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<PERIOD-END>                             DEC-31-1995               MAR-31-1996               JUN-30-1996              SEP-29-1996
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<FN>

Footnote 1: Income statement information on the Financial Data Schedules for periods other than the Nine Months Ended September 
            29, 1996 has been restated to reflect the sale of the Company's packaging businesses on October 4, 1996.
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