EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports  included  in  the  Form  10-K  into  the  Company's   previously  filed
Registration  Statements,  File Nos.  33-43860,  33-46317,  33-87108,  33-60029,
33-64992, 33-63169, 333-00785 and 333-00787.

                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

March 25, 1997




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