EXHIBIT 25
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                               Powers of Attorney
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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Norman R. Augustine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Martin
Marietta Corporation, hereby constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and
Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, with power of substitution, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to do any and all acts and things for
me and on my behalf as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Marietta
Corporation in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and to sign for me, in
my name as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Marietta Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use
          in connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance
          Sharing Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.



            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/NORMAN R. AUGUSTINE         Chairman and Chief Executive
     ----------------------           Officer  
     Norman R. Augustine            Martin Marietta Corporation 
     December 2, 1993               

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Marcus C. Bennett, a Director and as the Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby constitute and
appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of them, with power
of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to do any
and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a Director and as the Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Martin Marietta Corporation in
connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a
Director and as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of
Martin Marietta Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


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     /s/MARCUS C. BENNETT           Chief Financial Officer,
     --------------------             Chief Accounting Officer and   
     Marcus C. Bennett                Director                    
     December 2, 1993               Martin Marietta Corporation      
                                    

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Lamar Alexander, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/LAMAR ALEXANDER             Director
     ------------------             Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Lamar Alexander                
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, John J. Byrne, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/JOHN J. BYRNE               Director
     ----------------               Martin Marietta Corporation         
     John J. Byrne                  
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, A. James Clark, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/A. JAMES CLARK              Director
     -----------------              Martin Marietta Corporation         
     A. James Clark                 
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Edwin I. Colodny, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/EDWIN I. COLODNY            Director
     -------------------            Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Edwin I. Colodny               
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, James L. Everett, III, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/JAMES L. EVERETT, III       Director
     ------------------------       Martin Marietta Corporation              
     James L. Everett, III          
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Edward L. Hennessy, Jr., a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation,
hereby constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and
each of them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
with full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/EDWARD L. HENNESSY, Jr.     Director
     --------------------------     Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Edward L. Hennessy, Jr.        
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Edward E. Hood, Jr., a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/EDWARD E. HOOD, JR.         Director
     ----------------------         Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Edward E. Hood, Jr.            
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Caleb B. Hurtt, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/CALEB B. HURTT              Director
     -----------------              Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Caleb B. Hurtt                 
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Gwendolyn S. King, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


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     /s/GWENDOLYN S. KING           Director
     --------------------           Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Gwendolyn S. King              
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Melvin R. Laird, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/MELVIN R. LAIRD             Director
     ------------------             Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Melvin R. Laird                
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Gordon S. Macklin, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/GORDON S. MACKLIN           Director
     --------------------           Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Gordon S. Macklin              
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Eugene F. Murphy, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/EUGENE F. MURPHY            Director
     -------------------            Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Eugene F. Murphy               
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, Allen E. Murray, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/ALLEN E. MURRAY             Director
     ------------------             Martin Marietta Corporation         
     Allen E. Murray                
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, John W. Vessey, Jr., a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/JOHN W. VESSEY, JR.         Director
     ----------------------         Martin Marietta Corporation         
     John W. Vessey, Jr.            
     December 2, 1993

 
                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I, A. Thomas Young, a Director of Martin Marietta Corporation, hereby
constitute and appoint Frank H. Menaker, Jr. and Stephen M. Piper, and each of
them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power to do any and all acts and things for me and on my behalf as a
Director of Martin Marietta Corporation in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933 and to sign for me, in my name as a Director of Martin Marietta
Corporation:

     1.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Sandia Corporation Savings and Security Plan and
          the Sandia Corporation Savings and Income Plan; and

     2.   A Registration Statement or Registration Statements on Form S-8 and
          any and all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-
          effective amendments) for the purpose of registering under the
          Securities Act of 1933 such number of shares of the Common Stock of
          Martin Marietta Corporation as are necessary or appropriate for use in
          connection with the Martin Marietta Corporation Performance Sharing 
          Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.


            Signature                        Capacity
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     /s/A. THOMAS YOUNG             Director
     ------------------             Martin Marietta Corporation         
     A. Thomas Young                
     December 2, 1993