<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1996
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
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<DEPRECIATION>                                 345,242
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .66
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .64
<FN>
<F1>AMOUNT SHOWN IS NET OF ALLOWANCES
</FN>