STEVENS INTERNATIONAL INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-02-14
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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. 4)* 

                         Stevens International, Inc. 
                               (Name of Issuer) 

                    Series A Common Stock, $.10 Par Value 
                        (Title of Class of Securities) 

                                   86024C20 
                                (CUSIP Number)

*  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial 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. 86024C20                    13G                PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES
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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 36-3820584
                          
        Wanger Asset Management, L.P.  

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
      Not Applicable                                            (b) [_]
                                                 
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    
        Delaware

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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5     
     NUMBER OF              None
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6    
                            534,000
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7     
    REPORTING               None
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8    
                            534,000
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    
        534,000

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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10                  
        Not Applicable
 
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11    
        5.34%

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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
        IA

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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  CUSIP NO. 86024C20                    13G                PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES
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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                          
      Wanger Asset Management, Ltd.  

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
      Not Applicable                                            (b) [_]
                                                 
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    
      Delaware

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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5     
     NUMBER OF            None
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6    
                          534,000
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7     
    REPORTING             None
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8    
                          534,000
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    
      534,000

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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10                  
      Not Applicable
 
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11    
      5.34%

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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
      CO

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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  CUSIP NO. 86024C20                    13G                PAGE 4 OF 7 PAGES
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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                          
      Ralph Wanger

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
      Not Applicable                                            (b) [_]
                                                 
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    
      U.S.A

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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5     
     NUMBER OF            None
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6    
                          534,000
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7     
    REPORTING             None
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8    
                          534,000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    
      534,000

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10                  
      Not Applicable
 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11    
      5.34%

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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
      IN

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:  Stevens International, Inc. (formerly
                             Stevens Graphics Corporation)

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

                 5500 Airport Freeway
                 Forth Worth, Texas 76117

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:

                 Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM");
                 Wanger Asset Management, Ltd., the sole general partner of
                 WAM ("WAM LTD.");
                 Ralph Wanger ("Wanger")

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office:

                 WAM, WAM LTD. and Wanger are all located at:
                 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                 Chicago, Illinois 60606

Item 2(c)   Citizenship:

                 WAM is a Delaware limited partnership.
                 WAM LTD. is a Delaware corporation.
                 Wanger is a U.S. citizen.

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                 Series A Common Stock, $.10 Par Value

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:  86024C20

Item 3      Type of Person:

                 (e)  WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section
                      203 the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM LTD. is
                      the General Partner of the Investment Adviser;
                      Wanger is the principal stockholder of the
                      General Partner.

Item 4      Ownership (at December 31, 1996):

                 (a)  Amount owned "beneficially" within the
                      meaning of rule 13d-3:
                      534,000 shares

                 (b)  Percent of class:  5.34% (based on 9,984,102 shares)
                                            
                 (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                        (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                              none
                       (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                              534,000
                      (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of:  none
                       (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct
                              disposition of:  534,000

                      WAM serves as investment adviser to Acorn Investment
                      Trust, Series Designated Acorn Fund (the "Trust"). Various
                      of WAM's limited partners and employees are also officers
                      and trustees of the Trust, but WAM does not consider the
                      Trust to be controlled by such persons. Although the Trust
                      is not controlled by WAM, pursuant to rule 13d-3(a) the
                      534,000 shares beneficially owned by the Trust, with
                      respect to which the Trust has delegated to WAM shared
                      voting power and shared dispositive power, are considered
                      to be shares beneficially owned by WAM by reason of such
                      delegated powers. In addition to the shares beneficially
                      owned by the Trust, other clients of WAM may own shares
                      which are not included in the aggregate number of shares
                      reported herein because WAM does not have or share voting
                      or investment power over those shares.
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Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

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

Item 6         Ownership of More Than Five Percent on behalf of Another Person:

                    The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of
                    discretionary clients of WAM. Persons other than WAM are
                    entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from
                    the sale of, those shares.

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

                    Not applicable

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                    Not applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                    Not applicable

Item 10        Certification:

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

Date:  February 14, 1997

                        The undersigned corporation, on the date above
                        written, agrees and consents to the joint filing
                        on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection
                        with its beneficial ownership of the shares
                        reported herein.

                                        WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LTD., for
                                          itself and as general partner for
                                          WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                                        By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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                                                Bruce H. Lauer
                                                Vice President

                        The undersigned individual, on the date above
                        written, agrees and consents to the joint filing
                        on his behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection
                        with his beneficial ownership of the shares
                        reported herein.

                                        RALPH WANGER

                                        /s/ Ralph Wanger
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