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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 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): January 2, 1997
                                   
                    TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC.  
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                (Exact Name of  Registrant as Specified in Charter)
    
    
         Delaware                       0-20303            13-2846796   
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)
    
    
    P.O. Box 382, Fields Lane, Brewster, New York               10509      
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   Zip Code
                                  
    
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (914) 277-8100
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         Former name or former address, if changed since last report
                                  
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    Item 5.    Other Events.
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            Acquisition of Beck Evaluation & Testing Associates, Inc..  On 
  January 2, 1997, Touchstone Applied Science Associates, Inc. (the "Company")
  purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Beck Evaluation & Testing
  Associates, Inc. from the holders of such shares for a purchase
  price equal to (i) $130,000 in cash, (ii) $150,000 payable in promissory
  notes, bearing interest at the rate of 8-1/4% and maturing on January 2, 1999,
  and (iii) 150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.0001 per
  share.  
    
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                                  SIGNATURE
    
    
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
    
    
                            TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. 
    
    
    
    
                                By:  /s/ ANDREW L. SIMON 
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                                    Andrew L. Simon
                                    President
    
    
    Date: January  30, 1997
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 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): January 2, 1997
                                   
                    TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC.  
                ---------------------------------------------------
                (Exact Name of  Registrant as Specified in Charter)
    
    
         Delaware                       0-20303            13-2846796   
  ----------------------------      -----------------    --------------------
  (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)
    
    
    P.O. Box 382, Fields Lane, Brewster, New York               10509      
  -----------------------------------------------              --------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   Zip Code
                                  
    
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (914) 277-8100
                                                              --------------
    
    
                                                 
        -------------------------------------------------------------
         Former name or former address, if changed since last report
  Item 5.    Other Events.
               ------------
    
            Acquisition of Beck Evaluation & Testing Associates, Inc..  On 
  January 2, 1997, Touchstone Applied Science Associates, Inc. (the "Company")
  purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Beck Evaluation & Testing
  Associates, Inc. from the holders of such shares for a purchase
  price equal to (i) $130,000 in cash, (ii) $150,000 payable in promissory
  notes, bearing interest at the rate of 8-1/4% and maturing on January 2, 1999,
  and (iii) 150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.0001 per
  share.
  SIGNATURE
    
    
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
    
    
                            TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. 
    
    
    
    
                                By:  /s/ ANDREW L. SIMON 
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Andrew L. Simon
                                    President
    
    
    Date: January  30, 1997