<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
               THE SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED
               FROM Q3 FY98 FORM 10-Q  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN
               ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>                                  
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<PERIOD-START>                   MAR-01-1997              
<PERIOD-END>                     NOV-30-1997              
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