<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND> 
This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from SEC Form
10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND> 
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<PERIOD-START>                                         Jan-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                           Mar-31-1997

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<SALES>                                                    158,968
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