OWENS-CORNING SIGNS HEADGEAR CONTRACTS WITH 10 TOP SKIERS

     Owens-Corning announced it has signed headgear contracts for
the '94/95 World Cup season with 10 top U.S. and European
Freestyle athletes as part of its continued support of Freestyle
skiing.  The athletes will sport Owens-Corning logos on their
headbands throughout the season.  The 10 skiers:  Trace
Worthington, Kristean Porter, Eric Bergoust and Ian Edmundson
from the U.S. team; and Richard Cobbing, Oksana Kutschenko,
Ljudmila Dymchenko, Elisavet Kozevnikova, Fabien Bertr and
Candice Gilg from various European teams.  Owens-Corning is a
world leader in advanced glass and composite materials.  The
company has been involved in Freestyle skiing since 1986 (Owens-
Corning).