<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (a)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD THEN
ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH (b) FORM 10-QSB FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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