<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     THE SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF INCOME OF THE COMPANY AS OF AND FOR
THE  QUARTER  ENDED  MARCH  31,  1999 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  TO BE
REFERENCED TO SUCH  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.  AMOUNTS ARE IN MILLIONS,  EXCEPT PER
SHARE DATA.
</LEGEND>
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