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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.34

                         CONSOLIDATED RENEWAL PROMISSORY NOTE
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$721,424.85                                              Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
                                                                 August 15, 1996

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, UNICO, INC., a Delaware corporation, UNITED COUPON 
CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation, AND CAL-CENTRAL MARKETING CORPORATION, 
formerly AEC ACQUISITIONS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (the "Borrowers"), 
jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of BANCFIRST, an Oklahoma 
banking corporation, its successors and assigns (the "Lender"), at 101 North 
Broadway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, or at such other place as might be 
designated in writing by the Lender, the principal sum of SEVEN HUNDRED 
TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR AND 85/100 DOLLARS 
($721,424.85), together with interest thereon at a  variable rate equal to 
one percent (1%) per annum in excess of the Prime Rate (as hereafter defined) 
then in effect. Interest will be calculated on the basis of the actual days 
elapsed based on a per diem charge computed over a year composed of three 
hundred sixty (360) days. The rate of interest charged hereunder will change 
effective on the date of each change in the Prime Rate without notice to the 
Borrowers.  As used in this Note, the term "Prime Rate" means the base 
interest rate per annum on corporate loans posted by at least seventy-five 
percent (75%) of the United States' thirty (30) largest banks as published 
from time to time in the "Money Rates" column of The Wall Street Journal or, 
if such publication ceases, an alternative similar index designated by the 
Lender. The Prime Rate is currently eight and one-quarter percent (8.25%) per 
annum and the Borrowers acknowledge that this Note will initially bear 
interest at the rate of nine and one-quarter percent (9.25%).

     Principal and interest will be paid in monthly installments in the 
amount of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500.00) each 
commencing on September 15, 1996 and continuing on the fifteenth (15th) day 
of each month thereafter to and including January 15, 1997; thereafter 
payments of principal and interest will be paid in monthly installments in 
the amount of Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($27,500.00) each 
commencing on February 15, 1997 and continuing on the fifteenth (15th) day of 
each month thereafter until December 15, 1998. On December 31, 1998, the 
entire unpaid principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon 
will be due and payable.

     The Borrowers will have the right at any time and from time to time to 
prepay the unpaid principal balance of this Note in whole or in part without 
penalty, but with interest accrued to the date of prepayment on the entire 
unpaid principal balance of this Note. The Borrowers will apply as mandatory 
principal prepayments that amount which is equal to all Accounts of 
Cal-Central and UNICO

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d/b/a Reliance Publications collected by the Borrowers. Each pre-payment will 
be applied to the payment of principal installments in the inverse order of 
their maturity. 

     This Note is issued by the Borrowers and accepted by the Lender pursuant 
to the Modification and Extension to the Third Restated Loan Agreement (the 
"Loan Agreement Amendment") and evidences the Loans made to the Borrowers 
pursuant to the Loan Agreement Amendment. Unless otherwise defined in this 
Note, terms bearing initial capital letters are intended to have the meanings 
defined in the Loan Agreement Amendment.

     The Borrowers jointly and severally agree that if, and as often as, this 
Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or to defend or 
enforce any of the Lender's rights under this Note, the Loan Documents or 
otherwise relating to the indebtedness hereby evidenced, the Borrowers will 
pay the Lender's reasonable attorneys' fees, all court costs and all other 
expenses incurred by the Lender in connection therewith.

     The Lender may collect a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of each 
monthly payment which is not received by the Lender within ten (10) business 
days after the maturity date of each installment. Such late charge represents 
the estimate of reasonable compensation for the loss which will be sustained 
by the Lender arising from the Borrowers' failure to make timely payments and 
may be collected without prejudice to the rights of the Lender to collect any 
other amounts arising from the Borrowers' default in payment or to accelerate 
the maturity of the indebtedness hereby evidenced. To the extent the Lender 
does not elect to collect the foregoing late charge, at the option of the 
Lender, after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the unpaid balance of 
this Note will bear interest at that rate which is equal to the greater of 
fifteen percent (15%) per annum or five percent (5%) per annum in excess of 
the Prime Rate and such interest which has accrued will be paid at the time 
of and as a condition precedent to curing any Event of Default. During the 
existence of any Default, the Lender may apply payments received on any 
amount due hereunder or under any other Loan Document as the Lender 
determines from time to time.

     This Note is issued by the Borrowers and accepted by the Lender pursuant 
to a lending transaction negotiated, consummated and to be performed in 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. This Note is to be construed 
according to the laws of the State of Oklahoma applicable to contracts to be 
performed entirely within the State of Oklahoma. All actions with respect to 
this Note, the Loan Documents or any other instrument securing payment of 
this Note will be instituted in a state or federal court sitting in the 
judicial district in which Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is 

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situate, as the Lender might elect from time to time. By the execution of 
this Note, the Borrowers irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the 
jurisdiction (both subject matter and personal) of each such court and 
irrevocably and unconditionally waive: (a) any objection the Borrowers might 
now or hereafter have to the venue in any such court; and (b) any claim that 
any action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an 
inconvenient forum.

     Payment of the indebtedness hereby evidenced is secured by certain 
security interests described in the Loan Documents. On the breach by the 
Borrowers (or any of them) of any provision of this Note, any one or more of 
the Loan Documents or any other instrument now or hereafter evidencing or 
securing payment of the indebtedness hereby evidenced, at the option of the 
Lender, the entire indebtedness evidenced by this Note will become 
immediately due, payable and collectible then or thereafter as the Lender 
might elect, regardless of the date of maturity of this Note. Failure by the 
Lender to exercise such option will not constitute a waiver of the right to 
exercise the same on the occurrence of any subsequent Event of Default.

     The makers, endorsers, sureties, guarantors and all other persons who 
might become liable for all or any part of this obligation severally waive 
presentment for payment, protest and notice of nonpayment. Such parties 
consent to any extension of time (whether one or more) of payment hereof, 
release of all or any part of the collateral securing payment hereof or 
release of any party liable for the payment of this obligation. Any such 
extension or release may be made without notice to any such party and without 
discharging such party's liability hereunder.

     This Note is executed, delivered and accepted for the purpose of 
consolidating, renewing and amending the terms of payment of the indebtedness 
evidenced by: (a) that certain Third Renewal Promissory Note dated January 
10, 1996 in the face amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) 
executed by the Borrowers in favor of the Lender described as Note A in the 
Loan Agreement Amendment; and (b) that certain Third Renewal Promissory Note 
dated effective January 10, 1996 in the face amount of Three Hundred 
Thirty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Two and 73/100 Dollars ($334,432.73) 
executed by the Borrowers in favor of the Lender described as Note B in the 
Loan Agreement Amendment. The acceptance of this Note by the Lender is not 
intended to constitute payment, accord, satisfaction or a novation of the 
indebtedness heretofore evidenced by Note A or Note B. To the extent that the 
terms of this Note differ from the terms of Note A or Note B, the terms of 
this Note will control.

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                      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed this 
instrument effective the date first above written.

                                       UNICO, INC., a Delaware corporation


                                       By___________________________________
                                            Gerard R. Bernier, President


                                       UNITED COUPON CORPORATION, a
                                       Virginia corporation



                                       By__________________________________
                                            Gerard R. Bernier, President

                                       CAL-CENTRAL MARKETING CORPORATION,
                                       formerly AEC Acquisitions, Inc., an
                                       Oklahoma corporation



                                       By__________________________________
                                                           Authorized Agent





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