<ARTICLE>                                         UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                           DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                                              JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                                SEP-30-1995
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<BOOK-VALUE>                                                PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                                   0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                  862,440
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                              1,007,195
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                          149,085
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                        8,243,931
<COMMON>                                                                  1,572
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                             1,585,470
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                     941,652
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                        2,528,694
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   160,000
<PREFERRED>                                                             227,913
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                                  2,694,676
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                      284,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                     0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                                0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                           134,400
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                     0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                                   0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                        2,214,248
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                         8,243,931
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                             2,245,462
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                    172,415
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                            1,624,077
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                            1,796,492
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                                 448,970
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                       16,517
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                          465,487
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                170,850
<NET-INCOME>                                                            294,637
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                              24,084
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                           270,553
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                                201,251
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               160,654
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                                  484,506
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