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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1996,
and the Consolidated  Balance Sheet as of June 30, 1996, pages 2 and 3, and
footnote 2, page 5, of this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report,  and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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