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SC 13G, 1998-07-06
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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. )*


                      Consolidated Freightways Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   209232 10 7
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                                 (CUSIP Number)
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                                  June 23, 1998
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

|_|  Rule 13d-1(b)
|X|  Rule 13d-1(c)
|_|  Rule 13d-1(d)

*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. 209232 10 7                   13G
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- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
     1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

             Four Partners
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
     2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a)   |_|
                                                                     (b)   |_|

- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
     3       SEC USE ONLY


- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
     4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             New York
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                      5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                                             1,228,750
           NUMBER OF
                                  ---------- ---------------------------------
             SHARES                   6      SHARED VOTING POWER
          BENEFICIALLY
            OWNED BY                         -0-
                                  ---------- ---------------------------------
              EACH                    7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           REPORTING
             PERSON                          1,228,750
                                  ---------- ---------------------------------
              WITH                    8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             -0-

- --------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------------------
     9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      1,228,750
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
    10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                           |_|
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
    11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                      5.3%
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
    12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                      PN
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------


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Item 1.

              (a)   Name of Issuer

                    Consolidated Freightways Corporation (the "Issuer")

              (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

                    175 Linfield Drive
                    Menlo Park, California 94025

Item 2.

              (a)   Name of Persons Filing

                    Four Partners ("FP")

              (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

                    Four Partners
                    c/o Thomas J. Tisch
                    667 Madison Avenue
                    New York, NY 10021

              (c)   Citizenship

                    New York

              (d)   Title of Class of Securities

                    Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Shares")

              (e)   CUSIP Number

                    209232 10 7

Item 3.       If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
              13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

              (a) |_| Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,

              (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

              (c) |_| Insurance  company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                      Act,

              (d) |_| Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                      Investment Company Act of 1940,

              (e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
                      Investment Advisers Act of 1940,

              (f) |_| An employee benefit plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
                      the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                      Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
                      section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),

              (g) |_| A parent holding company, in accordance with
                      section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7),

              (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
                      the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12  U.S.C. 1813);

              (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                      investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                      Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

              (j) |_| Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

              If this statement is filed pursuant to section 240.13d-1(c), check
              this box |X|.

Item 4.       Ownership

              (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned

                    As of the date hereof, FP is the beneficial owner of
                    1,228,750 Shares.

              (b)   Percent of Class

                    FP is the record owner of 5.3% of the outstanding Shares.

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

                     (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                           FP has directly the sole power to vote or direct the
                           vote of the 1,228,750 Shares owned by it.

                     (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                           By virtue of their status as managing trustees of the
                           trusts which are the general partners of FP, Andrew
                           H. Tisch, Daniel R. Tisch, James S. Tisch and Thomas
                           J. Tisch (the "Messrs. Tisch") may be deemed to have
                           indirectly shared power to vote or direct the vote of
                           the 1,228,750 Shares owned by FP.

                     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                           FP has  directly  the sole power to dispose or direct
                           the disposition of the 1,228,750 Shares owned by it.

                     (iv) Shared  power to dispose or to direct the  disposition
                          of

                           By virtue of their status as managing trustees of the
                           trusts which are the general partners of FP, the
                           Messrs. Tisch may be deemed to have indirectly shared
                           power to dispose or direct the disposition of the
                           1,228,750 Shares owned by FP.

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

              Not applicable.

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 not acquired and
              are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
              influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
              not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
              participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


                                    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.

Dated:   July 6, 1998

                                           FOUR PARTNERS


                                           By: /s/Thomas J. Tisch
                                              Thomas J. Tisch
                                              Manager of Four Partners




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