<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of operations included in
the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended October 24, 1998, and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-24-1998
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<PREFERRED>                                          0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.33<F1>
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<FN>
<F1>For purposes of this statement, primary means basic.
</FN>