SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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                             SCHEDULE 13G

        INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
               UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                        (AMENDMENT NO.   10  )*
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                         MEREDITH CORPORATION
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                           (Name of Issuer)


            CLASS B COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
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                    (Title of Class of Securities)


                               589433200
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                            (CUSIP Number)

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     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ].  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:

(1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial
ownership of
more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule
13d-7).





*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to
all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Patrick Henry, Jr.

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                              
(a) [ ]
                                                              
(b) [X]

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          U.S.A.

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

               5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                    25,650
 NUMBER OF
   SHARES      6    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY          825,194
    EACH
 REPORTING     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  PERSON
   WITH             25,650

               8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    833,194

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     858,844

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

                                                             [ ]  
   

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     13.4%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     IN



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CUSIP No. 589433200                               MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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Item 1.

     (a)  Name of Issuer:     Meredith Corporation

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

          1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa  50309-3023

Item 2.

     (a)  Name of Person Filing:   Patrick Henry, Jr.

     (b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

          Patrick Henry, Jr.
          7852 Snowmass Creek Road
          Snowmass, Colorado  81654

     (c)  Citizenship:   U.S.A.

     (d)  Title of Class of Securities:

          Class B Common Stock, par value of $1.00 per share

     (e)  CUSIP Number:  589433200

Item 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
or
          13d-2(b), 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
     (e)  ____ Investment Company registered under section 8 of
the
               Investment Company Act
     (e)  ____ Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
the
               Investment Advisers Act of 1940
     (f)  ____ 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)(ii)(F)
     (g)  ____ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
               240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)
     (h)  ____ Group, in accordance with section
               240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

                         Item 3 Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 589433200                               MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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Item 4    Ownership  (See Attachment 1)

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 858,844

     (b)  Percent of Class:  13.4%

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


            (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  
25,650

           (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct
                    the vote:                                 
825,194

          (iii)     sole power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of:                            
25,650

           (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of:                           
833,194

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:  (See Attachment 1)

          Norwest Bank Iowa, N.A., Clive, Iowa (prior to April
1983,
          this bank was known as Iowa-Des Moines National Bank)
has
          the right as trustee of various trusts to receive or
the
          power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
          proceeds from the sale of, certain of the shares of
Meredith
          Corporation Class B Common Stock referred to above.

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

          Not applicable.

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CUSIP No. 589433200                               MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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                     ATTACHMENT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
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          Shares of Class B Common Stock included in the above
calculations were received on December 23, 1986 as a stock
dividend in
a distribution of one share per one share of Class A Common
Stock,
owned of record as of December 16, 1986.  Each share of Class B
Common
Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at
the
option of the shareholder or automatically upon sale.  Each share
of
Class B Common Stock receives ten votes per share as compared to
one
vote per share for each share of Class A Common Stock.  On March
16,
1995, the Company declared a two-for-one stock split of the Class
B
Common Stock.
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CUSIP No. 589433200                               MEREDITH
CORPORATION
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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.


                                February 14, 1997
                               
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                                Date


                                /s/ PATRICK HENRY, JR.
                               
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                                Signature


                                Patrick Henry, Jr.
                               
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                                Name