Capital Group Companies Inc – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 3/10/97 re: Falcon Building Products Inc

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Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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UNITED STATES         
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        
Washington, D.C. 20594        

SCHEDULE 13G        

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

(Amendment No. 4 )*         

Falcon Building Products, Inc.      

(Name of Issuer)      

Class A Common Stock      

(Title of Class of Securities)      

305916108       

(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 cover 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   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                  
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.                                     
86-0206507                                                            

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                         
(a)                                                             
(b)                                                             

SEC USE ONLY                                                          
3                                                                             

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                  
4                                                                             

Delaware                                                              

5   SOLE VOTING POWER                               

NONE                                        

NUMBER OF        SHARED VOTING POWER                                          
6                                                   
SHARES                                                                    
BENEFICIALL       NONE                                                          
Y OWNED BY                                                                    
EACH      7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                    
REPORTING                                                                     
PERSON WITH       180,000                                                       

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                    
8                                                   

NONE                                        

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON          
9                                                                             

180,000   Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4      

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 
10                                                                            

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                           

0.9%                                                                  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                             
12                                                                            

HC                                                                    

* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!         

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        
Washington, DC 20549        

Schedule 13G        
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

Amendment No. 4                                                                 

Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:                                                     
Falcon Building Products, Inc.                                    

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                    
Two North Riverside Plaza                                         
Chicago, IL 60606                                                 

Item 2(a)   Name of Person(s) Filing:                                           
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.                                 

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office:                               
333 South Hope Street                                             
Los Angeles, CA  90071                                            

Item 2(c)   Citizenship:   N/A                                                  

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:                                       
Class A Common Stock                                              

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:                                                       
305916108                                                         

Item 3   The person(s) filing is(are):                                          

(b)   [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.        
(g)    [X]   Parent Holding Company in accordance with Section    
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).                                 

Item 4   Ownership                                                              

The Capital Group Companies, Inc., is the parent holding company  
of a group of investment management companies that hold           
investment power and, in some cases, voting power over the        
securities reported in this Schedule 13G. The investment          
management companies, which include a "bank" as defined in        
Section 3(a)6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act")  
and several investment advisers registered under Section 203 of   
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, provide investment advisory  
and management services for their respective clients which        
include registered investment companies and institutional         
accounts. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not have         
investment power or voting power over any of the securities       
reported herein; however, The Capital Group Companies, Inc., may  
be deemed to "beneficially own" such securities by virtue of Rule 
13d-3 under the Act.                                              

Item 5   Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: [X]                                

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Item 6   Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A

Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which              
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding     
Company                                                           

1. Capital Research and Management Company is an Investment       
Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment      
Advisers Act of 1940 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Capital Group Companies, Inc.                               

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:  N/A        

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of the Group:  N/A                               

Item 10   Certification                                                         

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the     
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose 
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the      
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in 
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having     
such purpose or effect.                                           

Signature                                                                 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and      
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this          
statement is true, complete and correct.                          

Date:          March 10, 1997                                   

Signature:     *Larry P. Clemmensen                             

Name/Title:    Larry P. Clemmensen, President                   

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 

*By                                                             

Kenneth R. Gorvetzian                             
Attorney-in-fact                                  

Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated February 11, 1997 included         
as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange            
Commission by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on February 12, 1997            
with respect to AAR Corporation.                                                

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