<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the interim
Condensed Statement of Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 and
the Condensed Balance Sheet as of September 30, 1996, and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1996
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