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    <periodOfReport>2003-08-12</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000101830</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SPRINT CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PCS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001113487</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HOCKADAY IRVINE O JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>HALLMARK CARDS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>P.O. BOX 419580</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>KANSAS CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>64141-6580</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>PCS Common Stock</value>
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            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2003-08-12</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2634</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>29354</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by Rabbi Trust</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>PCS Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>6175</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Amount of PCS Common Stock Direct Ownership: 6,175.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares issued under Section 11 of Sprint's 1997 Long-term Stock Incentive Program.  Section 11 permits non-employee directors of Sprint to elect to purchase shares of Sprint PCS common stock in lieu of receiving all or part of their annual retainer, meeting fees, and committee meeting fees in cash.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">2,634 shares purchased at prices ranging from $1.855 to $4.54.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">End of transaction indirect holding of PCS Common Stock by Rabbi Trust: 21,379 shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Michael T. Hyde  For: Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-08-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

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4
2003-08-12
0
0000101830
SPRINT CORP
PCS
0001113487
HOCKADAY IRVINE O JR
HALLMARK CARDS, INC.
P.O. BOX 419580
KANSAS CITY
MO
64141-6580
1
0
0
0
PCS Common Stock
2003-08-12
4
A
0
2634
0
A
29354
I
by Rabbi Trust
PCS Common Stock
6175
D
Amount of PCS Common Stock Direct Ownership: 6,175.
Shares issued under Section 11 of Sprint's 1997 Long-term Stock Incentive Program.  Section 11 permits non-employee directors of Sprint to elect to purchase shares of Sprint PCS common stock in lieu of receiving all or part of their annual retainer, meeting fees, and committee meeting fees in cash.
2,634 shares purchased at prices ranging from $1.855 to $4.54.
End of transaction indirect holding of PCS Common Stock by Rabbi Trust: 21,379 shares.
By: Michael T. Hyde  For: Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.
2003-08-13