EXHIBIT 24
    
    
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
                                         
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to
    the incorporation of our reports included (or
    incorporated by reference) in this Form 10-K, into the
    Company's previously filed Registration Statement File
    No. 33-32402.
    
                                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    
    
    
    
    Washington, D.C.
        March 21, 1996