8-K

               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):   August 30, 1996
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Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter:    DDL ELECTRONICS, INC.
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          DELAWARE                      1-8101                 33-0213512
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State or Other Jurisdiction of        Commission             I.R.S. Employer  
Incorporation or Organization        File Number           Identification No. 
                                        



Address of Principal Executive Offices:     2151 Anchor Court
                                            Newbury Park, CA 91320
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Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
  Area Code:                                   (805) 376-9415
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Former Name or Former Address, 
 if Changed Since Last Report:                 Not applicable
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Item 5.  Other Events.

On August 30, 1996, DDL Electronics, Inc. issued a press release disclosing 
that it had terminated merger discussions with another company.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
         Exhibit             Description
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           99.1     Press release dated August 30, 1996




                              SIGNATURES 

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. 


                                          DDL ELECTRONICS, INC.


       August 30, 1996                     /s/ Richard K. Vitelle   
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           Date                           Richard K. Vitelle 
                                          Vice President -Finance 
                                          (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99

                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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From:  DDL ELECTRONICS, INC.                Contact:   Rick Vitelle
       2151 Anchor Court                               Chief Financial Officer
       Newbury Park, California  91320                 (805) 376-9415



                DDL ELECTRONICS ISSUES STATEMENT ON MERGER TALKS
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        NEWBURY PARK, CA, August 30, 1996 -- DDL Electronics, Inc. (NYSE-DDL) 
announced today that it has terminated merger discussions with Circuit Systems, 
Inc. (Nasdaq-CSYI), a manufacturer of single-sided, double-sided and multilayer 
printed circuit boards for the electronics industry.  Gregory L. Horton, 
President and Chief Executive Officer of DDL, said: "We have been in 
discussions with Circuit Systems regarding a possible stock-for-stock merger of 
our companies.  However, DDL was unable to arrive at acceptable terms for the 
proposed transaction, and consequently DDL's Board of Directors concluded 
yesterday that a merger with Circuit Systems would not be in the best interest 
of DDL's stockholders at this time."

        Commenting on the future, Horton stated:  "We are proceeding with plans 
to aggressively expand DDL's presence in the U.S. electronics manufacturing 
services industry, which is growing at a very healthy rate.  We intend to focus 
our acquisition strategy on companies engaged in electronic contract 
manufacturing, which represents our core competency."

        DDL Electronics, Inc., through its operating units in California and 
the United Kingdom, provides customized, integrated electronic manufacturing 
services to U.S. and European original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the 
computer, telecommunications, instrumentation, medical, industrial and 
aerospace industries. 

        The foregoing statements that refer to the Company's anticipated future 
plans are forward looking and reflect the Company's current expectations.  Such 
statements involve various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual 
results to differ materially from those forecast in the statements.