UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13G

                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                          (Amendment No. 2     )*
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                       NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
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                              (Name of Issuer)

                                COMMON STOCK
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                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 666807102
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                              (CUSIP Number)

   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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CUSIP No. 666807102                    13G                Page  2  of  4  Pages
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     U.S. Trust Co., National Association as Trustee for Northrop Grumman 
     Corp. Master Trust Fund     Tax Id. 95-4311476
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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member   (a)  / /
     of a Group*                             (b)  / /
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
     515 S. Flower St. #2800 Los Angeles, CA 90071
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 Number of Shares             (5) Sole Voting Power
 Beneficially                       4,125,187
 Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
 Each Reporting               (6) Shared Voting Power
 Person With:                       
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                              (7) Sole Dispositive Power
                                    4,125,187
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                              (8) Shared Dispositive Power
                                    
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 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
       4,125,187
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(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
     Instructions)        / /
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
       6%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
       E.P.
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



ITEM 1.
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    (a)   Name of Issuer
            Northrop Grumman Corp.
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    (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
            2301 W. 120th St. Torrance, CA 90250
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ITEM 2.

    (a)   Name of Person Filing
            U.S. Trust Co., National Association
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    (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
            515 S. Flower St. #2800 Los Angeles, CA 90071
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    (c)   Citizenship
            California USA
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    (d)   Title of Class of Securities
            Common Stock
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    (e)   CUSIP Number
            666807102
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ITEM 3.  IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 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

    (d) / / 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) /X/ Employee Benefit Plan. Pension Fund which is subject to the
            provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1874
            or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

    (g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(0)
            (Note: See Item 7)

    (h) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).




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ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP

    (a) Amount beneficially owned:
          4,125,187
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    (b) Percent of class:
           6%
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    (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

          (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                 4,125,187
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         (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

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        (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                 4,125,187
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         (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

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ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following.  / /


ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

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ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
         THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

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ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

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ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

    By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, 
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of 
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect 
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and 
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction 
having such purposes 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.

                                                        2/2/99
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                                                         Date
                                           /s/ ROBERT S. CUMMINGS, SR.
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                                                      Signature
                                              Robert S. Cummings, Sr. V.P.
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                                                      Name/Title