CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report, dated November 6, 1996, included in this Form 10-K, into the
Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-39090,
33-62966, 33-52319 and 33-57683).


                                               Arthur Andersen LLP


Roseland, New Jersey
December 2, 1996