<ARTICLE>  5
<MULTIPLIER>  1,000
       
                              
<PERIOD-TYPE>                    9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                     SEP-30-1998
<CASH>                                42,313
<SECURITIES>                               0
<RECEIVABLES>                        136,510
<ALLOWANCES>                           7,695
<INVENTORY>                          115,941
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                     443,987
<PP&E>                             3,020,386
<DEPRECIATION>                     1,446,987
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     2,328,841
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                831,793
<BONDS>                            1,942,915
<COMMON>                                  41
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                      0
<PREFERRED>                                0
<OTHER-SE>                          (654,756)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>       2,328,841
<SALES>                            5,439,780
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                   5,507,234
<CGS>                              3,834,634
<TOTAL-COSTS>                      3,834,634
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                   1,525,847
<LOSS-PROVISION>                           0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    67,628
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       79,125
<INCOME-TAX>                          29,822
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   49,303
<DISCONTINUED>                             0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                       17,871
<CHANGES>                                  0
<NET-INCOME>                          67,174
<EPS-PRIMARY>                           0.16 <F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                           0.15 <F2>
<FN>
<F1> BASIC EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM) IS .12
<F2> DILUTED EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM)
        IS .11
</FN>