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<LEGEND>
                                                 Exhibit 27-2

Restated summary financial information extracted from the restated
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of 3-31-97, 6-30-97, and 9-30-97,
respectively.
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1997             JUN-30-1997             SEP-30-1997
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    120,683                 121,443                 117,798
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          86,170                  84,700                  90,158
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        12,633                  13,810                  13,666
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            112,688                 111,977                 113,754
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           18,000                  18,000                  18,000
<PREFERRED>                                     20,831                  20,831                  20,831
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