UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20549
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                           Form 10-Q
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     /X/  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

     For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997 or

     / /  Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     For the period from __________ to ___________

                 Commission file number 0-10541
                     _____________________

                 COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               New York                    13-3055012
     (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)

                       4900 Seminary Road
                           Suite 800
                  Alexandria, Virginia  22311
            (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's Telephone number including area code
                         (703) 820-2000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days:
                   Yes /X/        No / /

As of November 12, 1997, 7,854,667 shares of the Common Stock of
                the registrant were outstanding.

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                 COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
                       TABLE OF CONTENTS



Part I Financial Information:                          Page No.

     Item 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited)

               Balance Sheets                             3
                at September 30, 1997 and June 30, 1997

               Statements of Operations                   4
                for the Three Months Ended 
                September 30, 1997 and 1996

               Statements of Cash Flows                   5
                for the Three Months Ended
                September 30, 1997 and 1996

               Notes to Financial Statements              6
               

     Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis      10
                of Financial Condition and Results
                of Operations

Part II Other Information:


     Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                         13

     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K          13
     

SIGNATURES                                               14
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COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND JUNE 30, 1997
<CAPTION>
                                                                         September 30,      June 30,
                                                                             1997             1997
                                                                         (Unaudited)
ASSETS                                                                   ------------     ------------
<S>                                                                      <C>              <C>   
  CURRENT ASSETS
    Cash                                                                  $  162,162       $    17,927
    Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance of $58,000 and $77,000
        at September 30, 1997 and June 30, 1997, respectively                699,684           935,619
    Advances to TII, a related party                                           -               266,000
    Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets                                 23,612            47,094
                                                                         ------------     ------------ 
              TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                           885,458         1,266,640

  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                                                209,819           199,982

  DEPOSITS AND OTHER ASSETS                                                   64,373            64,561
                                                                         ------------     ------------ 
TOTAL ASSETS                                                              $1,159,650      $  1,531,183
                                                                         ============     ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

  CURRENT LIABILITIES:
    Accounts Payable                                                      $  513,926      $    529,612
    Accrued Expenses                                                         359,729           459,034
    Amounts due to Related Parties                                           168,964           294,113
    Notes Payable                                                             14,033           288,792
                                                                         ------------     ------------
              TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                    1,056,652         1,571,551

  LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
    Long-Term Notes Payable - Affiliate                                      732,872           732,872
    Other Long-Term Notes Payable                                            194,800            55,100
                                                                         ------------     ------------
              TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                                    927,672           787,972
                                                                         ------------     ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                          1,984,324         2,359,523

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

    Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value - Shares Authorized: 18,000,000;
         Shares issued and outstanding: 7,854,667                             78,547            78,547
    Additional Capital                                                     9,980,575         9,980,575
    Accumulated Deficit                                                  (10,883,796)      (10,887,462)
                                                                         ------------     ------------
                                                                            (824,674)         (828,340)
                                                                         ------------     ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                              $ 1,159,650      $  1,531,183
                                                                         ============     ============

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The accompanying "Notes to Financial Statements" are an integral part
of these financial statements
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COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND 1996
(UNAUDITED)
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Three months ended
                                                                         September 30,
                                                                  ------------------------------
                                                                      1997              1996
                                                                  -------------     ------------
<S>                                                               <C>              <C>       
REVENUES

      Information Services Revenues                                $ 1,079,976      $   910,006
      Data Communications Revenues                                     139,373          130,282
                                                                  -------------     ------------
           Total Revenues                                            1,219,349        1,040,288

COSTS AND EXPENSES
      Costs of Information Services                                    514,450          391,654
      Costs of Data Communications                                     174,551          169,511
      Product Development                                               33,623           54,409
      Sales and Marketing                                              193,030          110,089
      General and Administrative                                       253,813          215,502
      Depreciation and Amortization                                     23,641           36,992
                                                                  -------------     ------------

           Total Costs and Expenses                                  1,193,108          978,157
                                                                  -------------     ------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                                  26,241           62,131

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
      Interest Expense                                                 (23,511)         (32,863)
      Interest Income/Other                                              1,269               11
                                                                  -------------     ------------

           Other Expense, Net                                          (22,242)         (32,852)
                                                                  -------------     ------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                               3,999           29,279

INCOME TAXES                                                               332              346
                                                                  -------------     ------------

NET INCOME                                                        $      3,667      $    28,933
                                                                  =============     ============


NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE                                       $        .00      $       .00
                                                                  =============     ============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES
  AND COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS OUTSTANDING                           9,993,970         7,854,667
                                                                  =============     ============

The accompanying "Notes to Financial Statements" are an integral part
of these financial statements
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COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND 1996
(UNAUDITED)
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                                            September 30,
                                                                    ------------------------------
                                                                        1997              1996
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                               ------------     -------------
<S>                                                                 <C>              <C>
  Net Income                                                        $    3,667        $     28,933
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
             provided by (used in ) operating activities:
   Depreciation and Amortization Expense                                23,641              36,992
   Bad Debt Expense                                                      9,000               9,000
   Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets                                       -                     68
  Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
      Accounts Receivable                                              226,935             (28,548)
      Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets                         23,482                 382
      Deposits and Other Assets                                           -                    -
      Accounts Payable                                                 (15,686)             18,150
      Accrued Expenses                                                 (99,305)             32,646
      Amounts due to Related Parties                                    22,273              15,975
      Other Liabilities                                                   -                    -
                                                                    -------------      ------------
    Net Cash provided by Operating Activities                          194,007             113,598

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Purchases of Property and Equipment                                  (33,291)            (10,607)
  Proceeds from Sale of Fixed Assets                                      -                  2,401
  Advances to TII                                                         -                    -
  Repayments of Advances                                               266,000              31,040
                                                                    -------------      ------------
    Net Cash provided by Investing Activities                          232,709              22,834


Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Notes Payable, Net                                                   130,941             (47,178)
  Notes Payable to Related Parties, Net                               (147,422)               (481)
  Proceeds from PrinCap Financing Agreement                               -                    -
  Repayments against PrinCap Financing Agreement                      (266,000)            (18,873)
                                                                    -------------      ------------
    Net Cash used in Financing Activities                             (282,481)            (66,532)
                                                                    -------------      ------------

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents                              144,235              69,900

Cash and Cash Equivalents Balance at Beginning of Period                17,927              57,644
                                                                    -------------      ------------

Cash and Cash Equivalents Balance at End of Period                  $  162,162         $   127,544
                                                                    =============      ============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                                            $    5,590         $    10,064
  Cash paid for income taxes                                        $      332         $       346

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Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:
   During the three months ended September 30, 1996, the
   Amended Infotech Note was reduced by
   $150,565 in connection with the MRI Acquisition.
   See Note 2 to the Financial Statements.

The accompanying "Notes to Financial Statements" are an integral part
of these financial statements
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                 COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
           NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)



1.   Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying interim financial statements of Comtex
Scientific Corporation (the "Company" or "Comtex") are unaudited,
but in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a
fair presentation of results for such periods.  The results of
operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative
of results for the full year.  The balance sheet at June 30, 1997
has been derived from the audited financial statements at that
date but does not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. These financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1997 ("1997 Form 10-K"), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     Gain or loss per common share is based upon the weighted
average number of shares outstanding during each quarter and
common stock equivalents, if dilutive.

     In February, 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share, which is required
to be adopted on December 31, 1997.  At that time, the Company
will be required to change the method currently used to compute
earnings per share and to restate all prior periods.  Under the
new requirements for calculating primary earnings per share, the
dilutive effect of stock options will be excluded.  The impact of
Statement 128 on the calculation of primary earnings per share
and fully diluted earnings per share for the periods presented
has not yet been determined.

     Certain amounts for the three months ended September 30,
1996, have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of
the three months ended September 30, 1997.


2.   Related Party Transactions 

     AMASYS Corporation ("AMASYS")(the Successor corporation to
Infotechnology, Inc., "Infotech") in addition to being the
Company's majority stockholder (approximately 60%), is also the
majority stockholder (approximately 82%) of Telecommunications
Industries, Inc. ("TII"), which has ceased to conduct business
operations.  C.W. Gilluly, Ed.D. is Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of TII. Dr. Gilluly is also Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Hadron, Inc. of which AMASYS owns approximately 12% of
the outstanding shares.  During the three months ended September
30, 1997, the following transactions occurred.
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Corporate Services Provided by/to Hadron, Inc.

     The Company contracts with Hadron, Inc. for corporate and
shareholder relations services.  Charges for such services are
based on time and material expended by Hadron personnel in
providing such services.  The Company expensed approximately
$4,000 for these services during the three months ended September
30, 1997.  Hadron subleases office space from the Company at the
rental rate paid by the Company to its landlord and also shares
certain office-related expenses.  Total service charges to Hadron
during the three months ended September 30, 1997, amounted to
approximately $8,000.

Administrative Services Provided to AMASYS Corporation

     AMASYS shares certain general and administrative expenses
with the Company for which the Company billed AMASYS
approximately $2,000 during the three months ended September 30,
1997.

Acquisition and Divestiture of Micro Research Industries

     During fiscal year 1995 the Company acquired certain assets
and assumed certain liabilities of TII representing substantially
all the assets of TII's sole operating division, Micro Research
Industries ("MRI")(the "Acquisition").  MRI provided sales,
leasing and maintenance support of computer hardware and
software, primarily to the U.S. House of Representatives.  At the
time of the Acquisition, Infotech was a
majority stockholder of both the Company and of TII, and C.W.
Gilluly served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, Infotech and TII. The terms of the Acquisition, through
a related Put Agreement (the "Put"), provided that the Company
could, upon the failure of certain conditions, require TII to
repurchase all or any portion of the assets acquired and to
assume the liabilities related to MRI. On March 25, 1996, the
Company exercised the Put and transferred to TII all the assets
and liabilities associated with MRI.

     In connection with the Acquisition, the Company entered into
a $1 million secured credit facility with Princeton Capital
Finance Company, L.L.P. ("PrinCap").  As partial consideration
for the agreement by Dr. and Mrs. Gilluly to personally guarantee
the PrinCap financing and to make certain loans to TII prior to
the PrinCap financing, Infotech and Pacific Telecommunications
Systems, Inc. ("PTSI"), its wholly-owned subsidiary, granted an
option to the Gillulys, expiring on February 20, 2002, to
purchase 2,540,503 shares of common stock of the Company owned by
Infotech and PTSI at an exercise price of $.10 per share ("the
Infotech Option").
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     The Acquisition required the Company to grant to the
Gillulys an option ("the Gilluly Option") to acquire 2,540,503
shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $.10
per share.  The Gilluly Option expires on February 20, 2002.

     Shortly after the Company exercised the Put, TII sold to a
third-party the MRI assets that the Company had transferred to
TII, which sale PrinCap claimed represented an event of default
under the PrinCap Financing Agreement.  In July, 1996, the
Company and PrinCap consolidated the $244,449 outstanding under
the PrinCap Financing Agreement into a single note collateralized
by MRI receivables from the House of Representatives which had
been pledged to PrinCap. In October, 1996, TII commenced
litigation to collect the MRI receivables collateralizing the
PrinCap Note. 

     In December 1996, PrinCap commenced legal action against
TII, Infotech, AMASYS and the Company to collect such outstanding
amounts.  In February 1997, TII, Infotech, AMASYS and the Company
agreed to a judgment of $271,000 to settle all claims made by
PrinCap.  In August 1997, TII settled the MRI amounts due from
the House of Representatives and paid the final amounts due to
PrinCap, which released the Company from all obligations under
the PrinCap Financing Agreement and TII from its related
indemnification of the Company.

     The Acquisition also provided for the restructuring of the
Company's previously matured $1,040,000 promissory notes to
Infotech (the "Infotech Notes"), and allowed the Company to
either seek indemnification from TII or reduce the amount of the
Company's indebtedness under the Infotech Notes for costs or
liabilities incurred by the Company in connection with the MRI
business.  

     As provided in the Acquisition, AMASYS ratified the
restructuring of the Infotech Notes, which reduced the principal
thereof by $150,565.  The resulting $889,435 principal was rolled
into a 10% Senior Subordinated and Secured Note, due July 1, 2002
(the "AMASYS Note"), subject to future reduction or increase
under certain circumstances.  In fiscal year 1996, the Company
reduced by $31,082 the amount it owed under the AMASYS Note for
rent paid to TII's landlord.  During fiscal year 1997, the AMASYS
Note was further reduced by $125,481 in final resolution of the
amounts due from TII not recovered through collection of the MRI
receivables.  The AMASYS Note is secured by a continuing interest
in all receivables, products and proceeds thereof, all purchase
orders and all patents then or in the future held by the Company,
and is subordinated to all Senior indebtedness.  During the three
months ended September 30, 1997, the Company accrued
approximately $18,000 in interest on the AMASYS Note.
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3.   Notes Payable

     In September, 1997, the Company obtained a $50,000 line of
credit and a $140,000 three year term loan from Century National
Bank with principal repayments of $40,000, $40,000 and $60,000
due September, 1998, September, 1999 and September, 2000,
respectively.  The facilities, guaranteed by C.W. Gilluly, bear
interest at a rate of Prime plus two percent annually.

     In June 1997, the Company signed a note with a law firm
converting accounts payable to the firm to a note payable in the
amount of $50,000 due no later than December 17, 1998, together
with all accrued interest thereon.  The note bears interest at a
rate of nine percent (9%) per annum.

     In July, 1996, the Company agreed with a data communications
vendor to convert a net amount of accounts payable to the vendor
and royalties receivable by the Company from the vendor to a note
payable in the amount of $173,712.  Due to substandard service
provided by this vendor during the period July through November,
1996, the Company negotiated a one-time credit of approximately
$57,000.  This credit was applied to the principal balance of the
note.  The note was further reduced by $15,000 at June 30, 1997,
pursuant to a Customer Conversion Agreement with the vendor.  At
September 30, 1997, the balance of the note was $8,333.  The note
bears interest at 10%, with principal and interest payments due
monthly through December, 1997.

     In December, 1993, the Company assumed certain unsecured,
non-interest bearing debt obligations related to the acquisition
of assets and certain liabilities of International Intelligence
Report, Inc.  At September 30, 1997, $9,375 was outstanding on
these obligations, with $5,700 due within one year.


4.   Income Taxes

     The Company has recorded net income for the three months
ended September 30, 1997; however, no tax provision has been
recorded as the Company's net operating loss (NOL) and investment
tax credit (ITC) carryforwards are sufficient to offset this
income for federal and state tax purposes.
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            MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
         FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 1997, to the
three months ended September 30, 1996

     During the three months ended September 30, 1997, the
Company's total revenues were approximately $1,219,000, or
approximately $179,000 (17%) greater than the total revenues for
the three months ended September 30, 1996.  The increase of
approximately $170,000 in information services revenues reflects
revenues from new customers, certain price increases and
royalties derived from the sale of Comtex' news to information
distributors who pay the Company a royalty based upon usage.  The
increase of approximately $9,000 in data communications revenues
reflects billings for delivery of the Company's products to new
customers.

     Total costs and expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 1997, were approximately $1,193,000, representing
an approximately $215,000 (22%) increase in operating expenses
from the three months ended September 30, 1996.  This increase in
operating expenses is principally due to increases in information
services costs, sales and marketing and general and
administrative expenses, offset by a decrease in product
development expenses.

     Information services costs during the quarter ended
September 30, 1997, increased approximately $123,000 (31%) over
these costs in the quarter ended September 30, 1996.  This
increase was due to increased personnel and an increase in the
fees and royalties to information providers, as new sources were
added and revenues increased.

     Product development expenses decreased by approximately
$21,000 (38%) for the three months ended September 30, 1997,
compared to the three months ended September 30, 1996.  This
decrease is the result of a shift of personnel to focus on
marketing strategies for the Company.

     Sales and marketing expenses increased by approximately
$83,000 or approximately 75% for the three months ended September
30, 1997, compared to the three months ended September 30, 1996. 
This increase was due to increased compensation arising from the
addition of marketing personnel and more experienced sales
personnel to the Company's workforce, increased travel expenses
related to new business development, and additional commissions
related to the increase in information services revenues during
the period.
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     General and administrative expenses for the three months
ended September 30, 1997 totaled approximately $254,000 or
approximately $38,000 (18%) greater than these expenses during
the three months ended September 30, 1996.  This increase was
principally due to increased expenses related to an office space
expansion.
  
     The Company earned operating income of approximately $26,000
during the quarter ended September 30, 1997, compared to
operating income of $62,000 for the quarter ended September 30,
1996.  The Company earned net income of almost $4,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 1997, compared to net income for
the three months ended September 30, 1996, of approximately
$29,000.  The decrease in operating and net income reflects the
investment in personnel and information provider content
discussed above.


FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     For the three months ended September 30, 1997, the Company's
operations produced operating income of approximately $26,000 and
net income of approximately $4,000.  At September 30, 1997, the
Company had negative working capital of approximately $171,000 as
compared with negative working capital of approximately $305,000
at June 30, 1997.  This increase in working capital is a result
of utilizing long-term bank financing to repay a short term note
due to C.W. Gilluly.  The Company also had a net stockholders'
deficit of approximately $824,000 at September 30, 1997, as
compared to a net stockholders' deficit at June 30, 1997, of
approximately $828,000.  The decrease in stockholders' deficit
was due to the retention of net income.
     
     For the three months ended September 30, 1997, the Company's
operating activities generated approximately $194,000 in cash. 
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately
$162,000 at September 30, 1997, compared to approximately $18,000
at June 30, 1997.  To date, the Company's operations have
generated cash flow sufficient to cover its monthly expenses. 
However, no assurance may be given that the Company will be able
to expand its revenue base or achieve ongoing profitable
operations that would be necessary to meet its liquidity needs in
the future.  If the Company is not successful in its efforts, it
may undertake other actions as may be appropriate to preserve
asset values.
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     Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in this 10-Q include forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  There are
certain important factors and risks, including business
conditions and growth in the demand for real-time, aggregated
custom on-line news delivery services, and growth in the economy
in general; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the
proliferation of large, global information networks; the
evolution of the Internet; continued success in the acquisition
and growth of new information re-distributor and corporate end-
user client accounts; the ability to fund upgrades to the
Company's technical systems; the timely creation and market
acceptance of new products; the Company's ability to continue to
increase the variety and quantity of sources of information
available to create its products; the Company's ability to
continue to recruit and retain highly skilled technical,
editorial, managerial and sales/marketing personnel; the
Company's ability to generate cash flow sufficient to cover its
current obligations while meeting its long-term debt obligations;
and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's
SEC reports, that could cause results to differ materially from
those anticipated by the statements contained herein.
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                     Part II.  Other Information
     
     
     Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
     
                         The information provided in Note 2 of the Notes to
          the Financial Statements is incorporated herein by
          reference.
     
               
               Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
     

     (a)  Exhibits
     
                    11   Earnings Per Share Computation     

                    27   Financial Data Schedule
     
     
     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K
     
          None.
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                           SIGNATURES
     
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned there unto duly authorized.
     
                                   COMTEX SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
                                             (Registrant)
     
     
     Dated:  November 14, 1997          By:  /S/   C.W. GILLULY
                                        C.W. Gilluly
                                        Chairman of the Board 
     
     
                                   By:  /S/   DONALD E. ZIEGLER
     
                                        Donald E. Ziegler
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                        (Principal Financial and 
                                          Accounting Officer)
                                        

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