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FORM 3
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a)
of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
Forth Gordon E. Statement Trading Symbol of Original
- ---------------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Zapata Corporation ("ZAP") (Month/Day/Year)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 12/21/98 ------------------------------ n/a
700 Crossroads Building ---------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting -----------------------
- ---------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Person to Issuer 7. Individual or Joint/
(Street) Number of Reporting (Check all applicable) Group Filing (Check
Person (Voluntary) ___ Director ___ 10% Owner Applicable Line)
Rochester, New York 14614 _X_ Officer ___ Other __ Form filed by One
- -------------------------------------- ---------------------------- (give title below) (specify below) Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip) Secretary __ Form filed by More
--------------------------- than One Reporting
Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 5)
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*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) (Bulletin No. 177, 10-15-97)
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