SOUTHDOWN INC
SC 13D/A, 1994-01-28
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          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                Washington, D.C. 20549

                     Schedule 13D

       Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                   Amendment No. 14

                    SOUTHDOWN, INC.
                   (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock
            (Title of Class of Securities)

                       84-129710
                    (CUSIP Number)


                   George A. Pavlov
          Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
             909 Montgomery St., Suite 400
                San Francisco, CA 94133
                    (415) 434-1111
        (Name, Address and telephone Number of
       Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and
                    Communications)


                   January 27, 1994
             (Date of Event which Requires
               Filing of this Statement)
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    CUSIP No. 84-129710                         13D

    1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.

         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         IRS I.D. #94-2967812


    2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                           (a)  [   ]
                                                                                    (b)  [   ]

    3.   SEC USE ONLY


    4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                                   N/A


    5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS 
         REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2 (e)                                        [   ]

    6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       California


                   7.   SOLE VOTING POWER                                Common Stock 739,100*

       
       NUMBER OF   8.   SHARED VOTING POWERSHARES
      BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY EACH 9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                           Common Stock 739,100*
       REPORTING
      PERSON WITH
                   10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 
         REPORTING PERSON                                                Common Stock 739,100*<PAGE>
         
    12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
         IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                             [   ]


    13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
         IN ROW (11)                                                                      4.3%

    14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                           IA
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    *As investment adviser with discretion over
    the account of The Carpenters Pension Trust
    for Southern California.  The amount reported
    includes 158,000 shares that could be
    acquired upon conversion of 63,200 shares of
    Series B Convertible Exchangeable Preferred
    Stock.  The amount reported does not include
    options to acquire up to 2,500 shares of
    Common Stock issued to Ronald N. Tutor, a Co-
    Chairman of the Trust who has been a director
    of the Issuer since July 1992, because it is
    not clear whether such options could be
    issued or transferred to the Trust under the
    terms of the Issuer's option plan.  Mr. Tutor
    is holding such options for the benefit of
    the Trust, which would ultimately be the
    beneficiary of any profits earned on such
    options under ERISA.
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          CUSIP No. 84-12971013D

     1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern California

          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          IRS I.D. #95-6042875

     2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                         (a)  [   ]
                                                                                   (b)  [   ]


     3.   SEC USE ONLY


     4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                                  WC

     5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS 
          REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2 (e)                                      [   ]


     6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                     California


                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER 

       NUMBER OF    8.   SHARED VOTING POWER                             Common Stock 739,100*
         SHARES
      BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY EACH  9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       REPORTING
      PERSON WITH
                    10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                        Common Stock 739,100*


     11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 
          REPORTING PERSON                                               Common Stock 739,100*

     12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
          CERTAIN SHARES                                                                [   ]


     13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
          IN ROW (11)                                                                    4.3%


     14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                       EP
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    *Carpenter's Pension Trust possesses economic
    beneficial ownership.  Full discretion,
    voting and acquisition and disposition
    authority has been granted to its investment
    adviser, Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
    but the Trust has the power to terminate the
    advisory agreement.  Shares include 158,000
    shares that could be acquired upon conversion
    of its shares of Series B Convertible
    Preferred Stock.  The amount reported does
    not include options to acquire up to 2,500
    shares of Common Stock issued to Ronald N.
    Tutor, a Co-Chairman of the Trust who has
    been a director of the Issuer since July
    1992, because it is not clear whether such
    options could be issued or transferred to the
    Trust under the terms of the Issuer's option
    plan.  Mr. Tutor is holding such options for
    the benefit of the Trust, which would
    ultimately be the beneficiary of any profits
    earned on such options under ERISA.
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    Item 1.  Security and Issuer

    No change.


    Item 2.  Identity and Background

    No change.


    Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other
             Consideration

    No change.


    Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

    No change.


    Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

    (a) & (b)  Based on the 17,045,809 shares of
    Common Stock reported by the Issuer as being
    issued and outstanding, the foregoing
    holdings represent 4.3% of the total. 

    (c)  On January 27, 1994 pursuant to the
    Purchase Agreement and Pricing Agreement
    attached to Amendment 13 to this Schedule 13D
    as Exhibit 4.5 ("Purchase Agreement"), the
    Reporting Persons transferred 1,782,500
    shares of common stock (representing the
    1,550,000 initial shares plus the 232,500
    shares to cover over-allotments) by book
    entry transfer at $25.635 per share to the
    several underwriters listed in Schedule A to
    the aforesaid agreements (the
    "Underwriters").  

    (d) not applicable.


    (e) On January 27, 1994, the Reporting
    Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of
    more than five percent of Southdown common
    stock.


    Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements,
             Understandings or Relationships With Respect
             to Securities of the Issuer


    On January 25, 1994, the Underwriters
    provided written notice to the Reporting
    Persons of the Underwriters' election to
    exercise the option, pursuant to Section 2 of
    the Purchase Agreement, to purchase 232,500
    shares of common stock to cover over-
    allotments.  This written notice is attached
    to this Amendment 14 to Schedule 13D as
    Exhibit 6.1.


    Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

    Exhibit 6.1   Letter dated January 25, 1994
                  from the Underwriters to the Reporting
                  Persons.
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    Signature

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

    DATED: January 28, 1994

    CARPENTERS PENSION TRUST OF SOUTHERN
    CALIFORNIA

    By:  Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
         Investment Adviser

       By:   /s/ N. COLIN LIND    
             N. Colin Lind
             Managing Director



    RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.

    By:   /s/ N. COLIN LIND        
         N. Colin Lind     
         Managing Director


                                                                      




                           January 25, 1994




Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
909 Montgomery Street
Suite 400
San Francisco, California  94133

Gentlemen:

          Pursuant to Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated
January 20, 1994 (the "Purchase Agreement") among Southdown, Inc. (the
"Company"), The Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern California,
Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated, Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated and Lehman
Brothers Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in
Schedule A thereto (the "Underwriters"), we hereby exercise our option
to purchase all 232,500 shares of the Option Securities (as defined in
the Purchase Agreement) to cover over-allotments at the same purchase
price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the Initial
Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

          The closing of the purchase of the Option Securities shall
occur simultaneously with the closing of the purchase of the Initial
Securities as provided in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement.

                         Very truly yours,

                         MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
                         Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                           Incorporated
                         KIDDER, PEABODY & CO. INCORPORATED
                         LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
                         Acting severally on behalf of themselves
                         and as Representatives of the several
                         Underwriters

                         By:Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                         Incorporated

                         By: /s/ ALAN J. BLACKBURN   
                             Alan J. Blackburn
                             




Receipt Acknowledged:



By: /s/ N. COLIN LIND   
    N. Colin Lind
    Managing Director



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