day of  the  month  in
   which the contribution is to be made.  Contributions are remitted to the
   Trustee  on  or  before  the  last day of the month  following  employee
   contributions.  The Company satisfied a portion of its plan liability in
   1994  through  contribution of 29,559 shares  of  common  stock  of  the
   Company  valued at $987,011.  No Company contributions in  the  form  of
   shares of common stock were made in 1995 and 1993.
                                     -11-
                                 OWENS CORNING
                           SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
   
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Continued)
   
   
(1)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   (Continued)
   
   Plan Investment Options
   -----------------------
   Each  participant  elects  to  have his  contribution  invested  in  10%
   increments  among the investment funds made available  under  the  Plan.
   Currently,   the  following  six  investment  funds  are  available   to
   participants:
   
   Company Stock Fund
   ------------------
   Consists primarily of investments in Owens Corning common stock.
   
   Managed Equity Fund
   -------------------
   Presently  invested primarily in shares of the Acorn Fund,  Inc.,  which
   invests principally in domestic and foreign common stocks, but may  also
   include  securities convertible into common stocks and equity securities
   of a class different than common stock.
   
   Indexed Equity Fund
   -------------------
   Presently invested primarily in a group trust maintained by Wells  Fargo
   Bank, N.A. which consists of a portfolio of equity securities maintained
   to  approximate  the  total  rate of return of  the  securities  of  the
   companies whose stocks make up the Standard & Poors' Composite Index.
   
   Fixed Income Fund
   -----------------
   Presently  invested  primarily  in  the  Pacific  Investment  Management
   Company (PIMCO) Low Duration Fund, which invests in a variety of  short-
   term  securities such as bonds, notes and debentures, having a  maturity
   of no longer than three years.
   
   Balanced Fund
   -------------
   Presently  invested  primarily in the Dodge & Cox Balanced  Fund,  which
   invests in both debt and equity securities.
   
   International Fund
   ------------------
   Presently invested primarily in the Templeton Group Foreign Fund,  which
   invests  in  stocks  and  debt securities of companies  and  governments
   outside the United States.
                                        -12-
                                 OWENS CORNING
                           SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
                                       
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Continued)
   
   
(1)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   (Continued)
   
   The  Company matching contributions are invested only in Company  common
   stock.  The Trustee, at its sole discretion subject to any provisions in
   the  trust agreement, may hold any portion of any contributions in  cash
   which it considers necessary to meet anticipated disbursements.  Company
   contributions  under the retirement contribution, for  participants  who
   work at a plant or business unit where a defined benefit pension plan is
   not  available,  are invested as participants direct  among  the  plan's
   investment funds.
   
   Participants may change their investment options, contribution rate  and
   redistribute   their   account  balances  monthly.    Participants   may
   discontinue their contributions to the Plan at any time.
   
   The number of employees with a portion of their account invested in each
   fund at December 31, 1995, was as follows:
<TABLE>
    <S>       <C>         <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>
   Company    Managed     Indexed     Fixed                  Inter-
   Stock      Equity      Equity      Income    Balanced     national
   Fund       Fund        Fund        Fund      Fund         Fund
   -------    --------    -------     -------   --------     --------
   5,760        2,106      1,057      2,023         354          491
</TABLE>
   Basis of Accounting
   -------------------
    The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual
   basis.   Investments are reported at quoted market value.  Participants'
   withdrawal requests received by the plan administrator before  year  end
   but  not yet distributed to the participants are included as a component
   of net assets available for benefits.

   Use of Estimates

    The  preparation of financial statements in conformity  with  generally
accepted                          accounting principles requires management
to  make  estimates and assumptions that affect        the reported amounts
of   assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and
liabilities  at  the  date  of the financial statements  and  the  reported
amounts  of    revenues and expenses during the reporting  period.   Future
events could alter such           estimates.


   Income Taxes
   ------------
             The  Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a determination
   letter dated March 27, 1996 stating that the Plan meets the requirements
   of  Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and that  the
   trust  is  exempt  from  taxation under  Section  501(a)  of  the  Code.
   Participants generally are not subject to Federal income tax on  Company
   contributions  or fund earnings until those amounts are  distributed  to
   them.  Participants  may elect to designate all or a  portion  of  their
   contributions to the Plan as deferred income pursuant to Section  401(k)
   of  the  Code.   This election permits the participants to exclude  from
   gross  taxable  income for Federal tax purposes that  portion  of  their
   contribution so designated, subject to certain limitations,  until  such
   time as it is withdrawn from the Plan.
                                       
                                     -13-
                                 OWENS CORNING
                           SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Continued)



(1)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
     (Continued)

    Proceedings in the Event of Plan Termination
    --------------------------------------------
             Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company
    has  the  right to terminate the Plan.  In the event of termination  or
    upon  a  permanent  discontinuance of Company contributions,  the  plan
    accounts  of  each participant not previously vested would fully  vest.
    Participants would, in accordance with the terms of the Plans,  receive
    their contributions to the Plan as well as Company contributions to the
    Plan on their behalf and the earnings on those contributions.


(2)  INVESTMENTS

              Investments of the Plan are held in the Owens Corning Savings
    Plans  Master  Trust (Master Trust) maintained by the Trustee  for  the
    Plan  and  another  savings plan of the Company.   Investments  in  the
    Company  Stock Fund are separately identified to the Plan.  Investments
    in  the  Managed Equity Fund, Indexed Equity Fund, Fixed  Income  Fund,
    Balanced  Fund,  and International Fund are commingled  for  investment
    purposes.

              The  Plan has a proportionate claim on the net assets of  the
    commingled  funds and receives a proportionate share of the  investment
    income  of  said  funds.  Following is a summary of  the  Master  Trust
    financial  statements for the commingled funds and the Plan's  interest
    in net assets by fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 1995:
                                     -14-
                                 OWENS CORNING
                           SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Continued)


<TABLE>
(2)  INVESTMENTS (Continued)


                            Shares/                 Current or
                           Contract                  Contract          Plan
                            Value         Cost         Value          Interest
                           ---------     ------     -----------       --------
<S>                     <C>          <C>          <C>               <C>
ASSETS:

Investments-

Managed Equity Fund:
- --------------------
Liquid Reserve Fund
  Commingled Employee
  Benefit Trust          $  211,625   $  211,625   $  211,625        .1242

Acorn Fund, Inc.          4,322,946   43,260,104   58,792,069        .1242

Accrued interest and
  dividends                     N/A          N/A          880        .1239
                                                   -----------
                                                   $59,004,574
                                                   -----------
Indexed Equity Fund:
- --------------------
Liquid Reserve Fund
  Commingled Employee
  Benefit Trust          $   55,737   $   55,737   $   55,737       .1337

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  Index Equity Fund         840,567   11,570,307   15,181,052       .1337

Accrued interest and
  dividends                     N/A          N/A          242       .1322
                                                   -----------
                                                   $15,237,031
                                                   -----------
</TABLE>
                                     -15-
                                OWENS CORNING
                          SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Continued)
<TABLE>
(2)  INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                            Shares/                 Current or
                           Contract                  Contract          Plan
                            Value         Cost         Value          Interest
                           ---------     ------     -----------       --------
<S>                       <C>           <C>         <C>               <C>
Fixed Income Fund:
- ------------------
Liquid Reserve Fund
  Commingled Employee
  Benefit Trust             $127,222  $  127,222   $   127,222         .1476

Pacific Investment
  Management Company
  Low Duration Fund        4,126,568  40,997,798    41,719,601         .1476

Accrued interest and
  dividends                      N/A         N/A           155         .1484
                                                   -----------
                                                   $ 41,846,978
                                                   -----------
Balanced Fund
- -------------
Liquid Reserve Fund
  Commingled Employee
  Benefit Trust             $ 32,266  $  32,266      $   32,266       .0708

Dodge & Cox Balanced
  Fund                        92,598  4,680,620       5,055,872       .0708

Accrued interest and
  dividends                      N/A       N/A              170       .0706
                                                   -----------
                                                   $ 5,088,308
                                                   -----------
International Fund
- ------------------
Liquid Reserve Fund
  Commingled Employee
  Benefit Trust            $ 45,277  $  45,277       $  45,277       .1059


Templeton Foreign Fund      582,137  5,485,980       5,344,021       .1059

Accrued interest and
  dividends                     N/A        N/A             215       .1070
                                                   -----------
                                                   $ 5,389,513
                                                   -----------

Net assets in Master Trust                        $126,566,404
                                                   ===========
</TABLE>
                                         -16-
                                    OWENS CORNING
                              SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                            NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                     (Continued)


<TABLE>
(2)  INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                                      1995
<S>                 <C>          <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
                      Managed    Indexed        Fixed               Inter-
                       Equity     Equity       Income  Balanced    national
                        Fund        Fund        Fund     Fund        Fund      Total
                   ----------    ----------   ------  ----------- --------------------

INVESTMENT INCOME:

Interest          $   16,316    $    4,477   $  72,623 $   2,788   $    4,080  $  100,284
Dividends          4,640,843           365   2,446,454   199,294      293,823   7,580,779

Realized gain (loss)
  on disposition of
  investments        511,398         8,103     (88,712)     (96)           -      430,693

Change in unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation)
  of investments   4,356,335     3,704,936   1,649,809  398,945      31,093    10,141,118
                    ---------- -------------------------------- ----------------------
                  $9,524,892    $3,717,881 $ 4,080,174 $600,931 $   328,996   $18,252,874
                    ========== ================================ ======================
</TABLE>


                                         -17-
                                    OWENS CORNING
                              SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                            NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                     (Continued)
(2)  INVESTMENTS (Continued)
<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>          <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
                                      1994

                      Managed    Indexed        Fixed               Inter-
                       Equity     Equity       Income  Balanced    national
                        Fund        Fund        Fund     Fund        Fund      Total
                   ----------    ----------   ------  ----------- --------------------

INVESTMENT INCOME:

Interest          $    9,459   $  3,122   $  699,169   $     542  $       986  $ 713,278
Dividends          2,483,356    201,648    1,668,162      39,283      123,017  4,515,466

Realized gain 
 (loss) on 
 disposition of
 investments       1,697,490  2,958,570    (363,796)       2,558           -   4,294,822

Change in unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation)
  of investments  (8,214,698)(3,027,224)   (808,234)     (23,694)   (173,051)(12,246,901)
                    ---------- -------------------------------- ----------------------
                    $(4,024,393)$  136,116$ 1,195,301$    18,689$   (49,048)$(2,723,335)
                    ========== ================================ ======================
</TABLE>





                                         -18-
                                    OWENS CORNING
                              SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                            NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                     (Continued)
(2)  INVESTMENTS (Continued)
<TABLE>
                                                         1993

                      Managed     Indexed       Fixed
                       Equity      Equity      Income
                       Fund        Fund       Fund        Total
                    -----------  ----------------------------------
<S>                 <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:

Interest            $   15,612  $   5,024   $ 2,452,724  $ 2,473,360
Dividends            2,391,153    262,096             -    2,653,249

Realized gain (loss)
  on disposition of
  investments          315,289          -             -      315,289

Change in unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation)
  of investments     9,357,478    648,373       (87,664)   9,918,187
                   ----------- ----------  ------------  ------------
                   $12,079,532  $ 915,493   $ 2,365,060  $15,360,085
                   =========== =====================   ============

</TABLE>


                            -19-
                       OWENS CORNING
                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

               NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        (Continued)



 (2)INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 Investments  are  reported at quoted  market  value  in  all
 funds  in  1995, 1994 and 1993 except guaranteed  investment
 contracts in the Fixed Income Fund which were valued at  the
 contract  value (Contract Value) in 1994 and  1993.  Changes
 in  unrealized  appreciation and depreciation are  reflected
 as  changes in net assets available for benefits.   Purchase
 and  sales  are recorded on the trade date basis.   Realized
 gain  and  loss  on  sale of investments is  computed  using
 average cost.


 (3)UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS

 Unrealized   appreciation/depreciation,   equal    to    the
  difference  between  cost  and  quoted  market   value   of
  investments, is recognized in determining the value of each
  fund  except  for certain investments in the  Fixed  Income
  Fund which were carried at Contract Value in 1994 and 1993.
  The  change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation  during
  each  of  the three years ended December 31, 1995,  is  set
  forth  below.   The balances for the Managed  Equity  Fund,
  Indexed  Equity Fund, Fixed Income Fund, Balanced Fund  and
  International Fund are the commingled amounts in the Master
  Trust, while the Company Stock Fund amounts are specific to
  the  Plan.   See  Note 2 for the Plan's  ownership  in  the
  commingled funds.
                                         -20-
                                    OWENS CORNING
                              SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

                            NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                     (Continued)

<TABLE>
(3)     UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
                                          1995

                     Company   Managed    Indexed    Fixed                Inter-
                      Stock     Equity     Equity   Income     Balanced    national
                       Fund      Fund       Fund     Fund        Fund        Fund
                  ---------------------- --------- ---------   ---------  ---------
<S>                 <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Unrealized 
  appreciation 
  (depreciation)
  at January 1, 
  1993              $3,571,138 $10,032,849 $2,284,659  $(32,107) $     -   $     -
Change in
  unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation)
  during 1993        2,766,520   9,357,478    648,373   (87,664)       -         -
                  ---------------------- ----------------------------------------
Unrealized 
 appreciation
 (depreciation) at
 December 31, 1993   6,337,658  19,390,327  2,933,032  (119,771)       -         -
Change in unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation)
  during 1994       (5,327,966) (8,214,698)(3,027,224) (808,234) (23,694) (173,051)
                  ---------------------- ----------------------------------------
Unrealized appreci-
  ation (depreci-
  ation) at December 
  31, 1994           1,009,692  11,175,629    (94,192) (928,005)  (23,694)(173,051)
Change in unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation)
 during 1995         8,240,377   4,356,335  3,704,936 1,649,809   398,945   31,093
                  ---------------------- ----------------------------------------
Unrealized appreci-
  ation (depreciation)
  at December 31,
 1995              $ 9,250,069 $15,531,964 $3,610,744 $721,804 $  375,251$(141,958)
                  ====================== ========================================
</TABLE>

                            -21-
                       OWENS CORNING
                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

               NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        (Continued)



(4) REALIZED GAINS/LOSSES

    Gains or losses are realized when investments are sold.


(5) VESTING, FORFEITURES AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     Company contributions and earnings thereon vest at the
     rate of 20%  on each year following date of hire by the
     participant with the Company.  Employees with at least
     five years of employment are fully vested in all Company
     contributions.  Such amounts also become fully  vested
     upon the participant attaining  65 years of  age,
     termination of the participant's employment due to  a
     permanent plant closing, retirement, disability or
     death, termination of the Plan, or permanent
     discontinuance of the prescribed Company contributions
     to the Plan.  Such vested contributions and earnings
     thereon are automatically distributable upon attaining
     65 years of age or death.  If termination of employment
     occurs for any reason other than attaining 65 years of
     age or death, the participant's account will become
     distributable at 65 years of age or death unless an
     election for immediate distribution is filed within 60
     days of termination with the Plan administrator.

     Participants may elect to withdraw all or any part of
     the value of their contributions excluding contributions
     designated as deferrals on a semi-annual basis.
     Withdrawals of deferrals may only be made prior to
     termination of employment upon proof of financial
     hardship deemed adequate by the Plan administrator.
     However, upon attainment of age 59-1/2 years,
     participants may elect to withdraw deferrals and
     earnings thereon.  Participants who voluntarily
     terminate or are terminated for cause will forfeit the
     nonvested portion of the Company contributions and
     related earnings which are applicable to the
     distribution.  Forfeitures are applied to reduce
     subsequent Company contributions to the Plan.  The
     market value forfeited by employees receiving
     distributions from the Plan was approximately $24,000 in
     1995, $19,000 in 1994 and $7,000 in 1993.

     Participants may elect to receive their distributions
     from the Company Stock Fund in the form of cash or
     Company stock.  Stock distributions totaled 15,252
     shares of stock valued at $521,000 in 1995, 9,638 shares
     of stock valued at $350,000 in 1994, and 2,166 shares of
     stock valued at $90,000 in 1993.

     Participants' requests for cash withdrawals made prior
     to December 31, 1995, and subsequently paid were as
     follows:
<TABLE>
                <S>                       <C>
             Company Stock Fund           $  57,556
             Managed Equity Fund             13,306
             Indexed Equity Fund                  -
             Fixed Income Fund               49,585
             Balanced Fund                      898
             International Fund               2,444
                                          ----------
                                         $  123,789
                                          ==========
</TABLE>
                            -22-
                       OWENS CORNING
                 SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN

               NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        (Continued)



(5) VESTING, FORFEITURES AND DISTRIBUTIONS (Continued)

     Participants' requests for distributions in the form of
     Company stock made prior to December 31, 1995, and
     subsequently distributed were 121 shares of stock valued
     at $5,400.


(6)  SUBSEQUENT EVENT

     Subsequent  to year end Owens Corning adopted  several
     amendments revising the Savings  and Security  Plan.  The
     most significant  amendments affect  the Company matching
     and profit sharing contributions and  the  vesting
     schedule applicable  to  certain employee groups.
     Effective January 1,  1996, the  Company's       matching
     contribution  will  be  lowered  from   50% to 35%  of
     participant contributions  up to 10% of base salary for
     certain  covered employee groups.  Also effective in the
     1996  plan year, the Company  may, at its discretion, make
     an annual Profit Sharing Contribution to the plan on
     behalf of one or more covered employee groups.  One-half
     of the Company's  annual Profit Sharing Contribution, if
     any, will be invested exclusively in  Company  stock.
     Effective  January  1, 1996, a  new  vesting schedule was
     adopted  whereby certain  covered employee groups  become
     100% vested in Company contributions and earnings
     thereon after three years of completed service, however,
     affected employees with less than three years of service
     on the effective date will continue  to vest at the rate
     of 20% per year until they reach  three years of service
     at which time they will become 100% vested
                                      -23-
                                  OWENS CORNING
                            SAVING AND SECURITY PLAN
<TABLE>
                                        
                           EIN: 34-4323452     PN: 014                             SCHEDULE
                                        I
                                                                                
           Item 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                                        
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995

     <S>                        <C>                                 <C>              <C>
                                                                    Current
     Identity of Issuer         Description of Investment           Cost              Value

     *Citibank, N.A.            623,025 shares of Liquid            $   623,025      $   623,025
                                Reserve Fund Commingled
                                Employee Benefit Trust

     *Owens Corning             702,975 shares of common            $22,295,934      $31,546,003
                                stock

     *Citibank, N.A.            Investment in master trust          $13,943,072      $16,471,872
                                collective funds
                                                                    $36,862,031      $48,640,900

</TABLE>













* Represents a party in interest
                                               -24-
                                  OWENS CORNING
                            SAVING AND SECURITY PLAN
                                        
                             EIN: 34-4323452     PN: 014           SCHEDULE II
<TABLE>
                 Item 27D - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                                        
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                        
 <S>              <C>                   <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>
                                                                                 Current
                                                                                Value at             
                
                Description               Purchase     Sales   Cost of  Transaction    Net Gain/
Party Involved  of Asset     Transactions   Price      Price    Asset     Date          (Loss)

*Citibank, N.A. Purchase of     51       $8,035,641       N/A$8,035,641$8,035,641        N/A
                shares of 
                Liquid Reserve
                Fund Commingled 
                Employee
                Benefit Trust

*Citibank, N.A. Sale of         47              N/A$8,109,972$8,109,972$8,109,972        $-
                8,109,972
                Shares of
                Liquid Reserve
                Fund Commingled 
                Employee
                Benefit Trust


*Owens Corning  Purchase of     19      $5,725,337       N/A$5,725,337 $5,725,337        N/A 
                150,724
                shares of 
                Owens Corning
                common stock.



*Owens Corning  Sale of 12,756    1           N/A  $500,018$   394,609 $500,018       $105,409
                shares of Owens 
                Corning Common
                Stock

</TABLE>




EXHIBIT










         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As  independent public accountants, we hereby consent to
the
incorporation  by  reference of our report,  dated  June
20,
1996,  included in Owens Corning Savings and Security
Plan's
annual  report on Form 11-K for the year ended  December
31,
1995,   into  the  Company's  previously  filed
Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-31687 and 33-57886).




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  June 20, 1996.



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