<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>

A RESTATED ART. 5 FDS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 10-Q WAS NECESSITATED BY THE TWO-FOR
- -ONE STOCK SPLIT EFFECTED AS A STOCK DIVIDEND ON NOVEMBER 11, 1996. THE SCHEDULE
CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM  THE CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE
SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS  AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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