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)     October 9, 1996      
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                               CAREER HORIZONS, INC.
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
           DELAWARE                    0-23534              22-3038096
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   (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission            (IRS Employer     
       of incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)
  
  
             177 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY          11797
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            (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (516) 682-1400      
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  ITEM 5.
  
  Press Release
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  On October 9, 1996, the Registrant announced that the Joint Proxy
  Statement/Prospectus relating to the Agreement and Plan of Merger under
  which the Registrant will be acquired by and merged into a subsidiary of
  AccuStaff was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on October 7, 1996.  Proxy materials were mailed on October 8,
  1996 to stockholders of record on October 4, 1996, of both Companies in
  advance of the companies' special meetings of stockholders which will
  each be held on November 14, 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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                        CAREER HORIZONS, INC.     
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                                              (Registrant)
  
  
  
  Date:   October 16, 1996         By: /s/ Michael T. Druckman
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                                         Michael T. Druckman
                                         Senior Vice President,
                                         Treasurer and Asst. Secretary
                                         (Principal Financial and 
	   			            Accounting Officer)
  


  
  

                     CAREER HORIZONS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
  
                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  
EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION
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99.1  		Press release announcing that the Joint Proxy
                Statement/Prospectus relating to the Agreement and
                Plan of Merger under which Career Horizons will be
                acquired by and merged into a subsidiary of AccuStaff
                was declared effective by the SEC and mailed to
                stockholders.