<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income filed as part of Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-01-1999 <PERIOD-START> OCT-03-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUL-02-1999 <CASH> 26,634 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 510,416 <ALLOWANCES> 23,001 <INVENTORY> 359,904 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 977,739 <PP&E> 1,833,061 <DEPRECIATION> 935,893 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,778,751 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 902,331 <BONDS> 1,597,677 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 689 <OTHER-SE> 75,402 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,778,751 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,836,358 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,371,523 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 143,496 <LOSS-PROVISION> 10,101 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 102,760 <INCOME-PRETAX> 146,799 <INCOME-TAX> 55,430 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 91,369 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 91,369 <EPS-BASIC> .97 <EPS-DILUTED> .90