<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997 for the three months and the nine months ended September 28,
1997 and September 30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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