<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
INTERM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
AND THE CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1996.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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