SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13G

                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                          (Amendment No.       )*
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                              AVERY DENNISON
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                              (Name of Issuer)

                                COMMON STOCK
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                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                053611109
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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 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).


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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons
     U.S. Trust Co. of California, N.A.
     Tax id#95-4311476
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  / /
     of a Group*                               (b)  / /
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
     515 S Flower St #2800
     Los Angeles, CA 90071
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Number of Shares              (5) Sole Voting
 Beneficially                       Power
 Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
 Each Reporting               (6) Shared Voting
 Person With                        Power             10,969,533
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                              (7) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power
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                              (8) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power             10,969,533
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 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     10,969,533
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     10.5
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
     BK
     EP
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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