<ARTICLE>                           5
<LEGEND>                            This schedule contains summary financial
                                    information extracted from the Company's
                                    balance sheets and related statements of
                                    operations for the period ended
                                    September 30, 1996 and is qualified in its
                                    entirety by reference to such financial
                                    statements.
<MULTIPLIER>                                     1,000
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                    9-MOS
       
                                 
<CASH>                                           4,956
<SECURITIES>                                         0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
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<PP&E>                                           2,435
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           12,782
<BONDS>                                            848
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                            66
<OTHER-SE>                                      24,249
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    42,246
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               155,308
<CGS>                                                0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  62
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  5,828
<INCOME-TAX>                                     2,036
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              3,792
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     3,792
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .55
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