Exhibit 24.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report included in this Form 10-K/A into the Company's  previously  filed
Registration Statement File Nos. 33-89442, 33-72066 and 33-93396.
                                                       
/s/
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
                                   
Roseland, New Jersey
March 20, 1997