EXHIBIT 4a - LONG-TERM DEBT INSTRUMENTS

                     				  (Dollars in Thousands)


The total amount of securities authorized under any long-term debt instrument
does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

As of January 2, 1994, the long-term debt of the Company was as follows:

     10.5% Senior Notes due 1994-1998                                 $ 3,125

     10.6% Senior Notes due 1994-2003                                   6,000

     10.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 1995-1997                 4,500

     Term Note with interest at 4.9% due 1994-2000                      3,637*

     Other                                                                 68
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								                                                               17,330
     Less current maturities                                           (3,140)
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                                                        								      $14,190
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*    Prepaid in full on February 1, 1994.



     The Company agrees to furnish on request to the Securities and Exchange 
Commission a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term
debt of the Registrant and all of its subsidiaries for which consolidated or 
unconsolidated financial statements are required to be filed.

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