<ARTICLE>                                           5
<LEGEND>                                       
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
financial statements  contained  in the body of the accompanying For 10-Q and is
qualified in it's entirety by reference to such financial statements
</LEGEND>                                      
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<PERIOD-END>                                        MAR-27-1999
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