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SC 13G/A, 1996-02-06
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                                 UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 3)

                             Forstmann & Co., Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   346592702
                                 (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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CUSIP No. 346592702           

1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Harris Associates L.P.   04-3276558

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                        (a) [ ]
    Not Applicable                                      (b) [ ]

3.  SEC USE ONLY




4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware

_______________ 
               |
  NUMBER OF    |    5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
               |
    SHARES     |        None
               |
 BENEFICIALLY  |    6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
               |
   OWNED BY    |        363,000
               |
     EACH      |    7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
   REPORTING   |        None
               |
    PERSON     |    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
     WITH      |        363,000
_______________|


9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    363,000

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

    Not Applicable

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    6.46%

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IA

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CUSIP No. 346592702 

1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Harris Associates Inc.   04-3276549

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                        (a) [ ]
    Not Applicable                                      (b) [ ]

3.  SEC USE ONLY




4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware

_______________ 
               |
  NUMBER OF    |    5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
               |
    SHARES     |        None
               |
 BENEFICIALLY  |    6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
               |
   OWNED BY    |        363,000
               |
     EACH      |    7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
   REPORTING   |        None
               |
    PERSON     |    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
     WITH      |        363,000
_______________|


9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    363,000

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

    Not Applicable

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    6.46%

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    CO

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Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:

                    Forstmann & Company, Inc.

Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    1185 Avenue of the Americas
                    New York, New York 10036

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                    Harris Associates L.P. ("Harris")
                    Harris Associates, Inc.(the "General Partner")

Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                    Both Harris and the General Partner maintain
                    their principal offices at:

                    Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500
                    Chicago, Illinois 60602

Item 2(c)      Citizenship:

                    Harris is a Delaware limited partnership.
                    The General Partner is a Delaware corporation.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                    Common Stock, $.001 Par Value (the "Shares")

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:

                    346592702

Item 3         Type of Person:

                    (e)  Harris is an Investment Adviser registered under
                         Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

                         The General Partner is the sole general
                         partner of Harris.

Item 4         Ownership (at December 31, 1995):

                    (a)  By reason of advisory and other relationships with
                         the persons who own the Shares, Harris may be
                         deemed to be the beneficial owner of the following
                         Shares:

                         363,000 shares



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                    (b)  Percent of class:
                         (based on 5,618,799 shares outstanding)

                         6.46%

                    (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                        (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 
                                 None

                        (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the
                                 vote:  363,000

                        (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                 disposition of:  None

                        (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                 disposition of:  363,000

                   Harris has been granted the power to vote shares in
                    circumstances it determines to be appropriate in
                    connection with assisting its advised clients to whom
                    it renders financial advice in the ordinary course of   
                    its business, by either providing information or advice 
                    to the persons having such power, or by exercising the
                    power to vote when it determines such action 
                    appropriate in connection with matters which are        
                    submitted to a security holder's vote.
  
                   In addition, Harris serves as investment adviser to
                   Harris Associates Investment Trust (the "Trust"), and
                   various of Harris' officers and directors are also
                   officers of the Trust.  Harris does not consider that the
                   Trust is controlled by such persons.  The series of the
                   Trust designated The Oakmark Fund beneficially owns
                   363,000 Shares and are included as Shares over which
                   Harris has shared voting and dispositive power and thus
                   as Shares beneficially owned by Harris, because of
                   Harris' power to manage the Trust's investments.  In
                   addition, other Harris customers may own Shares which are
                   not included in the aggregate number of Shares reported
                   herein because Harris is not deemed the beneficial owner
                   (as defined in Rule 13d-3) of such Shares.

Item 5        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                   Not Applicable

Item 6        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
              Person:

                   The Common Stock reported herein has been acquired on   
                   behalf of a discretionary and advisory client of        
                   Harris.  Of the 363,000 Shares of Common Stock         
                   indicated as "shared power to dispose or to direct the  
                   disposition of:" 363,000 are owned by the series of the
                   Harris Associates Investment Trust designated The Oakmark
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                   Fund.  Harris serves as investment adviser to Harris
                   Associates Investment Trust and Harris' authority is
                   subject to the Trustees of the Trust.  Persons other than
                   Harris are entitled to receive all dividends from, and
                   proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported
                   herein.  Harris Associates Investment Trust, as described 
                   in Item 4, is presently the only party which has an
                    interest relating to more than five percent (5%) of the 
                   class of such securities.

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

                   Not Applicable

Item 8        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                   Not Applicable

Item 9        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                   Not Applicable

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.

Dated:   February 6, 1996


                                  Harris Associates, Inc., for itself and,
                                  as general partner for Harris Associates
                                  L.P.


                                  By:/s/ Donald Terao
                                     Donald Terao
                                     Secretary and Treasurer



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