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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
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<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1996
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<INVENTORY>                                     83,890
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<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES NET ROYALTIES OF $40.3 MILLION
<F2> INCLUDES NON-RECURRING CHARGES RELATED TO THE WRITEDOWN OF OPERATING ASSETS
TO BE DISPOSED OF IN CONTEMPLATION OF THE OFFERINGS AGGREGATING $3.6 MILLION 
RELATING TO (A) DISPOSAL OF TWO CURRENTLY ACTIVE REMOVE WAREHOUSE AND PRODUCTION 
FACILITIES, WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE USED IN THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS AFTER
THE OFFERINGS, RESULTING IN A NET BOOK LOSS OF $2.4 MILLION, AND (B) THE NET 
BOOK LOSS OF $1.2 MILLION INCURRED BY THE COMPANY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE
OF ONE OF ITS AIRCRAFT TO AN UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTY FOR $6.0 MILLION IN 
CONTEMPLATION OF THE OFFERINGS.