Exhibit 23

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements on Forms S-8, File No. 33-8209 and File No. 33-47893.


                                                  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
May 2, 1996