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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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DATE OF REPORT: JUNE 9, 1995

                              ZAPATA CORPORATION
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

         DELAWARE                      1-4219                  C-74-1339132
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION     (COMMISSION FILE NO.)      (I.R.S. EMPLOYEE
     OF INCORPORATION)                                     IDENTIFICATION NO.) 

             P.O. BOX 4240 
             HOUSTON, TEXAS                              77210-4240
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                 (ZIP CODE)

                                (713) 940-6100
             (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

                                NOT APPLICABLE
         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)