SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C.  20549

                           SCHEDULE 13G



      Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
             Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                       (Amendment No.  8 )*

                   NICHOLS RESEARCH CORPORATION
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                         (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock $.01 Par Value
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                  (Title of Class of Securities)


                            653818 10 4
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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).


CUSIP NO. 653818 10 4
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     1)   Names of Reporting Persons:  Roy J. Nichols
          S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons:
              ###-##-####
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     2)   Check  the   Appropriate   Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group  (See
Instructions).

          (a)

          (b)        X
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     3)   SEC Use Only
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     4)   Citizenship or Place of Organization      U.S.A.
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned  (5)  Sole Voting Power          0
By Each Reporting Person With        ------------------------------------------
                                     (6)  Shared Voting Power       333,432{1}
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                                     (7)  Sole Dispositive Power      0
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                                     (8)  Shared Dispositive Power  333,432{1}
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     9)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially  Owned  by  Each  Reporting  Person
                               333,432
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     10)  Check  if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)                X
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     11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
                                 5.2%
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     12)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)    IN
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**FOOTNOTES**

       {1}Shares are held in a Revocable Trust for Roy J. Nichols and his
spouse, Susan Mary Nichols.  Reporting person and his spouse are Trustees
of that Revocable Trust.


ITEM 1(a):          The name of the issuer is Nichols Research Corporation.

ITEM 1(b):          The  address of the issuer's principal executive office
                    is 4040  Memorial  Parkway,  South, Huntsville, Alabama
                    35802-1326.

ITEM 2(a):          The name of the person filing is
                             Roy J. Nichols.

ITEM 2(b):          The  address of the principal business  office  of  the
                    person   filing   is   4040  Memorial  Parkway,  South,
                    Huntsville, Alabama  35802-1326.

ITEM 2(c):          The person filing is a citizen  of the United States of
                    America.

ITEM 2(d):          The  title of the class of securities  for  which  this
                    statement  is  filed is common stock par value $.01 per
                    share.

ITEM 2(e):          The CUSIP number  of the securities referred to in ITEM
                    2(d) is 653818 10 4.

ITEM 3:             Not applicable.

ITEM 4:             Ownership.

                    (a)  The amount of common stock beneficially owned by the
                    person filing on December 31, 1995, was 333,432 shares
                    (which includes 0 shares which the person filing has
                    the right to acquire upon exercise of options).

                    (b)  The shares of common stock referred to in Item 4(a)
                    above represent 5.2 percent of the common stock outstand-
                    ing.

                    (c)  The number of shares as to which the person filing
                    has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote is 0;
                    (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote is
                    333,432; (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of is 0; (iv) shared power to dispose or to
                    direct the disposition of is 333,432.

ITEM 5:             Not applicable.

ITEM 6:             ------------------------------ is  known by the person
                    filing  to have the right to receive or  the  power  to
                    direct the  receipt  of dividends from, or the proceeds
                    from the sale of, such securities.

ITEM 7:             Not applicable.

ITEM 8:             Not applicable.

ITEM 9:             Not applicable.

ITEM 10:            Not applicable.



                             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.


Date:     February 8, 1996

           Roy J. Nichols
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Roy J. Nichols, Director, Senior Vice
President and Chief Technical Officer
Name/Title



ATTENTION:   INTENTIONAL  MISSTATEMENTS  OR OMISSIONS  OF  FACT  CONSTITUTE
FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).