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<MULTIPLIER>  1,000
       
                              
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                     JUN-30-1998
<CASH>                                59,696
<SECURITIES>                               0
<RECEIVABLES>                        138,432
<ALLOWANCES>                           7,498
<INVENTORY>                          118,667
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                     465,598
<PP&E>                             2,938,151
<DEPRECIATION>                     1,415,119
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     2,301,168
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                821,888
<BONDS>                            1,966,788
<COMMON>                                  41
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                      0
<PREFERRED>                                0
<OTHER-SE>                          (683,762)
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<SALES>                            3,439,482
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                   3,483,359
<CGS>                              2,439,345
<TOTAL-COSTS>                      2,439,345
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     977,310
<LOSS-PROVISION>                           0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    44,665
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       22,039
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<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   13,732
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<CHANGES>                                  0
<NET-INCOME>                          31,603
<EPS-PRIMARY>                           0.08 <F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                           0.07 <F2>
<FN>
<F1> BASIC EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM) IS .04
<F2> DILUTED EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM) IS .03
</FN>