<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary Financial Information extracted from the 
 balance sheet and statements of operations for the nine months ended 
 September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 
 financial statements.
</LEGEND>                     
       
                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-30-1997
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<SECURITIES>                                   0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                   1,007,200
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<DEPRECIATION>                                 20,485,339
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