EXHIBIT 23
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our reports  included and  incorporated  by reference in this Form 10-K, into
the Company's previously filed Registration  Statements file no. 33-45089,  file
no. 333-04247, and file no. 333-17303.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
February 21, 1997