<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
               THE SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED
               FROM Q3 FY97 FORM 10-Q  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN
               ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>                               
<MULTIPLIER>                                    1,000
       
                             
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<PERIOD-START>                   MAR-01-1996            
<PERIOD-END>                     NOV-30-1996            
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<INVENTORY>                                          0  
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<PP&E>                                          19,139  
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0  
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           24,598  
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<PREFERRED>                                          0  
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<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0  
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0  
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<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.20