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<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>ALLEGIANCE CORP
<CIK>0001017799
<ASSIGNED-SIC>8093
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>ONE BARTER PARKWAY
<CITY>DEERFIELD
<STATE>IL
<ZIP>60015
<PHONE>8479483781
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<STREET1>ONE BARTER PARKWAY
<CITY>DEERFIELD
<STATE>IL
<ZIP>60015
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<REPORTING-OWNER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>KNIGHT LESTER B
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<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR
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<STREET1>1450 WAUKEGAN ROAD
<STREET2>MCGAW PARK
<CITY>CHICAGO
<STATE>IL
<ZIP>60085
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>1450 WAUKEGAN ROAD
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<STATE>IL
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - .
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Knight, Lester B.
   1430 Waukegan Road
   McGaw Park, IL  60085
   U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Allegiance Corporation
   AEH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Statement for Month/Year
   .
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   11/8/96
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Common Stock (and Series A |10/1/9|P   | |100               |(A)|$18.00     |46,543*            |D     |                           |
Junior Participating Prefer|6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
red Stock Purchase         |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Rights currently attached t|      |    | |                  |   |           |52*                |I     |(1)                        |
o and trading with the Comm|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
on Stock)                  |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |516.23*            |I     |(2)                        |
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<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
Options (Rights to Buy|$18.38  |10/10|A   |V|514,000    |A  |(3)  |10/10|Common Stock|514,000|       |514,000     |D  |            |
)                     |        |/96  |    | |           |   |     |/06  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
*  All but 100 shares were received October 1, 1996 pursuant to the spin-off of 
Allegiance Corporation common 
shares as a dividend on Baxter International Inc. common 
shares.
(1) Indirect ownership is by an Employee Stock Purchase Plan Trust 
Account.
(2) Indirect ownership is by a Retirement Plan 401(k) Trust 
Account.
(3) Date exercisable is 
1997-1999.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Lester B. Knight
DATE
December 5, 1996

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