<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
The  financial   data  schedule   contains   financial   information   from  the
Corporation's  interim  consolidated   financial  statements  contained  in  its
quarterly  report  on Form  10-Q  for the  period  ended  June  30,  1999 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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