UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C.  20549

                                     FORM 13F

     INFORMATION REQUIRED OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS PURSUANT TO
   SECTION 13(f)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULES THEREUNDER

              Report for the quarter Ended September 30, 2000
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If amended report check here:  [  ]

                          Loews Corporation
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Name of Institutional Investment Manager

                        667 Madison Avenue    New York     New York     10021
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Business Address              (Street)        (City)        (State)     (Zip)

  Barry Hirsch, Senior Vice President          (212) 521-2920
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Name, Phone No., and Title of Person Duly Authorized to Submit This Report.

  The institutional investment manager submitting this Form and its
attachments and the person by whom it is signed represent hereby that all
information contained therein is true, correct and complete. It is understood
that all required items, statements and schedules are considered integral
parts of this Form and that the submission of any amendment represents that
all unamended items, statements and schedules remain true, correct and
complete as previously submitted.
  Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned Institutional investment manager has caused this report to be
signed on its behalf in the City of          New York          and State of
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New York  on the     9th     day of  November, 2000.
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                                   Loews Corporation
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                                   (Name of Institutional Investment Manager)


                                   By:  /s/ Barry Hirsch
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                                   (Manual Signature of Person Duly Authorized
                                             to Submit This Report)

Name and 13F file number of ALL Institutional Investment Managers with respect
to which this schedule is filled (other than the one filing this report):
(List in alphabetical order).

13F File Numbers will be assigned to Institutional Investment Managers after
they file their first report.

Name:                      13F File No.:  Name:                    13F File
No.:
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                                Loews Corporation

                                    FORM 13F

                            Report for the Year Ended

                               September 30, 2000




  Loews Corporation ("Loews"), by virtue of its approximately 87% ownership of
voting securities of CNA Financial Corporation whose business address is CNA
Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60685 ("CNA"), may be deemed to have investment
discretion regarding certain securities (the "CNA Securities") as to which
investment discretion is deemed to be exercised by CNA. Pursuant to General
Instruction B of Form 13F, CNA is reporting on behalf of Loews regarding the
CNA Securities.

  Mr. Laurence A. Tisch and Mr. Preston R. Tisch own in the aggregate
approximately 30% of the outstanding Common Stock of Loews. Mr. Laurence A.
Tisch and Mr. Preston R. Tisch are the Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews.
Laurence A. Tisch and Preston R. Tisch are brothers and may be deemed to be
control persons of Loews.

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Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8: Investment Discretion ----------------------- Title Fair Market Shares or (b) Shared- Managers Voting Authority (Shares) of CUSIP Value (In Principal As Defined (c)Shared- See ------------------------- Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount (a)Sole In Instr. v Other Instr. v (a)Sole (b)Shared (c)None Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Common 008474108 $ 7,271 1,251,000 X 1,251,000 Amcast Ind. Corp. Common 023395106 566 60,000 X 60,000 Apex Silver Mines Ltd. Common G04074103 3,382 334,000 X 334,000 Apex Silver WTS G04074111 261 167,000 X 167,000 Mines Ltd. 110402 Applica Inc. Common 03815A106 408 66,000 X 66,000 Archer Daniels Midland Co. Common 039483102 75,302 8,730,645 X 8,730,645 Barrick Gold Corp. Common 067901108 24,954 1,636,300 X 1,636,300 Battle Mountain Gold Co. Common 071593107 1,050 600,000 X 600,000 Boeing Co. Common 097023105 1,260 20,000 X 20,000 Cadiz Inc. Common 127537108 1,500 150,000 X 150,000 Cambior Inc. Common 13201L103 150 300,000 X 300,000 Caterpillar Inc. Common 149123101 2,025 60,000 X 60,000 Chubb Corp. Common 171232101 1,187 15,000 X 15,000 CNA Financial Corp. Common 126117100 6,099,248 159,457,480 X 159,457,480 Consolidated Frtwys Corp. Common 209232107 500 100,000 X 100,000 ----------- TOTAL $ 6,219,064 -----------
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Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8: Investment Discretion ----------------------- Title Fair Market Shares or (b) Shared- Managers Voting Authority (Shares) of CUSIP Value (In Principal As Defined (c)Shared- See ------------------------- Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount (a)Sole In Instr. v Other Instr. v (a)Sole (b)Shared (c)None Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Common 25271C102 $ 2,869,719 70,100,000 X 70,100,000 Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543103 3,741 150,000 X 150,000 DuPont E.I. De Nemours & Co. Common 263534109 2,072 50,000 X 50,000 Furniture Brands International Common 360921100 1,185 71,250 X 71,250 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Common 382550101 720 40,000 X 40,000 General Motors Corp. Common 370442105 4,550 70,000 X 70,000 Glamis Gold Ltd. Common 376775102 1,500 1,000,000 X 1,000,000 Homestake Mining Common 437614100 24,231 4,671,000 X 4,671,000 IMC Global Inc. WT 449669118 11,111 X 11,111 122200 Intl. Paper Inc. Common 460146103 5,738 200,000 X 200,000 Intel Corp. Common 458140100 831 20,000 X 20,000 Kinross Gold Corp. Common 496902107 574 1,020,000 X 1,020,000 Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. Common G5299G106 2,669 122,000 X 122,000 Lihir Gold Ltd. Sponsored 532349107 828 2,500,000 X 2.500,000 ADR Lernout & Hauspie Speech Prods. Common B5628B104 131 10,000 X 10,000 Maytag Corp. Common 578592107 3,106 100,000 X 100,000 ----------- TOTAL $ 2,921,595 -----------
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Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8: Investment Discretion ----------------------- Title Fair Market Shares or (b) Shared- Managers Voting Authority (Shares) of CUSIP Value (In Principal As Defined (c)Shared- See ------------------------- Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount (a)Sole In Instr. v Other Instr. v (a)Sole (b)Shared (c)None Med-Design Corp. Common 583926100 $ 296 20,000 X 20,000 Metromedia Int'l. Group Inc. Common 591695101 188 50,213 X 50,213 Mine Safety Appliances Co. Common 602720104 750 34,000 X 34,000 Navistar Int'l. Corp. Common 63934E108 2,395 80,000 X 80,000 Nvidia Corp. Common 67066G104 1,638 20,000 X 20,000 On Command Corp. Common 682160106 912 74,287 X 74,287 On Command Corp. WTS B 682160122 62 23,697 X 23,697 100703 Owens-Illinois Inc. Common 690768403 740 80,000 X 80,000 J.C. Penney Co. Common 708160106 591 50,000 X 50,000 Perrigo Co. Common 714290103 684 100,000 X 100,000 Placer Dome Inc. Common 725906101 19,847 2,103,000 X 2,103,000 Potash Corp. Sask Inc. Common 73755L107 5,230 100,000 X 100,000 Seagate Technology Inc. Common 811804103 11,785 170,800 X 170,800 Stillwater Mining Co. Common 86074Q102 2,121 78,350 X 78,350 Snap On Inc. Common 833034101 1,614 68,500 X 68,500 ----------- TOTAL $ 48,853 -----------
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Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8: Investment Discretion ----------------------- Title Fair Market Shares or (b) Shared- Managers Voting Authority (Shares) of CUSIP Value (In Principal As Defined (c)Shared- See ------------------------- Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount (a)Sole In Instr. v Other Instr. v (a)Sole (b)Shared (c)None Telefonos SPON 879403780 $ 1,596 30,000 X 30,000 de Mexico ADR ORD L Thermo Cardio Systems Inc. Common 88355K200 3,437 390,000 X 390,000 TVX Gold Inc. Common 87308K101 876 539,000 X 539,000 USG Corp. Common 903293405 501 20,000 X 20,000 Western Res Inc. Common 959425109 1,081 50,000 X 50,000 Barrick Gold Corp. Common 067901908 3,344 219,300(c) X 219,300(c) Barrick Gold Corp. Common 067901958 9,913 650,000(p) X 650,000(p) Boeing Common 097023955 7,245 115,000(p) X 115,000(p) Bristol Meyers Squibb Co. Common 110122958 2,285 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) Caterpillar Inc. Common 149123951 6,075 180,000(p) X 180,000(p) Chase Manhattan Corp. Common 16161A958 1,850 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) Chubb Corp. Common 191232951 5,539 70,000(p) X 70,000(p) Deere & Co. Common 244199955 8,313 250,000(p) X 250,000(p) Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543953 4,489 180,000(p) X 180,000(p) DuPont E I de Nemours & Co. Common 263534959 2,072 50,000(p) X 50,000(p) Exxon Mobil Corp. Common 30231G952 2,674 30,000(p) X 30,000(p) ----------- TOTAL $ 61,290 -----------
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Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8: Investment Discretion ----------------------- Title Fair Market Shares or (b) Shared- Managers Voting Authority (Shares) of CUSIP Value (In Principal As Defined (c)Shared- See ------------------------- Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount (a)Sole In Instr. v Other Instr. v (a)Sole (b)Shared (c)None Ford Motor Co. Common 345370950 $ 2,531 100,000(p) X 100,000(p) General Electric Corp. Common 369604953 27,690 480,000(p) X 480,000(p) General Motors Common 370442955 5,200 80,000(p) X 80,000(p) Corp. GoodYear Tire & Rubber Co. Common 382550951 2,340 130,000(p) X 130,000(p) Homestake Mining Common 437614900 9,597 1,850,000(c) X 1,850,000(c) Homestake Mining Common 437614950 6,069 1,170,000(p) X 1,170,000(p) Intl Paper Co. Common 460146953 5,738 200,000(p) X 200,000(p) K Mart Corp. Common 482584959 1,188 200,000(p) X 200,000(p) Maytag Corp. Common 578592907 621 20,000(c) X 20,000(c) Maytag Corp. Common 578592957 7,764 250,000(p) X 250,000(p) Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Common 590188958 2,640 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) Minn. Mng. & Man. Common 604059955 3,645 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) Navistar Int'l, Corp. Common 63934E958 2,395 80,000(p) X 80,000(p) Owens-Illinois Inc. Common 690768953 740 80,000(p) X 80,000(p) J.C. Penney Co. Common 708160906 709 60,000(c) X 60,000(c) J.C. Penney Co. Common 708160956 709 60,000(p) X 60,000(p) Pfizer, Inc. Common 717081953 4,044 90,000(p) X 90,000(p) Placer Dome Common 725906901 8,635 915,000(c) X 915,000(c) ----------- TOTAL $ 92,255 -----------
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Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8: Investment Discretion ----------------------- Title Fair Market Shares or (b) Shared- Managers Voting Authority (Shares) of CUSIP Value (In Principal As Defined (c)Shared- See ------------------------- Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount (a)Sole In Instr. v Other Instr. v (a)Sole (b)Shared (c)None Placer Dome Common 725906951 $ 3,539 375,000(p) X 375,000(p) Potash Corp. Common 73755L907 523 10,000(c) 10,000(c) Sask Inc. Potash Corp. Sask Inc. Common 73755L957 8,370 160,000(p) X 160,000(p) Schlumberger Ltd. Common 806857958 1,646 20,000(p) X 20,000(p) Stillwater Mining Common 86074Q902 541 20,000(c) X 20,000(c) Gateway Inc. Common 367626958 1,880 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) IBM Common 459200951 3,371 30,000(p) X 30,000(p) Intel Common 458140950 1,247 30,000(p) X 30,000(p) Lernout & Hauspie Common B5628B954 525 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) Speech Prods Micron Tech. Common 595112903 1,388 30,000(c) X 30,000(c) Nvidia Corp. Common 67066G904 2,456 30,000(c) X 30,000(c) Nvidia Corp. Common 67066G954 2,456 30,000(p) X 30,000(p) Salton Inc. Common 795757953 1,293 40,000(p) X 40,000(p) THQ Inc. Common 872443953 698 30,000(p) X 30,000(p) Western Res Inc. Common 959425959 1,081 50,000(p) X 50,000(p) Viacom Inc. Common 925524958 1,173 20,000(p) X 20,000(p) ----------- TOTAL $ 32,187 ----------- AGGREGATE TOTAL $ 9,375,244 ===========
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