Searches for new physics in the first year of running of LEP2, at energies of
161 and 172 GeV, are summarized. After a short review of WW results and their
implications on new physics, searches for the Higgs boson and SUSY particles,
analyses of four-jet final states and constraints on possible explanations for
the HERA high Q**2 anomaly are discussed in turn.Comment: LaTeX, 15 pages, 7 eps figures, needs iopconf1.sty, included. To
appear in the proceedings of "Beyond the Desert", Castle Ringberg, Tegernsee,
Germany, 8-14 June 199