<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1994
<CASH>                                          99,674
<SECURITIES>                                    88,538
<RECEIVABLES>                                  230,181
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                     29,537
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               541,980
<PP&E>                                       1,747,358
<DEPRECIATION>                                 637,929
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               3,224,943
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          597,843
<BONDS>                                        413,174
<COMMON>                                        12,606
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                   1,583,456
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 3,224,943
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,752,191
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  947,093
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              22,886
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                330,930<F1>
<INCOME-TAX>                                   160,050
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            170,880
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   172,666
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.63<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.63<F1>
<FN>
<F1>INCLUDES A PRE-TAX GAIN OF $204.0 MILLION ($.99 PER SHARE) RELATING TO THE 1994
THIRD-QUARTER SALES OF THE WOMEN'S MAGAZINES DIVISION AND THE U.K. GOLF
PUBLICATIONS.
</FN>