<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
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                               9-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                                   0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                  650,398
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                729,866
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                           57,023
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                        5,215,478
<COMMON>                                                                762,136
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                               339,135
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                     437,706
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                        1,538,977
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   160,000
<PREFERRED>                                                              40,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                                  1,866,431
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                       26,500
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                     0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                                0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                                 0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                84,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                                   0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                              0
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<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                         5,215,478
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                             1,353,430
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                    108,293
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                              966,469
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                            1,074,762
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                                 278,668
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                       15,196
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                          293,864
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                107,260
<NET-INCOME>                                                            186,604
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                              14,199
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                           172,405
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                                162,950
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               107,108
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                                  356,822
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