SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                                
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                
                                
                            FORM 8-K
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT
                                
                                
               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
              the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
                                
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 29, 1995
                                
                                
                                
               JAMES RIVER CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
                            Virginia
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
                                
                                
            1-7911                           54-0848173
   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification Number)


         120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia  23219
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                                
                                
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (804) 644-5411
                                
Item 5.   Other Events.

     On  March  29,  1995,  James River Corporation  of  Virginia
     ("James  River" or the "Company") published a press  release
     announcing  that  the  Company's  Board  of  Directors   has
     approved actions which will increase the Company's focus  on
     its  North American and European Consumer Products Business.
     The  Board of Directors approved proceeding with a  spin-off
     to   shareholders  which  includes  a  large  part  of   the
     Communications   Papers  Business  and   certain   specialty
     packaging  papers  operations  included  in  its  Food   and
     Consumer  Packaging  Business.   The  spin-off  transaction,
     which  is expected to be effective by the end of the  second
     quarter of 1995, is subject to receipt of a tax ruling  from
     the  Internal  Revenue Service, the completion of  financing
     and  the  final  approval of the Board of Directors.   These
     actions follow James River's announcement in September  1994
     that the Company was studying a number of strategic options,
     the  overall goals of which were to narrow the focus of  the
     Company, reduce debt, reduce cyclicality and maximize  total
     shareholder  value.  A copy of the press  release  is  filed
     herewith as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits:

      99   Press release dated March 29, 1995, published by the
           registrant -- filed herewith


                           SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act  of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report  to  be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              JAMES RIVER CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
                              
                              
                              
                              By:/s/James R. Hudson, Jr.
                                    James R. Hudson, Jr.
                                    Vice President, Corporate Controller


Date:    March 30, 1995
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "description": "03/29/95 FORM 8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 3588}]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                                
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                
                                
                            FORM 8-K
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT
                                
                                
               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
              the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
                                
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 29, 1995
                                
                                
                                
               JAMES RIVER CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
                            Virginia
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
                                
                                
            1-7911                           54-0848173
   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification Number)

         120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia  23219
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                                
                                
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (804) 644-5411
                                
Item 5.   Other Events.

     On  March  29,  1995,  James River Corporation  of  Virginia
     ("James  River" or the "Company") published a press  release
     announcing  that  the  Company's  Board  of  Directors   has
     approved actions which will increase the Company's focus  on
     its  North American and European Consumer Products Business.
     The  Board of Directors approved proceeding with a  spin-off
     to   shareholders  which  includes  a  large  part  of   the
     Communications   Papers  Business  and   certain   specialty
     packaging  papers  operations  included  in  its  Food   and
     Consumer  Packaging  Business.   The  spin-off  transaction,
     which  is expected to be effective by the end of the  second
     quarter of 1995, is subject to receipt of a tax ruling  from
     the  Internal  Revenue Service, the completion of  financing
     and  the  final  approval of the Board of Directors.   These
     actions follow James River's announcement in September  1994
     that the Company was studying a number of strategic options,
     the  overall goals of which were to narrow the focus of  the
     Company, reduce debt, reduce cyclicality and maximize  total
     shareholder  value.  A copy of the press  release  is  filed
     herewith as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits:

      99   Press release dated March 29, 1995, published by the
           registrant -- filed herewith

                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act  of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report  to  be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              JAMES RIVER CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
                              
                              
                              
                              By:/s/James R. Hudson, Jr.
                                    James R. Hudson, Jr.
                                    Vice President, Corporate Controller

Date:    March 30, 1995