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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/97 AMENDMENT 01
Institutional Investment Manager:
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTORS INC.
317 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK NY 10017
I represent that I am authorized to submit the attached Forms and that all
information on these Forms is true, correct and complete, and I understand that
all required items, statements and schedules are integral parts of these Forms
and that the submission of any amendment represents that all unamended items,
statements and schedules remain true, correct and complete as previously
submitted.
I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
STEPHEN P. POLLAK VICE PRESIDENT 212-503-0150
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ STEPHEN P. POLLAK NEW YORK NY MAY 14, 1998
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC COM 019512102 7106 182500 SH 7106 7106
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 7016 77200 SH 7016 7016
ALUMINUM CO AMER COM 022249106 957 13600 SH 957 957
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 585 10800 SH 585 585
AMOCO CORP COM 031905102 3269 38400 SH 3269 3269
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COM 042476101 7109 95100 SH 7109 7109
BANKAMERICA CORP COM 066050105 4993 68400 SH 4993 4993
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1538 16900 SH 1538 1538
BERG ELECTRS CORP COM 08372L106 296 13000 SH 296 296
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2072 21900 SH 2072 2072
BRITISH PETE PLC COM 110889409 1206 15136 SH 1206 1206
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 1404 57300 SH 1404 1404
CARMIKE CINEMAS INC COM 143436103 711 24800 SH 711 711
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 5931 54164 SH 5931 5931
CHRYSLER CORP COM 171196108 429 12200 SH 429 429
CINCINNATI MILACRON INC COM 172172108 916 35300 SH 916 916
CINERGY CORP COM 172474108 816 21300 SH 816 816
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 2325 41700 SH 2325 2325
CITICORP COM 173034109 6537 51700 SH 6537 6537
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COM 204912109 4961 93825 SH 4961 4961
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 2694 46200 SH 2694 2694
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC COM 25271C102 1429 29700 SH 1429 1429
DOLE FOOD INC COM 256605106 2745 60000 SH 2745 2745
DRESSER INDS INC COM 261597108 7251 172900 SH 7251 7251
DSC COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 233311109 276 11500 SH 276 276
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 5682 94600 SH 5682 5682
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 4648 169400 SH 4648 4648
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 7422 131500 SH 7422 7422
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 1071 17500 SH 1071 1071
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP COM 313309106 904 14800 SH 904 904
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 11487 201300 SH 11487 11487
FEDERATED DEPT STORES INC DEL COM 31410H101 1137 26400 SH 1137 1137
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 5305 72300 SH 5305 5305
GTE CORP COM 362320103 8820 168800 SH 8820 8820
HARTFORD LIFE COM 416592103 539 11900 SH 539 539
HEALTH & RETIREMENT PPTYS TR COM 422169102 1236 61800 SH 1236 1236
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 5969 95500 SH 5969 5969
INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY COM 456866102 4167 102900 SH 4167 4167
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 10171 144900 SH 10171 10171
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COCOM 459200101 6106 58400 SH 6106 6106
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 13735 208500 SH 13735 13735
KEMET CORP COM 488360108 518 26900 SH 518 518
KMART FING I PFD 498778208 1120 21700 SH 1120 1120
LEXMARK INTL GROUP INC COM 529771107 1395 36700 SH 1395 1395
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 12943 131400 SH 12943 12943
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 4293 53745 SH 4293 4293
MANOR CARE INC COM 564054104 487 13900 SH 487 487
MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS COM 573284106 804 22000 SH 804 804
MEDUSA CORP COM 585072309 815 19500 SH 815 815
MELLON BK CORP COM 585509102 1691 27900 SH 1691 1691
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 6386 60100 SH 6386 6386
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 5034 44600 SH 5034 5034
MYLAN LABS INC COM 628530107 371 17700 SH 371 371
NICOR INC COM 654086107 1139 27000 SH 1139 1139
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 4090 183800 SH 4090 4090
PEOPLES ENERGY CORP COM 711030106 630 16000 SH 630 630
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 6159 82600 SH 6159 6159
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 3756 82900 SH 3756 3756
POTASH CORP OF SASK INC COM 73755L107 3727 44900 SH 3727 3727
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1668 20900 SH 1668 1668
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 1007 19000 SH 1007 1007
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO COM 780257804 8600 158700 SH 8600 8600
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY COM 811804103 204 10600 SH 204 204
SNAP ON TOOLS COM 833034101 1723 39500 SH 1723 1723
SOUTHDOWN INC COM 841297104 732 12400 SH 732 732
STERLING COMM INC COM 859205106 550 14300 SH 550 550
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 542 13600 SH 542 542
SUNAMERICA PREFERRED PFD 866930860 3720 79900 SH 3720 3720
SUNAMERICA INC COM 866930100 2428 56800 SH 2428 2428
TELLABS INC COM 879664100 2604 49400 SH 2604 2604
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 1331 40175 SH 1331 1331
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 7275 133800 SH 7275 7275
TOSCO CORP COM 891490302 1153 30500 SH 1153 1153
TRAVELERS GROUP INC COM 894190107 2459 45650 SH 2459 2459
U S WEST INC COM 912889102 1791 39700 SH 1791 1791
US WEST MEDIA GROUP COM 912889201 751 26000 SH 751 751
WASHINGTON WTR PWR CO COM 940688104 924 38000 SH 924 924
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 326 15900 SH 326 326
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 7042 95400 SH 7042 7042
REPORT SUMMARY 79 DATA RECORDS 265159 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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