<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income
as of April 30, 1996 and the nine month period then ended and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                               APR-01-1996
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