<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
           This schedule contains summary financial  information  extracted from
the Form 10-Q for the Transition Period ended September  27,  1998 and is  
qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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